The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-29
From the Piebeian.
ENGLIsHAIEN IN AMERICA on REPEAL


"The Irish only fit for hewers of wood and
drawers of water!!n
Such MIR Editor was the outrageous declaration
Of that insoIent s,afed Eogshmsn, when discus.
sing the question Of repeal his beefsteak and
porter, few days since, at Clark & Browns refec-
tory
Such, hapless ireland, was the audsci us decara-
ton Of a pampered partisan of thy p.underers, thy
oppressors, aud thy butchers" the highway robbers
OF the world ~
And the fellow was rights any nation that woull
patiently submit, for series Of years, to be robbed
by another as ireland is BIZ England, Of forty five
mil ions of dollars annually must be only fit for hew-
| ers of wood and drawers 4 water
| Again the fellow right any nation that would
stupidity submit, the msnag Of its affairs,
cupity, Iawless aggression and INSCRIPTIONS VIOLA
ton Of tie most sacred treaties, must be only fit for
hewers OF wood ara drawers of water.
Again the fellow Was right; any nation that would
| unresistingiy endure 10 be deeply degraded and
systematically impoverished by another until she be-
held one Out Of every three of her entire population
reduced TO beggap, three millions Of paupers in
nine millions OF people must be only Fl, for hewers
Of wood and drawers OF water.
Again the fellow right; any nation that would
tamely submit 10 the wholesale stupendous murder
Of fifty thousand Of her people, annually swept away
by cold famine and diseases under the horribly legal
lied syrtem of determination praciiced by heartess
landlords and ruthless arstocrats, sustained by Eng
ligh bayonets, must be only fit for hewers of wood
and drawers Of water.
Again the fellow was right any nation tina, would
baseiy suffer itself TO be, for centuries most iuilu.
tously taxed 10 the of twenty millions of
dollars annually 20 support a church by law es,ab-
lished, and IN whose doctrine IL could not believe
from whose teaching derived aught but bibles
bay onets or blood from whose hands IT never re-
ceived tie smallest benefit, and whom II has never
known except a. cruel and ssngunsry persecutor
mus, be only ht for hewers OF wood and drawers
OF water.
Again the fellow was right; any nation that would
slsysh scquiesce, for more than forty Year,, in
Union VIGOROUSLY unjust. and profga,cy iniqutous
which has inflicted injustice, oppression and misery
unparalleled its people, without seek ing its repeal
must be only ht for hewefs Of wood and drawers Of
water.
Again the fellow was right; any nation that would
conteDtcdly submit 10 have the elective franchise in
sultingly limited TO per cent. Of her population
by an oyerweening, overrosching rival who extend
ed the same privilege 10 thirty per cent Of her own
population, IN no respect more qualified, be on
~ ft for hewcrs OF wood aud drawers OF water
Again, the fellow was right ANY nation that
would meanly submit TO have her burge>ses to psy
nine different taxes for the privilege OF ihe elective
franchise, while the burgesses OF her unjust aud Il,
rsnnical rival are allowed that privilege on paving
one tax, NUT be only ht for hewers Of wood and
drawers OF water
Again, the fellow Is right ANY nation that could
vilcly succomb 10 the enormous and astounding ma
toDa fraud Of being saddlcd with the crushing and
OVERWHELMING ucb OF anoihcr To The frightu amount
OF four thousand millions of dollars single dollar of
which she had never contracted must be only ht Tor
hewers OF wood and drawers Of water
Again, the fellow IS right amy nation that would
al any risk, remain united with her immitgabe on.
pr ssor, which irsudfuy, wsntonly, and cruel, de-
stroyed her trade, her commerce, end her marnisr-
lures, ard filed her land with sorrow misery and
hear'-rendng desolsiion, must be only fl for hew-
ers OF wood and drawers OF water.
Again, the fellow was right any nation that would
not al all hazards, Dissolve all CONNIE xon with an
other, whose undertaking policy i, has been for cen
turies TO dcbar the former from The use and epioy
meni Of her industry and her revenues AMI 10
her completely subscryient To the interest and o,u
lence and luxury OF that other must only be Al for
hewcrs OF wood and drawers o. water
Once for all, the fellow was right: any nation ~ a,
would not boldly and un,iringy call forth all her
energies TO shake III the eAecrated yoke OF another
whose glory - her shsme and whose name IS her !
glory--whose success induced her misfortune and
whose misfortune Insures her success whose polcy I
Tor seven centuries has teen with guile and
coidbooded treschery, directed TO her degrsdaiion
oppression, piunder, Generalization, wretchedeess
and enslssement both body and soul--wbose persec,
Tons IN atrcci,y intensity, and dursti n have exceed
90 those oi all The tyranny Of the Roman empire nut
iogetber, and whose msssacrss wholesale and butrb
cries 10 detail throw into obscury all the horrors Of
voc ffcnch acknowledgements surely be only fl for 4
he"crs OF wood and drawers Of water. i
sARsFIELD.