Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-31
FrOiu Ireland.
Correspondents Of the N. Y. SUM-
WALsH's HOTEL, DUBLIN, !
April Id. 1S42.

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The Chartist's demonstration ended in
smoke, and the flee million Of stalwart yeo-
many showed themselves pack Of jack
asses. The aid expected from that quar-
ter cannot be calculated on by the Irish
Revolutionists. They must depend on
themselves alone. The boldest anil brav-
est act on political record, is Smith o 'Bri-
ems speech in the British House of Com
mons, in opposing the second reading OF
the new Coercive bill. He bearded the
Lion of old England in his den-acknowl-
edged his determination, if Repeal was moi
granted, to strike for Republic in Ire
land, and impeach Lord John Russell and
the Government, as guilty Of treason to
the Queen and Constitution. This act and
the baretaced treachery Of the O'Connells
has placed O'Brien and the eonfederates
on the topmost pinnacle of popularity, and
now they have the power to lead an ef-
fectual revolution. And it will come
The people are preparing for the fight
i The Government have draw the sword
by making agitation felony punishable
| by transportation for life. The following
are its provisions: .a... ......
Whoever after the passing of this Act,
shall declare, in speech or writing, that he
shall have recourse to arms to win the
freedom of his country, in any emergen-
cy, is guilty of felony. Whoever shall
assemble meeting calculated to overawe
the sovereignty of Parliament, is guilty Of
felony. Whoever is arrested under this
law, no matter how innocent, will be forth
with committed to close Imprisonment to
the day Of trial. If he be convicted, the
smallest punishment which can be infict-
ed upon him, is the forfeiture of all his
chattle property, and transportation for
seven years! He may be transported for
life, at the option of the Judge. Whoever
shall attend a meeting where such Ian
guage is spoken, is liable to be transported
for two years. Whoever shall harbor an
offender under this Act, evading Justice,
is liable to imprisonment for two years.
| This law will be resisted; and the con-
sequence will be the most sanguinary civil
war on record. We hear daily of rows
among the soldiery and poliece about Re-
peal. These accounts fully support the
information | conveyed in my last, touch
ing the military. More than half the 3d..
Oo0 troops now in Ireland are nationalists
who will not only fight against, but 70,
their country In this city we have or.
ganized rifle clubs, which, at a second S
warning, can bring 10000 disciplined, ed
ncated, armed young men into the field
With the formation of barbados they are
intimately familiar. Besides the metrop-
oils, find that in the country towns and
districts the armed organization is i'm
mense. Having made calculation about
the disposable armed force of the people
| am under the mark when ! say that
100000 men are really 10 rise at a mo-
ment's warning. This warning will be
given by signal fires, at the prudent and
proper time.
In Mayo the poor are dying by hum
dreds-the dead are huddled into shallow
pits, unshrouded and uncofined-the dis
eased are allowed to die without an effort
being made to heal their mala dies-and
thousands of furnishing wretches are sink
ing into the arms Of death from absolute
starvation. Between Scariff and Tom
grany, Co. of Clare, there are eight work
houses, which might be better designated
slaughter houses. They are crammed &c
suffocation-.four in terer in one bed! The
healthy man is compelled to sleep with the
fever patient, and the beds are literally
heaps Of manure. There is scarcely any
attendance. The doctor says he has nc
medicine. The best of the nurse-tenders
are only paid Is. per day without food
In one of the houses there are SO in fever,
Ga in another, and in two others 100. In
one of them the Rev. Mr.. Quade, p. p.
found purifying corpse lying unwashed
on the floor, where it had been for sever
al hours, and in the same room with the
patients.
/ These awful facts are whetting the
pixies, and sharpening the vengeance OF
the strong ardent, and healthy of the re-
naming peasantry.
| The "bloody" Wings are about, to par
ade Victoria as a message of peace to
Ireland in July. The republicans say
they respect and love her personally, the
little darling, but her sovereignty they re-
pudiate. The news from America is
looked upon here as intensely interesting
and has raised the spirits Of the revolu-
tionists to the highest pitch. The million
dollars promised would be powerful in
gredient to the bands Of the insurgents
All through the provinces the run on the
saving and other banks is unprecedented
the depositors openly declaring that
they withdraw the gold to assist in the
revolution. What makes the movement
more formidable and dangerous to the
authorities is its oneness. Thes sys-
tenn has extended to Cork, Belfast, and
Limerick. The employees Of the Gov
eminent in the latter city have been detec-
ted IN their villamous plotting to urge on
the lower classes to premature revolt.
England as Monarchy has been said
to be the nursery of freedom. Can it be
said to be SO now after such abomibie
practices? / guess not.
@ ERINENs1s.
P. S.-The prosecutions have been
postponed. After the spy system expose
the Attorney General for Ireland openly
despairs of obtaining conviction even by
, n.oLo al ;,r,, THE is a GREAT fri,,mnh