The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-05 00:00:00

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the same object in view, though
ferent means. The present si nation of Ireland, Ritmo
frightful, was not new—the same outrages
appeared within his own time, which e4tiipreheatial
the last half century. The bayonet had always, bees
applied to repress them—a temporary calm bad fol-
lowed, but intolerable misery had again
wretched peasant to madness ; and he had never seen
the Government apply any remedy but the bayonet,
he, in his turn, resorted to the same weapon with
frightful retaliation. A nation of the just pride
of Englad could not, perhaps, bear to he told
that her Government hail for centuries been art
only odious in Ireland, but such as was too well
calculated to unhinge the whole frame of civil satiety
in that country. Ragland must be told that she owed
much of forbearance, much of conciliation, and sone.
thing of her resources, to !reboil. This was a plaits.
dealing country, and let her be told the truth, that
Ireland could no longer bear the weight of taxation
imposed upon her. Ireland must also be told, that she
had been curved by a squandering. a proud, and an
oppressive gentry. lie knew there were great excep-
tions ; but he believed their general ehsn:cter was as
he had described it. An unpaid Magistracy, which
in England had been such a blessing, was, in !relish,
the source of much evil. Justice had not been fairly
administered among the people ; bills of indictment
could either be found, or thrown out, among them, just
as the party happened to have private interest with
the Grand Jury. Every man knew that when them
Grand Juries in Ireland assembled at the Mains, pre-
sentment jobbing was the chief business they at.
tended to. lie then proceeded to state that mach
bad often been 'said of the absentee property; it
was two that It was great ; sad thax,_ the wit is
which it was taken was a greater evil Sin the has id
the capital itself. A profligate class of agents sad Ws
dlemen had sprung op, who plundered the tenant while
they cheated the landlord. All sympathy was 'het*
lost between landlord and tenant. He excluded fronds
list of useless absentees such men u the Duke of Dens-
shire and Earl Fitswilliam, and honest Englishness(
their etamp, who dealt fairly towards their tenantry.
They were exonerated from any share in producing&
present state of things in Ireland. But how yiasthis
state of things to be remedied 2—Heaven alcoe eosld
tell. Some said by making men live on their
estates—others, by taxing absentees. But they must
discourage private distillatian for the payment of their
rents, and by so doing withhold the strong excite;
went which habits of smuggling and the intoxication
of whiskey gave to the commission of midnight out-
rage. They must cultivate better their own native it-
saurces, and encourage domestic industry. Some
thing of eocrse must be done by the Legislature, be
side' making a barrack of the country. But front
whom were they to expect that Legislative assistance?
Was it from such an Administration as the preeent?
No: he confessed he had no hopes from such nee.
The only remedy of coercion was again about to he
applied in Ireland. He knew that outrage must be
punished; but were no evils to be redressed? ,Tailt
not to the peasant of Catholic Emancipation. Wins
matters it to him, if starvation be his fate, which
Church shall divide the spoil ? But he called epee
them to take care, that whatever remedy they now ar
plied should go home to the peasant, and inspire him
with confidence and hope. Their whole 90110 !f
government in Ireland was too upon:tire; tbey Poi
too mach for an influence that wets bad, and gadget
for an affection that would save them. They and
the. people too high fat their means, and on' Or
ball what was got was pocketed by the *Ode of " •
lection. The people could not bear this system say
longer—their industry bad no fair play. A
ace‘wienotir
Inquiry into the stn e of Ireland must take 111
; would W
the country was undone. But that Inge./ i ~
a mockery, unless they declared at the outlet hull tut!
were prepared to make peat sacrifices, anal to bogie
them with wheat were called the privileged orders:
they, with the whole traits of placturen and pansiolne"
in Ireland, exacted too much from the public stoc.r.--.
ntbruyti;s it nhus'eaufheattdhbeesutttiratuirdteh.d;
inihisei
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II nipna
thela tsbe
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but he had. happily, survived much ofrrlelseeenti"stYss;tegi:sl
could not, however. but feel for his unhappy
The delivery of this discourse was attended be taw'
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cal interruptions on the part of the Chairman and ono
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persons present, as being irrelevant, an ..
excite angry feelings, which might lead into We°
esed discussion.
Mr. Wat.i.s. who stated himself to be the SeCrel2ll
to 90121. I nstiintion for the Encouragement of Indultr!,..'
read a series of Resolutions which bad been come o'l
coantry.
thatl
Resolutions ioonst taheesspurbejsecse expressed of
fhtahte it
that adequate
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Mr. Wayssest rose to order. amal obiUted 10'I',
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