Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-02-09
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Extracts from English Papers, receired by tis last
Ergiash S,e..nner

AAaGets JfWf AHStSH n uPeTs, TeCeareG 0y Tag lGss
English S,e.,nler.
EvICTiONS OF PEAsANTRY IN IRELAND
vast special change Is gradually taking place
In irel md. The increase OF emigration @le
part of the bulk OF the small capitalists, and The
e,ectInent, by wholesale. the wretched cottiess
will, IN the course OF short time render quite III
appropriate for its condition the old cry OF a
redundant population. But this social revolution.
however necessary II may be, is accompanied by
amount OF human misery that is absolutely @p-
palling. The 1ipperary indicator thus portr.r5s
the state OF the country:
{" The work of undermining the population is
going on steathlly. but steadily. Each succeeding
day witnesses its devastatIons-more terrible titan
the simeon, and more deadly than the plague
We do not say that there exists conspiracy TO
uproot the mere Irish; but we do aver that 5hc
fearful system of wholesale eiectment, of which
we daily behold, is mockery OF the eternal laws
OF Coda fragrant outrage the principle. OF
nature. Whole districts cleared Not reef
tree is to be seen where the happy cottage of she
laborer the snug homestead of the Turner al no
distant day cheered the landscape. The ditch SIDE
the dripping rain, and cold sleet are the covering
of the wretched outcast the moment the CABIN is
tumbled over him; for who dare give him shelter
protection from the peltng of the pitaess
Storm Who has the tenerty to afford b m the
ordinary rites OF hospitality, when the warrant has
been signed for his extinction There are Vast
tracts of the most fertile land in this noble cdun-
try now thrown out of tiliage. No spade, no
plough goes them. There are no syn3piaans
of life within their borders. no more than il they
were situated in the midst of the Great Desett-
no more than il they were cursed by the Creator
with the blight of barrenness. TnoB who tailored
to bring those to the condition in which shey
are-capable of raising produce of any description
ARE hunted like wolves, they perish without
Q murmur. The tongue refuses TO utter their most
deplorable-their unheard-of uferings Ihe'ago-
MES endured by the mere Irish In this day Of
their unparalleled affection are far more poignant
than the Imagination could conceive or the pencil
of Rembrandt picture. We do not exaggeTate
the state of things is absolutely fearful; demon
with all the vndictive passions by which alone
demon could be influenced, is let loose ard mena-
destruction. Additional sharpness too, Is i'm
parted 10 his appetite. Christmas was aecustom-
ed to come with many healing balsams. sufficient
to remove irritation, if not to stanch wounds but
its place is usurped by other and far different
qualifications. The howl OF misery has succeeded
the merry carol which used to usher in the season;
no hope is felt that end will soon be put lie this
state OF wretchedness The torpor and apathy
which have seized on the masses are only surpas-
sed by the atrocities perpetrated by those whc get
the dictates of humanity and tie aecreeS OF me
Almighty at equal defiance"