The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-01

heir support, receiving as the price of its fealty,
proportion OF the funds, contributed 10 the sustain
ment. and uphold OF tins national humbug
OOonnell, who Is the master spirit and prime
mover OF the entire machinery, is still attending h
parliamentary duties in London but is expected Il
return 10 Ireland In the course OF a week or two Il
marshal the heges Tor further agitation O'Nei
Ddnns,is on repeal mission IN Edinburgh as an ex
cuse Tor drawing upon the funds OF this Loyal body
whilst Tom Steele, the redoubtable Pacifcator il
preparing Tor his travel across the Atlantic promising
himself rich harvest IN the present state of excite
ment on TINS question, amongst your adopted cti-
zens. The letter of Ex-President Jackson TO the
Secretery of the "Young Mems Repeal Associa-
uon' OF your city, which has been published in all
our IRISH papers, has not given that satisfaction to the
ouand-out stcklers, and abettors of treason al this
slde hatlt appears TO have afforded TO the immediate
parties 10 whom 1t is addressed, and who would dc
well TO reflect upon the counsel and wholesome adj
monitor thus proered 10 them, by this eminent indi-
ydual, 10 abstain from offensive interference in
he internal or domestic affairs of other nations thai
might, with tar more dangerous tendency be
commended TO their own acceptance. 1t would,
pprehend, but little accord with the present dis.
onted state your society," TO find an organization
set on foot throughout the British Emplre-addresses
ot reasonable tendency forwarded-money sub
scribed, and further succor freely promised, with
The object 10 effect per fas ct nsfas speedy and or
game change in the subsistng relations between the
proprietor and your present slave populaiion-though
the cause OF humanity might well be put forward TO
eXtenuate the one, whilst no excuse could be
wish to avoid such Interference will become your
duty TO discountenance the busy ntermeddlng OF
your citizens, at least those of your adoption with
whom this agitation Is supposed to be restricted
who feel no real sympathy with the veal or future
prosperity OF this country, from which they have al
ready transferred their allegiance, and foresworn
every tie, both moral and political.
The Special Commission lately holding its sltngs
IN the county OF Ilpperary, to try offenders against
the established laws, and the numerous perpetrators
OF asrarian outrage, IN this productive, beautiful,
though unfortunate district of my country has been
brought ito close, leaving two unhappy fellow be-
ngs for execution, with number under sentence of
| transportation. Were these examples of any happy
consequences, leading to restoration of peace and
social order amongst this easily excited portion of
our population this sacrifice, of human life to the
| outraged laws would scarcely be depored. But
| alas our experience teaches us that such examples
are seldom calculated to effect reformation in the
habits of our people, whilst tutored in the principles
lnstllled by the continued heat of perverted spe-
ces OF political agitation, with which this country
has been drudged, based upon false and wicked as
sumption OF the existence of separate and distinct
interest, between landlord and tenant, and which
asserts has invariably governed the conduct of the
former towards the latter, in their several relations
through life. Ts this feeling that exctes very ma
tura apprehension, and mstrus amidsts the agrcul
tura classes regulates the conduct of large por-
on of our population, and leads to that strife and
bloodshed of which we have many base and la
mentab!e examples.
The loyal inhabitants of this goody city have
.
thlrd) upon the life OF young and gracious
Queen, whose death by the rude hand of an assassin
could serve no political end orparty, in the State
The circumstance has thrown gloom over the
public mind, and given cause for much painful re-
Election. Yet there is, and must ever be, amidst an
overgro~n population, such in London, composed
OF every variety OF character and crime, capa-
BILE of the most abandoned excesses and to whom a
shortived, though vscous notoriety is sufficient
lnducement to the commlttal of almost any abOmi
nation. The crime of reglcdes at the present day.
is the most prominent, and generally diffused of the
monomanlas Qor such II really is) that have taken
possession of our English neighbors and which II
were really criminal to encourage by the leniency
and torbearance extended to Oxford, and more re-
Gently to the boy Francis, whose punishment has
been commuted to transporton for life to some Pc
nal colony, and which mistaken act of clemency,
under a singular coincidence, was made known
to the country through the public press, on the very
day that the last atrocious attempt was perpe-
trated.
Our season since my last has been very wet, vet
the crops are everywhere looking well. l have
lately travelled in the counties of Kildare, Carlow
Waterford, Kilkenny and Tpperary, and have sell
dom seen the wheat look more promising, or giving
earnest of more abundant harvest. Oats and Bar.
ley rather thin in the ground Potatoes, which
the principal support of the lower classes have
already gisen good promise but ii is yet too soon
to form any correct estimate of how this crop may
turn out.
Notwithstanding the alteration in our corn laws
and our lately amended tariff, which has passed
both houses, in the Lords, with only four dssen-
tents, and will soon become the law of the land
our provision market continues unusually high,
which has in part removed the apprehensons of our
agrcultursts, as to their probable influence our
various articles of export, confined they now are
to the produce of our own soil The distress of the
people Is nevertheless very great, and am CON
WINGED that were il not for our poor law system, now
in general operation, this country would this mo-
men betray state of destltutlon OF which you could
scarcely form any Just idea. But sur distress
scarcely approaches the misery and want which has
become general in the manufacturing districts in
England where the population are clamorous
against the government IN their demand for assis-
lance. The country is oppressed with taxes, direct
as indirect, which weighs down every mans indus
try am restricts the energy OF people, deprving
them of the hard-earned fruits of their exertlons
But II must be so-taxes must be paid-a revenue
must be provided for, so long the nation keeps
faith, after the present fashion, with the public
creditor, and assents to the payment of the enor-
nous obligations imposed by the heavy infection of
our debt. We have not yet reached the point of
repudauon-that, regret to perceive has become
the order your side, and until we do which NAV
God avert, or ann at some more equitable arrange
ment with the public creditor, we must bare our
necks to the yoke and expect TO the periodical
difiicules-the distress and trouble which has over.
reached the country.
The last news from our Indian army has been
most cheering. Success has everywhere rewarded
the gaantry OF our troops, also the prvatons they
have undergone with so much patient endurance.
The several forces under Generals Pollock, Sale and
England have coalesced, and have no doubt that
next accounts from this quarter will record the
repossession of Cabool, Ghuznec, &c, and the in
Fiction of well deserved chastisement on the law
less murderers of their former garrisons Having
done this, and arranged the future succession to the
Afghanistan throne, it is probable that our troops
will quit the country, and once more retire behind
the Indus. The last overland mail brought conir-
nation of the DEATH by assassination of Shah 500
lah, as also OF General Elphlnstone, who terminated
an ingorious career, and died from the effects of
dysentery.
Our continental news affords but little variety, the
time and labonr of our Gallo neighbors being alto
geher taken up,vIh the Elections which it is feared
in this country will decide against the government
for there are questions involved in the ISIS lie, in
which Great Britain has a material interest, and to
which your government cannot be wholly insensible
allude to the ultimate ratification of the II light OF
Search treaty by France, which it was expected
would take place (he protest of General Cass to the