American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-08-17
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a VISIT TO IRELAND, OR THE DEVIL INcoGn
In the London Magazine for May an article ap-
pears under th, title from which we make the sub
joined extract. His Satanic Majesty hearing of the
miracles OF HphenLohe, determined to forsske his
ancient dominions to visit Ireland tributary isle
u which he had from time immemoral held sway
but which he feared would be wrested from him by
the Vaccinations Of the Prelate Just mentioned He
pursues his journey accordingly, and after finding
that no danger was to be apprehended took his
flight homeward, but lowered awhile in the air
thal nc might have fair view Of the land over
which he had just travelled. He takes birds eve
view Of the country, and makes many reflections on
the state Of the people, which are as highly hon
CRADLE to the feelings OF the aronaut as they are
cfedllaoie TO his good sense and judgment. 1.-THE
narrator OF the Devils excursion thus analyses the
picture his Majesty had in imagination formed.
which it must be confessed is "true 10 the life >,
". T. Patriot.
1t was strange to observe, as it were in birds
eye view, the varied population which deformed tina,
surtace-there was every form and grade of human
wretchedness from the slave, who shiyered in the
breeze without rag TO cover him, up to the petty
desPot, who heartlessly despoed him Of all he had
left TO gve-the pittance OF his labor. Each were
pIiIable and II was hard 10 say which was most So
the piuGderer, or the pundered-the one SUFFERING
tom The penalty inflicted, the other from the anti
c'Pated reprlsa Though this outcast people are
among the most patient that crawl under the cano-
py oil heaven still that reprisal, at times has taken
pldce-erfible to both, and difficult of election-the
one swinging in chains upon his gibbet the 9th.
CT lying murdered in his shroud of silk. The fault
OF this is laid and most unjustly, upon the savage
disposition oil the lower orders of the people. The
IRISH peasant is truly maligned and misrepresent
ed Character. Described to strangers as naturally
VICIOUS he is in TACT, only the victim of system
"h'Cn Is So by nature he is generous, and even
noble creaturehs errors are conventional forced
on MIN by policy as unwise as it is unfeeng and
men, oy an argument as untrue as il is illogical he
is arragned as the cause of evils of which. in rea
ty, he is but the effect Driven by despair 10 deeds
OF horror, he is accused of cruelty -dishear,enedl
from industry by the denial of its rewards he is ac
cused OF lndoence--livDg in a country which hel
hears is free, he finds himself the hondsman of some
hereditary MISUNDERSTANDING to a community
which boasts itself Christian, he knows there is
penalty attached 10 his credible is condemned IN
hopeless misery in this world, and then impededI
IN securing reversionary PREPARATION in the next.
Heaven is obscured TO him, and earth is made al
purgatory. IL the Irish peasant ventures upon al
te iarm' II is instantly visited by worse than the
plaques OF Egypt-the nonresident landlord over.
ioaus II win rent-his pettyfogging agent requires
perqulste lor iorbearance-the Protestant narsonl
takes its heterodox tithe--the Catholic nries, aIsan
next in the name Of God-and, last of ali. Comes
some locust OF taxation to lay it bare of every living
thing, except the litter of children who howl tbe
mountain echoes into hoarseness! What ran he ev
pected from such extremity OF suffering? Notbino
except what actually does take place-period;caiI
Visratons OF rape massacre, and famine succrrdedl
ny Inc stiffness, not oil peace, but OF desolation