New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-24
VOL. Nv. NO. al.

iohs ol Christail' tan they, ought they 10 be con-
tent 10 he compelled TO contribute any thing 20 the
support of hierarchy with which thew are not in
communion No! they are not-thev cannot
they ought not to he content while one atom OF the
present lithc system remains in existence II tithes
bc public property-and what else are thcI allie
'iate The burden on the public, and appropriate the
residue 10 public and National purposes especially
10 Education. This is Common sense and conmo
| honesty. We can never settle into conten,mcnt with
less Surely, Daniel O'Connel speaks wisely
cannot a!iude 10 all the political evils under
which ireland groans. \ volume would hardly
suihce TO reclte them. The fundamental evil, per
| haps, lies In the unequal distribution OF propcrt,
throughout Ireland Tie whole country is divided
INTO imnrnsc estates, acquired will not say how,
and held ny noble families. who, in general, have
no sympalhies whatever with the people, and are
their most severe opprcSSOrs. The revenues ui
many OF these estates are incredibly large. la gen
eral, the great proprietor does not let the land I'M
medateiy to the culiivators, but 10 class oil mid
MeneR who take large tracts Oh lease. cut them up
and underlet them, mostly by yearly leases, to the
occupying tenants. No system could he more eff
iectua II lis very design were to prevent the I'M
| provement OF the soil and OF the condition of lis
cultvater4. Instead OF being stimulated TO industry
! in order TO make his abode more comfortable, and
his few profitable, the poor col,icr really
| fears that any improvement would only slip through
ms own fingers. and 60 10 increase the rents OF his
landlord. In some quarters, the class OF middemen
Is passing away, and the large proprie:ors are be-
ginning grant short leases directly 10 the cult
Vators; but the demand for land is great, that the
rents are run up 10 rulnous extent. The present
rents Tor good land vary from :t3 to 60 per acre,
according 10 the quality aud ncarness 10 market.
As things 60, il tue tenant can pay his rent and
keep his family from starving he does we'll. y sin
gular mode oi renting lands. called the c0n0cre
system prevails extensively 10 t:e south oi Ireland.
| The lessee of tract OF land innnures plousbs. and
prepncs ii for seed und thea lets it out III small lois
10 different persons who undertake 10 sow The seed,
secure TIC harvest, and pay fixed rent for the soil
usually on good farms, IS per acre. Under snc!i
circumstances, the tenant cannot hope 10 improve
his condition; nor has he any encouragement 10
make the attempt. As for saving money from the
wages OF labor, nm Irish peasant never dreams Off
In many parts of Ireland constant employ mcnt with
sixpense day cannot he had the average price
throug liuut the island is not over tenpence day,
and do not believe it is so much. Oicourse, IA
the price Of provisions is high the laborer never
tastes meat: potatoes arc his subsistence
In travelling through Ireland, YOU will scarcely
find in country, town city, that holds farm
or house and lot in fee simple Much OF the
lhe city of Dublin is in this prcdicament: Belfast
,eongs 10 Lord Donegal: this town belongs 10
Lord Limerick, that TO Lord kenmare, and third 10
Lord somebody else. Whatever improvements
ilan may make upon his farm or town lot revert 10
the at The expiration OF the lease; and the
improvements are valuable, the man must actually
pay additional rent on account OF what he himself
ias created. before he obtain renewal OF the
lease. Ii is Obvions that, under this wreched sys-
ten, the country itself may improve and the great
landed proprieiurs increase IN wealth, while there Is
| no improvement whatever III the condition OF the
masses. ANY additional value that may be grcnto
| II country by Government measures, or oy The az
dustrY Of lis cuitiuat0yS, serves only To put addl
tiona rents into tho pockets OF the lordly owners
Ii follows from al! this that there Is no miidfe class
in Ireland, except the tradcsncn and shopkeepers IN
towns and cities.
But perhaps, the worst evil that can be mentioned
in this connexon is d6SenteetSm. Ii might he sup
posed that the revenues OF these UyergrOwn propre-
,ors, expended among the people, would greatly re-
lieve the public distress. Alas the propricIors
themselves know nothing land care nothing In general,
about their estates or tenants, except 10 WIRING the
last penny of rent, TO be spent in the debauchery
aud extravaganza OF London or Paris. Here and
there in Ireland, you may find nobleman or gen
man living on his estate and exerting himself Tor The
Improvement oil his people; but, in general, they 1--we
III England, and are rarely seen III Their own terri
tory. know that many excuses are offered Tor tls
wan, of good society; insecurity Of life and proper
" OF Protesants in the midst OF Catholic popula-
nnn &C.: but they all in vain: men have no
right 10 hold these immense estates vino wilt NOT
lake the responsibility that belongst the possession
OF property. That they have no sympathy with The
people, is Numerically true; but this, instead OF eX-
cusng absenteeS, is only one element oil their
criminay
Connection in renting lands has been fruitful
cause of disturbance aud bloodshed III Ireland
Severe punishments, even unto DEATH are frequently
inflicted on intru9erS i. c. persons who take piece
of land ut rent for the nonpayment OF winch
| former tenant was elected. a case occurred moi
| long AGO on Lord Dunnm0re's estate. His agent had
turned off ieiuulting tenant and br0ughtan acll,e
industrious farmer Ia Catbolic Ia take his place.
On SUNDAY evening, he was sitting at ms door en-
loving a mug OF cider, " hen several men came III 10
1 = 4 III ,nI, ,1.u ii fl,p len
of Il tenant and his life the forfeit. He declared
his willingness Ia depart from the farm inni"da'el ~
bu, they murdered him i'll cold blood. Everybody
r collects that Lord No'bury shot in open day
| light on his grounds, a few years since, le'
cause oi the grinding oppression o his conduct To-
wards his ,enautry. Instances OF THIS dreadful and
summary vengeance could be udduced IN any num-
her, MANY suppose, erroneous y, that most OF these
atrocities spri;i. from religious animoslIIss that
| Catholics are the murdcmrs, and Proiestanis the
victims lfthis 50, all the victims would he
| Professionals | have mentioned The CathoiIc lar
NOR who was murdered as an intruder; between
| Limerick and Killarney, passed Il field where TWO
| men, both Catholic had get with similar iate OIL
| the same ground.
From what standpoint soever we contemplate the
state of Ireland, it Is painin in the extreme o $
a nation full of noble traits OF character, and capa-
tic OF, great rhngS nhabiiing land bountituliy en-
lowed bv Providence, fruitful enough 10 supply all
| their wants to such people on such so,
living in ignorance, degradation and bccgary, is IN
iee, lamcn,ab!e Thing. And then 10 think that
hat soil docs produce, under the toni oi tltSr
wrerched millions, iuSlead OF being applied 10 the
supply of rneir own wants aud the Improvement OF
their own condition. goes 10 paloper al idIe "rsioc
racy in another land and 10 support an IDLE priest
| mood IN their own-nnc can hardly refrain from asa
nr. l. there no Justice in man! And when We ask
whv should these Things be why cannot This cc-
clrsias,ical system be suppressed, these immense
estates be divided these ignorant millions be rdnca-
ted we are answered with The stale iretence by
MICH ol the expressions in tie British Empire are
d-t.ndrd-lhat Protest aniiSm must be preserved,
and vested rights sustained! For myself freely
.av that il Professionalism can be sustained only by
expressions and abuses, the sooner PfoIestan'i:"
! dis the better Ii the vested rights OF "A lew M
10 ,e min oi th. many, The vested rights
o,e swept away the better. But Professionalism
,harL God rests on no such sandy ioundation.-
They who tins defend her are her worst enemrS.
And vested rights such as these referred TO- VIII lie
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