Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-05-18
VOL. XXV1.---NO. Sd
FOR ElGN INTELLIGENCE.

II very evident from The tome Of the Lon Inn press,
that very srrous arprchen'ions entertained of an
attempt ut open rebellion in Ireland Lord John Russell
stated in the House Thai there evidently an orgau-
zaton an foot f that purpose aud the bin which Sir
Ger,e Grey has Introduced iut the security Of tho
Crown aims at preventing the threatened gu. break
The lnndon Times thus slincliy expresses lis conf
dent helief that n crisis is n hand =
"rlIE IRISH CRISIS MUST SOON CONE
Ii human The same in the SISTER island in
other countries -moscd by the Observation-Disclosures
cel by the causes -Sc1sitlveln the same degrees
10 rdcnlc satire. and snccrs-then the power the
Government the authority vt law md nrder-the mafe.
a and phtsc ',ra,nl1lli al m III and s. cal
harm1ny into collision with the brasgari
science o sedllou, and the sanguinary attempts VI rea
we take his fir pfan'ei. After hrv have written,
TALKED, and threatened within The last .wcvo months.
Nc4srs, O'Bucn. Meaehrr. aud Mitchell can hardly
captnlac Internationally, hem themselves within
lhr hostile barrier Of Guvcrament prosecutions. This
would be ,rtcrouelabo even with the most eAtravagant
Ions II Ish capnrinusneSs. II would be most dan
peraus well nv most unaceounabe iarunsseney.--
They would IN lhls case encounter from their own fol
lowers a more Terrible fate than any sentence, how
ever severe. ~ ANY cmenle. however boodv, could
possibly hung np1n them The onlv escape from great
danger 10 face the lrSs 10 proceed their career
ward. II they would avoid tue consequences u
tlmnfnus retreat. MI, : e'Ben on Monday night. In
the House Il Commons, claimed ir himself the tn,st IT,
namp,as penalties al the law preferences 10 an order
" silence or n pcaccabc neutrality Irshmen must
have lthcr Tar les sell reliance or sincerity than
ave The credit fr, II tins SOFT Il language Is mol fol
lowed onl b, n corresponding line Of aclloa.'
The tines lhen proceeds argue the question, wbe-
lher the uulon shall be- malnained given up ard u
pan this subject is language mud sentiments sig
ncan', that "e copy the remainder OF the article nearly
onilfe:
Well them sho nnion 10 b. mainiained, or is it II
be given up That IL the simple ancsiIan.--
II /, qoe,tloa for every l0 Voter IN the United
kingdom Ia put 10 hnself Il is question FIR eyoty
lash do less thanio every English ask himself
Fortunately tue conditions ol The Argument not very
complex
IT, Of the W. parties 10 the Discussion one has fully
made up It's m,nd aud decd,d lts course then further
inquiry IL useless evefy Illshnao Of property, edu
Gallon, aud Intelligence, rs well AS every lntthlng Re
peaer and Rhlud consplfaor ls 6r dssolving the Un
Ion-li this provinelumm has penetrated even Iniu VI
THE whole question falls 10 the gtpund. lfa but
lister Is for Repeal decidedly aud unanimously. then
with respect 10 every province bai Ulster the matter Ia
equally determined. Or, aglin. il twu-ltds Of Irish
property aud intelligence NIL the pr for Re
peal. and ne-tht Ia cowcd. indifferent sullen, then
we Ihnk that nothing hui strong Of the dtles of
steamshlp-a steamship which regards the Invisible 50
uro nj Ireland, and will not lend hand tn her puslPc-
NV" gnomlny -n"hng short of this would prevent any
Ministry iom making wisr concession. In the former
case II would be- die nlp mode OF preventing n04 and
bloody evil IN The latter Of asodep long and
hazardous state Ut suspense heweeh war and peace
stat" without conflict aud whau bloodshed bn, yet
without security, order, tranquility. No English
statesman would eourl the rmer lphe British
senate Wonld view the c IN coatentcdly
There 'sno grca desire 10 retain M Irish connection
for ordinary purposes We c,ud ship two thirds Of our
lrsh operatives aud many II our Irish recruits, bac,
Ia llelr avn country wohnnl moments regret ell.
heh as Tor political ends aud interests, is ireland su I'M
r1rant tower OF strength that We must retain her at
the cost OF daily mnrmurng and almost daily sediloni
i II OF such lnestlmabc benefit that should be per
pelnalIy solicited to relieve winch viii recur aud
To advance loans which will never be paid2 Is il
great an advantage 10 the milownrts of The nouh,-o
the merchants aud inhabitants of Liverpool and Bristol,
thai their streets should be infected 10y the uio of Irish
prslence. and her baens augmented by the pressure
1t IRISH rates! Is II nothing 10 have t. paw fS.oO0Oo0a
year Tor n population which must come aud sue us for
aims agaln-to know thai ON our contingent bounty
depends the supplement Of uncertain food and lrrach
cros rol} Is 1t nothing, too, 10 fel ai, when public
b'nnty and private charity have done lhcir Utmost when
Eus,h opurnee has denied .lset lis wouled luxnrles,
aud English poverty gone without bread, IN order 10
feed he saryrngs Of lrsh hunger, then the only re
payment will be the lavish PROMISE of the lucendary
10 bur or SAT tlrd mae. II 10 s,roy e2
England could aGord 10 lose Ireland. Such loss
might indeed involve an immediate and temporary dam
aye to her prestige Foreign nations might msunder
stand our purpose and predIcamen, Bd ho,r ID
frei That onr nation hss the s total Of loss sustained
by EnsLhd ,eouH be nothing. We should part will,
Tie sore aud gongrened limb of the Empire. The En-
pre- itself would survive sound nad whole. Bat Ireland
herself how would she iare2 Barred Tor oyermnre iram
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BRUSH greatness, every source u Blush qiluence and
every symbol "f BRUSH sovereignty, on her would fall
the course Of feeding the struggle Of domes-
nc faction, and bleeding beneath tie continuous wound
ID agarlan outrage. Mo- for her lnda with is golden
treasures nor Manchester with its periodic gains
nor the army, with its brilliant hnuors.-nor the colo
nes, with their king like government all these would
he gone. Her poverty would 10 vain the aid OF
ncl2hborng wealth, or the opportunities of contiguous
employ her youth would IN vain yearn for
air field on which their prJwess might display, ,hei,
ambition crafty itsetthe canal. the COCK, the RAILROAD
the army. the customs The police the treasury, every
honorable aud lucrative office, every profitable occupa
non, which Saxon energy aud Saxon industry proher
10 Geltic slnews or Celtic w.t. would be wrencied away
from her. The overplus OF her poor-high- born low
born-oi Saxon Celtic bIood-would be absorbed
back into the muddy and turbulent whirlpool of "A con-
flicting but long desired Pr vlnclasn. She would
shrink at once into herselfa pretty island torn by the
fierce ftuds of partlsans, who only moi vena be-
cause there was to buy lhem and by the hungry
struggles Of wretched peasants tho had no landlords
cypress them. because their republic had abolished
property IN It's Inauguration.
50 much for the balance sheet of profit and loss. II is
gu slion for you especially, gentlemen and peers of
Ireland 10 decide whether you will still be members Of
great and mighty Empire, dwInde into the prescribed
aud suspected citizens ola poor Republic For lag not
he faitering unction 10 yoW breasts that your dismn
uo,d be dugM bit revolution, and that your Reroh-
ton co'dd bring about dugM Republic You are
damned as Lords Aliltown and French. and MIR ~.
Bren, your coronets and your do med bv
those patriotic gentry who have h. ye repeai