New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-18
THINGS IN IRELAND.
The state Prisoners-Fearful Destifution-
Relief Committee--Defeat of the Whig.-
Arrest Of Mr.. flanagan.

AAI 4a-r 10 NtlE -+tE- ftDLrFt lr-a Is $50
decided. Ministers have made 10 sign and 50
the opening SGmner finds them where the dresry
W inter and cheering Spring left theu-In prison.
Meantime the wil-or If that be too lofty word
Tor present circ1mStsnces-the .sh Of the coan.
Try has been unmistakaoiy expressed the North
has Wed with the Sooth-the Peer with the Peas
sns-the B.hop with the Laymsn-the Orange
m,n with the Repealer-on this head there has 'een
perfect unanimitv some advocate clemency on me
ground Of policy asa .ort 0i Leihean drsl ghi that
will easce the recollection Of Coercion Acts and Relief
Measures a. We administer sweet sop % cad after
A rerugnant potion. some recommend mercy On the
ground u the high private character Of toe prisoners
their good intentions and others the tota failure
their plans their ncspscy eject their project and
the unrufed tranquility Of the country only disturbed
and then by death cry, louder than Ordinary
borne upon the breeze from the doomed provinces Of
Munster and Connsught whore the people die after ine
approved orthodox fashion without shocking the mora
sense Of an enlightened public by grasping ndecenuy
At life Lord G0rt sending his signature gave At a. his
opinion that Smith OBnen never dreamed Of su57eri-
inz Law and order, or uprootng the authority o. the
Queen or doing any Of those wicked things mpsed 70
hin, Various are the motives assigned but the name
il Legion Of those who append their names without AZ
signing any motive who take pans 20 screen them
selves from the suspicion Of sympathziug with convict
ed traitors That the most hopeful feature in the
case A. % IL eject it j. impossible 20 do more than
guess Certainty l. out Of me question too many
items enter the calculation 10 depends upon too
many rcnciesthe bile Of NicerOy the heart
lesress OF Minister the indifference u Queen, may
render II nugatory Al any moment ana blast the hopes
that our ovcr-sang uine people derive from IT, Our
only national journal The Irstmdn gives utterAnce 10
It's Of faith in petitions generally ana thi- one 10
particular, and brief but meaning article says 10 the
people sympathy ani grief are not suiicient-
W. Dor r--f FOR them
We must d. something for them 70 prove that We have
| better weapons than tears.
hss got over bis Illness and al iu daS ex
uecfaii0u Of the sentence being carried INTO eNccAIon
rom the moment the decision OF the Lords was oon
municaied ~ th,m, they prepared Tor any sudieMor
der and undeterred by the gloomy future, they Az
ready with manly iOrttude and that eel Devotion "nJh
has hitherto characterized their conduct 20 meet their
fate AS only true patriots Yet under this outward
bravery Of demeauor what sad hearts must beat
Could We penetrate into their lonely cells We would
know better tho nature Of tie love they bore % Ireland
when for il they risked everything that gives DE
charrn-h0Ine with al lie tender ties and sweet mo
notony friends prospects, pleasures, aud lastly, the
country they loved well What vivid day dreams
may they not have Of inanmaie Nature IN every form
haunting them Ike passion OF fever phantom
stately mountains canopied with clouds, troitng
burns trnged with willows ruins clothed With ivy or
the Dashed into storm. May otthese be before
them busy streets ana tulitit anu ifti
cornheds and they hug the deuson, and with strained
catch the sound Of the human live the break Of me
distant bilOsv and the sOugh Of the signing wind On
who can tell the sucrngs not of body alone Tor that
easily endured but Of the pangs OF mind created by
the bitter reflections OF the past Of the wreck and ruin
that oversprcsds the land and OF the deineniac triumph
Of their inhuman enemies Of moral agiators, Who 10
the words Of the glorious young tribune, lhonas
r Neagher think that liberty II not 'torth drop o.
blood but who would stint the treasure % beirend IN
| other lands usgsh false morality who would, IN
der the guise Of due regard Tor the principles oil re-
hgion, prohibit Gods creatures from contendhs lot
the right which God gave them, and offer AZ plea Tor
dong the silly excuse, liberty is not worm the
shedding Of bi.Jd.' And yet what Il vast difference
there between the parties IhouA one is -uNens
in prison st they have that Of which man can De
prive them which can alleviate any pam and tighten
any sorrow the consciousness OF recutude. Hefhd
Griffin beautifully says
Ne. ss ss st's ' a,' 40 R.ss s
And such moments cannot be of rare recurrence the
prisoners OF Richmond If Mitchell, whose heart and
sou and mind appear TO have been made o. nrmer ma
teras than O,aer gave way 10 such transports OF
gief on losing sight OF the land be loved with al the
iervor OF self dedicated victim patriot martyr,
surely il does deropste from the greatness OF the
sacrifice TO say he fet but did shrink from H. And
so with those VINO still linger like shadows behind him
they feel but do shrink from H. and would not yade
| 1t by any trucking
| The accounts from the South and West as har-
rowing as ever. Last week dead body was cast on
the western shore snd horrible 10 tell, the heart and
| liver was token out and made meal for wretched
man and his family OF course they died. The car
case Of dead supported one family for week but
nettles and cabbage leaves the staple food. We
| shudder Al the horrors Of Jerusalem and Magdeburg
and Derry but here, ia our own days, We have their
parallel Put then have not the red rain that makes
the harvest grow " consequently the Government can
look on stolcaly enough, without remorse Like the
Daniel that came once upon 10 judgment, they
| lot raw
ord John Russell has chosen this the most hung
opportunity his determination 10 look Tor
no more grants from reluctant Parliament and an ex
haused EXcheQuer though. az DR.. Machale remarked
IN letter addressed 20 Her Majesty in behalf OF her
slaughtered sub ects money could be procured with
the CELEBRITY OF magic 70 transport troops and artillery
to iar distant India, the nrs udings Of military re-
| verses sustained there.
The duty from which Ministers shrink has been taken
up by private individuals The General Relief Com
| mittee, OF which had occasion 70 speak more than
once devOtes portion OF each day 10 It's heavenly
work with zesl that insUres success. Almost every
street in Dublin has taxed itself and not spsnngy one
stieet has contributed 100 another $50 and another
liey - transmits e every week Tor the same pur
nose one theater has devoted and another il about 70
devote the profits Of nights performance, free from
Al deductions any pretext 70 the relief Of the pre-
vang distress through the medium OF the Committee
thus making the pleasures OF The nch minsterng angels
70 the poor Much good has been effected some local
ties have received money % purchase seed others food
according their wants. The Society has addressed
|
the he tied and open handed people OF your Re
public. separate appeal has been made 20 the pubhc
Ia, the poor farmers around CAstlebar. They have
81. zgled through the Winter and spring denied relie
because they would part with their lands, which
they hold with the tenacy Of deathgrssp they stu
struggle and cOntrve by parting with every suck Of
furniture, almost every shred OF clothing, even theii
blankets crop their little spot Of ground and 70 have
some hope 70 look forward next year Butnow ever
those resources completely exhausted and Il len C
themselves, they have the choice OF two evlls-they
must give up the fields desr % them life, whose in
cipient promise ghdens their hearts In order 20 quay
them for relief they must die they die either way
BY Soycrs liquid poison, by refusal % give up theii
property To meet this the appeal Is made by the gen
{. OF the neighoorhood and they pledge themselve
that any money connded 70 them shall be employed
not In dcmorsAzng the people by aims giving but EN-
| poying them ia improving their own little holdings.
short time viii see them efsupp0rtlng and able u
their 20 aid in absng the misery OF others. here
i 90 fear Of such Al appeal being unsuccessful
rbc railway lately spoken OF j. % be extended q ga
ths II 10 come soon into operation. VIII maieTlal
| ~ mitigate the su1erlngs Of the peasantry.
] The Wings have suffered defeat IN Parliament OF
| the motion Tor IrienniA Pariaments. Il The Reform
carry that. the constituencies viii have the ~hil
hand Of their Representatives, future. seven years
lease makes them independent and iniracta5le, auc
| gives them time 10 intrigue with the Minister.
An arrest took place the other day tor the Politea
events o. summer member OF one Of the Southern
Clubs. nsmeI flanagan, returned last week iron