Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-04

uuues nave brought them into contact with
the poor, have fallen victims-and Yesterday.
the account arrived in town, of the death of
Lord Turgan, from Typhus fever. lie was,
l understand, a man Of large property. "A
good landlord, and much beloved and respect
ed.
The ravages Of pestilence and famine ap-
pear In their most terrible form in the large
county OF Cork, which occupies the greater
portion OF the southwestern extremity Of the
Island, and contains a population of upwards
OF 100000 souls. In the city Of Cork. they
have had TO open FIVE hospitals, for the recep-
ton OF fever patients. Hundreds of poor crea-
lures 60 10 them, merely that when they die.
they may not be thrown into a hole. but NAV
be d~eceHtly buried in a coffin. Great NUM-
bers have been found dead in the streets Of
Cork, who died Of starvation and fever, while
waiting for admission 10 the poor houses and
hospitals. There are. perhaps, hundreds of
thousands, so far exhausted BY hamilton. that,
according TO medical testimony. a sinnle full
meal would be likely to cause speedy death.
The greatest mortality has been amongst the
children, who, Of course, had not stamina 10
withstand the want aud suffering they have
undergone. Dr.. Harvey, a member Of the
Central Committee, mentioned in Saturday
evenings meeting, an estimate to the effect,
that one million of the people Of Ireland will
probably be swept away by famine and fever.
This Is a blue lookout for us all. After the
meeting | felt, and so | suppose did every
one else who was there, much like the sol
diers of a regiment condemned TO defamation.
Another Of the speakers reported, that in a
part Of the county of Waterford, the tcnantry
were unable to cultivate their little pieces Ct
ground, or 10 pay their rent and their land
lord, who wished to get rid Of them, offered
each Of them a sum of money on condition Of
his giving up possession Of his ground, throw
ing down his cabin, and removing to some
other part Of the country. They did 50, and
retired TO the seaport town Of Dungarvan.-
The people Of Dungarvan had a very larpe
pauper population Of their own to support.
ana II was quite out Of their power 10 main
tam this invasion from the mountains. The
Friend who mentioned this circumstance sta
ted that at the time Of his recent visit to the
town, the poor homeless peorle, having spent
the money the landlord hdd given them, were
lying about under open sheds, helpless, home
less, and starving. The Ladies' Committee,
Tor the relief of the poor, were doing out
their aid to the poor of the town, but the con-
irlbutors refused TO allow the immigrants to
get a share, lest, by being encouraged TO re-
i'"'h Al AHN wv ls th'J olOuIu DUldln Il SET
tlement, and become a permanent charge up
on them. For / should tell You that a new
Poor Law has Just been enacted for Ireland,
by which, under certain conditions and limi.
t%ations, the able-bodied labortr will be cnti.
tied to outdoor relief in the district to which
he belongs. The result Of this act, will bC
an enormous increase OF taxation upon tn,
farmers, shopkeepers, and manufacturers-i
fact, upon all the industrious and productiy,
classes. You may form some idea of wha
this burden is likely to be, when ! tell you
that at the lowest computation, three Of tn
eight millions Of our population, are helpless
paupers.
One of the Secretaries Of the Central Com
mittee stated that in one locality, it was est
mated that the Poor Law tax. for three months
would be equal to one-half the annual reuta
and If this tax continued in the same pro
portion for twelve months, a man who pait
sixty pounds "A year rent for his houses o
lands. would be subject to a claim of doubl,
that sum for the maintenance of the poor
Such a process Of depletion as this, it is clear
would very speedily increase the three mil
lions Of pauPers TO eight. We would Their
be in the enjoyment of equality, as shiriless,
and anti-aristOcrallc, as the most %ilnaticaI
sans cUiyHe could desire. 1t was the genera
opinion Of the speakers, that il is quite unlike
! y this law can be carried out, even although
it should prove to be much less oppressive
than a claim of 200 per cent. on the rent
During the last year, the landlords had receiv-
ed only a small portion of their rents; the far.
mers have been heavy losers by the blast OF
the potatoes, and the great failure Of the oat
crop. The ]cottierS and small holders have
been reduced to absolute pauperism by the
I go 4 IL. 80 - a.
suffering likely to be, that this is the mos
unfortunate time that could have been chosen
for the imposition of such d tax upon so poo
a people.
The newspaper press of Ireland, is deplor
ably factions and perverted by party %influen
ces. When the Conservative wishes tC
blacken the Repeater, or the Repeater the
Conservative, you cannot believe a word tina
either of them say. Everything is represent
ed through a party medium, and no relianc,
can be placed upon their statements or deduc
tons. ! was therefore glad to have an oppor
tunity of hearing the opinions of a number o
sensible, practical, conscientious men, respect
ing the feasibility Of the new Poor Law, whicl
is actually striking terror into the hearts o
most of the Irish people, who are sufficient,
raised above the condition Of paupers to hav,
anything to lose. Indeed, | think it likely
that besides the vast emigration of the NOR
comfortable farmers, and of the poor, who ar
assisted by their friends in America, to eros
the Atlantic, you will be likely, before long
to have numbers Of the middle classes takin.
refuge amongst you, with whatever portion
of their property they can save from the ava
larche of poverty, disease, and taxation, tina
threatens TO swallow us uP. A prosperou
merchant, with whom | had some talk on tn,
subject, remarked that he thought that all VIII,
were not worth more than fifty thousand dol
lars, would do well to emigrate. If all sucl
take his advice, | will certainly be with yol
one Of these days, with all my impedimentc
so keep a sharp look out for me, wheneve
you hear of a fresh arrival of Hibernian Goth.
and Yandals. Jokes apart, there seems eve
ry probability of an immense accession to 9Th,
Irish Party in the United States. SO vas
is the EMIGRATION, that if il continues mncl