The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-22
From !fs True Hesleyas.
ireland and the Irish.
On ONE SIDE IRELAND AND VIRTUE.
ON THE OTHER ENGLAND AND GUILT.
Concluded.

Concluded.
Miscellaneous Fae!s Of Irish Oppression.
In The county of Kent there are tbir,
teen parishes without single church or
resident pastor.
L- Ia West Somerset there arc SIX.
teen parishes 10 which there has no, been
a resident parson within the memory Of
any living man, and yet 10 both these
counties the t.thss are fully collected
Since the year 1900. the enormous sum
of twelve millions of dollars has been vo-
ted in support of The church system out Of
The public money, over and above the rev.
enue from the church lanls and tithes.
Oll472 benefices or livings in Ireland,
$50 have not resident clergyman. In
2lo parishes there is no church, in 1853
no divine Service, aud in 4 parishes. NOT
one resident member in connection with
the established church
Ireland pays 10 supper! naval anna.
ment, the civil and military establishment,
upwards of thirteen millions of dollars
all designed 10 keep ireland in subiec>
ton.
The total amour, OF secret ser vice
mone!' paid for spies, intormants, &c. By
Great Britain, from 1897 to 1906 was
$2,000,0O0.
Between 1898 and 1900 there were
Sky piue Roman ChapeIs destroyed in
ireland by British Pro!estanlsn. The
celebrated Dr.. Leiber tells US that under
Cromweli's lieutenancy in ireland, 30,
900 Irish were sold as slaves TO America;
and 40 coo entered into foreign service.
Grea, numbers OF the Irish entered into
the French service IRON the year 1891 10
l745.
Several persons Under James I. were
arrested on charge of treason. The
charge was untounded; the otjec. OF it was
10 con6scale :deir property. To force
witnesses to become perjured, their obs!l-
macy was punished with The most horrible
ror,ures. They we're burned in the heshy
paris OF The bod with hot irons; placed
on grldiron over charcoal fire, and
fnaly tIogged unlil nature could support
them 10 longer, and they promised to
swear anything that the commissioners
pleased. Bills Of Indictment were pre-
scented 10 Grand Juries and al once igno-
red. For this opposition to the will Of
government, the jurors were summoned
10 the Star Chamber and heavily fined. -
Several Witnesses who could not be sub
dued, were given up 10 the vengence oil
the law. This is bot Specimen Of the
numerous class Of occurrences under the
reign of James. Six entire counties were
at once forfeited to the crown. a mere
anonymous letter on any subject in which
the crown was involved, was umpl y 81 I'll
Client evidence to procure conviction.
UudeI Charles the same system Of
fra and oppression was continued. The
entire counties of Roscommon, Mayo,and
Sligo were pronounced forfeited, but not
until many jurors han suffered from heavy
fines, had been pilIoried with loss OF ears
had been bored through the tongue, and
sometimes marMe1 in The foreh cad with q
hot ron.
| 10 obtain the rich county Of G lway,lN,
sheriff was tiucd one thousand hounds
and IL Jurors were fined four thousand
eoch-and sentenced 10 remain in prison
until they would become obedienl sub
ivcts. The Barrislcr Tor the landhold
crs' Irish OF The county was undoubtedly
! brbed. This mlo afterwards for eight
cen years enjoyed prlvs;e pm sion o
G3O0 per annum from the crown.
TWenly-seven thousand freshmen at ont
time, aud Iony thousaod IT another, were
expllria,cd. Al other dillt~ent ljlnes,
huodrcI lhor 81 I'd more were exiI led. -
Six tholslnI boys AMI women were ais