Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-21

q so,sssdoa, Win find uddinousi satisfseuon IN " IL
eosssiss some psssagcs which we may hope would nave
.... se~sd or snsadsd hsd the life OF in anthor been
...r,d % eomplss. e.; but. with the allowance that jus,
eausssa waI nsls Coz q ~ork let thus necessarily imPer.
f.~, n wiI Be found fully TO sssuain hs reputation not only
o. snssr bus % . philsnthropis'
AN tSrrNrsnEp FRAGMENT FOUND AMONG
THE PAPERs OF n LATE REV. SIDNEY
a. SMITH.
TIE rsvsaus Of the Irish Roman Catholic Church is made
mo q hale ses. pos.sscs. rags. bones. and fragment. OF
old elssAss. and sho~s Irish old clothes. They worship
uteu N ksvcls, OF In the open air, from the want OF any
plsc, Of vcnhip. Their religion is the religion Of three
fourths Of The population. Not far od. in a well window
I'd ssd veil rooisd house. Is a well paid Protestant clergy.
vild..,.; near him tho clerk, near him the sexton, near
him - srsoa,s wifs-furious against the errors OF Popcry,
and vjliee sv lay down their lives for the great truths
sssbiiuAed q the Diet Of Augsburg.
There b . story in the Leinsier family which passes un-
der he name Of "She 70 not eeii!"
A Prossstsni Clergyman. whose charch was In tho neigh
borhood. vas . suesi at the house Of that upright and es-
ccuep, man ,hs Duke cf Leinster. lie had been staying
there shrss OF four days; and on Saturday night, as they
were oil retiring to Their rooms, the D"ke said we saai
ma, n. morrow nj brc akfsst." Nc 50 (said our Milesian
Pr.,sssut, your hour, my lord, is a little too late Tor me;
sm very particular in the discharge OF my duty, and your
brr.kf.si viii interfere Nth my church," The Duke was
pless.d with the very proper excuses u his guest, and they
sepsrsssd for tho night; his Grace perhaps deeming his pa.
lace more safe from all the evils OF lie tor containing in ITS
bosom such an exemplary son OF the Church. Tho hst
p>non. however, whom the Duke saw in the morning upon
entering the breakfast room IVES our punctusl Protestant,
deep in rolls and butsr. his finger in an egg, aud a large
alice Of the best Tippcrars ham secured on his plate
"Delish,ed 10 zee you, my dear wear" said the Duke; 'but
musf say Is nuch surprised Is delighted" "Oh, don't
you kpow what has Lappenedf" said 'hs sacred o,eaS,asi-
er-.sks is not psL." "Who is not we!iI' said the Duke,
.vou arc ns msnrd-you have no sister living; I'm quite
upessy; tell me who is not we'll" "Why, the tact rs, my
lord Dsks, that my congregation consists OF The CLERK. the
sexton. and The sections wife. Now. the sections wife Is
AN yerv delicate health: when she cannot attend, we cannot
muster the number mentioned in the rubric; and We have,
therefore. no service on thai day. The good woman hsda
cold and sore throat this morning, and, as i had breakfast
ed but slightly, 1 thought l might as well hurry back TO the
regular family deieuner." I don't know that the clergyman
behaved improperly; bat such a church is hardly worth an
insunecsion and civil war every ten years.
SIR Robert did well in fighting it out with O'Conneh--
He was too late; bat when he began he did II boldly and
sensibly. sod ]. for one. an heartily glad oConneii has been
found guilty ssd imprisoned. Tie was either IN earnest
about repesl or he ~as not. II he tras in earnest, l entire-
ly agree With Lord Grey and Lord Spencer that civil war Is
preferable TO repeal. Much ~ J hate wounds, dangers
privsiops. and explosions-mueh ss | love regular hours
ID dinner-FooGsh as l think men covered with the ieaih-
e.. Of the male Paiins SOmesiiess. aud covered with lace
in the course OF the ischlane Derve-mueh as l deiest all
these follies and ferocities, | would rather turn soldier my
self than acquiesce quietly in such n separation OF the en-
pire.
reverence for himself Who would stop TO discuss saeh d ques-
lion. IL Is such n piece OF anti-Briush yllany that none
but the bitaresi enemy Vi our blood and people could en-
tain such 4 project. IL rs to be met only with round and
Rrspe-to be answered by ShTapnei and Congreve-to be
discussed In hollow squares, and rcfuied by battalion four
d..n. N ne nut down by the ultima ratio Of that armed
Aristotle the Duke OF Wellington.
OaConnefl is released, and released i have no doubt BY
the conscientious decision Of the Law Lords. II he was
sn;us,Iv feyen from some technical defee) imprisoned, |
rejoice In his liberation. England is, believe, the only
country In the world where such an even, could have hap
pened, and a wise lrishman III there be a wise ~lrshman)
should be slow in separating from a country whose spirit
can produce and whose institutions can admit OF such a re.
suit. OF his guilt no one doubts, but guilty men must be
hung Technically and according 10 established rules; upon
4 statuabie gibbei. with Parliament rope, and a legal hang
man. sheriff. and chaplain on the scafold, and the mob in
the foreground.
But. after all. I have no dssire my dear Daniel should
conc To any harm, for 1 believe there is n great deal OF viz
tue and excellent meaning in lim, and | must now beg a
few minutes conyeSation with him. .Afier all, my dear
Daniel. what il it you want n separation Of the two coun-
triesl for what purposel for your own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for
the qualification of your personal vaniryl You don'tknow
yourself; you are much too honorable and moral a man,
and too elear-siphted a person for such n business as this;
the empire will be twisted out Of your hands by 4 set OF
eut-throal villains. and YOU will do secretly by u poisoned
potato. or be pistolled ia the streets. You have Too much
sense, and taste. and opeuness TO endure for a session the
stupid and sudacious wickednessa and nonsense Of your as
socistes. III you want fame YOU mus; 10 inssti ,ble. Who
$50 much known in all Europe, or 60 much admired BY
honest men for the real good YOU have done TO your coun
uy, before this insane cry Of Repeal And don't imagine
you eau inumidate this Government; Whatever be their
fapls or merits you may take my word for it you will mol
inumidsfe them. They will prosecute you again, and pui
down yoar Cloalarf meetings, and they will be quite right
in doing 80. They may make concessions, and ! think
they will; but they would fall into utter contempt if they
allowed themselves to be terrified into a dissolution Of the
Union. They know full well that the English nation are
unanimous and resoluie upon this point, and that thsy
would prefer war to a repeal. And now, dear Daniel,
at down quietly at Denynnne, and tell me-, when the
bodily fraaae 10 refreshed with the wine Of Bordeaux.
whether all this is worth while. What is the object Of all
government The object OF all government is roast mutton.
potatoes, elaret, a stout constable, an honest Justice, a clear
highway, q free chapel. What trash TO be bawling IN the
streets about the Green Isle. the Isle OF the Ocean. the
bold anthem Of Erin 20 brsgh, A far better anthem
would be Erin 20 bread and cheese, Erin go cabins iia;
will keep DOT the rain. EIin go pantaloons without holes in
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about governing yoane.vss. II laws arc good and well
administered, d IL wort, while TO rush INTO war and rebel
hon in order that no beuer laws may be made in another
place Are you an EtUn boz, ~Eo has lust come out full
al Plutarch's Lives. and considering In every case how
Epsminondas or Phlor0men would have acted 7 or are
you, our own dear DANIEL, drilled 10 al the business and
bustie Of life 7 am with you heart aud soul in my detes
tstion OF all injustice done 10 LELAND. Your priests shalI
be fed and paid the liberties Of your Church be seupu-
lousy guarded and in civil affairs the most even Iu.uee
he preserved between Cathode and Protestant. Thu. far
G sa . thorough rebel a. well a. yourself but when you