Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-19
IRELAND.

The following is an extract from late
letter Of Mr.. WALSH to the National IatelH.
gencer.
The present Coercion bill is the eigh.
teenth. The Times calls it a straight
waistcoat for people raving from starva-
lion. The best part Of Sir Robert Peel's
speech (27th ultimo) on the measure is this
apostrophe:-''l, for my part, think that
one Of the evs--excuse me, know you
distrus. the feelings Of Englishmen on this
subject; can only declare for myself tina,
| lived for six years in that country, and
that left it with every feeling Of goodwill
for the people OF Ireland---excuse me, there.
fore, il say, that one Of the evils Of the
country is, that you rely too much upon
the powers OF the Executive Government.
loud cries Of hear, hear.) You always say
the government ought TO interfere-the
Legislature ought TO pass this measure, or il
ought to pass thst. Believe me, you have
It IN your own power; the landlords OF Ire.
land have II in their own power 10 effect
immensely more good than the Legislature
ever can. 1t is my firm belief that il you
would meet Observation-Disclosures as well an
resident proprietors-thati if you would meet
together and consider what ore the real evils
OF the country, and what are the real obli-
cations imposed upon you the landlords, you
would benefit the country more than the
Legislature could do. speak OF your rights;
but, when armed with legal powers, turn
out tho residents on your estates from their
houses on a winter night without consider
ing how provision is to be made for them
under such dreadful circumsta noes, what
can ensue but misery, ruin and desperation;
while by the exercise Of a little liberality
you may accomplish more than all the mea.
sures the Legislature could adopt"
A commentator has well remarked that
in this text Of Sir Rober. Peel, fairly ampli.
fed, he finds as strong an argument, as dis
tinct an admission, in favor Of repeal, or the
creation Of a separate Irish Legislature, as
has come from any mouth. The landlords
could hold counsel efficacously for the PEG.
Pile, only as part of delibera!ive assembly,
equally representing people; and thus res.
trained, enlightened and assisted, they might
perceive and accomplish the salvation and
veal of all parties. Some time ago, peru
sing cogent editorial article Of the Morn.
ing Chronicle, this paragraph struck me:
ave, the people of England are the real
criminals. We, by our detes,able system
OF confiscations, and our yet more detes,a-
bic penal laws, Intentionally impoverished
and degraded the people Of Ireland. We
fostered the pride and selfshness Of the in
'ruders, whom, after endowing with the
land Of the country, we upheld in demor-
alzing immunity from every check which
interest, fear, and sympathy impose on the
rich Of other countries. We planted the
seeds Of that system Of mutual outrage of
which the fruits amaze and shock US. Ours
was the guilt; ours is the duty Of reparalion.
Our task mus, be to remove the causes OF
mutual outrage, by placing restraints on the
expressions OF one party, and taking away
the exciting causes Of the others revenge"
Such British acknowledgment has, in
deed, weight and desert; but is the task
practicable by any other than domestic
Irish agencyl