Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-09
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- ~ t,.sa As Loadoa nmes. Sept. 10.
n, Smith o'lr,cn has supported his mishsps aud ca
i.,es .h 90 uuch dgnity-be has been 50 true to bid
~ord and 60 himself shrough many year, Of calamity that
~ are NOT inclined 20 speak OF him Of his procceng'
without respect There IL something even now Parcu
l.r, awkward In his position, for he 10 martyr win
something Of the dgpty. but none Of the realities o. MAJ
tyron he IL patriot whose patriotism mas leo nnsei
and Others into very terrible scrape' ana ne nov
moreover very comfortable country sen'e"a" ~ 'ea'n
of pr;evsnce which he cannot find We have all heard
of The .I-h gentleman search OF region OF snoh
ser gentlemen search OF hotse ana " !e' s"oeI
ain search Of wife such wants may os o oI'
t.rblc IA the lot Of ferseut patriot whose BOSOM Is
,r,inp with sentiments that might have done credit 10
Wlnsm Tell or Aigerpon Sidney but sho canno' aseov-
=, ceg ON which 10 hang them. M. Smith U brien may
80 1901 him An his uaIive land the four points oi
ar ,r,,.ss hut he can only find evidence ct content
and prospe rty Not the Irish peasant win All ms
reas6ty and mobility Of mind be again deluded by tue
e,mmonpaces OF Repeal even Mr. smith bsien were i-
cpei 90 have them which to DO him out HPe
justice Since ls4s the face oil his native eos,
altered .nd-what Il Of sll importance-be al
tered himself He il logger incn-d 10 play tne part
of Boap,rres within without the walls OF farhame"'
and yet he dns himself hampsred oS the s.
of h,s career lie feels that his former shar ~
political affairs was one bunder he would han excuse
IL he would lain make better story Tor himself nh
the case admits of and consequently when ne ~ouu DC
xlcit N, 4. when he compares the past with
che pres-nt he in contradiction with himself Tue o"y
true course for in his present position Is sence anu
Al Ia. A Tor some years come the silence harder
task Hi. own evident uneasness the iuudie'ous peru
nacity OF his neighbours and friends Provo.e n
when all speech other Than afew formal ass o' Heu-
shin and good will must needs be mistake The other
day a. be found in our Irish inteigenee o sss'er
day. the inhabitants OF tue oaones on n''"heae a'.
banners hying aud music playing, presented
TO the recent exile congratnaory address upon OILS re-
turu This was all natural enough, and, mad MT s,n''h
OBnen returned bei aud courteous reply "ot uNet'
giny into the regions Of politics nor NEEDING with mat
ters hest certainly should not nave troubled
him With any remark Had his answer been nut an eHoo-
ration OF the following simple and dignlnsu pas'Sge We
should have respected silence the quiet dignity OF the
man whom nothing has become so much as
az accept our defeat a decree OF Providence ana Ihe
Irish people think can be more happy nnuer ~. "o
vern,ent of the Imperial Parliament than uhuer that oil
local Legislature am compelled acquesce IN that pref
er,nc acauirsce in il With the less reluctance because
this country comparatively pro'perpu Au os a
some of the evils which gave oecAs'"" ~" -' $500
been Irrigated" ;, ,,, =
The,. j. an end of Rep,, then. even in the mind OF
it, farmer aposte-o the who in ls4s risked HI, Tor
tune and his life upoa the result o Struggle ih e
with th, object Of seveig the legislative union OF me
British Isles Mr. Smith OBHen Is forced 10 eOHesS tha'
many ev- which gave occasion for discomfort nave Den
mitigatsd although Repeal has not been carried lne
cs are too strong Tor him. and he Is too honest man
TO bear false witness We will not argue ths h!Pooes
OF what might have the had Repeal been carried
AMI had an Irish Parliament safe Ia COlege-sree1 since
ls4s IL is words or thought upon mpoSio'-
tiles The truth that the mseries OF Ireland u! MS
cries be meant frauly destitute condition OF hr peas
an,r pror 10 the famine and the Exodus depended upon
causes With which legislation had little to DO Inc! de-
pended character and genius OF the peope-upoh
chose pecuarities both which Mr. froude mas so Skill
fully brought out In the Irish chapters OF ms history oi
Henry vIII.-they depended upon the un'hrn ana en-
OF the western and southern poruon OF
Secret associations the nj the county These
were certainly not directed against grievances hhc
StatuteBook but were the result oil ths rea
tious landlord aud tenant True u was 'h"' tue
OF Catholic emancipation might nave pee" con.
c long before il was torn the grasp OF All unwil
ling Ministry. True the position OF the irish eceiesaSea'
establishment is strange anomaly however may
be excused on grounds ancient State policy ana trai
ZION Bot had all these grievances been reciifed in the
manner most pleasing To Mr.. OConnel and d. Hale
the Irish peasant you'd have remained as before me
fed clad, worst housed man III Europe Inc
fmne aud the peence came, and in the tram OF the la
mine and the pestence the Exodus great portion the
soil had been blasted with heavy curse And II wa mol
possible that the country should support 40 many millions
of human beings We do not love TO oven upon that
terrible story. The published the oher day
showed fearful of the misery which ireland en-
dued II not however, possible, until this cup 81
bitterness had drained the dreg to connve the
restoration of Ireland The Poor Law would have been
laughed scorn--the Encountered Is a'es Act would
have worked upon properties which were encnH-
bered alas with human beings well as with mortga-
ges aud prior debts More lite, in all probability, wonld
have been sacrificed in the long run, had not ts remedy
been swift in it, king aud so - eedy IN ITS enec-
There surely nothing which an irish Parliament s.ts
in Colege.green could have done to mitigate ITS effects
il that Parliament had combined the coolest heads
and warmeSt hearts to be found IN iresnd
Thus much say because we would siate 'he cas-
fairly for all gentlemen in Mr.. Smith OBriens position
IT, the hand they could not see in lsis that The
social of ireland depended upon causes which
their panacea could reach the Other we do not
take credit for the actual improvement IN the condition
of the country. Without Divine interventioi,-and u
il His the Almighty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
could have completely changed its aspect -ince
those sad years Of suffering and trial Mr. smith oBen
looks round ra aud is loss what to make oi II ALL
IL he would listen advice Of ours, could tell him OF
in which he could do his county good service aud
enttle himself such OF public gIautude n All
men deserve who endeavour to discharge Their DUTY Truly
and well. Let him example TO his Neighbours OF
what Irish country gentleman should be- BV his eI'
ample and his advice let him endeavour 10 persuade
others follow in the patb. Let him eagerly ster
the growth of resident gentry who will devote Their time
and their attention IN the protection OF their number
neighbours and to the improvement of their estates let
him his face against political rhodomontade ~ IT.
thousand disgusting forms let him do hi best to promote
the spread Of education aud repres the excuses OF d.
gotfy. Thus indeed he make glorious atonem"nt
for " of m- prev and yet be ren-n-
bered b-necior 10 his county IL s not TINS or that
measure which will much avail for Ireland What
IL required i class Of Irish gentlemen content TO reside
among their people aud take the lead IN the social
Development Of the country. Why should not Mr..
smith O'Brsn occupy distinguished place on such
list?