The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-26

ported by, the produce of the land, wifuy out
ragged and attempted to be totally abrogated Vain
attempt. as II natural law ordinance of heaven
be long held in allegiance and terrible misery not to
be produced Eight thousand have this gift Of
Providence to the exclusion Of eight millions Ca these
eight thousand hold It much niger against the awak-
eniDg intelligence OF the millions To root out Irish
landlords and exterminate andlordism- to eradicate
it, root and branch out of the island, should be the
Irish landlordm' thoud be the first war-cry-should
be the password Of any army Of independence-ths
council Of three hundred"
THE STATE oE IRELAND.
The writer OF the following letter is said to have
resided Some years IN Ireland an official capa-
city, which affords him the best means of informa-
ton, and to be military man o. high rank and of
great experience, as well as great intelligence -
This country, since Mitchel's transportation has
been apparently quiet but that very quiet leads to
suppose that IL extends only far appearances CO.
and that the dsaected only waiting for what they
may consider favorable opportunity. The clubs
have within the last month not only increased
ber both In Dublin and the provinces, but daily
becomingmore cautious In their proceedings and per-
h" ,ert as uoh a. S ~ LA 80
months ago frequent all over the country
almost unheard of-merely because the repeasrs
waiting to make an attempt extended scale and
all Ireland will take its tone from Dublin II Is known
that $4,000 men and upwards are at present armed,
and well armed too, aud almost the whole of that
! Der have been practised to their arms. An I'M
quantity of ammunition has fouu its way into
Ireland during the last six months. Where 1t! The
number Of avowed repea is great the number of
peaers avowed ~ also great; and to these others
whom the smallest chance of success would surely
turn, from selfish motives, and say how many honest
n and true left? Some strong and decisive
sure should be at taken to put down the CLUBS
and disarm the disafected as much possible. Till
this is DONE all other must be fruitiess Our
soldiers true Steel and, should there be few
selves they would DO shot by their comrades The
pensioners may also be calculated a most eff
Gent force The Dublin police and the
the country most useful force, and to be trusted
body but still when reflect that they all Irish
hes it cannot be that there are not some dis
affected men amongst them and, think, there
any symptom Of the Repesers getting the upper hand
even for short time, both police and oonstabuary
would in part sympathise with them. The events
which have just taken place in Paris have doubt
shown the Repeaers what disciplined troops aud
will do and Is the time to act with energy when,
to use ayugar xPresson they down in the MOUTH
and not to wait till they have gained
and confidence have no doubt they have leaders in
different parts who could easily raise in a very short
time, desperate attempt at rebellion; that, when
in arms those leaders have not the power Of
REFRESHING their followers and though In the long
bloodhed Remember the harvest is fast approaching
The clubs are hourly interchangeable priests rpe
for repeal and upwards Of $4,000 mon known to
be well armed. The clubs must be put down at once,
a the first great step to improvement
The French Republic.
There IL only article in the Paris journals of the
11thinst of sufcen interest for extract 1t in the
Consttutionnei in answer to some Of the journals
which have accused 1t with having rcactionary ten
dency The Constitutional declares that it is sincere
in its adoption of the republic but then proceeds as
follows to express Its opinion to the which
ought to be adopted for the consolidation of nsti-
| tutl0ns:-
"Let government call itself monarchcal or repub-
lican 1t is Indispensable that its institutions b. adap-
ted to the particular character of the people whom
it is destined Extremes more be resisted in
! physical than in moral order. Too much little
food proves injurious the sight equally affected by
too much or too little light and just the for
much too little liberty destroys him. either by CON
sumption, or by fever and delirium. Liberty there
fore must have its limits. When under the monarchy
on ihartv thOruh hat
they were made solely for the interest of the
chy admit that it might have its share of them.
But there sacrifices which must be made even
der the republic because they commanded by the
interest Of society as a body. When the monarchy
vidual interest might be seen in that act But
when society refuses that its double base property
ment from liberty be effected for the most extensive
and most lawful Of human interests? Let be ia
ed discussions in which metaphysicans reason in large
books about the orig of things the boldes
cations be advanced, Such negations, buried In wri
tiDgs not very accessible to all without danger
We speak Of the exciting polemics which appeal to the
passions and which, denying the right Of property in
We have just the horrible effect of such predca-
tions-they lead TO civil war In fact there is not
merely the daily press to disseminate them, there
the placards, there the clubs. Scarcely lad the
republicans of the re achieved the right Of paoard
Ing when they used 1t, as generals do in harangung
their troops, to prepare them for attack defence
against enemy NJ. Caussidiere said in one of his
addresses to the people Of Paris which posted up
"Citzens, keep your arms" Another invited in we'll
known placard portion ofsocety nd pardon
or naced it with the Justice of the ms mltar
ly organised. At the time certain clubs became
citadels camps. Such the effect Of extreme Ii
berty in our nation of soldiers 1t Is evident that such
state of things would send back to the middle ages
that 1t would assimate the French republic those
Italian republics, in which civil CONT ually exist
ed in which the parties fought amongst themselves to
prescribe each other in turn the entering
into possession of the houses lands from which the
conquered driven out Modern liberty has chang
ed this regime has substituted the discussion
of the tribune for the field Of battle; the vanquished
lose power place Of losing their country their pro-
yerty they undergo the ndem nation of public
opinion, in place Of undergoing order of Danish
ment The French republic must not renounce the ad
vantages OF this happy transformation 1t cannot
therefore who desire it to be moderate are they who
wish to ensure it a long careern
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The National Assembly, the 18th inst, adopted,
almost without remark, bill to regulate the steno-
graphic service Of the Chamber the purpose of Civ
ing the reports in the Moniteur OF the sitting also
one for the formation Of camp Of $4,000 men in the
Champ de Mars, or in the environs Of Paris and,
lastly bill demanding grant of 1000 FIR for effect
ing certain clearings and improvements in the State
forests The Minister OF the Interior presented bill
relative to the caution money for newspapers the
sum to be deposited has been diminished more than
in place Of 10000 francs and the others in proper
ton Tho honorable Minister also presented a bill
against offences Of the press but it differs from that
hitherto in force, only in certain modfc atoms of
guage inserted to suit the republican form Of govern
He likewise brought forward a third bill which seemed
to excite more interest than the Others namely
one TO reguarise the holding OF political clubs Any
citizens are permitted to open club provided they
make preliminary declaration of their int ention to
the proper authoritiesto the Project Of Police at
Paris and to the Mayor of the in the depart
mens the said declaration be made at forty
eight hours in advance all the sttipgs must be public
and at least quarter of the seats must be for
strangers a government functionary may be present
at all the sttiDgs in seat especially reserved for him;
process verbal of the proceedings Of each sitting to
be drawn up by president and secretaries no club
resolve itself into q secret committee, nor
any propositions tending to excite disturbance civil
war hQ hrOI WarH ami, hasa
provisions is to be subjected to fine of from 400 to 500
francs and If thought necessary, to suspension Of
civic rights for period Of year at least and three
at most. Whoever appears at club with arms Is to
be liable to imprisonment of from three to six
months, and to the prvation Of civic rights Of from
three to ten years The tribunals order the clos
innn Of cluh VIII O IA al