Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-15
Faom the Democratic Review.
FOREIGN GOSSIP
HORRIBLE STATE OF ,RrLAyp.

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HORRIBLE STATE OF IRELAND.
In the absence, this month. of any promi
nent topics Of domestic interest, wherewitl
to gossip with our readers, We think II mn,
be useful TO draw their attention 70 subjects
which. though Of foreign origin, are vet o
direct interest to us, bound as we are b,
our political principles and national sympa
ties to watch over the condition, and ollie
vlate, as tar as in Us lies, the misfortunes
civil o. social, Of other lands. and more ca.
peclally those connected with us by ties
such us ireland and Franco. III the one
we have to depict the evil CONSEQUENCES o,
political misrule, and. in the other, to nom,
to the lntallible results of q vicious socio]
system.
10 begin with Ireland-the last news
from Europe brought the information tha,
the English Parliament had voted, bv n
majority of 296 to 10, bill for thu renr.e.
sion OF the civil war which reigned in Ire.
iand. This law of repression, now voted
almost unanimously, threw Sir Robert Peel
Who ilrss passed it, out of power only eirh.
teen months ago. Such ore the revolutions
ofpolitcs. This is no less than the seven.
teenth law Of the same kind passed dur;no
the short period Of forty five years, and ali
to no purpose.-A member Of the Parlia.
ment said, on this occasion--"I. is now
thirty-three years since we have been y,
peace with all the world, cave Ireland. u
This is the best possible comment on tho
effects Of the atrocous oppression of IreIsn;]
by their ruthless-ninded conquerors. Blu,
facts speak more elcquenlly than disscrta.
ton, and We shall add, to The horror of ouy
readers. ouch thrilling and reyclsing tales OF
Irish misery as to pun history to She blush:
In lr:e lawsuit, which took place in the
county of Cork, Ireland. it was established
on proof, that: during tie year of 1876. no
less than three hundred tenants persisted,
on enc estnte, Of hunger and cold and were
all burned IN one cummon ditch. Can any
uody wonder that people, reduced to such
extsem'tlcs, are driven by necessity. to n
state of civil war and barbsrism.
Sir Robert Peel, in the course Of the l,,e
Discussion. stated an extraordinary incident
which had happened under his adminstrs-
ton, and which paints, in the most vivid
colors, the terrible state Of Ireland, and the
disorder OF the Legislation which seeks to
conouct her destinies. He stated, that n
very rich freshman, on one occasion hired
10 assasslns: that ne placed in groups of five,
on three d!iteren, roads, to wny-lay an enc
my who was to pass that way, and who W as
declared 70 be respectable magistrate. He
could not escape such & net, and was killed
The assassins were paid each two euineas
(Slo) for the bloody job. The English 60.
vernlaent offered. reward Of ECO {$5OO)
for any one :of the murderers, and as much
for each one discovered. The murderers
only were excluded from the reward offered
Tor their denunciation. They were ell in
formed against, and by whom. do you sup
pose? Why, the very wretch who employ
ed them to execute his vengeance. Two
Of them were arrested and convicted. But
not the least extraordinary thing was, tina,
the informer. the real criminal, claimed his
reward SIC, OOO) for the arrest Of two of the
assassins. lie was safe from punishment,
as pardon had been vouchsafeI to all con-
cerned, save .he actual murderers. He in
sisted on his recomperse, and the govern
ment, IN virtue OF Its promise. paid the a.
mount 10 the monster who had first employ
ed the assassins TO murder the object of his
hate, and afterwards gave them up to the
laws and execution. Thus this rich gen
tlemaI got rid Of his enemy. and mad e
profit of $4,000. If lie coul. have arrested
thirteen rssasslns employed, he would have
pockcted $65,c0O by lis hideous specuia.
t!ons in murder.-This is without parable,
in the annals of modern crime. After every
scene of outrage and ASSASSINATION commit
TED by the peasahtry, the guilty shoulder
their muskets, and 60 home. No one pre-
tends to zee them, and the inquiries of JUS
tice are defeated by the reply. THAT they
did not disturb themselves whenever they
heard 4 gun fired.
Sir George Grey also gave, during the
debate, another sample how accomplices are
found, even in the bosom of family: A
landlords house was recently attacked by
seven men, with blackened faces; two of the
inmates flew to their guns, and fred uDon
the intrudets They flashed in the pan, as
the charge had been secretly taken out-A
still more striking trait Of this horrible state
OF things IS seen IN the cooperation Of even
young children, who are taught to play
prominent part in this fearful drama Of
Lynch Law. Lately it was related, that
two landlords were driving along in cabri-
olet on the high road. 4 little girl sudden.
y appeared. and got up behind on the yeii-
Gle, then going up hill. Jus. as the hor-
ses were breaking into tro: at the ton. she
cried out in loud voice, "Come along, nv
boys, now, quick, Or you'll miss EN-" I'm.
three men presented themselves
asd fred on the unfortunate proprietors, one
OF whom was mortaIly wounded. The Eng
ltsh papers are filed with similar Details
Another Landlord writes, That he is constant.
ly threatened, in anonymous letters, with
every variety Of death, md that he is obi
ged to keep two policemen in his house. and
never to leave it without their protection
Perhaps the best illustration Of all that
throws grim light over these scenes of
lloodshed, is the singular advertisements,
~ Dublin paper, Of the new overcoa..
winch is warranted as proof against sho.
and ball. This is the form of the advertise.
ment: The cad news of murders which de
so!ate our country every day, and the es-
capes OF the aesassins. has suggested TO the
undersigned the idea of nyenting an over.
coat that ehal be ball proof, so as 10 serve as
: complete protection against such attacks :,
&c. &c And. to remove all doub. of lie eff.
:acy, the inventor declares his intention of
exposing bimseifto a public proof, By ALLOW
ng himself to be shot at from carbine.'
For the Inst siY month"; ,he E,lIou,,, -.