The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-05
All l. Mot Lost

We give this morning some further particulars Of
the Britannia S news Although another steamship
the Niagara has arrived since, bringing seven days
later dates have not even yet received The full
report of the former vessels news. We are there
fore compelled TO found our opinion upon the state
Of affairs in the world exclusively upon such tele-
graphic reports as yet have reached us. As far as
Ireland is concerned, we must acknowledge that the
course of events has not been exactly in accordance
with our hopes and wishes The report Of the
arrest of O'Brien is unfortunately confirmed; and,
in addition, the Government has succeeded in ar
resting Meagher and other Of the Confederate lead
ers. Having achieved tbs brilliantly successful
exploit, the British papers announce to the world,
with a degree Of cool assurance which is unsur-
passable, that the insurrechan is completely sup
pressed, and the Island tranqVilized. Yet it is a
notorious fact that there has been no nsurrection
no open and concerted rebellion If the Irish people
That cannot be suppressed which does not exist
and on this principle the easy Victory of the Gov
ernmentfs accounted fort conquered because il
met no resistance. But the fact thSt the people
hive not yet fought does not prove that ey will not
fight On the contrary, it seems TO uA that they
have now stronger inducements to resist than be-
fore. The arrest of O'Bren and his Associates
should only serve to kindle in the breastsof the
people burning desire for revenge, and a determi-
nation to be avenged.
We can see no good reason why the people. if
they so will it, should not in tie end Triumph
Their defeat is only apparent, not real. Thsyh
lost no men, no stores no advantages which hey
before possessed. They have lost no BATH in
fact, the Government has boosted loudly oysia
Il Trieb lie
desperate because a few men are arrested: then
are as brave and as true hearts yet remaining, and
for every one sacrificed thousand viii be ready
to supply his place.
In 1898 an army more than triple the size of that
now in Ireland was found hardly sufficient to sub
due but small portion of the country-and even
then, had ntemperance not deprived the rebels Of
the advantages of their first success, in all prOba-
bility the struggle would not now have to be recon-
menced. At that time the population of Ireland
was not more than half of its present amount, and
her people were far less united but, even then, the
utmost power Of England had to be eXerted to keep
the country in subsection. Now, although many
of the people are still disaffected to the popular
cause, their number does not bear greater proper
ton to the whole than that Of the Tories in own
Revolution, and there is in our mind no doubt re-
naming Of the capa5ility of the nation to throw off
the English yoke. Only let the people put forth
their whole strength and they must succeed.
But besides the elements of strength to be found
in ireland, ENGLAND herself, although she seems
strong, Is in reality weak. The Chartists would
take advanta Of any strait in which the Govern
ment might b placed, TO carry out their own plans
Indeed, they have shown their disposition to do SO
already, for Nc sooner had 5000 men been con-
centrated in Ireland than 1--WE are informed by the
telegraph the Chartists recommended their hostile
demonstrations Between these two foes the
Irish on the one hand and the Chartists on the
other England will have her hands full, and
should her Government escape the present crisis
unscathed, we shall give it credit for more sagacity,
more tact, ard more strength, than we think it
Possesses.