The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-25
memsn Nsse. OF a "Trip to E~repc.
SrNnEa xxli.
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English arr all so proud, has established sys.
tenn Of land monopoly moro Oppressive to the
poor pcasantry than the old Feaial systcm
which il sapplan,cd, The dependence OF the
Lord upon his vassals was abolished rs well ~
their righ, Of possession TO the soil, and At the
the same time all obligations on his part TO
protect them, and In case Of necessity TO pro.
vide for them, was abrogated, IN this way a
powerful and independent landed aristocracy
was created, and by the laws Of primogenitur
and entail pcrpetuatcl. A. necessary eonse.
qucnce, the practical farmers are nearly all ten
ants at the mercy Of tho landlord, who require
of them all they save above hare subsistence.
for permission to live upon the soil. Under
such system the reward Of labor mus, always
be inadequate and precarious. and the condi
tion Of the laborlng classes wrctchcd. Their
only chance cl improvement is to seek employ.
ment in manufactures or cities, or to cmlgra,c
The latter secms 10 bc the only alternative
whereby the Irish people cen escape from want
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ascertainci that they proceeded IN the following
manner in most cases. 1ake for example q
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emnlovmen, .he would IN a .hor, ,Ir,e n, .hi.
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=, hom. IN l,ol .o., N. ol, tall. ~. x,.,.
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character Where will You nud noblcr cx.
a,uples Of fidelity. mmily affection. devotion 10
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perseverance,
Tho fact is well authenticated that during
,he vear. lshO .nd Isbi Tho Iri.l, ,s,onle In
a.. Itn,,oJ l,.,o. .,a ,,,hor ,.na. a.., ,..l
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to their lr'cn's at nome hcnry h'c millions oi
dollars.
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ID poverty ana misery are everywhere OIL snip
board. or In distant lands aud among strangers,
d,a,i,g.,sh,d ,or their chas,I,v, althou,b co,,.
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''""'y ''""'' '" ""P'.'o"' ~" NV ."y
from tue resTn'h's ot 'a"''y snd r'cn"s' 'hefc
Is less per centum oi ffail wommn In Ireland
tbnn in either EuglspJ or Scotland. The dE
f,c,ce 4. very considerable.
a.,
was '"'p''''" '" Nv" '"a' "" ''''" "''
not ~ in'cmpernte m the Scotch.
Consump,Ion Of spirits IN tbs year 1850
IA .,o,,.,a .o,.,,,,o. MO ,s, a. sxs oes s.,,.,.
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No that the Scotch drink nearly three times ~
,oueh So, be,,., n. N. I,,.b. Thi. was bow.
syr, du,,ny ,he nc,Ioa when the reformation.
,eco,,,Jl.h.d nv ps,,Iey M.,thcv vss In the
sII ,ide If snccc.s That grr.t anil GOOD ,nan
,sco,mcd M Ireland No rueh retrmstion has
,.lco nlnro In Scotland There. eu clas,rs
Jrink wb,,kv--rich and moor. clergy and lajtv.
and wo,n.n-'-cv.n ,cl,yi ~, vo,re,, of,rn dr,nh
,oo mnrh vb;stv n Ia ib..ir ns,ioonl beycrsge.
I ,.ye, ca,,,,,h,.,ge., mi, h,lor. vI.,,,ry
scmland and was ,urm;sJ IN flod Inte,pucr'
sncc =, common ss vslI M M ven,s,,I In tbc ,c.
lly,m,s l.nd of INV .ney,trv' Uf cour,r. there
s,s ,oanv ,',cc,tion, l,ut sbi.Lv drinLioo n a
.,,,,n,nn III, .,aon, ~. aco,ch
~, yncji.h b.,s much IN s.v now .bout
A.. ,,,o.,r,t,v nj Irci.rJ TJ.x .av ,hat Ia.
h,s !. Iii ,s,a ,hs,s srd core,,t ..d coo,en,.
,,.,, ,,.yaiI ano,y AZ. I.lorins cI.s.e.---,h.,
f.mIa, and e,njrrn,ion have ndsrd tIe l.l,or.
"r. lrlow ,be demand. "a Inc cooutry and tLst.
en- co,srau,,tIy there /. provrssiye l,py,,oye,nrnt
and nv more d. ayi,.tipm Thoss who .rssr
ew ,he ,n.ss,a of ,l,e ,.,,,r,l. ara .sssn ~ so.
Inv ,heI, cooGi..nrr i,.I,t IN ibr errisin,v that
G ,lcye /, no snbs,sntiaJ iuproyc,nent IN their
condi,io,--tbst the old csnss Of poverty and
d..,.d.,,o, are s,II h. s,,il f,vs, s,a n, ,,vo
duee ,he ssme dspIos.ble r,sults a. hs,.t,,ose
40 ot,en exnrjepcsd. AMI thst even nov the h.
bmino clas-- arc plopved jnto bousls,s Dovcr.
iy and wretchstine.. 10 here 10 dublin, ~
we'll ss in England and Scotland. the preept