The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-20

him. and was told not until he was removed to Kill
Very shortly after the police force returned To
the League rooms and took possession of them
the books, papers, correspondence &c. even bits OF
torn paper lying the floor and in the fire. place
gathered up and taken Most of the books in
blank The police also took 500 copies of pamphlets
which they found on the premises containing report
of Mr. Mitchels trial aud also large map Of Ireland
which hung over the chimney piece. They then went
OGrady requested the sergeant to leave them tho
tiers Of DR.. Blake and Of the Hon. Mr. French, which
he declined to do, telling him to make application at
There have been extensive searches arms by the
military and police in the neighborhood of the slate
quantity of guns pixies other instruments of
fare found, is small
Nothing has bee n heard here of Smith O'Brien, Mr.
Meagher, MIR. O'Gormsn or MIR. Dillon, since.
To day, the county inspector accompanied by Mr.
Winslow, l., proceeded to the house of Dr. Cane in
William street having received information FROM
mischevous party presume, that Mr.. Dillon lying
wounded, and concealed in one Of the apartments.
been, turned out t. he a perfect fabrication.
At recent meeting Of the Dublin corporation,
Counsellor Hamilton handed in notice that he would
move the following motion at the next meeting Of the
"iAs. du,il and loyal adrss, DO presented to hoy Majesty
wards ards. her crown and dignity " 49,,
MI. Stanley. was passed.
Resolved That our opinions any question relating this
remain unchanged DO think would discharge
cur uy the throne II we I'D not .ssUsa our that
pensibc permanent peace tranquility Ireland
The Facts as TO Ireland
From the Liverpool Journal Aug. 81
We have received the following letter from Dublin,
and it will, doubt, be read with interest. The
writer explains his object in visiting the sister
try, and the testimony of an eyewitness, to the
state of public feeling, is just now valuable.
DUBLIN, Thursday Event ng, Aug Sd.
Two Tipperary arrhers n long time ago, found q
hedgehog and this pike-studded animal being almost
as little known as kangaroo in Munster the pair Of
agricultnrsts were much puzzled by its appearance
depended solely moral force and the sapis ut
holders, unable to unravel it's mystery bethought
themselves OF their crippled grandfather The old
man, without his crutcEes, was carried to the field.
and having been taken round the 'ter, shook his
head and scientifically said, By dad, boys tits
thing" 81 knew exclaimed the elder brother,
" that granddaddy would know what it was"
Lord Clarendon has found another hedgehog So
cial animal--n Tpperary, and his excellcncy has
evoked not only all military resources but Lord
Hardinge, to reveal its mysteries while the elder
brothers throughout tho country in the absence Of
tangible knowledge, declare that it Ia something"
As man cannot hope to see many insurrcc tons in
the of his fe came here for the purpose Of
gazing personally on rebellion-in earnest but as yet
fortune has not favored me. inquire, with becomp
anxiety, what it is that people after in Tipperary,
upon the map but cannot discover its locality, but
console myself for the want OF Biographies knowledge
in the discovery that General Mcdonald is in the
same conditon-ho Is on tho spot in pursuit Of
something and can find" nothing !" Last week,
Mr.. Smith 0Brien was lunatio-ths week he is
an gnrs Jatuus-a Wil-o the wisphere, there, no
where.
AS cannot submit easily to the irritation of per-
plexty. have drawn my own conclusion from tho
little see and the great deal hear, that people know
nothing for the sufficient that there is nothing
to be known. There are in all towns two infallibe
sources of informaton-thep police aud the press. |
made the acquaintance Of both, made the proper in
ouries and lear ut that there must be something
but that they knew nothing; that they wondered at
this and SO did every body else but they wondsred
only because they had taken for granted things not
proved They believed in the reality of a rebellion
which did not exist, ut least had not commenced.
Had there been outbreak the official dispatches Of
generals, and the reports OF penEy-a-lincrs would
stand expanded in the columns Of newspapers,
friendly and otherwise had there been gathering,
there would have beer mischief of some kind and rs
riseh,ef lurge scale is always interesting, its
Preparation is rapidly followed by the most extended
publicity Its appearance is NEGATIVE evidence
any facts at least Of favorable nature for the
commissioners of police here issued la Lo,aartine,
grandiloquent coDgratuaton to their own force on
the performance of forty constables belonging to
other force at Ballingarry but unfortunately for the
accuracy of their information, q subsequent story
proved the first story be altogether wrong Cox was
the hero, not 1rant and the gathering In mountain
coli, cted by the approach of the police disposed
to think that Smith Bien not there at all;
tany he could not have been the spot If the state
ment Of the single policeman who ' surrounded him
in his detection in tho "bourougheen," be true Con-
stable Carroll however is his own historian and fear
and glory wonderful in inspiring exaggeration.
One thing quite clear that, at present. there will
be outbreak, Tor sufficiently obvious Paddy,
though long exposed to hunger has not yet learnt to
live without eating He appreciates with ali the
power Of political economists, the value of the
potato garden he knows that there will be no
bread unless the harvest be gathered in and al
though the were blind to the fact, the FAR
well that II the pike be taken hand,
the reaping- hook will be neglected To man. there
fore, these opposed to rising until after Sepem-
Der Liberty equality and fraternity good things
the Duke of wellington that there is no courage il
the stomach be empty and they are as forcibly i'm.
pressed rs the government commssariat, that no vo
ence vigilance could feed rebel camp Of 10 900
for week, supposng them in situation mac
cessibe to Inspector COX or General Donald Hardly
insuIgeDt could provide himself with weeks pro-
vision, and the League have no money to obvate his
poverty. For this there will be rebellion
this month"; and for the same reason Smith Brien has
either got away, or will get away-if he Those
who give the country people credit for great tact aege
that they report him present, knowing him to be alb.
cent in order TO facilitate his escape and his personal
friends with similar object, said to report his do
parture for America. from either galway Limerick.
The utter ignorance OF MIR. Meagher's Whereabouts
seems to afford proof that be has gone long since
either to France or to the United States.
Politics are very much like msseerslosy There is
accuracy in vatcination, and the effects OF social
ments are known only in the result. We cannot
speculate in doubt Lord Clare ndon for instance, Is
and PEI haps justly for anticipating insurrec
ton and thus rendering rebellion impossible putting
il down ere 1t commences; but then comes the ques
ton, Has he put 1t down, and, although he has.
nauity has two sides In the matter and IL Is imposs
bic to whether society would be best served by
sent subsequent action. The present movement on
the paIt OF Government has an Immediate effect ex
sctly opposite to that intended; Instead Of driving
the people into ply steal force 1t compes them in self
to take refuge in moral force 1t takes them
cut Of the hands of Young Ireland and restores them
to Old Ireland They are reluctantly or purposey
passive and, in their do nUthiDg tactics, Government
L. mpotebt for the restoration Of confidence. The
ire Is smothered, not extngushed; rebellion has not
been encountered, and, therefore, the incapacity to
rebel has not been demonstrated the intention may
be vivid ever and the possibility Of afuture out
brt ok leaves all tLe moral OF discomfort
whore they Government has displayed its oner-
gy but The people have concealed theirs they may De
deferred they not beaten; and the bad influence
Of this state Ut things trade continues unaitered,
makes things worse. The conjecture stillis-therc
may be n rebe lion in Ireland
Had there been an open revolt, thines Nou'u DO
very different A great pertinent would nave been
made: n battle a settler, and "a battle-a good
substan initial one-in ireland, would be decisive for
years-perhaps for ever No one capable OF judging
could doubt the result: for my own part, am satisfied
thai he notice II faithful am not questioning