The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-31

DEsTITUTIoN AND DISTRESS IN IRELAND
We have sometImes thought il sin To re-
nam cold lookers-On al the desiiulion and
degradation of Ireland, brought on as II was,
by The spaciiy ofihe BRUSH Government
Of The adheranls and pampered officials OF
he English crown. Although claiming n"
affinity to Irish blood, or lIlsh land, we have
in dark solitude, shed many tear, when The
awful situation of thai unfortunate people
rose up in our Imagination. A hear must
ne heart ofstone indeed, that can look cold
y on, witness ng The dissolution, distress and
degradation of The unfortunate poor OF Ire
land. For our own part, We wonder tina,
The world-all men OF sympathy and religion
do not interfere to tree that country from
the CALLING Slavery, robbery and murder OF
her innoceni men, women and children.-.
Surely somelhing terrible will follow her
oppressors, or the principle of right has
changed. To show vivldly he distress of
poor Ireland, we give the following: II is an
extract of The speech delivered by Mr.. Rey-
holds in the Blush House OF Commons, A pril
ii, during The discussion On the bill TO pun
Ish sedIlUus speaking, with transportation
Tor seven years, or for life.
''All The towns OF large pupulalation in Ire
land were quiet aud ubedieni To the law ;and
yet honorable members, who knew no more
oI that counlr, than OF New Zealand, said
! they would vote for this bill because Ireland
was disturbed. He denied the allegation, as
libel upon his country. lie, honorable
members consider The distress tina, existed.
Lei him remind them that in ireland, ,O00,-
600 oi human beings bad sunk into ,herg, ayes
from starvation within Is months. Let them
remember the horrible case that within fon
night has been brought before The Galway
AssIZes, in (which man had been convlcle i
of sheep-stealing, aud Mr.. Dobbin, slipen
dairy magistrate, had applied in favor of The
/ prisoner, on account OF The exienualing CIR.
cumsla IN his case. One of his children
had died OF starvation, aud The wife of the
man had fed upon The flesh OF that child he.
fore he violated the law To procure iOod.-
! Nj Dobbin had caused The body To be disIn
erred, and the limbs were found picked Ia
the bone. In that case The Judge and jury
shed tears, and the man was discharged. INT
case was an illustration OF The widely spread
and terrible distress under which his cOun-
Irymen were suffering"
i B,Ing this desIiuion home 10 our OWE
dwellings,. and The Imagination can picture,
family, The anguish, The distress of The poor
IN Ireland. See them pairing daily with
loved ones, who are thrown into unhallowed
dnches, amid The weak bowling OF starvation
from those friends who must soon follow -
II is a subject that "unnerves us quie," and
while we write we iremble to approach aud
mention The stale of misery which caused a
parent To feed upon the flesh of her child! -
No wonder the Judge and jury shed lears!'
The universal world, il seems To US, would
weep al such sight. Speak not to us 4
obedience io Brush laws" TO be expected
from people opp essed as the lush are OH.
dieuce TO such a sia'e of ihIngs is hateful -
We wonder that quie'ness has been so long
T observed. One million human beings have
met death by starvation, aud sill the living
are quiet! The people are cannlbalrzing on
heir own offspring, aud still quiet! Is il mo-
wonderful! Who will not siythe IRISH are Tor
Dearing9 very iorbearing?-- mnre iorbearing
than there is reason In-moFe "Obedien'
, than any other people would be, aud more
oppressed than any other peopie can be-
Will they continue quiel2 We shall see!-
Gin Com.