Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-07-28

1850 - n1te
LA. ,,b,is ss.s..lsa. so,. ia .s,is ss.a
OF 's' I" Eaelasd. i sstongiJ disec'es 70.
&c = The recent pafliamsaessy DO
I''d .' af.he British ministers, iess shry wsss
bfst'oa q =" e necessary. 10 empssJ lures p
s'etal's,,s, ne agitation Of the sepsai qaessiss'.
VT down wv . ). IN the publ,c mind. not
as csose- .l.c,ric shock. For the. very hfsi
alike :" many persons have asked shesn-
inc. sl's Mhs, = repeal aud how staads she
eises: ,' I'm va would say fsw words
a's 81, ~ .uuiec. 4, this time. fof it's dss'ssed
'a' =, !. long, il il il moi al Iris 'nol'sas,
w. w. IL European fuiisics.
,s e.: "o:;cs tina, some Journals IN this cnun-
We W." w. ewes have. as il were, Tar the tirst
y, *"o.. .ucn toithe .extslenee Of such q"es-
"s oe1 r.aIaod. very complacen'ly tell their
Jon J" hat ,s., repeal is ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
eaoess Wv" .'no,e. and consequently treason.
5n'l:a s.h.oIutely false, aud the authors al
MS = .,s,e,,edts should blush fos their ign".
soc' r. ,eoeaL was dismemberment Of the
.;,;.h enpire. the" has the empire existed 'of
' '."~ series Of years in disnsmbessd state
" "ss,;l within abou, forty years past. the se.
% Wv. ofaffairs existed between England aud
. ,,a ,ha, repeal now proposes TO bring A.
's'a"' r. !, were treason, then have the king,
0I'. and commons, and every official tunc
e sss,, n The Brush empire. been guilty OF
..sson for during The long period alluded TO-
s .s'I have couutel,anced aud upheld the very
,y.;"ns he,wren the two countries that repeal
would now institute.
Al abou, the commencement OF the present
..o,,,v. legislative act WAS passed ny Tue
..,,;.neols sf England and ifslSsd. BY which
~ LATER was abolished. and the Whole pow
~ # legislation vested in the imperial l'arIla-
.so, AZ i, is called. This is called the act
n.on: and TO repeal this, world restose to
Island her domestic legislature. This ~ the
rhoe scope If repeal III is nothing more 1ha"
.;mol. r,peal of tia, le.isla,ivo act, aud
|,a.sapan, revival OF the Irish parliament.
be integrity of The BRUSH empire would not
disturbed by repeating the ACT Uf union; nor
there. OF can there be. any more treason IN
glslng the qnes'io" Of such repeal, tina"
here is IA iavnting the repeal Vi the cora laws
the poor laws ot Great Britain. We have
aid nal ,ie empire would not be disnen5er-
d Dy repeal: and we may g" father, and say.
gilh the utmost truth, that repeal Is probably
h. onIy measure tia. will prevent dis'neinher-
peo,! The state Of feeling IS such in ireland,
I'D such is its ex,en, a, the present time. that
here is lille probability Of her remaining
member Of the British e,mpiro unless f,er ciai,iis
legislative Independence afe granted. Such
the opinion Of eminent statesmen in Eng
and aud Ireland aud. among the rest, OCon.
~ Ian
10 the crown OF Great Britain.
Ireland ldiu.s the restoration of her Gohes.
c legislature Oh the grounds Of right and i"-
eresl.-She stands upon the great prlnciple
bat, the act of union could not have legally
assed by the Irish parila,neut, because il was
surrender of power by rs members, which
ley were only delegated to exercise Cor the
bud Of their constituents, not destroy. No
an, we think. in this country will deny the
uh Of this frs. POSITIONS As we'll might he
y that The TWO branches Of the Legislature Ut
,ssachusel.s could, by an act Of their own.
ssove themselves, aud surrender all their
overs 10 the congress Of the United States.
Is fa,hermofe Notorious, tina, the passage Of
e ACT Of union through Tie Irish parliament
as procured by the most base aud ,yfanuical
leans. Martial law was in force a. ue time;
Pd every good IMAM opposed TO the union was
Danger OF being seized aud imprisoned u"-
y its arbitrary sway. The island wa. filled
|uh English troops, and meetings Of citizens
remouslrate against the proposed act were
speTsed al The point OF the bAy0net. Those
(embers of the Irish Legislature who were ve-
h, were piled with the gold and honors Of
q Fuut1 Sh ont and lf,n hi1pE
their memories in The hearts OF the lfiSh
POps is to this day the damning evidence N
si suIlt and ,reachery. BY snch means as
ese Was it that the unconstitutional act was
pusumua'ed; aud This is another ground up.
which Ireland relies Cor sustaining the Call
reveal. From The dav when the lniYuiious
Of u"ioN was passed. to the present time.
e lnsh people have never agreed to or even
Fqoirsced !" II: but have constantly tnanifes-
their oren opposition TO i,-fornrrly by
osllle array against II " hitch was crushed by
e hired hordes OF Mngland, and literally by
Fpea'ed expressions Of their disapproval IL all
lbic ways.
Bu! the grea. moving cause to agitate the
ssuon Of repeal, and that which gives the
asolug reasons present force, is the disas-
ous ELECTS upon the nation the nuiiom's pros
enly which have followed from the union,
I'D The beneficial results anticipated from d
'aAes'lc legislature. Al the period Of The u"-
'a The affairs OF ireland were in a prosperous
late; manufactures furnished 10 grea, en-
Rnl; agriculture was widely extended, aud its
a''ch"s results were expended among her
"Ad0Ila"ls III making them comfortable aud
oPpy. The owners Of land, the nobility aud
10 Try, having duties aud Interests 10 attend
acom nun The nation, spent their tire and their
"s ss,s ''a"ss .aqqQg tlsil own peopte. AND
,omns su " ofaln Ireland Of her wealth, were
As"spa asi'fly unknown. The burdens and ex.
h w. VI S,SetnnAeo. were light. ami the peo-
VEN were 'e'l 10 follow those puf-uits which