Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-04

The pamphlet La Question IrldnddiSe re-
Gently published in Paris, and which has
made considerable sensation in England hav-
ing been attacked by the Paris correspondent
of the London Times in that journal, the
author addressed reply 10 the Times, which
was refused publication. He then sent it to
the Morning 'Ne,os, in which 1t was published
as follows
TO he Editor Of he London Times.
SIR--I have got from your Paris corre-
spondent what / deserve, and what ex-
pected. In the very first lines of my pamphlet
on Ireland, said should be reproached
with Ignorance, that being, ] added, the
usual polite word from English papers toward
any Frenchman treating of English affairs
otherwise than applauding them. But, in
deed, as 1 thought every writer in a respect
able newspaper in England to be gentle
man, ! had not ventured to hope for quite so
much abuse as has been heaped upon me by
that correspondent Of yours. He has ex-
hausted the vilest vocabulary with regard to
La Question lrldndaise-"an utter trash"--
so eminently absurd"-"such farrago of
nonsense"-and also with regard TO its author,
whom he accuses, of course, with ''grotesque
| ignorance" to whom he is kind enough to
| ascribe "a head hopelessly stupid" and
whom, in fact, he has the exquisite taste to
| style an ass.
| Now, really did not expect to be so hon
orably dealt with, for | consider it high
honor TO be spoken of in such an outrageous
manner by the Times, dpropos of Ireland.
Even by the side of your very insufficient
leading article on the same question, II shows
how impossible il is for you to refute either
my facts or my arguments. Allow me here
| to state only few of them in the way of
| rnpra nuarioq.
Is il true or not that Ireland produced
| twice as much as was needed to feed and
clothe all her people during those very years
| when hundreds Of thousands died of famine
or were forced to emigrate2 Do you call
that only political economy?p Is that q
proof of that free seltgovernment which you
pretend to uphold all over Europe2
Is it not afact of to-day that the burden
of Protestant Church establishment weighs
on Ireland, which is, for the immense ma
jority of her people, Catholic country?
Is it not fact of to-day that, in what you
call national schools in ireland, books are
carefully composed and expurgated, so that
| they may contain nothing about Irish ma
tionality, Irish independence, Irish national
religion? fii -."
Is not a fact of to-day that emigration
begins anew on a great scale in Ireland? d.
you consider that a sign of perfect happiness
among the Irish? 'l
Is it not fact of to-day that the English
Government dare not trust the Irish with
arms and rifles, and refuse to authorize vol.
unteer corps in Ireland?
If have been mistaken in those facts
then, indeed, you may call me an ignorant
"scribbler." But, if have not, your CORE
spondent had better write as a gentleman ant
be polite; though all his vituperations
heartily take as a praise, AMI as the best proc
that have hit on a just and good cause.
will only add that no French paper woul'
ever or in any case have consented to inser
such words as those you allowed your CORE
spondent TO use toward ,
The AUTHOR OF Ola QUESTION lRLANDAIsE.
p. s. Trusting you viii not refuse to fin
room for this answer, inclose my card, a
required. .a-