Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-18
(From The N.ir York True SuH)
THE IRISH FAMINE

Inc tate accounts from England, although
greatly exaggerated by political p~urtizons tor
parry OBJECTS. arc OF yer, serious nature. and
one that Is scarcely und Jst01l in this coun-
tTy. A failure Ui the itading crop in any
country would BE- a serious calamity 10 that
portion ot the commJuitY which have no
means OF changing their diet or ct Iaying cX-
oiol'ahl prices Tor small quantities. of food in
any shape. Fortunately iA the United States
'he number OF which ,bdt CLASSIC composed is
40 smau as 10 place Them beyond danger of Sc
we're suffering IN such an event. and ne prob
aouIileS Of ITS occurrence arr very rrmote.-
lu any o. the North Weston countries OF En-
rope The calamiues would be very great:
much greater than il would have been a quar-.
irT oi a century STAGE: But the iuhabi anti
ui these tountues ani OF Eagiand, although
snci are lar from being 30 wei situated as Ne
ia me United Sttacs. nave sill many rc,our.
cs. Potatoes form only part OF their diet.
snd the produce Of their industry is al'Nay,
more orlcss available for jhr purchase Of fCf.
cien grown food. They have aocumu.a;ions
Oh money, OF stocks, ana of greater Or less IL
pots al ioUd.
H. Iceland oil his is true to a vcry Iimitrc
cAv.hi, ana potatoes gre the sole dependence
ci F." 'afo' portion ol "a popIialion-np, a
'"u' Tor iIeIr well b.in-. 5uf Tor th.ir IN r
tAislencv. The wutCiuj mi-aoycmment a.
hut hipicss country has reduce to- iaAab.
lian's To Tie last siuEe Ctruy,ty aud d~istrgss
the wealth al Ireland mas Tor % years been
dawn from The vast estates ofthe LII am
gentry, 10 Iced ths pomJ 81 their owner, al
the Ray cuuTt OF En.iand. Whatever OF
wealth. has been produced rs the labor of
nshunaa has ocrn expended los the btneht Oh
EnSis'1me a. No capital has arcumuia I. 4 On
bctII sulicrti TO femain Ia thr country To- en-
plOy her susia 50 honest niustU. The result
hds shown ltsrH ~ almost IA total loxs al o
marx I Tor lush labor. la The south and west
o. lf-ilnd this T. more particularly true: amt
uh- wan 81 employment mss c mpelled each
one IL himself To- hire al ln tAorbitant rent.
patch at an acre or two-or even nols-
inm wiiga % extract sufficient food 70 keen
himself alive from yesr to wear. This match
= mad to VI lj as nsaeA food as possible
Potatoes are therefore almost solely 10 b. de-
pended upon in vast districts. The whole
po1ul guou Is tlui proNi-toned for d year on
Is and with q ioot which no human IugCn H..
y can p%.r-'rvc long 7 iLan . year. Ii man.
ages 20 rise lust enough 10 last a year, ia a
nne oi good harvest.
WAT. ia u, must DC the distress AMI hor.
Tor which OveItaHss such q pcorl when a vast
distl. hud, It's sole drp-nirn-c de- row
b. ui ull- prevailing dissasei SOM oi the nc
C'Ia.a place The extent OF the ruin al one
haU. That Is TO say, the whole crop will
last SIX months. For the remaining six
months not an eatable thins is within gE,so ol
thra- poor people, who stand ca,h u1on ms
tdlen destitute AMI dcsolate. At su,h a mo-.
m.n' political quacks propos- lheir remedies.
'.Op.a the ports 90 free grain, cries one.
Alas oil what u.s. - free grain to ihos- who
nave ~ ~"h'CwIthIl TO bIyi '.R peal the
Iuion. cncs auotbsr. The d]isuuion Of the
spirit with as earthly cnrmant is nearer M
h'1d. Iie uaIy Q msiy is Tor ram1 rci and
bt1died hna.du to- disgprge amt civ blck IN
id'hi>1.d Iceland "a 81 200 0O0 900 size hs
driNn rom herd ~o,dte sons iuilg th. mrs.
eni century without an equivdlrut. Tn am.
hual tribute plt 5y lfelanl 60 England in
taxes a5s niee rsntsis G1,0J0 OlJ. or S35..
OJ0.OOO. What nation ON earth con exist
with sJ,ho trcm udicus drain upon us re-.
sourors' There are il Ireland 81 countries.
WHOSE population Is 1851. 800. and who's
s'pcHices - ilSi3,O00 IRISH plantation a.
u.s. HE following aie the counties wher.
the distress D., gratrst