New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-26
Debates on the state Of ireland.

House. OF Commons, Feb :.
Sir q Grey moved for leave to bring in bill TO con.
tnue suspension OF the ilabes Corpus Act In Ire
land for limited tune, reading 10 the House letter
to the Lord Lieutenant on the subject Admitting thtt
Parliament should Xs-ciae tue greatest jealousy ~
/ granting such extraordinary powers as those which
we're d. manded he r George must contend that the
peculiar circumstances In which Ireland was ? aceh
were sufficient 10 warrant any one in giving to the lfsA
Government continuance of the authority which hao
enabled quell the spirit OF INSTRUMENTATION In that
country. The suspension of the Ha5eas Corpus ACT
was OF course a suspension OF the Consultation ana
could only be justified on the ground OF us necessary ~
order 10 preserve public tranquility spd maintain the
supremacy Of the The act OF ss' session wou q
expire the LIST March 1t was true the insurrecton
which had been contemplated by the dissiieeted had
been disappointed by the vigilance OF the Government
but the spirit that led to the connection OF that insur
rection still existing and IL was therefore, unsafe
to withdraw the powers OF that government whch So
much of the spirit which called them forth was still III
| existence. Hear, hear Although there were now
no persons ia against the Government In ireland
yet the which arose out OF recent tsnssc
lions In ireland still in existence and disanecton
was prevalent and more particularly prevalent IN the
of the late insurrectonsry movement Inc spTl
In which the powers oonhded 20 Lord CLARENDON were
exercised was beyond sll praise and furnished strong
guaranty that when that noble lord asked Tor con
,nusnce OF these powers, they must be necessary Tor
! the preservation of the tranquility OF the county ~
was the wish of the Government that the cOn'nusnce
o th4 az extraordinary powers should be for short
time his possible. and they should therefore, ony re
| quire that the suspension ut the Htoeas corpus
Act should BE- for period OF SIX fnohNlr' ~ui'h
give the Parliament an opportunity 81 Jnosihg OF th
proptiety % continuing that suspension Dcyohn uAl
period. according Co the then circumstances OIL u"
| country.
| Mr. j OConnen moved. amendment that q
| Committee. consisting OF twenty one members, De-
formed by ballot 10 examine such documents as mi
be laid before IT, anc T. report 10 the House ts opuo
upon those documents, whether the continuance o th
suspen son of Hsbeas Corpus Act be- measure ne
cessary TO the tranquility of Ireland al the present time
The true object of the bill was not To put down ihsnf
,,,t la constitutional agitation ~ Ire
! land
| MIR Meacher accorded the amendment
| After pause Mr. O'Connor rOse. and said the
casa msde ont by the RICH, honorable Bsronei "ss So
lame that he evidently relied upon the su0servency OF
The House that he might destroy the remnant OF iIs
liberty lie contended that this measure was oessLeS
In clnthe Lord Clarendon with arbitrary authority H.
would become the great jaior OF Ireland oHt the 20
Die Lord q kusseN knew that tbs irish landio'us voc
authors OF all the evils OF ireland would support mn
u this measure and IN suppressng the expression oi
hubble opinion in tha, country The honorable member
| MAS proceeding with his accustomed energy "heh
Lord Russell pointed significantly 10 the CLOCK ana as
Mr. OConnor wss the orr siustor OF motion 10 NM
the time of speaking u forty minutes ne couu h''
sist this appeal and sat down accordingly -,
Mr. Grsttan ssd that the suspension OF the hSoess
Corpus Act was hazardous experiment II had oitrh
bscn trcd and as often failed There nothing IN
the character of The people of lrelsnd 10 dfquAiny
| them for the enjoyment OF liberty.
Mr. G Thompson opposed the motion, on the ground
| of the absence of necessity.
The House divided. For the motion I'll ssAins' 4
/ Is Majority 2O3
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer moved for vote
for the relief Of the distress in certain Unions IN ireland
lie stated that the close Of last session when failure OF
The potato crop was spprehended, similar grant hso
been made over which the Government wa, inirus,ed
with discretionary power Snd he explained .ns man
ner In which the power had been exercised win rea
on TO that fund lie then proceeded u descrios the
condition OF of the Unions IN the West and South
OF ireland, which WAS 50 dePoraoe inst without Pc
cupsry sii1houssnds would perish OF absolute starys
| ton The Poor Law had been accused, but unJ1stiy
OF creating these evils which were mainly the result OF
the failure OF food and the consequent extension OF pau
perism in such degree that the rates many parts
could not be collected. Having read from official re
turns reports Of the state Of various Mons, some OF
which have attained an unhappy notorieiy, OF he
amount Of rates upcollected, the number oil tenants
run away the Qusnity OF land wasted the owners IN Zee
a. well as tenants being reduced to psuPersm he con
cluied by stating that the Government hsd been con
vnced of the necessity OF granting assistance from the
public funds in special cases under rigorous inspee
lion tie asked for avote of ESQ 000 from the Conso
dated Fund, not pledgng himself that this would be all
he should require but be was unwilling BY rtqIrngs
large at 10 excite exusyagant expectations
and eager demands. Hear, hear
Mr. p Scrope glad that IL was now acknowledge
that the remedy for the social evils Of Ireland was
emigration put the employ men OF the people upon
the land and he moved in addition 10 the resolution
that money Or appropriated from general tsxs,on 70
the relief of lrsh unions but condition that s repay
ment be secured by lien upon the property OF ihe
Union and tbs, il Do expended in the productive EN-
ployment of the poor
sMr Christopher opposed to sny more grants o.
money raised from the oversxed people of England
upon the plea of relieving Irish distress
Mr. + French gave several details OF irish misery,
apathy bankruptcy and besgsry and was followed pS
Sir Walsh, by whom the policy OF the grant "ss con
demned tending like former grants 10 inlure Issnu
than better the social condition OF Ireland wnie 80
miserable pslstives would permanently ouruen 'ne
resources OF the country. -,
lord T. Howard supported the resolution dsprs
eating the effects which refusal To substitute the o
of the poor people of Ireland might work 10 tneH
feelings toward this country.