New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-23

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aries but the sword Rejecting the Catholic Rit-
ua because il was expressed in an unknown
tongue she sent the English Prayer Book TO
People ignorant Of that language and employed
ferocious sodery TO illustrate It's real simplicity
and beauty The Parliament Of the Pale, ike the
sun.hower, turned its revolving face to catch the
Royal smile and received from Henry VIII Ed
ward VI Mary and Elizabeth successively, DIFF
ferent religion with the same cheerful loyalty that
it greeted the new superscription and image OF
each on the coin of the Kingdom" The Irish pre-
ferred their own long cherished religion to that so
rudely and inconsistency recommended to them BY
their enemies Thenceiorth ensued war OF con-
fscstion and massacre reaching far downward TO-
ward our own time. and in which, although the
parties remained unch anged, the hostility Of races
was lost in the terrible conflict Of religious sects
England exasperated by the iirmness OF Ireland
determined to extirpate her heresy by extermina-
ting her People, and to supply their place with
more orthodox colonies from Scotland as well as
from the regions South Of the Tweed. The genius
OF the versatile Bacon was taxed to make the ne"
plantations grow and the fands to carry on the ex-
terminating war were obtained by mortgaging the
lands TO be conquered. No mercy was shown even
% women or children in this war Of Faith. The
Irish People fed before the destructive armies and
took refuge in cavems. subssting there on the
fruits of the pasturage and on the spells taken from
their invaders they multiplied like the blades Of
grass while their obnoxious Faith became as iirm
as their mountain homes. Then came new armies
driving the natives down upon the plains and
when it was found that famine and pestilence IN
voved both parties in common destruction the mer-
cful concession was made that the entire Catholic
population Of ireland should be allowed refuge
in u single province, there to remain on PAIN oil
death if found beyond its borders.
At length in the year Of the Gospel OF Peace on
Earth and Good VIII toward Men, one thousand
six hundred and ninety one, Just five hundred and
twenty years after the invasion by Henry the
wars which he began at fret for conquest and
which afterward became a medley Of Rapine and
Fanaticism, came TO an end by the Treaty OF Lin
erick after the Battle Of the Boyne.
Wesrie5 with tedious war they cease.
And Goth the kings and Kingdoms plight the peace
What were the results OF these long and furious
wars 81 Ireland was conquered at last, and was
despoied The Aristocracy Of England were own.
ers and masters in Ireland, and its native possess
ors were tenants, servants and slaves. The coun-
try contained eleven millions of acres of tillsble
land. One million were possessed by Enghshmen
who, having come to convert Ireland to Luther had
relapsed to Rome Ten millions Of acres were the
property OF English Protestant Lords, and not one
acre was left to the native Celtic lrishnan. But
the People of Ireland had not been exterminated.
They constituted threefourths Of the population.
and were more numerous than ever. What then -!
Had ireland we'd nothingl Had England gained
everything No! The Aristocracy of England
had gained country they could not fill
Ireland had saved her Faith, and England had
gained nothing not even the security she had
deemed essential The Catholic Religion remained
mistaken in ireland. Liberty of Conscience was a
condition of the capitulation Mt Limerick and was
soleInnly guaranteed by William OF Orange and
Mary the daughter OF James.
Policy as well as well as public Faith now re-
ouired that the conquered kingdom should be left
in peace thatis wasted strength should be repaired,
that the ranking wounds opened during centuries
of persecution should be healed and that Ireland
should be admitted to free enjoyment OF the civil
rights guaranteed by the British Constitution. But
Fear and Fanaticsm know no policy suggested by
Humanity and keep no covenants, though they be
written in blood England still feared the return
of her Catholic Princes and therefore willed that
the People of Ireland, although inhexible IN their
faith and always LOYAL when not driven to rebellion,
and although they were reposing on the Treaty OF
Limerick. should nevertheless be converted to the
Reformation. The object Of England remained the
same. only the means were now changed and Per
fdy was added TO Persecution. The Army gave
place to the sterner Despotism OF the Law, and
the Sword TO the Scafiold-a more certain engine
of destruction.
iceland was already subjected under consiitu'
ton admirably adapted to the introduction of the
Penal Religious Code. Her only Legislature was
the Parliament of the Pale-and this senbance o.
a Legislature had been deprived OF Life by the Poy
nines law. which forbade il to assemble without
the previous consent Of the King, or TO pass any
law not first approved by him. Petitions from Ire
land were inhibited unless first sanctioned by the
ROYAL Deputy residing there, and lrshmen were
forbidden TO leave their country lest by their com
plants they might annoy the majesty OF the King
or QlntulO " wv S
land The Penal Code banished the Bishop, the
Priest and the Sohoolmaster from lreland-iorbade
attendance on Catholic worship on pain OF death
for perseverance-madet the converting Of Protest
ant to the Catholic Faith ielony-annulled exist
inc marriages between Catholics and Protestants
and interdicted them in future-transiered Catho
lie children of living parents to guardians Ia Chan
cery-closed against Catholics every Office Of trust
or profit in the State, in the Army ard In the Ma
w. and in every Corporation, mercantile or municl
pal-deprived them Of the right 70 be ireeholders
the night to vote, 10 maintain actions at law to bt
Jurors to keep arms for self defence, to travel ever
within the kingdom to be executors or guardians
aud even Of the right TO keep horse worth more
than five pouads-robbed the Catholic child OF ~
estate If even unwihngly or unconsciously in
structed by a Catholic at home or abroad-trans
ferred Catholic Parents estate TO his abjurine
son--gave a separate maintenance TO renouncine
wife. aud emancipated from parental control al
Catholic children who would forsake the family al
tar-subected Catholic property to seizure for pub
lie purposes without compensation and finally pro
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