New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-02
IRELAND 70 81 saIznD 81 rRANoE.

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John Mitchell does not suffer lis hatred of John
Bull to become dimmed by the lapse of time. On
the contrary, his bitterness seems to become more
intense as his heart hardens in the furnace of years
At present lie is located at Paris, and il rubbing
his hands in glee over the prospect Of war be-
tween the French and the Englfsh-absoutely
gloating upon the idea of French invasion OF
England, and enjoying to the utmost the terror oi
the Britishers at tie naked thought Of such contin-
gency. In his correspondence to the " Irishnan y
Mitchell points out the probability Of Ireland being
chosen as the first point for French attack, and
discusses the result of sudden descent upon the
Screen Iale'' with his accustomed originality and
vgor. Without Judging of the soundness Of sIr.
Mitchelfs views, We lay the following extract be-
fore our friends part of the current reading Of
the day:
Having said SO much to caution your readers
against placing too much reliance upon French
sympathy the fact remains, that the two countries
are becoming vehemently eXasperated against one
clashing at all points, and that ar-sighted people ON
both sides perceive war to be inevitable on some
arguments and as the Emperor has assurediy no
design whatever to attack England, it follows that
the war is to commence by England attacking him.
Then several things may come to pass.
One of the things which might come to pass, is
very probably o landing of French troops i'm Ire.
the revelation promulgated at st. Helena, which
teaches that, in the unhappy event of war with
England, Ireland Is much better place to strike
her than the East, or the distant isles Such a
probability is calculated to occasion much anxious
reflection in Ireland as to what the people would
should or could dom such an event. They are nm.
armed; they are diSarned. While England sstrjriDg
with much pains to raise volunteer companies,
who are trying to learn to turn out their toes and
keep eyes right, but have made no progress yet in
the art Of charging or dischargfng gun, Ireland
is prohibited from raising any volunteer com
panies at ALL might enlarge here upon the man.
ifest reasons OF this stinction-namely that the
last time Ireland raised volunteers, the said yolun-
teers did #incontinently proclaim in Dunpannon
Church that the only power which could make
laws for their country was the King, lords and
commons or ireiand-a declaration which our
Anglo Saxon friends had to swallow and digest for
eighteen years; and it did not agree with them.
Tney have no desire to take such dose again.
But will not enlarge upon this-it might put bad
thoughts into the French
The main point is-Ireand is unarmed Now,
suppose that ten thousand wicked Popish French
men were landed in Waterford harbor-where you
know they can come any morning they please
and suppose they brought with them proclama-
ton offering to put arms into naked hands, calling
on the Irish people to join them and hunt out the
English, and announcing the rognes are capa-
BILE OF anythng-some such French principles
as these
Sudden and total abolition of The Established
Church.
An immediate end of the process of ejectment
Valuation for Rent, by Commissioners.
Privilege to all actual holders of land to purchase
the fee-simple, at "a rate to be fixed by said Com
missioners, and payable by installments.
Abolition of the Poor Laws, and the National
Schools
Abolition of prmogeniture, and of all English
titles Of nobility-that is, titles conferred by Eng
fish soyereigns.
And suppose the French miscreants went fur
Their, and proclaimed that no Irishman was to lose
his property, hut to hold the same nnimpaired,
Subject to purchase by farmers as aforesad)-un-
less they took up arms TO resist the order of
things; in which latter case they should forfeit
their property and their lives; for, these heartess
invaders would say, those who fight with us fight
under the penalty of death if taken; it would be
unjust il those who fight against US have any
lighter stake.
| say, imagine such a case; of course it makes
you shudder; 1t makes yonr correspondent shver
nevertheless, it is your duty in Ireland, unarmed
and defenceless as you are, to bethink you what
should be done in so alarming contingency !; how
so atrocious an invasion should be met.
Permit me to suggest that it would be the duty
of the people in aud around Waterford, as loyal
subjects of Queen Victoria, to flock to the nearest
Orange magistrates place themselves at the dis
posa of the Lord Lieutenant of the county to repel
such cruel invasion; tear down from all walls the
atrocious proclamation announcing such iendish
doctrines indignantly refuse the Minnie rifles offered
them by the French and proudly shoulder the
branded arms lent them by the magistrates send
instant intelligence BY telegraph to Dublin, Cork,
Cahr and Athlene, that forces are to be dispatched
by railroad and concentrated on the SUR. and
watch tenderly the lines of railroad lest evil
minded persons should attempt TO impede the said