The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-01
The Late Irish News,

1 The Tribune still appears TO cling tondly 10 the
hope that lis celebrated secret correspondence from
ireland, may yet be found correct in its statements
We would joyfuIly seize anything upon which 10
hang hope tlat such may be the case but at pre-
sent all tie probabilities seem 10 be the other way
We have some hope, however, that the telegra2hlc
dispatch of the Britannas news, which we pub
lished Yesterday, may not be entirely correct The
iminions of loyalty would never cease their eXuta-
tons should Smith O'Brien have fallen INTO Their
hands, for much they may rldlcule MN anu HIS
associates it is evident that there IS some lear ana
trembling mingled with their badInage' Every
thing goes TO prove that the British Government,
Notwithstanding its boosted easy victory, IS now
thorouphIv frightened. If it not, why does 1t
continue 10 pour It's armed soldiers into Ireland by
thousands If a thousand rebels were defeated by
Gftv poIicemen, in the same ratio, ten thousand Of
the constabuary force would he amply sufficient TO
conquer the two hundred thousand coulederates,
who it is said are ready to take the field. But the
government does not carry lis faith IN It's lnvlncl-
biity quite so far as that and consequently thinks
it necessary to assist the police with fifty thousand
disciplined regulars. If the authorities were IN
reality so confident in their own strength and felt
so little fear of their opponents, such an accumula-
lion Of force in Ireland would be only piece OF SUI
perfluous and useless braggadOca Viewed In any
other light it indicates perfect knowledge OF the
wide extent of Irish disaf1ection, and determine
ton to suppress the spirit of rebellion all hazards
But tyrants are not always wise, and England may
find herself situated in regard to Iceland, as Lord
Chatham once said she was towards her American
colonies - Nou have said he, i'll Parliament,
" sent two many men to America for peace, and too
few for war If the Irish are not now found
wanting in their duty to themselves and to their
country, the armies of England, which have already
proved too numerous for peace, may he found too
few to retain them in subsection.
But it is said by some that the rebellion has
evinced It's Hbernian character by being completely
crushed before it had in reality commenced. The
latter part of the proposition is true-the former Is
not True, the msurrection had not commenced,
and therefore tie slight advantage gained by the
royast forces, can be considered of no more nm
portance than any one Of the numerous riots which
are continually occurring III Irish towns. 1t never
has been the design of the leaders to commence the
contest before the harvest. The government was
aware of this and has used every effort to precip
tate the COnflC-sO far with little success. Having
succeeded in dispensing a few hundred excited no.
ters in an obscure district, the British papers mnle
diateV proclaim that the nsurrectiOn is at an end
Ireland is subdued, and there is nothing more to
fear from her rebelious population. The design of
this is evident They wish to dishearten the people
by exaggerated accounts of royalist victories and
patriot defeats so that after harvest they will have
lost all hope of success and all desire of resistance.
But the ruse will fail. 1t is too glaring 1t does
not appear exactly reasonable to assert that there is
no cause of fear that the Irish are conquered, and
British dominion firmly established upon the Island,
when every vessel that approaches her shores,
comes laden with armed mel; when the physiCa!
force" journals are suppressed, and the moral sua
sion - papers overawed This does not look much
like self-confdence. We should think thaiif Smith
O'Brien were in reality 50 contemplate person,
so much trouble would not be taken to catch him
his being selected Object Of vengeance, proves
him also an object OF fear Ii he is arrested, moth
ing less than the fate of Emmett will De his lot but
it, on the contrary he shall live to his country
free, he will be worthy to write upon Emmet's
| tomb, the epitaph which lie lett uprecorded.