The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-10-12

Spam.-Newly appointed minis
ters were assembling at Madrid, but
no notice was to be taken of recent
events in Cuba.
McSSrs. Editors--llaving Iellec-
ted for some time on the character
and manners ofmy gcncrouS-hcarted
and impuiSivc countrymen, and tax
ing, of course, an interest in their
welfare, have thought that, thro'
the medium of your paper, | might
be enabled to lay a few ideas before
them, which, | believe, may perhaps,
be found beneficial.
In the first place, it is well known
to all nations that my unfortunate
country { Ircland.) has Tor many
years been held in subsection by the
English government. That the laws
are not the expression of the viii of
the people, as in this free and happy
country; but, on the contrary, that
the laws are made and enforced with
tyrannic rigor, by Il very small mi
noritv, called the ariS;oCracy. This
minority have framed. the laws for
their own benefit and protection
regardless of the welfare of tie great
boly Of the people. The natural
consequence is, that almost every
Iri>hnnn, fading from lis infancy
that the law is an oppresSor, and not
a protector, grows up with a hatred
otlAw, which grows with his growth
and strengthens with his Strength
until, at length, when lac has arrived
ut maturity and has tasted some Of
its bitter fruits, his hatred OF law is
most intense. 1t is on this occount
that lriShmcn Gin their own country
seldom or never appeal to the law,
but, when they have any differences
amongst themselves, prefer to settle
them by the old "club law Hence
it is that lriShmcn have, 10 a consid-
cradle extent, acquired the unenyi-
able name of brawlers and fighters.
Now, the point to which | desire
TO draw the attention of my country
men is, the vrSt distinction which
exists, in this respect, between Ire
land and the United States. There
the law is a tyrant and oppressor-
here it is Il guardian and protector.
There it is more honorable to settle
differences by the fist or club, than
to appeal TO the tyrant law-hcrc it
is honorable to appeal 10 the gaurdi-
an law, and disgraccful to take the
law into our own hands, by an ap-
peal to brute force.
/ Nothing, perhaps, can illustrate
this subject more distinctly than the
difference which may be observed
in the degree Of respect that is paid
to the law by those of my country
men who came to this country dur.
ing their childhood. as compared
with those who came after they had
arrived at mature age, and, from
early associations, had acquired
habitual hatred of law. |, myself,
have been UanSgresSor, for suck
ed in with my mothers milk hatred
of English law, and that hatred is 50
strong, that cannot wonder that
some of ,ny impulsivc, unrehccing
countrymcn should little con!ound
things, and turn it into hatred of
law Altogether. But when came TO
this country | soon saw the immense
difference, in this respect, and as n
consequence, have learned to re-
spect and revernce the law, regard
ing it no longer as my enemy and
oppreSsor, out as my friend and pro-
tcctor. The object of this commu-
nicatlon is to impress a similar feel
ing upon the minds of my country
men generally, for in my opinion,
nothing could elevate the character
Of lrishmen in this country more
than that the public mind should be
duly and truly impressed with the
opinion that they were men who
paid a high degree Of respect TO TIE
laws of this free country.
think, MesSrs Editors, that no
man should or could take otfense at
any thing here advanced. All can
say is, that none is intended, the
best assurance of which is, | myself
ain an lrishman. naturally wish
to see the character of my country.
men elevated, which is the only mo-
tive that has prompted me to write
this communication.
An FRESHMAN.
MoM Tier NrS Farnham.--A mcr-
chant in st, Jago, Chill, advertises
for two hundred young, white, poor,
virtuous girls, of average prettlncss
to be taken TO California, and there
be honorably married to the thous-
ands of North Americans and other
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