The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-08-24

'or. They believe that, since they are all
vrannized over by England, as only part
# Italy was by Austria, there is as surely
an Irish question as there was an Ital-
an question: As the great modern prin-
,iple is opposed to the governing of the
people by aliens, and as all have lauded
the cry OF Italy for the Italians, it is not
less just to say, 'IRELAND FOR The
IRIsur"
The London Times affected to treat
these articles lightly, implying that there
is little Importance TO be attached to the
opinion of first class French journals but,
as if to illustrate its characteristic incon-
sistencv. no sooner does an obscure month
ly magazine (The Revue Contemporaries
reply to the chorus of the leading Paris
ian and provincial journals, tkan it (The
Iimes) gets its Irish Paris correspondent,
Mr. Patrick Maher. to translate the Re-
vue's comments which are brought most
prominently before the OH fogies whom
the Thunderer represents IN Great Brit
ain.
Now, without meaning for one moment
to exaggerate the value of the expressions
made use Of by these French editors, We
certainly believe they are thrown out as
fee'ers by authority. How little we tho't
of Savoy becoming French province
when that spicy little paragraph in the
Patrie set the whole speculative world on
the qut uige Yet III less than a month
the tri-coor was waving over every vii
lage in the native land of organ grind
ers " Nor is it impossible that, in the
event of England and France differing up
on some subject, "national boundaries
for instance, Napoleon might be prompt.
ed to say, "Now, really, my Lord Palm
erston, out of all Jokes, you are too hard
on the poor Irish. | must certainly call
YOU inconsistent, anI, phrhaps, something
else, if you continue to be SO hard on
these poor fellows; while your eloquent
advocacy of peoples rights in Sicily AMI
elsewhere, i still ringing in my ears
The Irish reminded me that | took up tie
cause Of Italy because | hated Austrian
tyranny; and ask me to look across at the
haggard, worn out aspect of their once
beautiful and prosperous country; at their
unemployed and starving artisans, at their
deserted harbors and at the ship loads Of
grief ladeu hearts that hurry from the de-
caying fation, as rats run from a sinking
ship and how can | shu, my ears to the
cries Of anguish! Can steel my bosom
against the opportunities of down trodden
men of weeping women? When the
Irish had their own Parliament there was
always a surplus OF money in the national
treasury; the land was dotted with facto-
lies to guard against the superior wares Of
which your William was obliged 10 pass
a law that makes one of the very many
/ disgracetuI-pardon me, my Lord-of the
very disgracetui statutes free man blush
es to find in the jurisprudence Of Eng
land. In short, Ireland was rich, popu-
lous nd'heautIful when you got her she
IS now poor. dying and emaciated. I'm
| Ger these circumstances, my Lord, [ real
! y must interfere. lou viii therefore Ell
Their act the part in Ieiand which ycu so
often have been recommending Bomba to
act in Italy, or drop my glove This
| IPhraseology may never be used by Louis !;
but how much more forcibIy would a
! Ihouyenel bring out of its substance We
may speculate at a future day on the rela-
tive abilities Of Napoleon to carry out,
aui England to resist, the threat here IN
a,caed but Tor the present We close, hav-
| ing merely alluded to the manner in which
~traws mark the course Of the tide.-N.
Y. NeCs.