New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-02
THE ENGLISH PRESS On IRELAND.
The Northern star, on Ireland.
The following is the leading editorial from the Lon
don Northern Sar Of Au- Iqs ,

Not satisfied with the suspension Of the Constitution
in Ireland the he'll hounds Of the Press now end.a
voring To hound reckless Government, on 10 the ami
hlat0n Of the poor privilege OF allowing Irish outlaws
% be tired by gangs Of packed jurors. While the
LADDERS of the English Constitution are boasuly pa
rad.ug the cemency OF the Wing Government Tor hav-
ing relaxed the laws Of treason. the same parties are
now procalmng the necessity Of abrogaing the Con
sttuon altogether. and OF substituting martha! law IN
is stead Has the law and has not custom IA Ire
land been sufficiently strong and yrannles when ad
minstcrei by the ruthless c0nqueror 10 the ouia"ed
serf-strong enough, prompt enough ard sangulnary
enough-to satisfy the vengeance Of the ogsrchy but
all semblance OF law and Constitution be abolish
ed ia order 10 preserve their dominion
On the trial OF Mr. O'Doherty his eloquent advo-
cate Mr. Butt clearly explained the meaning and work
Ing Of the new Wing Act. He showed that although
the prisoner might have been guilty of what the law
called sedlt.On that he could not be held gully OF
what the recent act esgnaes felony. And there was
upon that jury, notwithstanding the appliances Tor cor
rupiion At the command Of the Goyernment-Nith all
the horrors OF alarm aroused by the Attorney Gen
eral-ihere was, say, notwithstanding al these sp
piances, A sufficient amount Of virtue to prevent
agreement upon the construction OF one OF the
most bloody acts upon the bloody statute DOCKS OF
England And IL farther appears that special Com
mission j. to be appointed for the trial OF smith bfl"u
and others and that that Commission IS - sit IN Ilppe
rarv l. the reader that the fact OF great excite
mcnt prevailing IS sufficient ground Tor the postpone
ment of trial In the case Of murderer and what will
he say t. the vengeance OF that Government which
proposes through ts mouth piece the justice and pro
Vrltty OF dragging man cudfGel WIN ttt.vn III tue
most excited times TO the very scene OF war and TO
the very midst Of the greatest excitement
From the dag that the population OF ireland began 70
fret under the yoke of It's ruthless and cruel Oppresors
down TO the present moment, every concession de
manded by Justice has been denied in order topreserve
the dominion OF the srstocrasy IN that country until
length the arstocracy themselves nnd that they are
now compelled to apply to those wnom they AIDED ana
encouraged in their every act OF delinquency Tor the
poor privilege OF being allowed 10 sell their estates and
a. the practice OF feeding class upon class IN Ireland mas
been the rule of British policy ieoers are being daily
thrown out with view discover whether the plum
der of one Church may not satisfy the appettes OF the
ministers Of another Church 50 that, instead VI the
abolition Of the greatest nuisance with when country
wa. ever cursed. are threatened with the preser'a
ton OF the nuisance hy enstng in rs behalf those VINO
have heretofore lie most violent denouncers Ana
this Church, fed upon what legmaely belongs 10 tue
poor is now become double infection aud IS to be
saved from the tongue oil desecratoh oy pal''pa'O"
OF it, old as.alants IN It's trut
But doe, the Government or does any man IN his
senses presume that although the sop may stop the
mouths of many for season. that tue mlhd progress
will tolerate the pcrpeuatlOn OF the sbusef Ihey may
induce some Protestant parsons and some komi7h
priests shake hands for the nonce but the
people and being selected by he people TOR exemplary
character devotion 20 their religion, love OF coun
try and hatred to the oppressor will s be swsyed by
the people and sufficient amount OF the young Catho
lie blood of Ireland will be found to re &c, and spurn
the rendered poison dash the chaico from their lips
and still defend their faith. their country and their
nOck from the ravages OF the tempting Won III sneePs
clothing.
The state of Ireland at this moment however painted
by the for English inspection and English &c
ton is one that the mind cannot contemplate without
horror. sadness and sorrow. people nurtured IN
rebellion and driven 10 revolt now by the liberation,
and again By the promises OF a Wing Go~ernment. IL
threatened with the greatest calamity that can beiall
and-thc loss Of food and although our present rulers
have undertaken 70 govern that country by remedial,
healing and pacinc policy ind he Session has been
prolific OF acts OF hostility against that country,
than has marked any similar period OF ner history
while not hope for the future has been held out by
her oppressOrs
The country i garris0ned with foreign troops, while
the Parliament Is nightly engaged In the most lavish
and corrupt expenditure OF the peoples money sure
Is the corrupt practices brought 10 light by Mr.. o.
borne the Member for Middesex within the last week
must have opened the eyes OF every thinking man 10
the incompetence and pr0aigacy Of the present Gov
eminent but the scene has not yet closed the amount
required 10 keep the Irish people IN state OF passive
obedience and non.resistance-whlle starvation and
misery stare them in the facehas not yet been pre-
sented to the English paymaster. The iabricatons OF
the Press may serve the stockJooong spscuatohs Oh
the Government but when the sad reality Is known,
we much doubt that John Bull will feel satisfied with
the result
As we stated last week, and as Mr. OCornor stated
in his speech upon the Repeal of the Union, America
looks with an intensity of anxiety 10 the present state
of Ireland and although have al all times repudi'
ated foreign Intervention in our domestic AFFAIRS, yet
impossible for the shrewdest thinker 70 speculate
upon the effect that the present state OF Ireland may
produce upon the Irish Americans And should Amer
lea AZ any time proclaim war against England we |
should be glad 10 know what amount Of English
bayOnets and English desperation could, under the CIR
cumstances preserve Ireland as colony. And we
warn the Minister OF the Crown, that there Is no cr'
cumstaace more calculated 10 the angry feelings
OF man than the substitution of brute force tor Justice
and concession Does the Minister suppose that al
though the present instruction may be suppressed, |
that the crop OF vengeance which will spring from 1t /
cal be as easily cut down -
There Is this difference between the Irish and their
enemies that whereas Is the wstchword OF
the one clemency and honor the watchwords OF /
the other. OBnen shared MIS- own money with ms f0l
lowers rather than allow them 10 steal ne preferred
the protection Of his opponents ~ making them tne
victims of his followers vengeance And ne preferred
the loss Of his liberty TO subleciing others 70 me
pains and penalties consequent upon their hosptaity
Bravery md hospitality have ever been considered tne
characteristics OF the Irish people, and IN
no instance have those national virtues been more
displayed than during the present war OF
the hungry millions many Of whom, iamishins Tor |
want OF food have nevertheless abstsined from rob
berry Tor fear OF giving their war the character or a
pesrance Of plumber "
The Press may speculate the Minister may cnuckle,
the saxon may boast Of his triumph, but we tel them
that the battle OF Right against Might has not yet com
menced and that the only way to avoid fearful car
mage and los. Of life by doing justice 70 the people
both of England and Of ireland IN time as they may rect
assured that the Justice which would De gladly accepted
now az compensation for all past rsngresslons, VIII
not De the people should prove the stronger