New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-26

author IT. her tour OF beneNolthre curing Iue rA'-
ACES Of the Irish famine IN ls47, lsis aad l,l9.
Her pictures Of human misery in those days OF
horror are appalling In the extreme, and present
an illustration no iess terrific than vivid, OF the
tccur,ed system Of lsDdlordIsm, N re uitinste
snd inevitable consequences. The volume Is
written from actual observation. ana aooUnds In
de.c,io,ious that derive 4 grim vigor from their
bat with this exception the mate
risl, are barded ia sucb a Giifuse and rambling
.,yle e, necessarily 10 diminish their effect For
tbi, reason we shall be sparins in our extracts.
ooNME.cExENT OF THE FAMINE
II was Cd the evening OF December =, when
about stepping lnto the train, 81 hlnssto N, Tor
DpbllD. / heard policeman relating 70 5ystsnder
= case Of famine at tie South The potato,
knew, wss partly destroyed; bat never N n-lt
that sctusi famine would be the result Toe facts
were So appalling that rad they not come from
policeman u no il should be said, sre in general
men Of veracity, ny mind would have doubted
and when he sdoed that got this Information
fr,m q fueId u ho wss present In ire court, and
vho wrote the circumstances 70 me, al queries
we're removed
A man had died from hunger and bis widow
bad gore into the pOw6d lels OF her landlord 10
try 10 pick q few potatoes 10 the ucges when
might be remsiniu- since the harvest she iJund
few-the landlord saw her-seut a magistrate 70
the cabin who found three children In state oil
starvation, and nothing IL the cabin but the pot
which was ov er the FIRE. he demanded OF her 10
show hin the potstes-Ghe heEi;sted be inquired
Ehat she bad 10 the pot-she was silent; he
looked ID and saw cog, with the handiul OF po-
ta,es abe Rad gathered rom the hed. The sight
of the wretched cabin and still more, the despair
Ing ooks Of the poor silent mother and tue IAN
ishe0 children. crOuched ~ fear IN DARK corner,
30 touched the heart Of the magistrate, that he
took the pot from the fire, bsde the woman TO
follow hin ard they weat to the court room to-
eether He presented the pot containing the dog
and the hanoful Of potatoes, to the astoolshed
Judge. He called the gated her
kindly She tod him they sat ia their desoste
cabin two ertre dsys without eating before she
killed the Unfinished dog that she dld not
think she was stealing, 70 CLEAN alter the harvest
usse atbered The Judge gave her three pounds
from lis oWn purse toid her "hen enc ha0 used
tia. % come again 70 HIM.
This WAS q compassionate Judge,-and would
10 God Ireland could boast OF many such.
MAN STARVING.
The frst starving person that saw WAS lev
days after tie story Of the woman ana cog hAd
been related A servant in the house where
was stopping at Kinestown, said that the MIX
woman wished me 10 see man near oy, that
was in q state OF actual starvation and be was
highway a little labor was beginning opposite
the house. ard ffteen.pence day stimulated THIS
poor man. who had seven 10 support his rent 20
pay, ard fuel 10 buy. He had been sick with
lever the clothes OF his family that would ietch
any price, had been pswDed or sold, and all were
starving together. He staggered with bis spade
10 the WORK the overseer objected bat be en-
treated 10 be allowed to try The servant went
out and asked him to step into the kitchen and,
reader, If YOU have never seen starving human
being MAJ aOu nerer In my childhood | had
been frightened with the stories OF ghosts, and
had seen actual skeletons; but msgln alton had
come shoit Of the sight OF this man. And here,
TO those no have never watched the progress Of
protracted hunger il might be proper TO say, that
persons Will live for months, and pass through
different stages and life will struggle or 10 main.
tain her lawful hold If occasional scanty supplies
are given, til the walking skeleton is reduced 70
a state of inAnity-he sees you not, he needs
YOU not, neither does he beg The hrst stage -
somewhat CamOrous -wlll not easily be put on :
the neat is palient, passive stupidity and the asst
is idiocy la the second stage they will stand at
window for hours, without asking charity, giving
q vncsnt stare, and not until remptorlly driven
away will they move. In the last state, the head
beuos forward and they walk with long strides,
and psss you unteeoingy The man before men'
toned was emscisted to the last degree he was
tail. his eyes prominent his skin shriveed, his
sion ,itA and there made never has nor never can
be tifsced il vas the frst, and the beginning
of tteEe dreadful days yet IN reserve lie had
breakfast and vas told 10 come IN az tour ana get
bis dinner TIE family we're from home the ser
want hsd an Irish heart, consequently my en-
deAyors " ere all seconded. Often has she taken
the osf allowed fer her board wages, that IS, 80
much allowed weekly for food and sliced nearly
the whole away Denying herself for the suffer
ing around her. IL must be mentioned that Ia
borers for the public, on roads, seldom or never
ate more than twice 4 day. az ten and four their
food was the potato and oatmeal stlra0Out, ana
buttermik. the luxury which was seldom enjoyed.
This man was fed on Indian meal, Cruel, butter
milk or new milk and bread IN the morning
stirabout, bOttermilk and bread at four. Work
men are not paid at night on the public works
they must wait week and if they commence
labor in state Of hunger, they often die before
the Week expires many have been carried home
TO their wretched cabins some dead and others
diving who bad fallen down with the spade In
their hand The next day after the wretched
man was fed, smother, In like condition, a. work
in the same place, was called In aud fed he after
ward DIED, when the labor was finished aud be
could get no more work The fret man gradually
gained strength, ana all for hin was ncoaraging
when ny purse became lOW-so many had been
FED at the door thR: pot was kept continually
boiling from seven IN the morning till seven at
had not sent their supplies and much did my
heart Ihriuk at the thought that my means mast
be exhausted.
ATTACHMENT TO TIE POTATO.
A brother of TheobAld Mathew bad planted
field of twenty seven acres IN almost certain faith
that they would nos be blasted for weeks they
fourished, and promised 70 yield an abundant
crop. The poor people IN the neghborhood were
blessing the good God for the beautiful patch of
the kind gentleman and seemed as happy as
though they were ripenng for their own use
They have been known 10 50 and look into the
field and take of their hats and in humble adora-
tion bless the pane of God, for his great mercy in
sending them the potato sgain. This vas their
usual practice when they saw q field looking
vigorous. But In one hight The spoiler came
this beautiful fed in the morning had. in isolated
spots, the whitening touch Of the fatal disease.
In q few days the rich extensive crop would not
pay the aborer Tor his toll IN gathering IT, All vas
over, snd In 81 eDt dependency each one submit
ted 70 the strike The sull small voiSe" seemed