New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-08

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March 81. l-47
I'VE arrived here to-day, at halfpast three
VI. having made short journey from Eeuvy sur Lore
We are proceeding By easy stages as nv father finds the
motion Of the carriage fstgues him. and pain Ia
his back. He H. to day, thank God very well, ate
good dinner, and We have hopes be will sleep well Al
though he often very low indeed. we have reason 10
think that the journey with him and that he may
derive great benefit from his wilt TO Rome. suppose
we sA1N Be here leilhtH fortnight.
Two MILLIONS Of Human beings, according TO
the Dublin Nation, are destined to perish by this
years famine in Ireland a population sufficient
for powerful state-and two-thirds Of our own a.
the time Of our Revolutionary struggle The mind
shudder, at the b--e contemplation Of the fact
what then must be the feelings Of the spectators Of
tie horrible calamity
1t cannot but be believed that something must
be rotten in the state OF Ireland, to admit the
truth Of this hideous deprivation What is TO be
the remedy, we are incapable Of divining-but a
remedy must be found and if enlightened states
men do not attempt Jne empires vAi-and the
body polite suffer as much or more from the cure
than the disease.
We copy the article Of the Dublin Nation on the
subject 1t is written in al indignant and it may
be, somewhat exaggerated strain Of eloquence {:
but countless circumstances compe US to acknowl-
edge its too much truth
The LAST REsoURcE-It is calculated by the
English Ministry the English Spectator declares that
this years famine will kill two millions of the Irish peo
pie. Two millions DO men realize 70 themselves that
tragic facti Do they know Whist il naedHsf Does II
picture to their minds out Of every four living
In Ireland when the English Parliament met 20 egisaie
for our safety dead or doomed 10 death One out
of every four OF every hundred, twenty-five; an en-
tire fourth Of all this Irish dying in the unspeak
able pangs Of hunger No, We believe they do no, know
it, vague feeling OF the enormous cslsmity floats n
mems minds but full sense OF that desoaiion and al
consequences no man seems to have realized.
Two millions If all the human beings living in Scot
land-men women and chidren-had died Of some sud
den plague and left that populous kingdom wide
wilderness without the face Of the loss Of human
life would only equal what has fallen on us II death
had swept over some other main branch Of the British
enpire-oyer Wales over Canada-Cansda. 50 strong
that men watch 10 her spring into the attitude OF
new Western empire, another sefmanumitted slave Of
Engand-the loss of life would but amount 10 hdy what
we sustain The Swiss Republic the Kingdoms of Den
mark Norway, Ssxony, Hanover Tuscany, Greece-sny
one of all these sovereign states might be depopuated
70 the last man snd still fewer of Gods creatures be lost
than we have flung into the grave with accursed apathy
in this single year. The plaques which made fearful
epochs in the history of the human race-the wars
which men regarded rs visible scourges OF God-the
revolutions Nnlcn pieces lofcNri
and formidable yranny-none Of them all swept over
single land with such desolation English rule has
brought upon US in this one fearful season.
And the is coming in the track of the isminethe
fever which strikes dead the rich, not the poor II kills
says Dr. Corrgsn in language OF terrible sgnihcance-
kills of Of the wealthy for one out OF ten Of
the poor This scOurge is coming and which OF US Ell
can promise himself immunity for month"; Who can
be assured that he will not be the victim Of Eng
land
To the proud merchant and the upright trader there
is truly something more terrible than death Itself
the loss of credit" Is not this. too, come or coming
The inevitable progress of scarcely and confusion from
the low the high has followed its appointed course,
and aggravated by ignorant laws 1t threatens 10 wrap
us in a common ruin. Poor-LAws, BESrINcK clauses,
and GREGORY clauses, the natural alarm of English
merchants the spring tide of emigration drawing an
enormous capital and labor from our shores the thou
sand Commissions that fall like curses on state without
Government, come to make this ruin complete and
signal.
Two millions Of our workers dead-ieyer coming like
an avepging angel among the slohful nchcommercisl
panic and ruin begunpriests and physicians wanting
the necesssres OF life in the midst OF quadruped labor
our landed gentry beggaIed by public works over
which they had contrOlour rural shopkeepers about
10 be robbed of their natural customers hencetorth TO
be fed and clothed by English contractors at their cost
a time fast coming and inevitable II we do not stop and
forbid it-when this ancient Island robbed Of its gentry
its clergy its professional and mercantile classes It's in
dustrous farmers and skiul artisans shall present 10
the eve of the stranger wide gang OF paupers and
pay clerks slaves and save-drvers.
Oh GoD of Justice and Mercy 10 whom our fathers
were faithful in peril and persecution must endure
thisl "Out of the depths we have cried TO Thee oh
LORD LORD hear our voice Lot Thy ears be attentive
to the voice of our application
When Gop led His people out Of the land OF bondage
through such terrible vengeance, their suherngs had not
equaled ours. When the Romans meditated abandon
ins their noble city after its sack by the Gsuwhen the
brave Dutch nation prepared go into their ships and
sail away from heir country forever, rather than
endure the desoating dominion of foreign con
queror their was not more desperate than ours At
II 49, ito anna
brave voice was heard, exhorting them to one more
struggle-one more struggle for their dear country =
and the more struggle, nerved with a last despe
rate hope, still triumphant On II some potent
voice awoke our people their condition the
cess IL still 10 be Men would bail II as the voice
of one commissioned of Heaven 10 speak divine truth
Why should not such one nOw-now 10 THIS hour OF
our extremity say for Ireland what Ireland will hatn
Cons name this has lasted too long cannot endure
more and we cont fou may send your lawyers 10
prosecute US or your soldiers 20 kill but by Heav
en- justice people shall die tameIy OF your law no
longer. First take lives. You drew sway our re-
sources to your country you feed your soldiers
plentfuy among while the native people OF the land
starve you leave pensioners on The aims OF Tor
eign country your enemy and conqueror you scon al
our wants our hopes our ancient nauon-by GODS
eternal justice, this must end H0R
For resoute men there is always hope and sure dey-
erance Always If not to-day, omorrow for justice
comes As certain as death There is resource in GODS
Providence of which England takes account II our
cause be just-snd Oh Heavens is il not Just aud gray
with patience IA power fights side 70 which ut
mate victory is never denied As Con rules this
universe 60 surely must right prevail in the end Israel
in Egypt were weak 10 charos and h0rseen 10 the host
of PHARAOH but not recorded that their slavery was
without An end. The scattered colonists OF England
in America wsre but handful in comparison to that
tremendous empire but the Issue victory FOR the
truth The Catholics of Ireland only raised their angry
voices against the aud numbers OF England, but
still the right prevailed For Providence is nghtng in
the ranks of the just whether they shake their yranis
with the potent words Of truth, or scourge them win
the svengng sword.
Aud II we were silent saves-if we suffered another
wear ike this % come and Kill It's other two mil
lions in sAysh silence-,he triumph Of England look
ing complete and irreyocable 10 human eyes would
In truth be but the beginning Of defeat FOR II our
deiyerance is not At hsnd-if our slavery still con
tinue-wheiher our famished people are 10 be hung
In hdeous nskedness and prec piison into their mil
lion graves or TO lie stark corses on the plains con
ouersd from them again by the ruian sword OF violence
voice will assuredy be raised, calling on Heaven Tor
vengeance on the murderers who slew them In their
own land And children will grow up in the uodden
nation TO pray the Lord that no peace no rest no
nTo.nerity may be vouchssfed 10 England III God
Justice to suffering Ireland prevail, and be made mani
ies, 10 sll men. ,,, - .hn, Ill,
generstioa NAV still be saved Let Us meet toeether-
an ranks and classes Of lrishmen-in some NauonA
Council and take measures, once Tor al lor our re-
Sen,iou that we too may not be dung into cotiniess
graves amid the bitter ana contempt1o1s laugh
ter OF all mankind.