The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-11-07
DUBUQUE, IOWA, NOVEMBER 2, 1849.
ASrlrianism in ireland.

ASrlrianlslln in Ireland.
The social condition Of Ireland has a,
length reached the lowest stage Of degra.
dalton. For long series Of years, the
people have struggled and toiled to salts
ty the cravings of their task masters, and
they had been induced by men who assu-
med leadership among them, to look
forward to a time when their wrongs
would be redressed-to time when their
grievances would be ameliorated. That
promised time had often come and past,
and still the reaper eat not Of the harvest.
The granaries Of the farmer groaned un-
der their load Of grain; the land teemcd
with milk and honey; yet, in the midst of
this abundance, thousands, and tens of
thousands Of noble men, sunk pale and
emaciated and starved into the grave.
"Mcn knew their duty, but they did it mol"
They knew the laborer was worthy of his
hire-that he who planted the seed should
reap and eat Of the fruit; religious poll
ticians taught him another doctrine, and
the law Of England was substituted for
the law Of nature and Of God. The du-
ties which the people owe to themselves,
have come in conflict with the fiat Of their
rulers; and now we behold in Ireland
not struggle for civil and religious lib
erty, but struggle for life--for bread
Soldiery and Police, spies and detectives,
are marching and prowling through the
country to. enforce obedience to the old
order Of things. The clergy, too, are,
as usual: on the side Of the government;
and, though we blush to relate it, sys-
tenn Of espionage has been encouraged by
them from the altar, which disgraccs them
both as clergymen and as men. That
we may not be misunderstood upon this
subject, we will state one fact, which will
fully explain our meaning. 1t is, that,
some of the clergy have got up pledge,
which they require their parishloners to
| sign, en- masse. What, think you, does
this pledge ob';5~ thnm to do? TO unite
for the attainment Of their independence,
or for an amelioration Of their grevan-
ccs? All! no; but TO DELIVER UP TO THE
TENDER MEUcIEs OF THE ENGLISH LAW ANY
ONE WHOM THEY MAY KNOW TO OFFEND A.
GAlNsT ITS MANDATES. This is the last
state Of degradation to which people can
be reduced--and this is the present state
of the Irish people. And as if nothing
should be wanting to complete their sor-
rows, John O'Connell calls upon them to
form LOYAL NANloNAL Repeal Assoca-
ton. With another set of traitors like
HIMSELF he held meeting lately in Dub
lin, at which it was resolved to renew the
moral-iorcc organization. There is not
another country on the face Of the earth
where such men would be allowed to dis.
grace the soil by their presence, and es-
cape with impunity; but in Dublin, we
are told, they were received by the peo-
pie, outside the place Of meeting, with
cheers!! No doubt this movement will
be sanctioned Gift has not been put in
motion) by the government. The people
bave reaped, and are secre,ing the harv-
est, and are determined to eat some of it
themselves; and surely, the cheapest and
easiest machine the government can set
a going, to make the people return TO
their Loyal and Legitimate diet--the rot
ten potato-is to send John O'Connell
from London to preach moral force and
Repeal-and get the clergy to make the
people take pledges to betray each other.
The friends of liberty and of man will
contemplate this last state Of Ireland with
shame and sorrow; but it may be the ne
cessary state 10 make men feel what is
due humanity-it may lead to that social
state of disorganization, which, for mo-
ment: respects no law, but from which a
new and better state Of society may be
reconstructed--a state in which man shall
be held equal to man, in which govern
ment shall act but the will ofthe govern
ed.
4 Relic ofMe World before the Flood!
A correspondent informs us, that being
at Parkevile, N. j., the other day, he
saw man, who informed him that some
time ago he was digging mari in that
vicinity, when he came to the hull Of a
vessel, twelve feet below tine surface of
the mari, and eighteen feet below the
surface of the ground, the timbers of
which were fastened together with trenals