The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-24

The REVOLUTION IN lRELAND-THE PROSPECTS OF
THE IRISH PEoPLE.-The best informed people al
distance fall into great many blunders respecting
the present political condition Of Ireland One OF
these bunders, and it is into which not few
have stumbled, rs, thai Is only the herents OF the
Catholic ia, tn, who now fighting the battles OF
civil and religious liberty on the Irish soil. There
could not be sro. mistake. As IN the dark day E
OF 1898, SO now, we find Influential IRISH Proes-
tants IN the fret ranks ot the army contendlns tor
freedom Protestant bigLts There are, Iod knows,
enough In poor Ireland, but among The best names
IN the lists OF Irish patriotism, we cen enumerate
goody number of those OF srannt nsuppofers oil The
Protestant faith. Indeed. OF i've most Crafty
ing instances N the present agitation IN Ireland, Is
tke fact that struggle for TeIIg Gus asceD-
dancy-it is the earnest, unadBlieraied, ti3terHal
contest of men OF all creeds for the rights OF wtnch
tyranny has so long deprived Them.
We have been led INTO these remarks just now,
by the perusa Of long lie ter from Henry Gfauan,
Id name molly Idertti,d win lflsh patriotism
which lie addressed TO the Lord Chancellor Ct Ire.
aud, in reply TO the official announcement OF his
d smissal from the maglsracy, IN consequence OF
his attendance at a Repeal meeting. Mr. Grattan
dc scribes the present condition OF his native coun-
try with such fidelity and graphic power--points out
the social and political evils under which she groans
with such truth and foIce-and expresses with
such lofty spirit the sentiments which animate the
great mass OF the Irish nation that feel pecular
qualification in transferring his letter to our CO.
lumns Here it is =!
STEPHENS GRrES, 9Th June, 1918.
Mr. LoRD-On my return from the county OF Meath
had OF receiving the letter IRON your secreta
~ In which appears a suggestion, that can in my
place in parliament give iu preston 10 sentiments
and that is not necessary for me 10 attend meetings or
With very Difference your ordship for whose legal
knowledge entertain the highest respect, beg 10 OBJ
serve that from 1927 to 1913 acted under that opinion
and found 1t perfectly useless. The late Mr.. Gratisp
from sO5 10 1890, did the Here also proved fruit
less his advice within the doors OF parliament dis
regarded while others lrem without attended TO and
succeeded At present the Irish representatives most
esteemed by the people experience the same fatality ;
Their aaVlce rejected and hence II IL that the great
body oil Inc people OF ireland have nearly lost all cont
dence IN the imperial parliament Ia such melancholy
on the resources provided by constitution Of which
they think they should not be deprived SIMPLY because
they are The r'gn 70 meet TO assemble,
discuss 10 pettion, remOnurs was secured 10 The
people OF this realm at the revolution which settled the
on the house OF Hanover and the Irish are not
likely 10 abandon the for the empty enjoy men, of the
commission of the peace.
this subject and corroborste their opinion. Your
well knows or you we're in Parliament at that )that
caiumnies the abuse and the bels upon irish
the spottiswood conederacy, and the subscriptions got
sgoinst them and their represontat ethe uDnittga
ted attacks made upon them within ana without both
houses of Parliament, aggravated tenold by the cen
uous press then under the patronage OF the present Go
Vcfnment This warfare directed not only sganst tn
popular Irish representatives. but against the people
Ireland aud IN particular against their clergy and thei
reigionagans the most inofiensiye, servceahle, an
sancuhed characters these the credrtable mean
resoued TO Tor turning OF power the party that eane
towards Ireland aud replacing by inis,ry who hav
procured mole antlrish House Of Commons than wa
collected together since the days OF Mr. Perciva
These circumstances have alienaed from Parliament tn
hearts OF the Irish people and every fresh DEBATE
no Is IL IN tn
bly, Of Legislators constituted ~ at present
IL not tnen the conduct OF the Irish people natural II
addition 10 this look the state OF the country Al
clss ies throughout oil branches OF the community ar
fest sinking agricultural, commercial reding aud manu-