The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-22
IRELAND,

The English papers received on Wednesday,
mention that the state of society in Ireland was
,he reverse OF tranquil, and that lin the counties
of Limerick and Wes,mealh in particularly the
discontented had shown themselves to be very
daring, and appeared more like disciplined body
of insurgents, than men who had merely taken
up arms for purposes of plunder. II is said they
we're armed with muskets, equipped with cart
ridge boxes and belts, and were very numerous.
Although we do not doubt that many oulrages are
committed in tina, wrctclied country, our faith in
the statements relative to Ireland that reach us
through the medium of English newspapers, is
extremely weak. The fears of men very fire.
quently magnify the extent OF their danger, and
many may be found who delight in arousng their
neighbors, because in doing so they regale their
own ears with the Ginning OF the tocsn, and ac-
quire a monenlary noiorlcty from their over
weening vigilance This is most peculiarly the
case in regard to ireland The thousand tools Of
foreign sway and domestic tyranny that, lynx-ey-
ed, guad the oppressed peasantry. are ever ready,
when but mail.coach is robbed by half 4 dozen
rene gades, to spread "wondrous tales" of rebel
ler:ons ,ha, with dreaded pixies and horrid oaths
"impeded His M4jrsiy's loyal subjects on their
journey, threatening destruction to all who re.
sisted, and avowing openly their designs against
the State" &c. &c. And, if tact denies them a
groundwork for story, imagination and hyahy
will form tale equally mary enus for the ultra
prints of Ireland to be copied faithfully by the
Ministerial Journals in England, where mos, pro-
bably some "private letters' will swell the al.
ready inflated story-and by the frs, packet, the
"tidings Of moment" are transmitted TO oui
Western shores.-A British officer recently pub
lshcd work, in which he fully exposes the
Irish system OF government, aud notices the con
duct of the lnformers as specimen OF the fab
ricaons that find their way into the papers, the
following may suffice: " An niorrner, whose in
formations were ut least credited. in my hearing
told magistrate that on Faster Sunday night at
twelve, his dwelling had been attacked by White
Bovs--that he had escaped through them On
that night, and at Mat hour, his csbn I'm Kiken
ny] was surrounded by myself and my soldiers
as closely AS possible, whie another Highlander
discharged muslSet at distance, that might
satisfy myself whether our informer would moi
come out to Join what he might take for Captain
Rocks mtia'men We waited upwards OF hal
an hour, and no person stirred; but at the enc
Of three weeks. the impudent lie have detailee
was the result"
DANIEL O'CoNNELL, one of the ahlest barris
ters in ireland, and the Jealous champion o
Catholic rights, at meeting in Dublin, on ths
20th of February, used the following extraordi
nary language--at least such is set down to hi
account in the London Courier:
"He mir. O'ConneI1 would ask had not Til,
Duke of York publicly avowed himself their enc
my Had he not voted against them, and mad,
speeches against them Was he not, short tim,
ago, at the head Of the Orangemen of England
40 be sure, some friend about him had lately ad
sscd him to show little more policy and lie WA
10 preside at meeting of the Society Of ST, Pat
rick; but the people Of Ireland were not to bs
drludcd by such shallow articles. The Duke 0
York was heir TO the greatest empire in the world
he had before him all the enjoyments which maj
could desire but he ought to remember tina
one Duke OF York lost Ireland by endeavorng tt
force the consciences of the English nation, an,
another Duke OF York might lose it by attempt
ing to force their consciences It became then
to speak freemen, and to tell the heir apparent
that, one Duke of York, by his bigo,ry, lost tn
throne of England, and that another Duke G
york might experience the same fate.
~ Y Patriot,