New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-23

do mt even believe that do mt believe, curse me
if do"
IRELAND and the Irish.
The following is extract of a letter from Pre-
sident DuRBIN to Dr.. SEwALL:
No country has interested me more than Ire
land. She is problem in society yet to be
solved. With general desti,utisn that has
no parallel in Europe, she has increased in Popu-
lation for the last fifty years in proportion much
faster than any other European country; while: at
the same time. she has parted with millions of her
children by enlis,ments in the army and navy, and
by emigration to the colonies and foreign States.
This fact of the rapid increase of her population,
with the general absence ofthe comfortable means
of subsistence and residence directly variance
with what has been considered settled law in po-
litical economy, that the increase Of population is
in proportion to the means Of subsistence.
passed through the length of the island, and made
little volume of notes and reasonings; and finally
came to this conclusions that the early marriages
(girs generally mary at from fourteen to seven
teen) were owing, not TO natural improvdence Of
the Irish, but to the utter hopeessness of mprov-
ing their condition preparatory to marriage. Hence
they follow the FIRST sudden impulses of youthful
passion in order to secure the longer continuance
of pleasure which cannot be improved by delay
IF the inquiry be, why cannot they improve their
condition the answer is, the land is held mostly
in large tracts by absentee propretors, aud The de-
mand for it is great, owing 10 the density OF the
population, and the rent is SO high, (much higher
in proportion than in England, that the family
can scarcely meet its payment while they live on
potatoes. Of these last | believe they have sui.
hciency; and was strongly inclined to jump TO
tho conclusion thar potato diet is favorable TO the
production, as well as the sustenance, OF nunie-
rous population.
satisfied myself that the miseries of Ireland do
not arise from misgovernment by the mother coun'
try, but from an overgrown population; from large
landed estates, divided up into tenures OF from halt
to ten or tweaty acres, at exorbltant rents; from
the absence OF the proprieters In England, TO
whom the rent Is sent TO be spent IN London, or
in travelling the Continent; and TO Catholicism,
which, from its very genius is less friendly TO i'm
provement and industry than Professionalism. This
is evident by q comparison of the North and South
of Ireland To remove, therefore, the ills OF Ire
land, would require an cxerton of the Government
in the violation Of vested rights by compelling the
division of large landed estates; and the common
right OF citizenship, by compelling the proPrletors
to reside In the country, and improve 1t oy the
products OF their estates. Large landed estates In
entail and hereditary titles of nobility are the true
sources OF the mis-ries Of Europe; yet the Irish
are the most gay-spiriled and cheerful! people
have seen and both the population and the coun-
try, under right policy and free system OF gov
ernmeHt, tor which they could be prepared in halt
century by good system of public instruction,
might be made equal TO any in the world.
The VEro PowER.-With the vivdness OF
lightning does the following passage in Mr. Clay $
speech at Memphis fash conviction upon the mind
that to the VETO POWER is to be traced the
long train Of disasters, which have cursed the
country, and brought it to its present PROSTATE
condition. q Had there been no Veto lsad Mr..
Clay) there would have been no prevention of the
charter Of a National Bank-no removal OF the de-
positee-no treasury circolar-no multiplication oil
State banks-no imitation of paper currency-no
stimulating of excessive enterprises and mad spec
ulatng--no consequent explosion, collapse and the
universal ruin which overspreads our noble land.
Such is the history of our career
D' On Thursday night, frame-house. on the
corner of Market and Cay-streess, struck by
lightning, and so shattered that i, scarcely hangs
together. A German, who resided in it ct the
time, saws tina. his bed was moved some distance
by the shock and mis- night-cap thrown from his
head A pump, on the same corner, was sunk so
that only few inches of the handle are to be seen
and the water IS said 10 have altogether disap-
peared. Lou jour-.
" George Cruikshank, caricaturing the Lon
oon Aoss-oN.noe, says : A gentleman IN London
having received newspaper, envelcped, with the
inscription TINE FLIES on the seal. was charged
fall letter postage, on accosot Of information con-
tanned on the tsrapper
VERMONT SUeAR-The Montpelier wa,cbman
estimates that the maple sugar produced in Ina,
State the present season, at the low price of Ave
cents per pound, viii amount TO one million of dol
lars. This will make the quantity Of Sugar sbou,
10000 hhds. In 1910 the quantity was but $500
hogsheads.
D How can yeu be 30 rude as to cape be.
fore lady," said Susan 10 Whizz Madam,
yawned he, bur at The same time bowling, g ]
would mt for the world have gaped bjors the lady,
if had suspected sha wanted to cape first"