New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-02


grafton for the IRISH millions They would send them
10 tha snt p0iss 70 seek for land IN unknown
swsmps ant unciealed forests when there are four or
nve millions OF sores Of unbrusen soil ~ their own
doors counting occupation. The ownership OF tnsss
millions OF Is generally speaking, in sleepy sort
OF at-ya ncs Nobody dires % claim them NOBODY
dreams Oi improving them but people only tNs
Ot them source Of good for the Starving masses
81 Ireland and owners start up IN All directions IN
.is,ns with doc in-,hs -mssger perversiy, that
nobody shall touch them. and they viii not touch
them themselves. Il any farther dccacy due %
these enemies Oi their country snt of the empire ~
large We think not The grievances and Us 81
and not political They social altogether.
and the cause OF the waolc mischief les AZ the door
Of the landlords. and the consequence is that
tess IN Ireland run IN the same unvarying cycle
The pinch OF the oppressor Is upon the ten.
entry and pcassntry. They feel the cruel grippe
upon them. but cannot reason upon il. But misery i
creduOus. Then comes the demasogue 10 mslesi and
dc.ude them and throw al the blame upon the
ton with this country. The moral force Repeater
come. hrst, make bis penny out 81 the wretchedness
around him The cheat endures for time Bat the
people become AZ last weary and impatient of being
cieruslly duprO 20 no purpose. The physical force
men next step in. ScjitiOu rrsrs It's head Rebellion
walks sbrOsd Ireland becomes periodical csinp and
garrison instead Of rich and hourishing portion OF the
empire. Trade suffers paralysis doubt and misirust
stop the wheels Oi commerce confidence Is ~ an end
panic ensues. Now count the cost OF all this recur
ring. IL does constantly upon AMI England. ~
collect pays the bill for this everlasting thorn in the
But teen we are told that 10 occupy or taka pof>es
sion Of these WASTE lands. without the permission ~
their owners pretended owners would DC 20 make
rt attack upon property and sord precedent Tor
any future coniscatiOn which might hereafter should IN
f!ct against right We beg pardon Extreme cases
justify extreme measures. and necessity has no law
The English people by the protection which they are
constantly called upon 20 sord at costly price %
the Irish landlords 10 support them in their injustice
sud oppression, have certainly established more than
claim 10 take from them the acres in question. even
although they should do IL without making any com
p,nsation But As vet this Ultima ratio has neither
been proposed nor talked Of Terms and conditions
have been mentioned which the waste lands should
either be bought outright for the public or, at all
events. be secured for term OF years long enough TO
pay for the outlay be made upon It. IL Is 10 this tsir
proposition that the landlords offer such stout resist
snce. They doing nothing snd will do nothing,
toward the draining and cultyang of the waste them
selves but the very moment they hear OF the public
money stirring for such purpose, their innate love OF
jobbng becomes strong within them, and they begin To
calculate that they have fresh chance OF transferring
more Of Jol Il Bulls cash out of his pocket into
their own. such men, as they command no respect,
are entitled 10 no dchcacy. Ihey must not De per
med q stand IN the way of their country prosper
ty Legislation must take its own wise and proper
course in spite OF them Nothing Is done for Ireland un
til the clutch of the landlords upon her welfare IS
moved You may NOV down histes but they will spring
up again unless pmcked up by the roots And even So
you may form your camps in Ireland. put down rebel
hon imprison, transport hang. but still you do not
to be repeated future and distant day The
disease must be dealt with and not the symptoms only.
The wind must be taken OF the sails OF the smith
O'Briens, aud the Mesghers, and the billions Until
this il done nothing is done When Hercules OF
one OF the heads OF the Hydra, two instantly sprung up
in it, place until hre applied to the wound and so
will rebellion follow rebellion In Ireland until the cause
of all the discomfort OF the people is scared snd
destroyed. Give them employment and food and
the thing il done for you without miracle.
The Encountered Estates Bill is step in tho
right direction. But To bring the whole OF the
waste lands into cultivation would afford work tor the
entire population Of Ireland But then the session is
its close. Why set that against the happiness
OF 100000 OF people Beside a bill to coercs PEG
pie can be passed in day. WHY, then, should
measure tor their prosperity and welfare travel IN
hearse a, funeral pace, when there is railway at
hand when our egs ltors choose to make use OF III In
short the OF Perilus must be made that OF the
Irish landlords in mitigsted form II to rule
the people with the strong hand for them, must rule
them with strong hand for the people.