Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-09
Ireland.

The startling intelligence of great bat
New York Tribune, although not yet con-
firmed, we are satisfied is substantially cor
rect. England is smoihering the volcano of
revolution in ireland. She has thrown the
giant arms of her navy around Green Erin,
aud is crushing that devoted Island in the
hug Of tyranny. One wall has escaped her
and reached US, and all is hushed. Her
patches are closed down, and every wall is
smothered. Depend upon it, the mountains
of Ireland are alive with insurgents, and the
fires Of freedom are kindled on every peak.
Ii is the hour of lreland's peril. Let every
Gratis, and especially let the Wings, whoRo-
ted Tor the Irish relief bill ia Congress and
who contributed so largely by contribution,
to save Ireland from starvation, no,1 rally TO
her assistance. The last New York Fri
buue says:
From n chaos of inconsistencies, fabri-
cations and rumors, we are left in almost
total ignorance Of the real state of things in
the island, for nj least eight days previous
to the sailing OF the steamer. From the ac
counts which we have from the English and
Irish Tory papers, and from the, Dublin
ish censorship-we are led 10 believe that
nothing of importance has occurred, with
the exception of bafiled attempt to arrest
Smith 0iBrien at Ballingary, in The county
Of Tipperary.
" 1t is really ludcrous TO observe the at
temp,s Of the English press to prove that the
long gathering storm of Revolution and
Resistance in Ireland had begun and blown
over in an insignificant collisions with few
score of Police Constahles. We are told
that Smith O'Brien was al the head of I 900
men, another account makes his forces a
mount to only 700, while another still puts
them down at +" 200 or thereabout." Even
the latter number is probably exaggerated;
and yet before these few unarmed peasants,
mostly golfers from the neighboring mines,
Inspector Trant retrea;ed TO the house of a
widow Mccormick, whose five children the
Police retained in the house as protection
against the populace!
1--WE may here state that il is not at all
certain that Mr.. O'Brien was at the head of
the " Rebel Forces" or Of any forces what
ever at Ballmgaty. When first seen he
was alone; hut on the appearance of the
Police the bells of the church were rung
and the people consisting of only FROM one
to two hundred assembled aud Smith o.
BrIen probably quietly took his departure TO
his iaStneSS on Slievenamon.
"One fact, however, is plaia-ani ii is the
great substantive fact OF the weeks news
that for ten days forty thousand troops, aid
cd by spies and detectives, have been doing
their utmost 10 arrest the iRSuFgeni leaders,
and Yet that 0'Brien, Dillon, Meagher,
Reilly, O'GOrman and Doheny the princi-
pal OF them, have been going about the
country organizing aud preparing the peo-
PIE without being arrested. Even il this
Was all the news from Ireland il would show
that the leaders Of the people had succeed
ed IN their purpose, which VAS not to rush
iRto an outbreak immediately GA the sns-
pension Of kG5eas corpus, but TO gain
strength by delay, to organize and TO receive
such assistance as might BE coming to them.
The careful reader Of The details will
find many things TO strengthen his belief in
The stirring news Ne publish iroa cur Pri-
waite Correspondents. The Du5lsa EFea-
'ay Pest Of August l, says" The army