The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-11 00:00:00

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thins. more obnoxious to the principles 44 liL:rty ou ;sr-
roam efts power and infinver, than those which are
svoireilly despotic. In this country, where the greatest
is/4141411.y is manifested at the slightest aberration from
constitutional principles, and where no law can be nia.e
to percent the tool:m.l:4mi of the greatest crimes, with-
heing is strict conformity with the better of the con-
stitution, what wonlil be the comoviruces of such me:l-
- as t lose proposed by the britisli Parliament ?
What ! give power 144 a 31agierate to cuter a citizen's
dwelling and ransack it to discover if he Iris anus con-
' ivaled, coil if he has any to take them from him? What!
forbid us to `old public meetings for the purpose of
quietly% diseussing the subject of our grievances, without
asking leave of a blagistrate, and even, with fall per-
mission, to deprive the citizens of one county of the pri.
viler of attending a public meeting iit another? ne
.nil of evert- American citiren would revolt at SO great.
.in outrage on the rights of freemen. In England. hew-
ever, where the body politic is nsed to sorb harsh Fre,
wriptions, the medicine may perhaps hive the deuced
effect without musing any convulsive 'notion of the sys-
tem.—.lnd vet, we ought not to judge so meanly of a
nation Gusted fur its noble spirit as to believe that it An
peaceably nwrivush to such humiliating measures. ?re
shall see by Ind bye. a' "

STATE OF IRELAND.'

The following intelligence respecting the distort:omm
in Irebanal has been received this morning:— ;,.1
Itt nate, Fk:11. :4.—The disturbances which we have
to motive are fur the present confined to the western
enmities. lialway, Banco 11111 l on, and Mayo. The latter,
I Tver, has as yet been very little tainted. Front
Roc' (minion rye have, fortunately, of late heard but
little. But the state of almost the a hole north awl east
of the county sit t laluay is truly deplorable. The rob-
bing of arms ruminates with unabated violence. The
itibbommar, who appear to come from a distant pert,.
enter the hurries, take away the anus, and depart petifT-
Igiy. I toe instance trill suffice as to the noorle':—The
house of Mr. -- was besieged on Tersday night last
by a party of Ribboutnere is ho announced that their
number was tIS. The teaster of the house was eintimantl
ed, at 10, peril, not to I. iIPi i out of the window, pi lie should
Le shot. Seven of them came fons aril, while the remainder
kept state!, and %lard, and time:mile.' admittanee. lie.
eistanee was viceless, and mie lit lie fatal. They were let
in. Too of then. went asp to the chamber in %hid' Mr.
-- and his Lady were lodged. Mrs. , terri-
fled beyond measure, flung her arms round her husband.
She was in a state of pregnancy, and, when the Ribbon-
men saw her terror, they besevelotal her to be eottemseal,
assured her they had no intention of aiffering vinletwe to
lair linahltml. They only ratite for arms, and, it they
received slim quietly, they should depart without offer-
ing her family any molestation. They then aildressiel
their e *des outside, warming thesis not to gree u a
laity was in a delicate state. and the slants utietst pale
fatal. The gentleman thanked them, aseuriug them,
'at ear save time, be had Ho arms Intl a rant - rd, to
'which. he said, they w, .weletru A sen
t
to . ' lie • ti
to their compauione wit'' odad with
the ill 5111'1'311 of their atreuteiit, o' t a t kin etas` seat
b irk to return the weapon. III:en tae returned, the
i gentieman asked him. chat coedit itit'uce him to adopt
so mad and wicLeil a sy..tessa ": The man &clans!, be
actual under the influence of force nod terror. lie was
deputed, he said, from a different part of the country,
Ihosted sloe la he an oath which lie admitted to he inva-
lid, lint which lie was ;afraid to violate, as. by refusing,
1 he mould in all probability have his con hum:lied or his
' li(e enalaugered. The system isms, lie said, for the
Ribbta 1111 l eta to swear one district—to accompany them
in their first fbray, amt to engage them to I rotated to
the nest, when they its turn might he comatandere, and
use a similar fore.'. In this war the system has spread
rapidly, and has hitherto baled' the utmost exertions of
the resident landholders.
The form of their oath seems to differ in almost every
district—nay, in every village. In one place a gentles
man's under agent is sworn not to collect any coos arm
tmooe.y. It may hr Heyman. to explode this term to
our English readers. It is the rent for small onerels of
latail ivied' are let out to tenants for their potatoes, he.
In another place they are sworn not to pay mites. In a
third, as we are informed, to refuse their does to the ea.
thailie t'lerey. In all they are sworn to obey their lead-
ers, thalegh of throw leaders they appear to be totally ig-
norant. It seems to ht' a notion among thrum, that the
lir.tesel I.3tita is in tholslin, Illtd that they net under the
direction of a superior power.—They are further in urn,
upon slue make given, to ottet at Itoliaolad. 'i his ap.
mars to he a sort of cant, and has been time eeplaitted.
Alamo two years ago, the Riblionmen risme from Long-
font, a tou ity now as tranquil IS any its Ireland, into
Rosales mots, and their first operations were made in the
neighbourhood of Balinalittl, in that county, near the
estate of Loral Ilartland. It has hence isicoute a sort
of rallying worse.
As to the ultimate object of these associations, we can
scarcely bring ourselves to believe that they have any of
a general nature. It is true, we have bi.en told that
they hare repressed themselves, na expecting ronework
In 'Kneen,' ahsastt Christmas last, arid that they were
preparing themselves accordingly to takes ifarG" V has
been also said, hut we believe upon insufficient etitlenre,
that certain Ettolieh pedlars penetrated to this part of
the enuntry, and debetoehed the loyalty of the lower.
orders. That sonic such persons may have reached this
country, is perlsaps true; but, it may be asked, why try
The spirit of discontent, which has for some time I their band in the west, it .the first instanee, a part of
prevailed in England. does not, according. ire the late t the country most particularly remarkable for its teas-
Recounts from that country, appear to have subsided in quillity ? Why not go to the north, where the Ribbon-
the least ; on the contrary, the opposition to the salmi- men "evil to be associated against the Orangemen, and
nistratio„, if any tenor, h,.,.,,„, „,„,.„6„,„,r,", as the j where faeliraos of religions animosity might be brought
,triad of the nerefoic of Parliament approached. That
Into lacy. Or why out betake themselves to the eolith,
lowly einnmenatil its Session on the 0:1.1 nit., and, it generally the most easily rceitral part of the kingdann
seems, lost no time in t sling asp. the subjeet of the in- 1 We think that the politicians who are forskitere to
terns! state of the eontery —not, indeed, to deliberate:on remote cellist.., to account far these disturbances, forget
the measure% neetteeary to be adopted for conciliating be the history of the Irish peasantry. They forget their
relieving the people. 'ant to make them feel their own history during almost the entire of the late reign. So
insignifiraore, and dread the vengeance of Miaisterial i early, we believe, as the accession of his late Majesty,
authority. IVlsether this liiolidrateltel proceeding will sir immediately after, the White Boys appeared in tfie
have the desired Elio of stopping the threats or situ- ',emit. A man a Ito would collect and combine the scat
nerving the arras of the maleoutente, or whether it will tend f.,..te, would he aide to gather the materisls of a
,nut rather excite three to open rebellions, is a rineetion very instructive manual. Pr a eight reading of finch a
..with us, though it is far from being a gnestiots with the history. a wise and benevolent Ministec would learn
'British Parliament ; aho (or rather the Ministere—for , more of the Melon. of Ireland, more of the state of the
Aire majority itt both Houses, like the waves of the %ea. ; peasantry. et the feel;ng of the people. titan he
lure undulated entirely by the breath of the Minis:ers), :easahl anew .''(rum , the most spirited and speeded party
;appear determined to maintain their power it' deli:lure peraphleeteor else tenet elognentand inepirifikg speeches.
.4 the consitntiamal rig!ats of the people, let the rouse- ' Ile would be able to des elaisw theremote causes, and the
garrotes he what they may. 1 earnstantly-workiter iocentives of time pemiantry to the
This we ti. re prepays al to expect.—The Pritish 141' mite ,gel which, within the period of sixty years, have
re itiam. is out, ;;;;e our own, ilepernienr on the oiii or etarhed so merle ;mere of the Irish annals with great
:he people—it rehes for support on its own energies, and crones and condign Punishment-
ao cottons:lntl the resources a:f the nation •ar any am-.` Thequestion, however, tit present is, how to put 'town
,rent, without bestowinit a moment's thought neon the the spirit whitildres-aithihisk itself Wake woe oeletaiel.
.spprobatioss or 'heap, ro'aatiou of the roils.. Britoas and here, at the ontset, we must he allowed to express

Mr. BROUCHAM Laid, it world he a matter br great
ronsenience to know what thy their Lordships would
Like the rage aKaitt. li. soppused, of course. it would
not be till nett Term.

The CIIIEV JUST/C.. tray assenting. to the last part or
the &nervation. when-
11r. Bunt %10,0,1 up ant! said, " Nly Lord, mar I ask,
.f this is cot a (*our of criminal joirisprildenee?
The CHIEF Jl:4ll.*E.—lt is, Sir.
Mr. Hunt.—Then I hope, my Lord, that this case will
have the prefereni....
'l'll,lll IC/ Jt srti.v.—Not, Sir, to the prejudice of all
bn:iness—il, when the other business is roue
,lirottgh to-nturrow evening, any time is lull, it may be
Iming lot on.
Mr. 1:1101:GlIANI 'observed that it would he of no math
tier of mu. to devote two or titter I a only to the ease.
Mr. Scum.: S/i.: it would have given the parties
.rent piensure to have tile cause decided this Term, but
that it now appeared impracticable.
The I nice JusYtta.— Probably you wish to have the
res*.i.in of right devilled.
Mr. linat haritig here risen again,
The Ifillte Just!. t.—You, Sir, have made your obser-
vations.
Mr. Ilunt.—No, my Lord; I hare tint made the obser-
vations I wished. Mutt I wish to say is, that to hen it
conies to my turn to incur, I shall inertly she that I did
twt,inin in any y.
Mr. Ilsorouau suppii,eil he mielit conclude that the
come wroulfl stand over till nest Term.
The Cams JusYtca.—l believe all parties would con-
sider it convapoienr.
-Mr. ilsomitiast.—Yes, my Lord, all parties.
Mr. Hunt. —No, my Loril—(a laugh)—l do not.
T:te t:tuar Juvriec.-11.01, Sir, it trill go no further
to-day.

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