Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-28

maintained, winch OF his books he wished to be-
believed, or which of his wives he wished not to
be beleaded, the people of England, to do them
justice, obeyed every signal of his caprice with
suppieness quite wonderful, and danced the
hays with their monarch and his unfortunate
wives through every variety OF mystery and
murder into which Thomas Aquinas and the ex-
ecutioner could lead item" Popery. however.
as England still remembers, made desperate
tho Fortunately an intellectual rally in this coun-
try during the reigu of Mary, and it certainly is
sing uiar and striking circumstance, that this
period, every hour Of which might be counted
by blood drops in England, was in Ireland All
interval oil peace and qsietness." Nav, such,
says are, was the tranquility of the time that
several English families, friends to The ,ejo,ma-
f'on, lied to Ireland, and there enjoyed their
oplnions and worship, without notice or nofcsta-
tion:" a strange :act That the only part of
the klnguom ia which the reformers found safe
~ aad federation, was precisely that in which
trey had forfeited every claim to both! .
After speaking of the tranquil state of Ire
land, and the liberation EMO. ed there BY those
who He'd from persecution in England during
Mary's reign, the narrative is continued thus
The reign OF Elizabeth presents, however
very dihercnt scene--a scene of wholesale rob-
berry and exteuDinatio.g The queen herself
seems 10 have been at length consciencestruck
at the conduct of herYiceroys, and exclaimed
on receiving some representation of grievances
"Aias, how fear lest it be objected to us as il
was to Tiberus, by Bato, ssYeu, youit is. that are
I'D FAULT, who have committed your hucks. not
TO shepherds but to wolves" There was but
little wonder that she should thus express her
self, when we sind, under the government OF
Lord Grey, the comfortable assurance given
her, That "httlc was left in Ireland for her Ma
Jesty 10 reign over but carcasses and as!,es!''-
That the ficcroy himself was nothing l,th in
prosecuting tins system of benerolence, we NAV
! collect from his butchering in cold blood ,i,e
garrison of SmerwiclS in Kerry, consisting OF
seven hundred men, who had surrender ed to
INN on mercy! IT ev were first .Iisarrrcd and
then murdered, and the English reader will
start, we doubt not, when lie hears that fine
mead butcher on the occasion, stands eminent
| IN he annals of his coimtrY-s'it is not without
pam, lsays Leland, that we find service, So
horrId and dctestable, committed To Sir Walter
kaleigh!" The effect of this policy in Munster,
lhe is'st beautiful and richest parr of ireland, is
oeSi dcsci1bed by Spencer the poet, in his tract
on The state of that Unfortunate country. s,Noi
with5'anding that tue same was most rici, and
plentiful country, yet, ere one year and a half,
they we're brought to such wrciCheGncss as that
| any stony heart would rue the same Out oi
every corner OF the woods and glynns, tliey came
creeping forth upon their hands, for Ucj,. icrs
could not bear them: they looked like anatomies
OF death; they spake like ghosts CRYING ont of
4 HeUU arm
a'o one another soon 1ftcr; inso1nmh as ne reyy
cdrcnsses they spared rot 10 scyape ant of mr.,
Sr0rcs, aud II they found plot of watcr-crcssc.
! or shamrocks, there they locked as 10 = feast
(; Tor time, yet not able to continue there wuhal
uiat IN snort space there was none almost left
and most poPulous and plentiful country sud
denly left void of man beast..,n Who womb
imagine that m the midst of such scenes tho
! FAIRY Queen" was written? Time. and Van.
| rIt.ln FL.
left some traces still Of the castle in which, IN,
poet, by the redemption ofhis genius endeayour-
ed TO atone for the dcpravify bv which, he was
surrounded. Into the rebellion, the effect q,
which Is thus piteously Described, was the Earl
OF desmond driven by Elizabcth's governors.
VINO mad long looked with a watchfuI eye, fsays
| Spencer on his immense possessions and think
ing MIN 100 tempting enemy to be s,,tFcr
ed to remain as friend, ,rYuue him ;nfo yDJ,
tUameSS.D Their inhuman policy was success
! iul-bve hundred and seventy four thousapJ civ
hundred ard tweDty-eisht acres were on M.
occasion the wages of blood. In Ulster and
Munster The sane system was adopted .sl
'hese provinces, SIC soldiers, (says Morrison.
encouraged by the example of their officers
every where cut down the standing corn will,
their swords, and devised every means TO denriv1
| the wretched inhabitants of the necessaries of
| lie. anime was Judged the speedicst and
inost eHectal means Of reducing them The
IKE eXpedient was practiscd in the northern
provinces. The Governor of Carrick ferrus
| DIT Arthur Chichester, issued from his quarters
/ and for twenty miles round reduced The country
10 desert Sir Samuel Dagnal, with the gar.
rison OF Newry, proceeded with The same scvcri-
ty and laid waste all the adjacent lands.n Can.
tam Rock has left it out of the power of onv
pariizan oi The ''good Queen Bessn 10 screen
her from participation in these sanpuirar,
measures. The very best evidence is prydrccd
| against her-herself. ..Bc not disnorcd Isa;d
she, On hearing that O'NciI rneditated some d.
Signs against her government) fsH ma tj.;epdc
ne n,'se, 1T 1oW turn 10 Hicir 0clyn,,ttoe n, r
| 'otH ne estates for them 1cto uanfn Indeed il
| appears that her fears, expressed above t,C
beng asslmiated 10 Tiberius were porfecu,
understood hy her political advisers. II wopld
be difficult for any prohigate minister +, rive
more odicus counsel 10 thc Foman monster than
mat which Elizabeth unDIusIiuriy received and
haseiy acted on. ''ShouId we exert ourselves
say her deputies, III despatch addressed 20
INC" royal MISTRESS in reducing iii; country to
order and ciyility, il must soon acouire newer
consequence and riches. The inhabitants " IN
thus be aJienated from England; they will cast
themselves into the arms Of some foreign rover
or perhaps erect themselves into an udepc,,,,ent
and separate state. Let Us ruler co5ojrc nj
H,er d'SoTders: for a weak and disordered pen.
pie never can attempt TO dctach Themselves
from the crown of England!n The reign Of
James }. seems TO have inspired the Irish with
some hopes OF moderation, but ccriainlv tbos,.
homes were founded On t,cr,. .I,.,,Ia. -