The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-05-24
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IRISH GRIEVANCES

show some OF Inc grievances 70 WHICH Inc
poor of Ireland are subject 'ander the" present
English awss = - ~. 80. S',s,e i.s,,,' ,ss,:'
For twelve long months, we. have desired to
see this day. Twelve months ago, on The Eas.
ter Monday Of lust Year, Dublin was one oflhs
most ignominious Easter .hsiervals--ene oflhs
ghastliest galas rver exhibited under The sun
the solemn inaugara,ion, namely. pfihe Irish
nation in its new career Of national pa,iperi,n.
There, in the. esplanade before Royal Bar.
rick" was erected the, national model soup
kitchen, galy bedizened. laurelled, and banner
ed, and fair TO ser; and in and on, and all
round, sauntered parties OF our snpercilious Sc.
cond. hand "better ella ses" OF the castle officers,
fed on superior ralions sl the people . expense,
and hevics Of fair dames, aud military coficecD,
braided with pul,!ic braid and padded with pdb.s
lie padding; and there, tor, wereAhs pale and
piieous ranks Of model paupers, destitute seam.
stresses, ranged al respectful distance Jill ihe
genteel persons had duly ,inspectedihe arrange.
mrnts, and then marched Gy poiicemen 10 ths
place allotted them, where they ,wrre TO feed
on meagre diet with CHAINED ssPooNs--to
show "gentry" how pauper spirit can be brokea
and peuper appctites can gulp. down its hitler
bread and its bitter shame and wrath together;
and all this time the genteel persons chatted
and smpered as pleasantly asqif the clothes
they wore and the carriages they DRIVE IN were
their own--as if Royal Barricks, Castle, Soup.
kitchen, were to last forever. ,E,,,s
We three criminals. my Lord, who ara to ap.
pear to-day in the, Court Of Queens Bench,
were spectators Of that soup. kiichen scene;
and believe we all left with one thnughi; tha,
this day We had surely touched the Inwest point
that Ireland md the Irish COULD sink no fur.
ther-and that she must not see another Easter
Monday, ,haugh we should die for i. a,ii Iaa
My Lord. came 10 the conclusion that day
that the "Queer's Crown and Government"
were in dangcr-nay, that they. ought 70 be ia
dangcr-and resolved that no effort of mine
should be wanting 10 make, the, danger increase
and become CRITICAL. ,As looked nn the bi.
deous scene, asked myself whether there
were, ir led, .Iaw' or .Govcrnment', in the ani
OR il so, whether there was not worse than
20 law and NO Government. What had law
done for these poor wretches and their million
fellow paupers throughout Irelandl Il was ihe
law that carried off all the crops they raised,
aud shipped Them 10 England; I, was law that
took ,he labor ol their hands and gave them
half food for it while they. were able TO work,
and cast them of to perish like supernumerary
kittens. Law told them they mus, not wear
the cloth they wove, nor eat the corn ihey raj.
sed, nor dwell in the houses they builded, and
if they dared do; any of these things, or remou.
strate against the hard usage, .law' scourged
and bullied them; 10 bring them 10 more sub.
,nissive mind. And what was moro shameful
and fatal still, this devoted people were 10 tho
hands Of leaders, who told them that all this
'Law'-this Londm fsriiament Law-.was the
law of God; ,ha. if lheJ violated it by, eating
the food they made, or wearing the; icloththsy
wnve, they committed crime, and fgaye
strength to the enemy; nay, those leaders ne.
yer failed 10 thank God in public, with sanct.
monious voice and head uncovered, thar,her
fellow conn'r' men uere dying in patience and
perseverance amidst their own bonnteous har.
vest, Parl:c' ,ent Law was acknowledged as the
Supreme Ruler and Judge, and its DEGREES Sub.
mit,ed 10 as 10 the inscrtable dispensations Of a
Parliament Providence. -,;.f cei7 ~
Such degradation was unexampledl in tho
world. To think that Ireland was my. country
became in,olerable TO me; / felt that j had no
right 10 breathe The free air or 20 walk in tho
sun: was ashamed TO look my own children
in the face, until should do something towards
the overthrow Of this dynasty Of the Devil.
And resolved that Parliament Law must be
openly dcfed and lrampled ON: and that I--if
no other, even would show my couuirymen
how to do it,. For l knew, my lord. that The
monster, for all bis loud roar and formidable
tusks. was impotent against Truth and Right
in other words. that not Parliament Law a, bot.
tom, but Gods justice, ruled the earth. In
short, determined to walk before The eyes,of
this down trodden people, straight into the open
jaws of Law to draw bis fangs,to tear ou, bis
lying tongue, and. fling his carcass to be-tram.
pied on by those who had trembled at his nod
I may be devoured, il is true. Law may be
able to resist the first attack; and three Rrstas-
saila ts..may f,:-yet shall we do our business.
We may be destroyed; We will not be defeated.
CouRr OF INaurRY AND GEN. Scorr.-The
American Star, (Me1ico City, Of the 22d ult
states that the Court Of Inquiry adjourned on
tho 2lst ult., and was to meet during that day,
to decide upon some place to 70 assemble in the
United States. The Star says General Scott
was 10 leave in day or two on hts reiurn
homc-adding 5psasa se Il
1t is painful to reflect that he ret,irhs homo,
after his brilliant md Unsurpassed achievements,
under the circumstances In which he does. No
other commander, we verify believe. could have
marched from Vera Cruz to this Capitol, with
so small iorce, and such signal success. Hc
has given The army possession of The Imperial
city of the Aziecs, and indeed Of the Republic.
No officer is more endearelio the army, and
the absence of none could he more deeply re.
GREETED. There are manyow are atiachedAo
Gen. Scott rs to a brother or a fnher, and there
will be wet eyes when he leaves. What re.
ccplion will not the Gsat Captain of TIN age