Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-06-23
Unhappy Ireland.

The late intelligence from this distracted
country is Of description that will kindle the
fire of indignation in the bosom Of every patriot;
tha, will cause thousands TO view the conduct Of
the British Government with loathing and dis.
gust; nay, that will cause the spark of liberty.
now Wodden 10 the earth, TO rise from the dust,
and shine brighter and broader, until the ruth
less hand that attempts 10 slrungle it is Paralized
and the tyrant Of to-day is made the fugitive Of
tomorrow.
A man, enjoying the privileges and exercising
the functions Of a man, has been transported
exiled from his country, his home, his family,
and his friends, for daring to speak as became
man. He seen British injustice and British ~.
ranny stalking through the land of his nativity,
trampling upon the rights Of the people, oPPres-
sing the many and protecting the few, scourg.
ing and nal -treating all who would not bow the
knee to Baal, and doing all that Government
could we'll do, to degrade the people, corrupt
their morals, dcbar them Of their 'inalienable
rights take the lastcrumb from the mouths ofstar
wing millions, and, if possible, 10 render their
sufferings more intolerabe. Seeing all these
things, he spoke as patriot would sPeak--as it
becomes a man, not lost to all sense Of justice,
70 speak. He pointed out to them wrongs under
which they were suffering; he symPathised with
their dstresses; he lamented their misforunes;
he shared with them the last crust; he
knew their wants, and had heart to appreciate
them, and, in conjunction with the people Of
Ireland, he humbly petitioned for relief--for
more liberal policy on the part of the British
Government towards Ireland. His petitions
were met with jeering and contempt. Nabobs,
"clothed purple fine linen, and laring
tuously every day." made music of the groansof
furnishing millions. His peaceful measures re.
iected with contumely, and insult after insult
heaped upon his head, he turned, with feeling
Of disgust, from the creatures to the Creators
from the oppressors to the oppressed. Hespoke
Of the injustice Of the British Government, OF
the measures that crush the energies and para
lie the vigor of the people of Ireland, of the
reception their peoceabe overtures and supP!ica'
tions had met with, and, at length, when all 9TH
er expedents failed, he spoke of that ulumatun
which British oppression and injustice forced
them to adopt--the dernier resort of an enthral
ed people, he is arrested for high treason, treC
by jury empannelled from the most filthy slul
cesof British arstocracy, found guilty, and trans
ported for fourteen yearsl The inquirer may
well ask, what offence has he committed
None other than that Of speaking The honestc con
victions of his heart-lhose convictions forced
upon him by the oppressive acts Of the Govern
ment under which he lived.
Is this the way the British Government woul'
appeass the wrongs of an injured people! /
this the part that just and honorable Govern
ment would act! Is this the end for which Gov
ernments were createdl Will such measure
quench the fire of liberty, now beginning to cas-
their brighteningrays alongthe shores of down
trodden Ireland! One would have thought iha
the experience Of Great Britain, upon this pon
has been quite enough to eachintelIigentbeng
acts of inustice; but that the limits of that tim
is clearly described, and beyond those limit
the people will not go. Such acts have cause
revolutions in days gone by, and are conduciv
of like results now. The spirit of liberty hi
become TOO we'll recognized, and too deep-roo
ed in the hearts of the people TO admit Of the
longer submitting to acts designed to give "ai
and comfort" 10 the favored few, and to harra
and oppress the toiing many. That time h,
gone by, and the Government that fails TO recol
nize the principle that Governments are create
for the people, and should be administered f
their benefit, will learn thatimporlantruth am
the crush of thrones, the breaking down of d.
nas.ies, and the precipitate flight of tyrannic
kings and inhuman emperors.
This recent outrage of the British Cover
ment has created spirit of indignation in lr
land that will not soon be quelled. 1t has onC
more kindIed the fire of liberty throughout Il
Emerald lsle." That its blaze may continl
30 become broader and wider until British o
preston and injustice is swept from the Ian
and unhappy Ireland take her position amo
she free and independent nations of the ear
is the ardent prayer of every patriotic lover
freedom, who has Witnessed the measures
which Great Britain has sought to enslave
people.
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