New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

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well as emigration, that, with labor upon railroad,
! the Great Western, u Galway, employs 600
| river entertainments, and other public works with
increased farm labor few will by and by, be 10
mates Of the poor houses. except those who should
| be there and many of the Boards Of Ga srdians
are converting their poor houses into work houses
! in good degree efsupPortiDg. The great mass
| Of the Irish landlords, owners of estates encun
| bered to the utmost when produce aud rents were
| double what they now are, having beco ne incapa
bic even il inclined Of acting upon the principle
"that property has its duties az well as it's rights"
their properties are in course Of sale-that under
new proprietOrs, there may bs a new adjustment
between the.Ovners and cul.vat1rs, rents and
markets But the lasdlorls 10 the House Of Lords
frightened at the extent to which iaes are pro-
ceedingi and are trying to put on a drsg-to no
| purpose. But the grand adjustment ia between
the owner Of estates whoever he may be- and the
occupying tenant whoever he may be. Hereto
FORE except in Ulster, where by the very terms OF
the tenure by which the lands we're conferred on
those for whom "the Plantation of Ulster" was
arranged the tenants right to a beneficial interest
in all the Improvements be made on the land then
waste, wes the same as his landlords 20 the
ownership OF the soil-with this exception, here
tOiore the landlord claimed every thing-the right
to evlct when be liked, 10 charge what rent be
liked so that as the more the tenant improved,
the higher WAS bis rent rsised-it came to be
temptation not 90 improve-or 10 exhaust the lald
Nntn ehd OF MS term, and carry OIL All ne
could leaving as much arrear as possible 70 bal
arce any improvements be might have made. No
wonder there were outrages for wrongs, aud muT-
ders for revenge; and bad farming, a miserable
tenantry, and hated landlords and agents.
Nov to adjust this relationship, the Irish Secre
tary, Sir William Bonneville has Bill before Par
liament but It won't answer the end. Sharman
Crawford has another but il won't please the
landlords. Mr. MonseI, NJ. P. for Limerick. has
another but it won't please the tenantry. And
while monster meetings have been held all over
the SOUTH and few in the west, to set forth what
the people expect, there has been one held this
week in Belfast that claims peculiar notice.
THE AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE TENANT
FARMERS OF ULSTER
There had, previously, been held meetings all
over Ulster at which men Of all classes and creeds
lay and clerical-from the highest of the tenant
farmer class to the humblest-met in unanimity
A deputstlon was sent 70 London TO enlighten the
English and Scotch members on the actual eond
ton Of Ulster, and what the farmers want as well
as to cooperate with men from other parts of Ire
land in having the other Provinces as we'll as us
ster, brought under uniform and equitable sys-
tenn OF landlord aud tenant ad dstment Four Of
the FIVE provincial synods OF the Presbyterian
Church adopted petitions to Parliament on the sue.
ject. The whole Of Ulster may be considered as
having spoken out already. The object Of this
aggregate" meeting was to receive the Report
OF the Deputstion-hear their suggestons-adOpt
Resolutions that nigh. uneqavocslly express the
sentiments and feelings OF the people OF Ulster, and
forward petition to Parliament embodyng their
claims They did ell this. What they wat is
fair rents, and right to the produce Of their out
lay skill, industry and labor equal 10 that Of the
landlord ~ the so; to sell il for what il will bring
Snd security against landlord rres ponsbility to
rsck-rent aud eyict at pleasure.
Ii will be Interesting to your readers 70 nave
some specimens Of the spirit ana feeling that were
uttered at this meeting Several Of the speakers
were Presbyterian Ministers. Some were very
out spokeR-perhaps little too free, but they have
got idea that the lordly proprietors deserve It,
indugiDg in their ewn House at Westminster In
the sly lie cOntemptuous; and beside, they wM no
longer be tr1tied trith. Rev. Mr. Klllen OF COmber
said, He could not conceal his fears-he could not
but state his convictiOns-that, if this tenant right
question were BET speedily and satisfactorily ad-
justed, the tenant farmers, goaded TO madness by
the heartessness and the fury Of their hereditary
tormentors, Loud and protracted dppidHsel would,
regardless of all consequences, rise, and In state
OF fire. nzied desperation lay their oppressors low.
IReRered and continued applause He would
arm them 10 be wise in time, and by timely con-
eession, allay the excitement that prevailed. So
cety was resolving itself into its elements; pauper
ism and emigration were extending and the
who were the nations bulwarks, and VINO ought 70
be its pride, were being driven from their homes
snd most appalling anarchy he feared was impend-
ing At present the demands of the tenanttarmer
were most moderate, most just most reasonable.
They asked merely for security for. and for the
right to dispose Of their property they were will
ing TO pay fair rent Let one suppose that
they wanted the land bat at fair rent, determined
by an impartialy selected jury, respecting the land
lords interests as well as the tenants; and they
would always to the fall, respect the rights of land
lordism, provided the landlord respected the rights
OF the tenant"
The contempt Lord Londonderry, in particular.
in his speeches in the House Of Lords has so often
evinced for the opisions Of the clergy who come
forward as the advocates of the peoples rights.
endsngers, in return, the fostering OF a contempt
for rank and title, when they are not sustained By
high intellect and moral dignity. His Lordship
having been severe upon q NJ. D)bbin, who had
spoken freely at tenant meeting, Mr. killen
says His friend Mr.. Dobbin had been visited by
good deal of Noble Vituperaton. he had known
him a long time,-he had known him at school and
college,-he had known him as q brother clergy
man and in private life and he would rather have
the clear head and warm heart OF William Dobbin,
than all the intellectual furniture that ever was
possessed by all the descendants Of Molly Cowan
and Sam Stewart (Ae humble ancestors of the
Londonderry family And it is thus Mr. Kilen
justihes himself and bis brother clergy: The
clergy in coming forward now, were only doing
their duty-they proclaimed the peoples wrongs
they were the expositors OF the peoples feelings.
The clergy must be no respectors Of persons-they
must enforce the whole law of God, on all classes
of Society. II they said to the peasant " Thou
shalt not stea, they must turn to the peer and
say Thou shalt not steal If they enforced on
the one, Thou skst not covet thy neighbours
house," they must enforce the same mandate on
the other. He would request noble peers and
landed proprietors to reflect on these precepts of
Gods holy law; and, as they heard them an
nounced on the Sabbath day, TO be particularly fer
vent in the response, 4" Lord have mercy on us,
and incline our hearts TO keep this law
The meeting was one Of the most interesting
ever held in Neutrality-suspicious. chiefly
Of tenant farmers, who presented an appearance 10
point Of responsibility such as wise proprietary
would like 10 see fourishng on their estates, and
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