New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-14

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cd ia July -i6 when young ireland screded from the
Repeal Association the subject OF the lawiuuess OF
shedding blood 90 achieve political rights Before thst
event Daniel Council was a. absolutely the ruler Of
| Ireland Nicholas R0manof Il Of Russia The old
h0n0red him for his cautious the young because
England feared and hated him many Protestants sin
cercy c00perated with him for his liberaify the CaihO
lies revered him re the man who rebuilt their atars md
ooscd the tongues and arms Of their Priesthood. Two
Thousand Catholic Cler1ymen. Qusrtercd 10 every ham
1T and At every cr0ssfoad his Captains and h.
magisracy His word was the only .sw IN the land and
children were baptized with his name, az with the
name of saint
This man. Gu powerful and 50 well beloved taught
n bis ast day the doctrine that amount Of liberty
was worth the spIliing OF one drop OF human blood
and the great Oriy O se clergymen and the people
adopted il implicitly But there was an underground
Of a new generation IN Ireland who desired seli COS
eminent and who thought u cause worth hshing tor
who indeed wished % night Tor 10 provided could
not otherwise be had. OConne introduced 10 July
g. his test of membership In the Repeal Association,
known "ihe Peace Resolutions and Young Ire
land believing that such would be iata 20 sue
cess against such enemy seeded To January, l-i,
they formed the lrsh Confederation, out Of which
the heat OF the Continental events produced this late
sttempt 81 nsurrccuOn.
In Is47. Young Ireland WAS busy gaining over the in
hsbitants OF the towns from moral force, and with
the examples of Plus the Ninth and the revolutions Of
last spring succeeded At any time during the last
Sis months the towns people Of lrelsnd were ia terms
committed attempt iorcble expulsion Of the British
power.
This township organization consisted o.. 500 Clubs in
the total OF about 5000 men Ol the lighting age OF
these less than half more or less armed 10 July
and the other half acquiring arms A. last As they
could where money was scarce and military weapons
dear have known bali employed tradesmen 10 stint
themseves of their daily meals in order = buy gun
Each Club divided into sections OF ten men, with b
Master each section who knew. personally each Of
his ten men. And lei me assure our generous Amer
can friends that although the clubs ~ ciahs, do not
meet now together Ireland these sections nearly oil
and rfe. nus nf
cannot be reached crushed. assure hem OF this
both from knowledge of the system aud from the fact
that under the Dissrmng Act twenty stands OF arms
have not yet been captured from me cunrdcrhtes
But the Confederate principles did not pervade the
rural populations up the last hour For this there
many The famine OF As and A. had let; a
lasstude after Il ike that which follows fever Inc
Peasantry could not retain the heat that Mitchell Duty
and Meagncr would lniuse into them They let the
electricity asa shock-snd i passed through them.
The Government saw-t was patent iact-that We
mad converted and organized the towns but had not
reached the heart Of the county They knew that the
club system formidable where population was grouped
was unsuited 10 the rural districts They therefore, op
posed the Instruction with two weapons they con
cenirsted their forces the and used every art
prevent the Junction Vi the Catholic clergy with the
Revolutionary leaders.
In this latter enterprise they were materially assisted
by the opposition Of Mr. John OConnell TO the iorma
uon Of the " Irish League. That League devised and
advocated by the 5es c.ergymcn and citizens was IN
tended TO swallow up both the Repeal Association ana
I
10 bring together Young Ireland and the PresthOod-
the vital elements Of Irish politics At that period
Mr. John OCOnneA opposed II BY succession oil suis
articles, unworthy OF any man, and when were ony
tolerated because being his fathers he was nece
sary % the Union Of parties. tie asked delay Oh
i0rtnig ht-ol month-aud OF sN weeks. FINALLY "heh
the six weeks were expired and for very shame, ne
could more, ne openly assailed Il As Illegal ahu
intended 10 be- Catholic. The Catholic Clergy win
the exception OF the courageous and eloquent Bishop
Of Derry and his cergymen-abandOned the infant
League and the Coniederaies were LETT alone lace
10 face, and foot 70 foot with the Government
ANY one who knows Ireland, socially viii know how
indispensable the Priesthood to discipline aud
movement in the rural parts. Ia many parishes me
Priest IS the only educated man IN nearly All ne IS the
only who feels and tolls iOT the people ireland
mas middle class and il would be well Tor ner enc
had no gentry But the Priesthood Is everywhere ana
reycred everywhere And this reverence has been the
reward Of unchanginr devotion Through the entire
seventh century the Priests and People fought sde Oy
side Bishops commanded armies and r!ars conducted
sleges ia the penal eighteenth century the mock upon
the mountains stood sentinel for the shepherds ana
many a bloody corps bolied the paths BY which tney
escaped. am satisfied that If the Church had Deeh
involved little IN l-i-, we would nave
beaten the English. But the Bishops and disnlIAfles
opposed the movement what had just the same ei
feet prophecied its failure and argued rs rum 10"
secondary Clergy ami the Curaes who were more ia
vorabe IN submission 10 their order we're silent
In taking that course the Irish Clergy did not leave
Themselves without Arguments. The bloody days OF
Rome-the comparative unpreparedness oi the peopc
the slss ghier that would be madethe partial iaiafe
of the harvcstare ali reasons for Their course but
aasuredv they made the revolution iai y preaching
hat il would fail AZ Carrck al Csstleresgh IN Tip
perary Limerick aud Clare, they preached against an
appeal % arms. and made converts.
Now the concentration Of the troops IN the towns aiu
cities compelled the COniederates b choose huefrla
war OF none 1ne situation OF Irish town, 10 August
asst may be understood IRON THIS Instance Ia Dublin
a. Ia most Irish towns there i an old and ne" town
The Government people live 10 the ne" town ann com
msnd it, open and angular streets from strong puDc
buildings hing every vista and dwelling house nearly
a. strong In the Old town Ave the hereditary ftoei-
who could be destroyed by shower OF shells when
might be 50 directed not % uIure the other quarter
In Dublin the garrison on the Zlth Of July l1py
men and 10 averaged throughout lVWv lhe OOJect u
making the warfare guerrilla one, was 10 dfas tnese
concentrations pieces IS the spanish patriots Ola
Nsnoleous armies Of occupation and By bringing them
into districts where only Infantry could act Win ease
10 put them more level with the raw le'ies Oh tne
people. The remainder Of tne course tnai might Of
taken would be % burn the towns and ctes, a. the
ithauians did Athens and the Russians Moscow. ms
believe would have been the result % the news OF
the -st rOyalst blood being drawn IN the fufa asIlc
whittier these considerations, and the hsoeas corpus
Suspension Act had driven our leaders Bat the rata
districts would not move without their clergy ard the
CLERGY were openly adverse OF inactive.
1t no, 10 assume that mere Vas no systsm %
ouerstions agreed on among the conederstes there
sg,s feasible and well understood plan. WHAT Il was
Il Is not advisable for publicly 70 explain BESIDE
~ rather future success should publish Il than J.
have no obiection-1uite the c0ntrsry-to explain i
-, INV Committee or circle II the friends OF Ireland
but printing il would u purpose except 10 arm
the enemy ,,, - -. -,
The conclusion ! draw, irom al Sno" Of tn-s al
,empt i tbi.-tha: the Clergy Of the people made
yrsve potcs mistake and thai that mistake Was iaia
~ the nsurrecton in is inciplent stages ' would oe
,fir and false T. say that they cannot seze strong
ovrss for their course but am, for one fully con
neS that n they had headed the peasAniry We would
bsve Tenexed tie miracle OF - PstFck- know there
you'd ~ .isuehter but Fever and anime, now under
me n-o,ecton OF the British tag IN ireland, VII &C.
.--or r,ore lives and with worse weapons tnsn the
sixty thousand armed mer could nave killed Ana
,ben 10 compare the two results
I leland a. the 5eglnain- OF September, despair
,,, ~ snS immediate National movement But do
nj and never ssa despair Of the county ne people
- 10, a. blanc that there h-s not been Revolution
-. zine th-v must trust IN local leaders, IKE tne
isr,s-ses and the CsisloniAn ehi-is herce men and
49,, i,-out 100 many binding them 20 the Peace
re- ,,rst choose too. the favorable concurrence OF
s-aii,n 90 n event which 10 likely 10 precede the
1870, II he newly awakened races OF the Cont
80, TIE exter,ninaton Of the Irish people IL not -
- snprebsndeG they cling 70 The SOL Ike grass MO
.r.;Is rhev cling they bate Eog gland The numerous
--.,ions Of tnern make scarcely any sensible dnln
80; IN the parent stock Their two strongest political
seinT. are hatred 20 England and ssrgIine nope 70
Uarl n. good day Of vietOU comes a. iaa'''ds-'