New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-08
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
IreIand-Her Remedy.

remedied by repeal OF that Union IA position he
adds which has been questioned By some Of his CORES
pondents As had the honor days ago Of address
ing him upon this subject and have noticed nothing else
Of like purport in bis paper. may Be Pafdonea Tor
presuming the suson % bear in part si ieas upon my
communication 20 far this may BE- think Il proper
therefore % declare that have questioned no such
position a. that now alleged a. may be seen By re-
ferring 10 the Corri AID ERqareT where the article
appeared the Co=ns,eal being unwilling 70 publish H.
MOI however tia, the thing T. not questionable a5und
.ntlv But because should never think Of conovcrtng
po.lt.oahowever respected ~ uttercrso peurie in
ia ,rivialitv and 20 practical In iis logic have
moreover. neither that nor any other occasion
pretended that the present grievances oi lreand-ine
fruit IA truth Of centuries OF wrong but SUI so"n y
the same haHd-are due 20 the ACT o. mon alone nor
tbs, the lrsh people not perhaps miserable ~
certain periods o. their previous nsiOry-an@ more laN
should be absurd enough % assume thst the agEfe-aS
causes Of both toe must have continued the same
whereas the rational presumption would De ialhsI ~.
other way, cOu-idering the intermedlae "
generations IN whole people the constant hlcusuoi
of human circum stances and the reVointo7 hoal s'i
oii,.csl Of surrounding Europe IN the mean time. No
have said nothing Of ths kind u bur he PROCEDURE
OF your men OF certain sort OF Conservatism ana com
mon sense who Selling upon single TACT usually Dy
ia ansness ahOst the surface, and knowing history
inst enough 20 fall upon thing resembling u ~ the
pss, Immediately set % dogmatzc from these profound
data A. IL ike the ~ fs0ps coach wheel they were
fb cause Of al the duet and agitation were the
NOE. upon which the social system has been revolving
mil horseke IN ifs career Of No person toefa
nv acquanted with the multiplied elements and Their
nj, more difficult complications involved In framing an
intelligent opinion upon the particulars IN question,
could regard feel, with other than that indignation
which though u may inspire verse; 90 he poet sHy-
only paralyzes All the ippant pres gmpOn o.
deciding upon the or the remedies Of nation
~rongs. especially deciding against the Judgment OF
the people themselves who have experienced ana meo
lated the situation through ages Of suffering and remo
STRANGE.
The position did question or rather nc pflnGi.
ole sought 70 clucdaie therefore thu hat ne
feyislaiive power j. the leading agency n state Tor
af soeia aud political reform and that u becomes me
more essential in proportion az the abuses are more
fundamental, that Is u cay shect the oss Of tne SOC
structure which Is the nsc Of ne eoIh And the app
cation then made OF this trusm % the OF ireland
does not appear be too sbstruse even for practical
man namely that A. long Ne this indispensable nsr lne
ol regeneration remains 10 foreign aud adversely inter
c.ted hand. and employed moreover a. an engine Of
degradation prescription and plumber so long shall al
endeavOrs 70 relieve checiualy the insn people oe
what experience has accordingly proved uem-ih'
most wickedy wild OF Quixotism IN the eyes OF inc
PHILOSOPHER even though they be the EN-. ma Oh me
sgeH with the Statesmen and Press Of Englant and The
GA women elsewhere, who echo their Interested per
pexity These the two propositions submitted
Is simphcstion OF the whole case They VIII not oe
seriously questioned venture 10 say by any one capa
be OF rising the level Of the subject AZ for tnc
C0rH,rciai Editor. ne couiutet them Oh hand by cali
Vet they rere 80 familiar a. 10 have their results
foreseen come two and half thousand years ago aud n
the barbarian infancy Of the Roman Republic what
exclaimed worthy Quirite, demonstrating against
legislative union proposed between the City Of komu
lus aud the Latin COniederaCy then the morc pOpuQus
and wealthy Of the two what shall We no longer
decide our own affairs The strangers, were u only
20 rule will EHuc as tdcioH and leHgh ns t'
scorH and with the number of their votes wall gro n
S0rvHneHi fhs minority among even when 10 IL the
smallest our youngest tribes, bang o. Their kHdrf4
and briAs among hs" EW lo'H msla ogeHsf co. ana
then we are outyotod forever. wax that mad @.
Uai0n oad EgHaltVf VIII not rather unavoidable eN
ssperston provoke in few years 10 lake up arms
and chase the fore On oppressors from the forum
For the young tribes put the rish srsiocfecy ana
sbsentees and the paraelism with ireland is complete
~ exact that this patriotic old Roman who proba
bly that morning left hs pow for the city could folio"
speculstvey the principles % human and social nature
INTO series OF practical consequences watch az this
dAy are II seems incomprchensblc even IN the palpn
bic form OF srociou facts who put up for po
Hricsl guides of this free and enlightened In word this
Model Republic Of the nineteenth century
No doubt It il the privilege Of newspapers OF Ger
tain clsss 10 dsscrt and decide space without the least
concern about the premises provided only, ike our
political orator. they keep up the lux of vcrbage,
these of vocsizsilon. But IL u not scandal0us M
Journals OF character under favor OF their general eu
thonty and the Ignorance OF indifference oil ther Iead
ers respecting the particular subject 10 aio" Them
selves - propagate notions eCusfy crude sud cslanAi'
on. OF people with whose condition and history they
utterly cqusnted-uofions disguisins, well or
I'M the poltcAl philosophy Of a bar maid under Ger
tain Arectaton OF argument wlch i but the gnmacc
os reasoning snd air Of popa,ac solemny oeuiins
high priest OF the Druids
ssessins OF the bsr.mAid reminds one Of Dean Swii
who il the authority now sdduocd by the Counerc'a-
with good deal Of the foVdroaoaf Just alluded Co.
regret 10 ssy-tO prop it, position that the present
Grievances Of Ireland are not 90 be relieved ~ de-
nestle legislature But how does the Dean or prapicf
prove anything Of this kind Why. by having proba-
BY In a. Of pscehuntns spite io"ard the British MN
siry or misanthropic spsen toward his own country
men or bis kind described the Irish no better OF in
the rsizu OF Queen Anne, having al the same time o.
Parliament in Ireland Nhstlogic What philosophy
No. fha kr.I1
what In the fret place 90 say nothing OF the
tent and the Of the SUFFRAGE the constitution
limitation aud the IN fac, arbitrary control Of England
over this Parliament such a. II was g Did he ever &C
Quaint himself with its notorious composition j. De
aware that II was merely Committee 81 the English
Legislature Cor the most part packed from hnshsh and
scotch ruiHAns or the descendants OF suchhercdtary
hsters because prosecutors and pun1crcr OF the lfA
people that this crew were kept n even the more
liberal times Of halt century later, ~ CUrran eN-
pressed b. Ia the halter of the British Minister 20 whom
ou- accordingly they after transferred for cash
cousidc alton this nominal sovereignty IN defiance OF
the universal remonsance OF the people proper OF tie
nation thsi in me this people were no NOR" repre-
scented consulted In il proceedings than the saf
Of the Feiee islands, Did he never hear, even
matter OF awful curiosity. Of the legislation enacted or
sanctioned by this Irish Parliament and IN operation
At the very time in Quesuon-ihai horrihc medley OF
religion and robbery. which more than realized tie
fantastic code Of Draco in Is bloodwuuen tyranny.
Or since the CrHlsrcidls Irish researches extend a
least 10 swift does he remember the savory sketch
given BY the Dean himself OF THIS patriotic body
Again suppose the contrary of All the above. ana
that this body fairly represented Tie IRISH people OF
thst day docs Il follow thai ltS,ive Of the
presetit generation would do bette. The Cosnsr-
ciai does appear dream that Ireland IN exception
10 Tho world beside, not stl iust where she
century and half Sgo IN educational Sud political
In physical development Yet W woad admit sup
pose that the contemporary populston 81 is own eoan
Try were not quite ~ for setgovemment a, 'hc
American people OF the present day, And II asked
whs, has transformed, in the mean time, handful OF
colonial sQuatters and commercial sdventurers into the
most prosperous nation OF the age ii would probably
not venture say whatever 70 may think that the
main cause has been the radiance OF Foreign and
the exercise Of Domestic legislation.
But why 80 10 abuse argument upon crudtcs
OF this baldntss' viii close then, with quotation
by way OF ample scO 10 the Dean whose fame l. due
no less 20 the Vitupcrstvc voluhlty Of the bar maid
aforesaid in his pen than 20 the statesman IN his
head or patriot ia bis heart My auihoriiy, GA
the contrary. Is a philosopher IN temper well
science an EnglishmSn % boot and one whose
Judgment upon a subject OF this nature particularly
would believe, outweigh before nlshtoned Europe.
the opinions OF all the journalists. and may add The
statesmen Of AngloSsNendom put together Nj. John
NIL in his Principles OF Political Economy applied
10 Social Science" Just issued in London hss ol.
lowing among several other passages relating 10 the
present condition OF the Irish people and the causes OF