New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-28
TreIaud's Crisis.

The news received yesterday by the Europa
confirm the impression created by the last proceed
ing advices that the British Government has re-
solved as in 9s aud other occasions, to precip-
itase the apprehended struggle IN Ireland To
thi, end the Queens visit is couDtermanded, the
Military strengthened, aud several Of the leading
Patriots arrested on charges Of Sedtion and Trea-
son. ON which they are To be almost instantly
brought to trial and if convicted they will doubt
less be Immediately transported to some penal
colony for long term. Let tins be successfully
and peacefully accomplished, and Ireland SINKS
again into the conquered and AFFECT dependency
she has generally been for the last SIX centuries
ii Meagher and Duffy and Martin and Reilly are
allowed to follow Mitchell into q far distant prison,
all present hope of the independence OF the isle
for which they have dared and suffered may well
be abandoned.
But this will not be. Although we have as yet
none but Telegrsphic advices, generally compiled
from the anti Irish journals of London and Liver
pool it is evident from these that fearful strug
gle is on all hands apprehended The arrest OF
Meagher at Waterford was barely effected with
out bloodshed and this only through the active IN
terpcstion OF the Clergy and the prisoner him
self. On all sides the preparations for conflict
are general and scarcely disguised. The patriots
have hoped 10 postpone the struggle until the
harvest shall have been secured and their organ-
zstion extended the Government is aware OF
this purpose and resolved on battling it by crush
ing edstely the spirit OF resistance or push
ing it at once into open instruction. We believe
they will effect the latter object, and that the
verdict OF the packed jury who shall pronounce
Mesgher ielon will be the signal for an immedi-
ate and fearful struggle whereof no man can
now foresee the result. In this belief we shall
await each successive arrival with painful anxiety.
War is at all times sbhorent Civil War
especially so and Social War-a war OF class
against class-of tenant against landlord, peer
against peasant, cot upon castle-is most horrible
OF all and even this may be aggravated by the
collision Of hostile creeds and races. Only the
last dire Alternatives the one remaining chance
of saving millions from perishing through future
geaerations--csn 1t be contemplated without aver
sion and horror But in thecase Of the lrish People
what peaceful hope is left them Consider Con-
nelrs long career of pacific sgitationhis eoquence
his talent his power his pstience-and what i'm
preston was made by 1t on the feelings and acts
OF the governing class True some politics
disabilities were from time to time removed, eo'
the master disability of sll-the disability OF The
peasants to pay the rents by which they are
crushed and sabsist their families IN deeency anc
comiort--thls was never relaxed, and by peaceful
means never will be. The Aristocracy who tatter
on the miseries OF Ireland have no ear even Tor
recitals Of those miseries-they prefer the warb
iings Of Jenny Lind the harsher but still drlce
tones of Lsblache. How can the man who has been
educated to consider an Income OF 100000 per sn
nam and entire exemption from the labor o
earning the nt dollar OF it essential to his dignity
and comfort, be made TO comprehend that his ten
ants are suffering because Of the high rents exact
ed Of them BY his agent in Ireland He neye
does, never will believe it. On the contrary, h
believes that the woes Of Ireland are caused b,
agitators or Romish priests, or Celtic indolenc,
and improvidence, ard not at all by his exactions
II his agent could screw up the rent another shil
ling per acre, it will give him $4,000 or even slo,
geo more per snnum and enable him to lay OF
another mortgage If he IS ovenaning his income
The agent who can effect this is isvorte anS
NAV fairly ask for an increase OF salary. Let ten
ant evince signs OF thrift, parish improve in in
dustry and production, aud an increase OF rent in
evitably follows: Thus we often see It proclaimed
in Blsckwood and other Tory organs that those n
g,oas are olcays most rrcfcked achye nc rents an
Iesesf-as il the low rent produced the wretehed
ness and not the reverse. Let the miserable par
ish become thrifty and its rents viii be doubled
and the knowledge OF this fact reconeilei
thousands to their mud novels. with indoleDct
ADD >squald desitution To Try 70 do bette
Only to double the landlords tax or ,heh
~. Ii any one sees any avenue Of esssPs