New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19
IRELAND.
A MANIFESTO FROM SMITH 0BRIEN TO
THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.

trearberuus quick sends OF CONSTITUTIONAL sSlNauon
have not abdcsied my night to express my opnnns ~
with respect the interests OF my nAuse iAnd OF Oh
mankind and having n AEON 70 oeueVe tax IL = uhe
wish Of a considerable portion OF my ielo FcOunuy-
men that should devote my leisure hours 70 sucn al
occupation shall make no apology Tor oferlug 10 you
ZONE obseryations upon the present crcus anees Ol
public ,tairs. J.. o,s,o,
Ate With any me vement that has hnsted at the other
aide OF the Channel but seems TO me tos, you ought
No, IN remain silent with respet 10 tbs question nov
un6er debate in EUgand as to the proprlety OF man
t,nit for another year the additional percentage OF
the iucou ea1 which was imposed to meet the eApen
d,tnre occssioIe ed BY the late war
Allow me in the fret place n observe that 1t s the
application rather than the nsture OF TINS tax nst Is o.
iectionable. A property-aI II the mott Just OF al
taxes and even an lncometsf' II equl'aoiy
wonld be preferable to fsc,l exactOns which press
unon TIE Industry or oymens OF the poores. classes
OF the community. r. Therefore the present income
tax were applied to purposes usetu 70 ireland
would rather urge modification Of It's provisions than
a dminnton of IT. amount
Cover ought or oug bit not 70 be encouraged oy
the Continuance of this tax To subject tue resources OF
.snd 10 exhaustion. in order to MAINTAIN war e.
tablhuent for the promotion OF objects IN winch ie-
lard has no Imaginable concern. ,
know very well that my views on this subject WI
rot be scct ptable TO many among yod' Inc lrsh
people are ford Of fighting everywhere except on her
own soil in defence of their d. at Interests, and tee
Irish farmer has been So much accustomed 10 asso-
cste the idea of with tue hope OF high prices that
he il ircliued TO welcome war on any terms.
But let us calmly inquire Whist has the Empire
csr ed-wbat has Ireland gained by the late hosies
Having lived during the greater pat OF the last 40
wears among the neutral nations Of the contneot L
have no hesitation in assuring you thai The prevalent
sentiment of that portion OF Europe wncn mas renamed
cator of this collision IL that the events OF the
war have greatly tended TO augment the prestige OF
France and of Russia while they have equally tended
10 diminish that of Crest Britain and Ireland.
The glory Of success hiss been attributed exclusively
Ia France The glory of heroic resistance has been
awarded 10 Russia which single handed, So nObly de-
Tended itself agsnet the united efforts Of four OF the
n ost powerful nations in Europe.
Though the war originated in a struggle for ascen-
depcy IN the East between France and Russia, am
not urepae ed 10 conebd that England should have re-
maned en- Indifferent spectator of the contest or that
she was at liberty 10 acqdicsce ~ the occupation oy
Russia of the Danuban Princpalities; bat AN COO
vii ced that the Russians would never have crossed the
Pruib it. instead of writing diplomatic notes, LORD
Ab.rdeens Government had promptly declared th1t
the appearance Of single Russian soldier on Tue trrr
tory OF Turkey would be the signal for British inter-
yenton So on the other hand the withdrawal Of the
Russian Toops behind the Pruih ought to have been
seized as an occasion for friendly mediation BY England
befw cen the contendiug parties.
But CRY that the British lion ought not 10 be
reused with impubity; and none can forget the pro-
grsnme of T. mighty deeds that we're TO be performed
nv the naval and military heroes Ct the United Ming
dom that was published 81 the banquet gwen by the
Enelish tficiais to Sir Charles Napier With many q
elbe which shall not repest the foreigner asks what
has been II he fulfment OF these magnlloquent boasts
and Menaces.
Great destruction indeed, has there been among
the fishing smacks Of the Baltic, but CrJnstadt still
II mains even unsssaiied. The museum OF hertch "a
sacked and cCuLess hsy se burnt on the shores
Of the Sea Of ALof Such the topples won by the
mighty n.yy OF tain in the Euxine ADD tue Baltic,
while in the far East disappointment not 70 say re-
verses have contributed 10 daIken the luster Of tie
Gent f.me lie sees noble army PeIhng Tor iack
nf
Government in the world asking aims and auxiliary
fuccor from private patriotism in aid OF gallant sohers,
whose bravery snd fjrutude deserved more glorious
eud that found in hospitals to which they bad been
fona ned not by the accidents of war, but by sheer
and irDprOvdeT &C. IL il wonderful that seeing
he It things he should have lost all respect for the
capacity OF the public functioDsries of Great Britain
The epu!se at Balak avs-tbe surprise OF lnketmdnn,
W ch but for the prompt succ0r OF French division
would have been q disastrous rOut- the iynommous
,sue Of The British assault upon the RedAn conrastsd
~ith tie glorious capture Of the Al aIakoB by ths
FI cb and lastly the lOs Of Kars awe also brought
sprace not unmerited upon British generAlship If not
ppCn Bitsh va'or.
All The accessory circumstances of the struggle have
tended 10 confirm there impressions. hundred de-
ats would not have so much lowered public esteem
for the British character as lowered by the adu
laon bestowed by tie Queen, the authorities and the
people OF England upon the man who three Yeas pre-
yiosy had been Designated by the nearly una1 nous
voice of the British pu1c az detestabe aud nnpna-
cpled usurIe aud there not politician in ESrope
who dec believe that the peace Of Paris i'm
pCted upon the Government ana people of England by
he will and cIotsuOn OF thus much-cherished ally
rail eT than by their own national feeling.
We're an EDeiiShmsn | should be little encouraged
by this retrospect 10 consent TO a continuance of the
income tex but an lr-nman has still less reas IN
10 assent 10 lis longer endurance. With characteristic
gtueosy Ireland forgot all her past wrongs and .uf
fcrIgs when appealed b by the nation which had
caused these wrongs and suferlngs for aid in this
struggle, ana lavsbed her blood an treasure in con-
tie sghtst injury. In this struggle Ir shmen ed
their accustomed yGlOr Butt OF 10 Ireland belong the
glory and tie uit of each sacrifices. IL dis graceful
act be perpetrated by rishmsn his country bears
al TIE oVpiOblium of the deed. IT, on the contrary
he perform honorable achievement his exploits are
htrslded rs the per ormance Of Anglo Saxon energy.
AL amusing lustTOn of this tendency speci Ill attract
ed my attention in the Of of those Irsh patri-
ots bearing hilesian pane, VIII, in 1913 most
esgeT 10 join the Instruction against England and
~lo actually forced to fly fom his native country
enter foreign service. While he was simply an
lTsh rebel D0 term OF reproach was spared toward
bin; but when in foreign lands he had by bis vslOr
and conduct the highest adniration he vas ex-
tOed by the EDgieh jo4Inals and Statesmen q dis
tiDguised English officer
Perhaps will be thought that a. | write in my own
study, VI der the operation Of amnesty H. e. OF an
act q oblivion ought 10 forget every circumstance
thar humiiaing 70 10Y country. 1t IA not believe
NE, OeslIe 10 utter sa casms, which Will 30 accepta
be IA but ie~ esders that induces NE to write this es
ter Sill lees ia il desire 70 cast TeprOaCh upon any
particular statesman, 10 the Interests OF any
particular party To me-all British statesmen aud al
Britih pa tee equally Indifferent Regard for the
interests of Ireland snd those OF humanity a. large
is tie opiy motive which induces me 70 address
you bu, would seriously ak yOu-I would ask even
lie 81 tish peope-sbether Il desirable by consent.
ing "a Continuance Of the iDcome.ta1 % encOur
a. the Minister whoever lie may be, 10 involve Ire
lsLc-to involve the empire in collisions, which
nay he infinitely disastrous and more iguomni0us
IL their e.uts than that which has been recently ter
minated
Wihn the la.; three mouths the groundwork for at