The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-22 00:00:00

THR KIRO

Dublin is is at this moment as it ought always to be,
and as it would always be, if Ireland had not dwindled
lobo a Province. The King is now the substitute of
the Irish Parliament, and can himself give evidence,
when sealed on the Throne of the British Empire. of
the infinite blessings which mutt flow to any country
that enjoys the residence of its Nobility and Gentry. The
coming of the King promises to be an event fraught
with substantial benefit to Ireland ; not the happy vi-
sion of a moment, but a lasting light, which may for
ever dispel the gloom of fanaticism and discord. The
simple fact that the voice of party spirit is completely
hushed, not even an aspiration of discord is heard is quite
sufficient to show to the ancient task-masters of Ireland
that their " oecapation is gone!" that the straight road to
power is not through the wounded feelings of thei r fellow-
citizen's. The King has commanded prejudice to sus-
pend its hostility ; his faithful herald, Mr. Grant
went before him, but not wielding the sceptre, the
waves were too strong—the disease too rooted ; it re-
quired the royal sceptre to smooth the former, and the
royal hand to eradicate the latter. if harmony, and
happiness, and social comfort them be the conse-
quence of this royal interposition, is it not probable
that his Majesty will not suffer the fair work of the
master to be destroyed by meaner and more ignoble
hands? Is it reasonable to suppose that the ravens
of the Grporation will be suffered to go forth after
the royal departure, and prey on the straggling
people which may be wandering our deserted Metropo-
lis ? We think not. We do not think Lord Talbot
1 and Mr. Grant will suffer the Temple of Concord, so
beautiful to every eye, to be the victim of the lit-
tle hired Cossacks of bigotry, which so often stung
Ireland into rebellion. Yet when we turn to the
characters of the men who now compose the Cabi-
net of the King—when *e reflect on their obsti-
nate resistance to Irish Freedom, on any terms
whatever—when we reflect on the tenacity with
which monopoly clings to power, we begin to fear
that even the arm of the King is not sufficient
to grapple with such an enemy. What then is the
best mode of securing to Ireland a continuance of
the present feeling ? The answer occurs to every
man. A frequent repetition of the royal visit to
Ireland--a frequent recurrence of his example,
which demonstrates the easy mode of making all de-
nominations of Irishmen as loyal as the best Bishop
that wears a mitre. The King, who has had the
best opportunities of studying the English Consti-
tution and the people who live under it, must
know, that oaths are idle things to secure the loy-
alty of an unprivileged people. Swearing a man to
be faithful to a Constitution that denounces him,
is but adding insult to injury—it is making God a
partner in the monopoly, and bringing the thunder
of heaven to support the injustice of man. The
King, therefore, knows that the honest confidence
which he is at this moment reposing in the people of
Dublin, the law should repose in the people of Ire-
land. Then, the voice of the Corporation will be
lost in the shout of loyalty that would be heard
from North to South. In our neat, we shall di-
red the attention of his Majesty to the present state
of Ireland, and in the performance of of this duty,
we shall be directed hjt that spirit utkiels now as-1
taws /he bosom of the King himself—namely, an
honest anxiety to lay the foundation of the temple of
pence on a solid and immoveable foundation.—(The
/ rig/setae.)