Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-11-20
GHe constitutional eglDsa.
IRELAND.

G,ye constitutional 2glDlg.
IRELAND.
Every pos, brings evidences" says Mr.. TAFT in
his Ma2aziuc, 'cveu frum heavens four qsar,cra,
thit live among brave and ardent hearts.
Does Poland wccp--and have we not tears for herr
Does Germany n'ourn--aHd has not Britain s'ghi
lis France, Belgium or Greece, yea, even
iiOte America, engaged III death struggle with her
Veugctul tyrantS, and have not the mothers of Br-
tain u heaving bosom and rplauding wcrd1
lroland-misg governed, wrc;ched lrclanul for her
alone is sympathy TO be showni Shall we de-
nouDce Meucrnch, cXccrated Miguel, consign Nj
cholas To the lowest depth fperSiton, and 1T tho
same instant, and with The same breath, vote 4
supply OF bayonets IN redress of Irish wrongs, and
supphcatc full breeze to wail our admiral to Cove2
iho truth L., we neg lcct tho lrish, because do
not know them we show SO little sympathy with
thor complaints, because quite ignorant OF
what the grievances arc which have foused them
into passive rebellion"
Ths may be panty true, but we link, after
rou'fng the following eloquent aud energetic lau-
Yuago from the pen OF OCcnncll that IT cannot
III justice be said arc left in ignorance of the
causes (which have reused tho Irish into passive
rebellion" We alluded To this ictcr at the time ii
reached US from England, We now give il entire
ITS Importance fully entities il To the space ii fills
IN our columns. Prosecutions have been oon-
menccd by the CIown Solicitor against tho Lon.
don True Sun, in which tho letter originally ar-
pcared, and tho Dublin Freomans Journal and
Evening Mail, which repubshcd II. The object
ct the government appears 20 tss obtain bosses
sion oil the original manuscript sent the first OF
these papers; and much anxiety is felt, both in
England and ireland, to know whether Mr.. OCon-
nell will avow that it proceeds from him. and abide
by the consequcncCs.-Couricr .. Eng.
IRELAND.
To The Editor Of Tie True Sun.
"DERRYNANR. ABBEY, Sept Is.
''SIR,-I enclose You my first letter to the re-
formers of Great Britain. The interest you take in
the nr1stortunes OF Ireland induces me anticipate
your publishing II in your paper We differ on
some points OF political Importance: but l respect
the mapuess ard clndor of your scntiments and
trust that difference will not prevent your per.
uniting me TO avail myself of your paper in order
to communicate to the reformers of En- gland authcn.
tic information on tho real state of Ireland.
"With your permission, then, / will continue
these letters The subject of the present is one of
deep interest. As far as can recocct the facts
and the statement of them in tho newspapers has
not been dcnicd-therc has been foul murder
committed: but, having been committed under the
sanction of the authorities, thoro is little prospect
OF Justice, unless the roformers of I'm gland are
reused to of the enornities practiscd OH tho
people OF Ireland
1t shall not he my fault if the British reGurmers
remain ignorant Of the nature and extent of these
enormtics.
II have The honor to be your obcdient servant
DANIEL OCONNELL."
"TO THE REFORMERs OF GREAT BRI-
with blood OF slaughtered frshmcn."
Sr4Dord Redo.
"DERRTNASE. ABBEY, Sept. IL.
"Brother Relormcrs!-rner is blood on tho face
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. blood prousey
she'd! VIII il sink iuto the earth uuuoticod and
unrcgarded, or will 1t cryto Heaven for rctributon
and vcngeancol
.Thcro is bood-morc blood on the face of tho
earti!-it is IRISH 5.UoG!-thc blood of the latest
Irish s,in in that continued conflict of oppre ;sion
which has already endured seven conturies!-Bri- |
fish oppression! which appears as fresh and
tiated IN its appetite tor human gore if it had
been imported only yesterday, and had never before
snuffsd the air tainted with Irish blood
There s blood on the face Of the carth-the |
green folds of Wailstowu are red with the la,
test Irish blood! SAID the la,ce,l Alas. before
these liues meet the eye Of any British reform
en- another massacre may have bcon pcrpctrated-l
another tale otslaughtcr may have been added TO
the dark catalogue of crime, and more recent
en"rmi'y may have thrown The buthhcry of Walls
town into comparative oblivion
III his story of blood may be told in a few words: |
,"Wuiis5oH is The name of parish in the coun |
ty OF Cork, not far from Doneraile-a place rem |
dcrcd sufficiently notorious in the annals of Irish
magisterial dcxterifv.
The Rector of WaIlstown is the Row Mr. Ga
win, -ay, the Rev. Mr.. Gavin.
"In Wastown 1t ia said that there are 3 GC3
Catholics and | Protestant! BY that law whose
sanctily the ssp;cnt Lord Angssey declares 10 be in
vloabie, the 3,O6g bound to pay to the Rev. Mr.
Gavin and h family every tenth stcaf of wheat |
every tenth sheaf OF barley, and Of oats, ay, and
lest the lowest poverty should be spared, every !
tenth potato.
'.What value docs the Rev. Mr. Gavin give to ti,e
1868 Catholics for their tenth shcaf. their tenth
potato, with long train of other tonths7 Why
Just this, and no more-he gives, is supposed lie
give, spiritual instruction to Protestant!
''Wcll, the Rev. Mr.. Gavin having giYcI, such
eNcclicnt value 20 the Catholics, insisted TINT he
MAD right 10 the inhcs compensation. The
people did not dispute the law nor resist tho law. /
They admitted that the claim was legal but they
determined not TO pay 1T voluntarily, and to take
every legal method III their power TO alter tie law.
Tins is the state y! facts which some of our !
worthy Judges repeated falsely reported, of
C. urse- to have called :, criminal conspiracy.
Another controversy then arose Tho Rev. f,
Mr.. Gavin, not content with his legal right TO one
tenth OF tho crop when ripe and severcd-which a |
the extent OF his legal right request that this
may be distinctly undcratood-it makes the pa:cn- {
thesis long, but rCqucstjt, consequences OF tho
most important nature dcpcitl en- 1.-THE legal [
right of tho Rev. Mr. Gavin was and is, 10 one.
tenth OF The crep whom ripe and severed. He had .
no title to the growing crop and he was and is H. |
able, far his lonlh is concerned TO all the vi
Clssiindes of the scasons-to storms, h,ods fires
and accidents, which may affect tho crop before /
rpencss and severance from the sol.-Not content
with his legal right to tenth Of tho crop, when
grown, lie insisted right to enter the grounds
of every Parisnouor, aud to send ia surv yors or
Vanators TO adTeaSur0, calculate, or survey the I
crops Wilde growing.
Upon this claim Of right the controversy arose