The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-01

THREATENED DEfpFJLATfOS OF lRELAND.-
The government of Switzerland having
ordered home the Swiss mercenaries who
used to fight for the Pope, and who CON-
mitted such bloody massacre on his sub.
jects at Perugia last year, his Holiness was
compelled to resort to Ireland to find soldiers
TO put down rebellion, TO keep In chains those
who are ready to throw them off, and To enslave
those who are already free-strange employ
men. for Irishmen, who have for ages felt the
iron of the British yoke enter their own souls.
The thousand Irish troops lately reported in the
Pope's dominions are no doubt the result OF
this enlistment. The British government, how
ever, thinks it has gone on long enough, and
Mr.. Cardwell stated la its behalf In Parliament,
on the l4th Of May, that the provisions of the
Enlistment act would be strictly carried out,
and stop put to the further supply of troops
from Ireland to the sovereign PontiH.
II is not that the British government sympa-
thize with the Italian cause that they take this
measure; but they are afraid that Ireland will
become depopulated, and that there will be no
lighting men left to man their army aud navy
or till the coil. The highlands of Scotland have
been depopulated BY the anti slavery nobility,
who value sheep and deer more than men, and
the Epglish government has ceased to enlist
those hardy mountaineers who bore Its standard
TO the front Of every fight. The population Of
Ireland, from various causes recently adverted
10 In this journal, has dwindled down TO such
an extent a. to alarm the British government,
and has been the subject OF frequent remark In
he public journals. The London Post-Lord
Palmerston's organ on the 18th ult came out
In leader sgains, the enlistment for the Pope
AID dwelt In a tone Of depreciation on "the ex-
traordinary exodus which, like a national cpl.
denic, had once more seized the large mass OF
the Irish people" The government Journal
then goes on 70 say:
The small farmers the ters Of the soan shor, every
man Who has saved money, or vho has yeosred remit
tsnoss IRON relatives and friends ia the vned s.ases
az Nous to fad hotae across the Atlantic. Legsa
Ton % utery Intellectual 70 repress this love Of change,
ihs instinct Of removal which neither constant employ
psrny hss baa The slsktest effect ceeckns Bai
rcs element more poserful ttsc TIE prospect Of fusare
advantage, hss beer brought 10 bear upon the Rsnsn
cethoic youth Of the sister kipsiOm They told
the heal o; ihsn Chsrsh In poston OF rsk sna dAn
er and THAI ,hsr s.an, ssa song srms casaos Dc 70
Ronssns add supporting the temporal dominon OF tue
Pcpe We oil know that formerly ireland supplied rich
house f The foreign recruurg sergeant tast France
sct spain, vrti Comparatively recent period, had each
irsn N gs3e, aad that even noN great nanbsr Of
lfsh efIicsls 70 be found IN The Aesrian army
When the Irish Brigade Ia the service Of
France defeated the British at Foutenoy, King
George bitterly exciaimed-"C Cured be the
laws which deprive me Of such svbjeetsw Tie
| British govern nent doeB not want TO lose a-y
more fighting men, and Il will accordingly en-.
] force the Enlistment. act AZ The Pope, how
ever, IL no. a, war with Eagland money, 10 the
shape of Peter Pence" msy be seq, 10 him;
oui II Il is employed to ealist recruit, in Ire
lsoj, The agents who collect 1t will be pun.
isbed AZ he law now stands the govern.
ment cannot interfere with emigration to Rome
and the priests will 80 arrange the matter thai
a coach With elk horses can bs easily driver
| strc5 st TIE Enlistment &C.. Some fur.hes lie