The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

larch 14, 1845.

CLEININGS FROM THE IRISH REPEAL

PAPERS.

The two candidates for supremacy in the utterance 4
seditious braggadocio, the Dublin Nation and the Uri
Irishman, continue to run a neck and neck race, ear
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anx ions, apparently, to be the first to reach the dewy"
goal, which is shrewdly suspected to be a government Pro'
secution, with the honours of martyrdom, rather thao
what they ostensibly seek,—an opportunity of crossing
weapons with the loyal Protestants of their own C
or with a British force. Up to the present week, be .`
the United Irishman has had the best of it. His
table suggestions for gaining possession of the City of
Dublin, slaughtering the military sent against the
lace, broken-bottling their horses,—a mode of deau"s_.
with that useful quadruped somewhat different fin:
the " bottling " practised amongst our own rr
men,,—and annoying their riders by salutes of
ney pieces, crockery, chairs, fenders, &c., flung
fair hands from chamber windows, threw all the Pre;„l
vious ravings of his opponent into the shade. P.
of the Nation, however, is sufficiently of an imitafirof
character to enable him to profit by the example j,
sublime phrenzy set him by his opponent, and, accr'l
ingly, this week treads closely upon his heels. We OIL
not ourselves venture to award the palm of superiority'"
either ; but shall confine ourselves to furnishing a ify;
specimens, and leave the reader to form his own
ment. As to the elder journalist,—lest offence be 10/
at the expression, we had better state, in the languag,,a
Cassins, "we said an elder, not a better soldier. "6
turn to Mr. Duffy's paper, the Nation, first.
Under the head of " the first step"—which said first,
step is evidently one towards the complete separatioars
Ireland from the British empire—the Nation says that Et
people " will meet on St. Patrick's Day to consider vrT.';
steps should be adopted for the protection of the liberties
and the soil of this country in any emergency to
the present state of European politics may give rise ;' 311 U
after a volley of imprecation against Great Britain, as
cause of all the sufferings of Ireland, proceeds to state •
" We believe that a NATIONAL MILITIA and a NATION
COUNCIL have become essential to our very existence."
For what are a NATIONAL MILITIA and a NATIONAL
COUNCIL wanted ? We quote again :
"War is imminent. If it come, England cannot hold
from it, whatever be her interest or her will. And here, r
this Irish soil, her enemies may choose to fix their bit,
gromid. It is their clear policy ; her statesmen of old have
scribed this island as the back door into England; and heretic'
mies know it is the weakest point in her cordon.
"If they come, England cannot defend us. Her own CO
are unguarded; her colonies are held by military possessii:g!
and not a regiment dare she draw from them ; Chartist stP,r,
tion, inflamed by the discontent of the Irish in England, no%
her domestic peril nearly as formidable as the dangers lr°l
without. She can ill help herself ; us she cannot help' atZti
And if she could, we dare not trust the lives of our peeP";be
her care. After the tragedy we have been witnessing fOl A
last two years, it would be murder in the sight of Heaven•h„
million of the Irish people lie buried beneath the Irish soil z.'',;(
cause we trust, d their defence to England. They died of
and famine. Another million may die defenceless as 811,
under the swords of a foreign soldiery, if we do not take P
cautions in time. The natural and onlyadequate precaution -
a NATIVR MILITIA, or NATIONAL GUARD.

We are told how the native militia ought to be anneal.,
"Some sound military authorities hold that the bulk of
tional militia ought to be armed simply with the pike.
arms are over valued. In pitched battles, it is calculated
not more than one man falls in every sir kundredmusket th° 0(
in skirmishes a still smaller proportion. But in a charge,
pikes, whatever front rank holds its ground against it, T„eg
Certainly our militia ought not to rely exclusively on
weapon. The national genius, so vehement and impetuouk.„
hibits itself with greatest effect in a charge; and for that 5""
vice your pike is. the tool."
•
Bravo ! " Your pike is the tool." Of course, thtsm
for the enemies of Great Britain, " who may choose to
the battle ground on Trish soil ;" of cou,se not invited ui
Irish patriots for their own purposes.
We have also suggestions as to the dress to be worn 171
a national militia, which is to be " very plain." No "Pe
frippery" —" a frieze body coat, of a dark eolow,
breeches of ticken or corduroy, a plain wool hat, brogne'i
or buskins of any strong leather, in one piece and la
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down the centre." The arms required are described;
the organisation of the various corps. The ineenalF-
continues :
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"This is the first step; the second follows close upon itlid
National Assembly has been the sure resource of all strugB,4l
nations. Philadelphia, Paris, Dungannon are the catch"w
of its history."

Again, of course,. REVOLUTION is the sermon preach
Oar journalist has been kind enough to furnish ill 'tir
a key to the real meaning of his various diatribesrltula
shape of an imaginary description of things as he
wish them to be, contained under the head Second Mils
of the Irish Revolution." We give a few extracts 'P.
this choice production.:--
re M
"Tranquillity is entirely restored. The barricades s,, Ilv
moved. Business begins to be resumed universally. I.'oo
bernian Bank has put upa notice on 'Change that its disc° eilt
recommence to-morrow. Mr. William Murphy has tende!:4l,.
public loan of .1100,000 to the Provisional Government. Ovoei
men are everywhere employed repairing the streets and I?°te'
which suffered in the insurrection. The large mansions roc
phen's-green last occupied.by the English chancellor and del;
lish archbishop have been opened as hospitals for the Wolin
el et.
and patriotic ladies attend them in little bands relieved eifet.
second hour. The orange and green cockade is worn LT, cr
sally, and no words can express the joy that prevails iu th
pital of our Free Nation:" ored
Who the Mr. Wm. Murphy maybe who is thus litT4. 0
in prospective, as ready to lend upon such securllo
"the second week of the Irish Revolution," weknocr bit
He must be a boiled specimen of the potato kin& as
name (Hibernice) implies.
We have several • pleasing traits furnished,ll-4
' tba
respect to the generosity with which Lord Clarendoe_%o
English judges, the archbishops, and other officials ate
be sent home; some talk as to the honours to be confelp
,n
upon those soldiers of the line and police,. who
" fraternized with the people;" a hint or two as 1-Lselr
capacity of Messrs. O'Gorman and Meagher, to be In to
into commander. in-chief and general, and some talk to
the fortification of the country. The tenant right 101
be established, and various other things to be done. toff
now for a piece of Blarney for the loyal protestant
of Ireland : rted
"Hogan, who has just returned to Ireland, has been iastruitigng
by the commissioners of the fine arts, to commence, 1:4 pa'
delay, an equestrian statue of Sarsfield ; it is to be 00,4 t 1
by side, with William the Third in College Green (1)
government have ordered to stand in honour of the
protestant: in Ireland.( ! 1) h
William will feel, we suspect, rather queer in sue-
pany. A lot of other trash follows, which, if ietelber
to be a history of what Irish nationality will do, is 11,01,
conclusive as to the fact that, by that same nation
Ireland will have gained little of common sense. ad
Bnt, it may be asked, how is this new and indepe°

nation to carry on its government ? Listen : set
" It is decreed, that as the hulk of this nation live ..ide fo•
cultural labour, it is essential to the public safety to pro" cot'"
an immediate settlement of the tenure of land; lot"
mission, consisting of six tenant farmers, and six Pa„t. tr 4
lords, with Mr. Sharman Crawford as president, sba".;hey
basis• of tenant-right and valuation for Ireland.
further directed to report upon the property of absent
the improveable waste lands, with a view to divide the
the unprovided people." I,4eate'
A. truly pleasant idea for some of your liberal_ll---hoie
—your Fitawilliams, Devonshires, &c. We don'tt,si
ever, envy the parties to whom the apportionment ni of
estates in question may be entrusted. The thouSarior
representatives of the " ould kings" and nobles ;10
land who would have to be passed over have mart e;00."
queer notions as to the morality of shooting an arn,.l.A
who may, unluckily for himself, have undervaln'
claims.
,
But we must turn to the United Irishman 6"ete
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Mitchell, its editor. This gentleman, the reeen-
00¢'
trations of whose pen, it will be remembered, were br poi
before the notice of parliament by Lord Staale4'oo;
thought proper to address a letter to the Lord Lie.u'diree,
the leading features of which are his giving the lie ot ,
to Lord Lansdowne, and addressing an humble req"„ sor
be favoured with a government prosecution. Tbet,tiot
rility of this Mr. Mitchel is scarcely worth itlucvl'o-
The would-be felon tells us directly that he is a .1-Th
bliacartnheen' annfd,
his
sy
raimvipnlgicaitsioann, that he isto
pe
ahrserausv•te:c;
Fa li
fellow-countrymen that the insane promise of tbeit
Republican provisional government, to ensure icerderge
good wages for every individual, is within the r t
the Irish revolutionists. He affords us, besides, 5e11,1
d
important document—a copy of the lying addres AA
from Ireland to the French government. We •',„o
extract or two from the latter most loyal docurneniost
"It is now known throughout the world that we 11d,e it/
millions of our population last year by famine, fever, pc to la
gration ; but it is not known that this famine, far w°,ere„,ii
rule effects than the ravages of any war, was purposely
ude
rage and destroy us by the English government, in the the
of extirpating our ancient name and race." force
Prime encouragement this—an excellent returned )",„
thousands distributed by the British governmentaisitre"
nished by private charity for the relief of Iris' 10,
Now
"Citizens fora soaripalrei
so—Men
tions—accept our friendship. Let no:, toottehat
is, or what his pretensions are, lead you to believe tiltigiv,tf;
men are ready, for even the bribe of repeal, to 41,,t,,.,fi
battles again, or shed their blood to prop up her 5!`„". Of' AP.
No; men of France, no. We will let the British 11,°"0,16
toothless jaws, erect his mane, and roar in impede '.old,tio:
the blood-stained monster expires—cursed by the ".0 OP;i0;
crated by mankind—ere we stain ourselves by ag9lo:l,,i'otit.
under the murderous Union Jack against any I)9' upPyr
less against you, who have generously
.led the van 0.;
tyranny, and restoring man to his original elevat.llZ,
lishing the glorious principles of Liberty, equal' r
ternity,' and shewing an example to all nations, that qtr
can resist a determined people. t foe it
"Men of France—ln us you shall find friends, Owe Pite to
we hail your republic as the saviour of Europe,--,,,j---fr
the morning star of liberty, the hope of the oppres.'
ror of tyrants—the avenger of mankind. 00'
"Citizens, in conclusion, we again offer you oul, theilegtiv
Lions on your noble victory; yet so deeply do we 'le t„oie
Nation of our present position, our country a hegg.obla os
of every nation in Christendom, her people sub nia"„osion
to be decimated annually by starvation, at the soielpont
foreigners!--the men who profess to be leaders to o'oo4-
-ma csene,p tnooar coorrAlipe,
systematically sacrificing the welfare of the people tiegr,seo 'lOll
petty, private interests; so keenly do we feel tins tcli'iost
that we would not presume to congratulate the Te-t c ,11i
tors of Paris, could we not sincerely avow a firm
toyahc
profit by their noble example. LOllO4
profit by their noble example.
Frencrur en, when such a determination i-al fits, ce
animate Ireia3d, and give "dignity to her coon ,-.‘roP,r
despair of the sympathy of France P" tiot ri#l,`
A pleasant invitation ! We fancy, howev'er, „ tor'
will have something more important to do than
safety to aid such rebellious. madmen.

OPENINGat
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in grateful remembran
TIITION.—On Saint David's Day the town °Li, s Dee °
exhibitedearly
ho
bers by merry peals of bells, and, as the morel"; at, ‘:01 t
the excitement increased, the shops Were Ilea Wlavildis
inhabitants eEci Wet e' excitement nEe tarLegSr
ehlirsaotEuywseDei Itual
tcdo:00:1311 )1.3:1 :136,11:0;111;0:
business was suspended; the streets were ',be of tr
inhabitants of the town and visitors from ,ures,„4,-titi.,l;
who were anxious to participate in the pie° iiisP,,. 0;00
day appointed for the opening of the abeledopq,"oA
under the presidence of the Venerable Arco ~, of tow
hams, late Rector of the Eninburgh Aciclenia to
literary fame and acquirements it is superilto