New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-24
IRELAND.
OPENING or 1851.

DUBLIN, Friday, Jan D. io't'
To the Editor Of The Tribune
The New. Year forces bitter reflections on look
ing back-upon misery unparalleled, the result OF
fanlts in all, Government retormers aud people
misgovernment, illconcerted and visionary plans
wasted energies-but mingled with hope, that at
length the people are on the right path to the prsc
teal amelioration of their own condition, the Sc
curing Of the rights Of industry in the land, and
the raising up Of field for industry IN manuiac-
lures and now that they begin to know wherein
their true strength lies the men will, in due time
be forthcoming to force upon the Government and
Parliament the carrying out to their full extent oil
their political rights.
In glsncing over the state Of this country, and
the movements for rghting it in this month Of Jan
uary, in the year of God 1851, l begin with
RIGHTS IN THE LAND.
voyager touches the shore, erects pole with
a flag in the name Of the Government OF his coun-
try. takes possession and acquires a right to it
or an army sweeps over country, and forcbly
SEXES on it, and so the army S sovereign becomes
entitled to t-or a nation, enslaved, tries tor Tree
dom. and the lands of it's leaders are cOntiscated,
and conferred on the tyrant favorite, who become
-
and law. and usage, and custom guarantee all
this. But, in Ireland, the creation of farm out
of a waste,-with buildings, by the spade and
plow. in draining tiiling, and plantlng,-by LABOR,
skill and toil-gives no right and so tine iord OIL
the soil" when it suits his purpose, turns out the
occupants and levels his house by the crow bar
or puts rent upon him that no labor, expenditure
or science could enable him to pay and turns him
ont for not paving it. To reform all ths-the lano
REFORMS the object of the Tenant League 70
secure that the tenant shall have the land at iair
rent-shall have a right to continue to occupy IL
as long as he pays IT, and shali De anowe9, Il ne
has improved his farm, TO sell his interest IN 1t TO
the highest bidder This is the custom IN ulster
Is il necessary to have it made lar in Ireland =
What have resulted from the want OF 1t
EvIcTIoNs.
Rev. Mr.. OShea of Callan, County Kilkenny
at the Newtonards tenant meeting the other day.
and, by the way, what Milesian name to ad-
dress an assembage of County Down Orange
meD,-there was time when these "Os and
"Mc's" would not have been welcomed with
plaudts by these Northern "Williamites,' but
change land is it not for the better y has come
over the people. ell, Father O'Shes gave the
statistics of "evctons from Captain Lsrcom's
report to the Lord Lieutenant In lS45 there
were II 1877 houses leveled In lS49 there wcro
4O.O4l The account for 1850 not yet made up;
thus distributed Leinster $685. Ulster 5357
Munster IA 800 and Connaught 1881. The to.
tai for the two years is III us; and, allowing five
TO each house. there are HALF MILLION sent
QUITO emgrate TO the poor house, the fever hos
ptal or TO die on the road sides or in the bitches.
And the work Of desolation goes on The
ROScOmpon Messenger states, that on Christmas
eve about 10 families, amounting to the number
of 200 persons were driven of the lands OF Cur
namuckla and TranbOy, the property OF Col Sew
ell. And, while the great bulk OF the Ulster land
lords are lowering rents to meet the now per-
manently low prices, every now and then comes
an illustration OF the insecurity OF the Ulster Gus
tom, aud the necessity Of lar. Forinstance, Rev.
Mr.. Craig, Presbyterian Minister OF DrOmara,
County Down, is turned out of farm on which
be had built a house at the expense OF 1900. and
made other expensive improvements his taking
part in the movement OF the people for having
tenant right legalized being the cause-as il land
lords were resolved not to leave the advocates OF
that movement without an argument for it's right
eousness, or amotive TO persevere.
Both arguments and motives are multiplied
and they are not lost upon the tenants friends"
Meetings either county or district, continue to be
held-g generally IN the open air-for Interesting
the people, carrying resolutions, organizing local
committees for sending forward petitions to Par
lament and for raising funds to carry on the par
liamentaIy campaign. If the POpe's "aggres-
sion" shall be the first great subject of discussion
ing that it is Ministerial questionable cOntro'
versy being, not between Roman Catholics and
Protestants in general, but between the Pope and
the English Government, in England-the Irish
Landlord and Tenant question will be the second,
seeing that it, more than any other, effects the
peope-and that not of Ireland only, but also of
England and Scotland. But this reminds me Of
THE ACCESSION CONTROVERSY IN IRELAND
The demonstrations are mainly confined to ad-
dresses of the established clergy to their do
cesans, to be followed by diocesan addresses to
the Throne, protesting against the POpe's "usurp
alton Of right which is the prerogstive Of the
Crown-that of constituting Dioceses and confer
ring titles, which would not it is alleged, have
been permitted even when the established reli
gion was Roman Catholic-calling for legislative
remedies, and praying for the extension of any
such measures to Ireland. The Prmate is par
ticularly sore on the assumption of titles by the
Roman Catholic preates contrary to the pro-
hibition of the Emancipation act of '29-telling
his clergy how the Pope's Primate presided in
the Synod of Thurles as "Paul, by the Grace Of
God and favor of the Apostolic See, Archbishop of
Armagh, Primate OF all Ireland, and Begate OF
His Holiness Plus the Ninth, the first two Of
these being, by law, the property of the Protest
ant Primate, and the said Paul being by law for
hidden to assume them.
On the other side are addresses from the Ro-
man Catholic Prelates and Clergy to Cardinal
Wiseman of approval Of the measure which the
Premier so vehemently condemns, of congratula-
tion to the Cardinal and his Sutfragans, and of
gratitude to the Pope. There have not been any
meetings that could be designated public, on the
side Of the Protestants-merely of some party as
sociations; and except two which formerly no.
ticed, OF Limerick and Mayo, there have been
none OF the Roman Catholics But protest is in
course Of signature by the Liberal Members
against any ensctments that should encroach on
the fullest and broadcast religious liberty; and
this II Is said, is pleasing TO that section of the
Cabinet which follows the Home Secretary and
the Irish Lord Lieutenant; and it is In accordance
with the sentiments and wishes of the great body
Of the English aud Scotch Dissenters. And John
O'Connell has issued circulars for a meeting of