The native American., 1838-11-03


ed with this description of people, already too ex
tensively Incorporated into our community, he
asks the grave question, 'are they not as likely
to commit the same errors here?''
The vile and disgraceful practice of bringing
to the polls large bands Of these tattered ignorant
foreigners, who have nothing at stake and are des-
titute of principle, for the unhallowed purpose OF
securing an election by fraud upon the sacred
tors to eternal inlamy and contempt.
So far as the writer refers this practice to the
present administration, we, as the editor OF neu-
tral paper, dsavow it, because we do not person
ally know it to be SO. But we are sorry to say
that the necessary sanction of the administration
to various appointments to Office under the Gov
ernment, an evil equally to be condemned, gives
too much reason for believing the charge.
"Let US take glance at Ireland the country so
famed Tor fertility OF SOIL so fruitful in animal and vege-
table propagation The intelligent traveller from whom
we are about TO quote perhaps the best informed Of all
others on the particular situation of this country, says
81 Henry David lnglis, acting under no superior or
ders holding no Government commission; with no end
to serve and party to pease hoping for patronage,
and fearing censure; and with other view than
the establishment of truth; having just completed jour
ney throughout Ireland and having mnutey examined
and inquired into the condition of the People Of that
try, do humbly report-that the destitute, inirm, and
aged form large body of the population Of the cities and
towns and villages of Ireland that in the judgment of
those best qualified to know the truth, three fourth parts
of their number die through the effects of destuton
either by the decay of nature accelerated through dis
ease induced, by cany and unwholesome food, else
by the attacks of epidemics rendered fatal from the
tIoAtl Al
is shocking for humanity TO contemplate and beyond the
efforts private benecence to relieve and is reproach
TO any civilized and Christian country
The ingenious and spirited writer whom we take the
liberty to quote from, in reply to the above, says
"a Christian country dare he say posterty will doubt
M There is such picture this of permanent state
of national existence to be found in any authentic history
ancient or modern, Christian or Pagan We shall search
the volumes of the most accredited travellers in Russia
Turkey, or India, and find description of people
that not enviable in comparison with the state of mil
lions OF our fellow bjects in Ireland The natives of
Moldavia and Waachia which provinces have been the
battle field for Turks and Christians for centuries are
now living in happiness and plenty when compared with
the fate of the inhabitants of country that has known
no other invader but England
The scribbler of these hasty fragments while on six
months visit TO Dublin in the year 1880, had opportu
nifty of personally satisfying his curiosity to the
then existing state OF things in that popuous city The
scene left on my mind such deep impressions, that me-
mory wants but little prompting to bring the whole pic
ure, in all its garing deformes, before my eyes, That
which first attracted my notice was the vast difference
between the very poor and the very rich. The poor had
all the appearance of extreme wretchedness with all the
vices and immoral habits attending such state of degra
daon The rich, the other hand had the appearance
OF extravaganza and unrestraned Righteousness moi
like the haughy pouer in every other country, Repub-
ican America not ercepted looking down with disrespect
on the humber and useful class, treating them
tools only fitting to their ends at elections, fight
their battles, and pave their way to power.
But that which excited my astonishment most of all
was on beholdng the quantities of provisions shipped
daily and hourly from the quaybulocks, pigs, sheep,
butter, eggs, &cto England and Scotland; in greater
abundance from the faramed island of productiveness,
the land of plenty Yet casting ones eyes around
him. starvation stares him in the face-men, women and
children in rags and wrechedness begging for Gods
sake to give them few hapence to buy bread for them
selves and their starving Children who, to all appearance
were actually in the situation they described. envy
not him who look such scenes with cold indif-
ference, without being moved, or having his mind thrown
into train of melancholy thought seeing what priva
tons human nature is doomed to suffer in this life through
nothing under Heaven but ignorance
The spirit that submit to such state of degrade.
ton and thradom is destitute of every principle of virtue
benevolence, and patriotism; submitting tamey to be
ransacked robbed, and pundered by the mobiles of their
country in operation with those Of England the bow
els of society torn out by party feuds and factions While
spectator OF such scenes, could have cheerully in
voked genius from above to have fired their minds
with the feeling that then gowed within me, and that
recollection is not yet exngushed) to have instantly re-
dressed those worst ofgrevances bare back and hungry
belly But alas all words vain and idle with such
people. Locked in the dark dungeons of eternal night,
slumberng in the cold and frozen regions of barbarian
ignorance, superstition and slaverywere they not so,
what might not the lovers of Justice in every country have
expected from the hands of Irishmen under the heart
stirring eloquence of Graan Curran, and the unortu
nate Emmett?
The patriotic and pathetic appeals of Mr.. Shel and
Mr.. OConnel have had but little effect the great bo
dy of their counymen both at home and abroad the lat
ter gentleman have heard shamefuly abused not only
by his counrymen in the United States but by in
every respect incapable Of comprehendng any thing as
regards the future happiness of their country beyond
that Of orangemen, rbandmen &c.
Yet, these are the that marched under the
banners of the present Administration in this country, in
hundreds and tens of hundreds, to majority OF
voters at each succeeding election; who have sold
the dearest rights of their native and who have suffered
England to make slaves and beggars of their wives and
hters, and menia servants of their Are they
not likely to commit the here they have
heretofore through their gnorance' say this not out of
any feeling of dsrepec but out of all ardent desire for
the fturedestnes Of them and the land of their adoption
Every individual, whether employed in welding the
efeminate occupation Of welding the gray goose
quill under the eye Of the ExecuveI say that he should
by his moral integrity and his improved understanding
show that he is worthy of the great responsibility of
vote, and that he is worthy of becoming citizen of
great, powerful and mighty nation"
Shreds from the Marims and Principles ofG Cobbler.
The remaining six state prisoners in Upper
Canada, who were condemned and under SEN
tence for execution On the first instant have had