Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-12-18

ceedings in question, that some of them,
who had some little property, were gone
to America that many were in the Union
workhouse that some were in the lower
parts of the great towns OF England, Scot
land and ireland, but that, in his opinion,
the greater part of them were dead"
A few years ago, men, women and chill
dren were the most profitable stock which
landlord in this county could encourage
upon his property; they lived upon the
worst and least quantity of food, and paid
rents which considering the quality of,he
land and the total absence OF any expendi-
ture on the part of the landlord, either in
fencing, draining, or the erection of tene-
mentS) would in any country be considered
exorbiant. When, however, the potato
iailed, the human animal ceased to be a
profitable rent paying stock and as the
Poor Laws had been imposed nearly at the
same time 1t became an expensive one.
Here we have in one word the rationale of
the change.
The most noble Lord Marquis OF Sligo
seems to be the great operator in this chang.
ing the hab,tations OF men to the haunts of
cattle. This writer in the Times, whence
we quote, says:
"Near Westport for several miles, the
most noble the Lord Marquis of Sligo is at
this moment clearing away the whole po-
puIalion. A few are already removed in
other cases their furniture is standing out
side the cottage door, aud the whole family
are evidently on the point of plunging
homeless into The wo.ld, Meanwhile, a
new and well built wall is rising between
the road and the land, which is still the
home of many lately happy families. 1t
is sad TO see that this very wall, not yet
completed, tIor there are breaches in many
places, through which the tenants have 10
remove their all,) is built OF the materials
OF demolished homes. The observant eye
will see stones still stained with SCOT, which
once formed the chimney Of many a cot
tage.
"Beyond Westport the wall is complete
and the people are gone. The most noble
Marquis, | conceive, will see and hear nc
more of them, in this world, at least. The
remains Of the cottages are here quite en-.
closed within the encircling wall. The
district was cleared few months ago.
"As the traveller goes on he enters III,
territory OF Sir Roger Palmer, and ther
that OF the Right Hon. the Earl of Lucan
Here things are more advanced. A grea
part OF the land is already in large gras
fields, fed by sheep; fine crops OF turnip
are in others, and in some you may see tht
young grass among the fresh stubble, Al
will very soon bear the appearance Of ;
q. district which man has never peopled.
81 cannot exactly state the extent Of the
district operated upon. 1t begins three o.
four miles from Weslport, and extend
(though not without some considerable in
tervals OF land belonging to other proprie
tors,) almost to the town Of Balllnrobe,
distance of perhaps % miles. On boil
sides OF the road it stretches as far as tn
eye can reach. was informed and believe
(aIthough | cannot state It of my owl
knowledge,) that the Earl of Lucan alon
has lately laid down on grass about 20,00l
acres Of densely Inhabited lands"
What mournful picture! What fright
ful spectacle it must be! But II is fror
the country,-where this misery, if nc
this oppression exists,-that we hear tn
loudes, reproaches of our African slavery
and where such books as UEcle Toms Ca
bin find the largest encouragement.
.NeW York Express.