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

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which, after all, little attention appears to have been
Paid. We mean the state of the population. The
censu returped from the various Counties justifies the
conclusion, that the people of Ireland are consider-
ably above Seven Millions; perhaps we should not
exaggerate, if we said they were ..Eight. This we
know for certain, that censiders and calculating
men maintain the latter statement. As to the advan-
tages or injuries of a great population to a State, we
do not feel it necessary at present to meddle. Much
less shall we embarrass ourselves with considerations
as to the moral or political checks which should have
been put in practice, in order to diminish the amount.
The Table is clearly full ; and it will not now do to
say with Mr. Malthus, to any stranger that may in-
trude, You have no 'business here—you were not
bidden to the feast—Go, perish." This may be very
striking in philosophy—it is very startling to hums-
Mtg. But whether the doctrine of this economist be
true or false, Is not the question now. Here are up-
wards of seven millions of people—these seven mil-
lions must be fed. They cannot starve, and they aelil
not starve. Well, then, can the country support them?
A curious question, truly; but worthy the hard-heart-
ed system—a curious question in a country which ex-
ports nearly a moiety of her corn—in a country which
supplies the most populous districts of England. not
only with wheat, oats and barley, beef, pork and but-
ter, but even exports several thousands of eggs. There
are too many Mouths, you say, and yet yen send suffi-
cient away to supply a fifth of all England ! For the
love of common sense, let this folly, under the guise
of pretended science, be never uttered more. Yet
when speaking of the distresses and disturbances of
the country, it is cramboss of this kind that are thrust
into our faces.
But, however this question may be determined,
it is certain that the people must be fed. It is for
the Landlords, therefore, to consider what portion
of their incomes they must sacrifice to this object.
They have allowed the population to multiply without
imposing any check ; they have neglected their moral
culture ; they have not cultivated amongst them habits
of cleanliness or of care—of caution or of foresight ;
they have disregarded, in a word, their education, (we
use the term in its most comprehensive import.) 'l'hey
gave them the potatoe ; they vegetated upon this per-
nicious root; they multiplied upon it; and, lo! they
are bstween seven and eight millions. And such a po-
pulation—so full of inflammable elements—so dan-
gerous—so improvident—so reckless! If they were
lof another sort, they might, and they would, be more
easily managed. If they bad education, if they were
made to have attachments, if they regarded their supe-
riors as their protectors and friends, instead of re-
garding them as soother and a distinct order of hu-
man beings, who had no passions, no feelings, no in-
terests in common with themselves, the Irish peasantry,
we think, (it may he national partiality, perhaps, and
we fear we shall offend the fashionable patois now in
vogue, by the declaration)--still we will say, that this
peasantry, by a different treatment, might be made a
very different people.
These, it will be said. are general remarks. The
point is to subdue the insurrection in the South. But
these panel remarks apply especially to this very
keg. If the gentry will. sot see She application. all
tittle woos* say is Ibis. tbst we pity ittets--eittettely
pity them—and that we pity oar country, though we
shall never despair of her.

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