The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-26

REPEAL OF THE UNION BETWEEN GREAT
BRITAIN AND IRELAND

REPEAL OF THE UNION BETWEEN GREAT
BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
In the Christian world there never was people
so cruelty treate as the Irish 30 Conmeus keiand
Such is the conclusion arrived at by one Of Irelands
ablest advocates and trucst patriots and such we
believe is that which will be drawn BY any impartial
reader of Irish history. Nearly seven hundred
years have rolled away since the shores Of ireland
visited by English invaders-to commence the
work OF plumber, devastation, and murder. And at
the end Of this long revolution Of ages, We find Ire
land unconquered, the races unassimilated or unin-
corporated. History does not afford another exam
pie. Extraordinary indeed must be the powers OF
repulson between two nations planted by the hand OF
nature 8, contiguous to each other 80 long enjoying
the same government and laws, and nearly the same
climate and SOIL without complete Identification
Wonderful, moreover, 10 reflect that, at various
times during this period the stronger Of the two aim
ed at nothing less than the total extinction Of the
weaker not only without success, but with manifest
disadvantage to herself and with renovated powers
in the injured. Yea, the weaker has almost invar
ably come forth from the conflict more vigorous,
more compact, less vulnerable and with greater pow
ers Of endurance Such is the vitality Of the Irish
branch Of the Celtic race; although long exposed
10 series of the most ruthless persecution the most
extensive system Of plumber and the most coldblood
ed butcheres that stained the pages Of history
From the first landing Of the English in 1172 to the
present day, tho administration of the affairs of Ire
IOrC0Q EXCEPTIONS,
ed in its enactment, barbarous in its tendency, tortu-
Gus in its policy, and cruel in its operation.
deestable code of legislation was enacted for
the persecution of people. From beginning to
end It IL one immense mass Of turpitudc and crime.
For the abrogation of this enormous collection of le
gislative wickedness, the Union must be repealed.
Every friend Of justice must desire this consumma.
ton.
The invasion Of Ireland was FIRST prompted by the
grasping ambition of the INSCRIPTIONS Henry II,
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ton of the traitor McMorrogh, King Of Leinster,
who had been banished for his crimes and the grant
OF Pope Adrian, who undertook, ia accordance with
the usages Of those times, to hand over ireland to
his virtuous countrymen for her better government
and greater Improvement. Armed with Pontfcal
authority, encouraged by tratorous submission and
supported by English gold scattered among rival
chettains, Henry landed 10 Ireland and at pro-
ceeded to give the Irish specimen of Norman JUS
tice, by cantonizing the whole island among ten Of
his needy folowe s. leaving nothing for the natives p
although the English power was not extended uni
versaly over Ireland for 500 years afterwards In
the reign of his successor, John Sansterre, Graldus
Cambre.sis who accompanied the English Court to
lreland as historian first laid down the axiom-that
the only way to cvilize the kingdom, was to MUIR
der all the people and take their prperty!" Never
was an axiom more fully more 6agitiously acted
upon. 1t in fearful operation during the respec-
tive lines Of the Planagenets the Tudos the Stuars
and the first three of the Guelphs; con6scation,
plumber, robbery, domestic treachery, violation of
public treaties, deliberately planned famines whole
sale slaughter, concerted nlassacres followed each
other with destructive certainty and fearful rapidly
according as the cruelty cupidity Of the conquer
ors suggested No page of Irish history is unstaned
with English crime.
Such is the manner in which England has ruled
ireland for revolving centuries. 1t is t., put an end
forever to an atrocous system of misrue like this
that the union should be repealed.
1t cannot be too often brought before the Ameri-
can people, that in the proportion that England
IS prosperous and powerful does she most cruelty
Cypress and prosecute the Irish people and so often
as England is weak, embarrassed, humbled, so Of
ten does she relax her ruthless grasp to allow her
victim slight resrite until again emboIdened by
success she resumes the Office Of the executioner.
Although The successful resistance of America in
l776, the terrific French Revolution in 1893 and the
untirng exertons of OConnel for the last 40 years.
have extorted concession after concession from Bril-
tish tyranny, still the people of Ireland held in
thraldom, wretchedness, and misery; oppressed and
ground to the earth by the support of hated
Church Establishment, exprbitant rack rents, bur-
densome taxes, want of trade or employment, ruined
commerce, decayed manufacturer harsh and une-
quail laws, widespread paupersm, unparalleled I'M
der any government calling itself Christian One
fact may elucidate the sad detail of woe Out of
population OF nine millions there are two millions
and half Of paupers or beguars subsistipg on
aims more than out Of every four Of the whole
kingdoms beggar! What comment on English
domination II is to remedy this horrible state of
things the Irish people demand Repeal of the exc
Grated Union
If nations, like individuals must expect day of re.
ribuoh, assuredly the hour of England accountsbi
y will be, like that Of Babylon drunk with the bl cd
of nations, most fearful Look at her robberies spola
lions, and murders for the last century in Hindostan
at her recent maraudng expeditions and massacres in
Ahghanisan, IN China, in Scinde. But beyond all and
above ALL look at her horrible acts Of tresohery her
hideous murders, her wholesale robberes her shock
ing and deliberately created famines practised and
perpetrated in lrcland-not for S, 10, 90 so or 100
years, but with slight intermssions for nearly 700
years II is scarcely possib for the inns gnation to
conceive or words to describe the horrors of this
dark and dreary period One item of the dismal cat
aogue, and probably productive Of greater am, unit
Oh irish misery than any other, is the wasting and
rulnous annual drain Of revenue absentee rents and
transit duties out of Ireland. BY parliamentary and
other documents, II is ascertaned that England in
thS manner draws from Ireland every year. the i'm
mense sum OF forty-hve millions of dollars or four
hundred and fifty millions every ten years! Could
any country in the world endure so stupendons n
robbery without irretrievabe ruin, degradation and
wretchedness' 1t is to remedy Ivy this enormous
evil the plundered and oppressed Irish seek Repeal
Of the Union.
BALLOON ASCENSION
THRILLING IScm ST.-John Wise, the aronaut,
went up from Carlisle, Pa. on Saturday. the 18th,
and has written an account OF his adventures to the
fhlladelPhia Inquirer. Soon after getting up the
breeze carried him into huge black cloud some
thing like five miles in diameter where he expert
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