Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-26
Irish Landlords.

1t appears to me, that within the lifetime of the
present generation acts have been perpetrated in the
name of political economy, which would not be at
all too strongly characterized by that ancient Ian
guage Of the Christian community. 1t happened
years ago, that certain landlords in ireland,
became convinced that certain portions of land, if
he'll by SIM le farmers with capital, would yield
more produce and more rent for given amount of
labor, than If each divided amongst considerable
number OF families. The conclusion, under certain
circumstances, a truth reliable as any known
astronomical fact which governs the compIlcrs of the
Nautical Almanac. But then came its conversion
INTO Il rule Of action, the taclt assumption being
that that procedure which would yield the great
est amount of wealth was legitimate, and might be
adopted in disregard of every other consideration
Whatever. Portions of land accordingly, which
were in the occumation of of several were according
to the common phrase cleared, with view
consolidation of the holdings. In many cases. par
ties whose fathers and grandfathers had worn them
selves out in toll upon the same land, and who
chung to it, not only from afectionae remembrance,
but because there seemed nothing else in the wide
worll between them and starvation. were thus re-
moved, sometimes with violence, their houses being
burned or pulled down to cxpel them, always with
heart-rending grief, and with parents bed-ridden
and wives children often happened, lying in
fever, cast out upon the road side either to perish
speedily by the merciul visitation of Heaven, tC
be spared for the endurance of such Indebtedness
none but homeless know: Those acts were done in
reliance upon Il certain economical TRUTH which II
was assumed might be taken as Il rule of action
Fer my part. admit the truth with some limitstion
AMI have no doubt that the means taken to produce
increased wealth were successful. Yet, enterta in
firm conviction, that the perpetrators OF those
deeds will have to for them before the bar oil
the Eternal Justice surely as the verlest wretch
that ever cXpiated his crime upon the scatfod. The
Sr1ng affections which were entwined around those
ruined tire holds and extinguished hearts, and which
were rent asunder by such measures, had grown uF
by the action of her sacred laws than any which
the science of wealth interprets.- Ldior's Money
and Noyais
The public have doubtless not forgotten that Mr.
Webster more than occasion, kindly remem
Dered his old schoOmaser who still survives him
and is residing in Gloucester. The Gloucester Tele
graph publishes the following letter, which accom-
panies the last donation to Master Tappan
:. Boston, July %, 1S52.-MaStcr Tdpp1n: learn
with much pleasure through the public press. thai
you Continue to enjoy life, with mental faculties
bright and vivid although you have arrived at a
very advanced age and are somewhat infrm.
came to-day from tho very spot which you taught
me; and, to most delightful spot it is. The
llVer and the hills beautiful as ever But the
graves ofmy father and mother, and brothers and
sisters and early friends give it, to me. something
VI The appearance of q City of the Dead. But let us
noI repne. You have lived long and my life is al
tti not short and we have both much to be
anktEl for. Two or three persons are still living
Tho like myself brought up SUI tua terula.-
-ney remember Master Tappan.
81 .s and now, my goe s. * receive renew:
e. tribute of affection = So %sN your grateful
plncss in all that reklbsori6er has H@S life. and
more more especially for rune Family o.s&sa here
~cr IN the duSI natrnnor Ofh