The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-12


nJdstct Of the London papers, that In speaking OF
The gsiantry Of Colonel Hodges and his companions,
al the selge Of Oporto, set him and them down as
English, though, the Freeman remarked the Colo
mel was naive Of Limerick, and in his despatch
" most OF the names psrtcularlzed by him for BRAY
~ were lrish," the following comment appeared in
another Dublin Anti Union journal ''The English
live on our provisions" says the editor, and they
lhnk 'hey may swallow our military glory with
minds Of the honest highander's remark in Zelu-
CO. with regard to the consequences of the Union be-
tween England and his provncializcd country: "O.n
said he whenever Scotcnman is hanged, the En-
glish cry out, See that blackguard Scotch rogue-he
deserves his fate But whenever a Scotch regiment
defeats the enemy, there is nothing said of anv thing
but the irresistible bravery of the English army i"
Such are inevitable consequences Of Unions A
nation that loses her independence is like woman
that loses her honor, either the one or the other is
scarcely ever mentioned but to be insulted and de-
spsed all the imperfectons of both are dwelt upon
and any of their projections scarcely allowed to
exist"
Is Grattan's Speeches, vol. III, p. 46.
l6 Speech, p 81.
II Hist. of the Legislat. Union, ut supra
10 Speeches, vol III, p. 255.
10 Tones Works. VOL H. p. "a and A.
20 Tones Works, vol 2, p. 1879.
81 Id. ID 1872.
% Pieces of Irish History, y. 6.
% Speech, p. 5l-2
"a Edinburg Revi, W, for May, 1923, (p. 4O5-4O7,
and AID With only Selection" from Lord Col
ngwood's writings before him. while his Lordsh,p's
relative, editor, and bographer had still greater
portion or the whole of those writings in his possess
son. and as having them, cou of course understand
more Of Lord C.s opinions than any mere Edinburgh
Reviewer--undeI such circumstances say, the self
opinionated scrbbler on the Congwood Correspon-
dence in the Edinburg Review strives to dispute the
prop iey OF the high encomium and proposal respect
ing the Irish, coming from Lord ColIingwood, and
particularly dwelt upon by his editor sort of ex-
planatory justification Of his Lordships praise. Yet
this very Reviewer, while endeavoring, in the name
OF the English and Scotch to dispute the just title of
the Irish to such great praise seamen says in ar
gung against the system ofimpressment, tina it "can
only be abolished with safety to the country by maxi
ing the navy the nursery OF for the navy -
and that "gool men-ofwar sailors can only be made
in men-of war" since "there only" he adds, scan
they learn to manage guns and to act in concert
which the most essentially parts Of their business %
Well, and is it not to have them taught and for their
great aptitude in acquiring those very of naval
excellence, in the very way laid down by the Re-
viewer himself, that Lord Collingwood sough for and
extoled the "lRIsH boys?n and if So what be-
comes of the Reviewers attempt to argue for nat
ural nieriority Of the Irish in seamanshlp to the
English and Scotch, in the teeth Of such an authority
| as Lord Culingwood The courage (thas not the
word) of such mere " land-ubber as this Review
| er, is really amusing.
With Respect to Lord Collingwood's remark as to
| the good effects of mngIing the Irish with English
seamen connect the following passage from Paines
Common Sense, as tending to show that his Lord
ships opinion is not to be taken implying superb
crily in The number OF English Ish seamen the
Brush navy. "ln manning fleet" says Mr.. Paine,
! addressing the then ndryiess Americans, to make
them sci up for themselves" against England by
as well as by land, people in general run into great
err rs 1t IS not necessary hat onebur part should
be sailors. The TERRIBLE lrIvateer Captain Death
stood the hottest engagement of any ship last war; y.
bad not twenty ailors on board, though her compile
| ncnt was upwards of two hundred. "A few bile and
social sailors will SION instruct sufficient number of
| active landsmen in the common work # ship" For
rhort account of The noble eDgae emcnt of Captain
Death and his crew againtt far superior force,
-olt rollett Coordination of Hume, Index, word
Death, and mpaTc the above opinion Of Pa ne, d
the result OF Lord COlIlngwand's experience, with the
very all amount of but 10 English 10 PIC Ilsh sa-
Ions IN the vessel mentioned by MIR. Tone.
When ireland is as she ought to be-" or when
Cathol cs, Protestans, and Presbyterans shall con-
81 er that they only three leaves belonging to ONE
shamrock--an event much nearer than some people
think, and which, at all events MUST ultimately
| take place Colonel Fitzgerald and his brave COM
panioDs ought TO have splendid national testlmo-
naP (of the right sort erected to them in the Eng
sh town Of AthIone, and in front of the bridge
which they nobIy defended--upon the sides of
which monument some inscription like the following
should be engraved, in the English Irish French and
Latin languages
Be it remembered
that
On the 10Th and 20 h of June 1891