Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-19


sosstsssd throughout every land and on
every ses. Not the green Wales Of home
not ths strong ties Of kindred -not the 50
crsd memories that cluster around the vii
lags grave yarl-not the recollections Of
childhood, with its inefrsceablc associa-
tons, are powerful enough to bind the
Irish people 70 the country they love with
I'll the Ardor Of celtic fervor, while the in
cubus Of British power. like vampire of
dsath, broods over the Green Isle, with her
infamous laws Of discrimination to crus,
every art science, or effort to strengthen
The manufacturing, educational and com
mercial interests of the people
Every sign Of prosperity is made the pre-.
text Of oppressive legislation to suppress il
10 the germ. It's, aud, 80 long a. Eng
land b . monarchy, it will be the aim Of its
rulers to keep Ireland in complete vassal-
sse. All that England requires Of ireland
10 to raise soldiers 10 fight battles in her
aggressive wars. and furnish food for their
Subsistence and for the subsS.ance Of the
operatives Of England
England. 30 long ~ she remains mon.
srchy, will suppress in Ireland every aspir.
alton for natio al improvement, because
she knows that such Improvement tends to
national independence.
That the Irish people should not be in
different to the condition Of Ireland that
they ardcntly desire TO see her redecm,
from her Icthargc vassalage; that they are
unwilling TO see the Irish nation blotted
from the list Of distinct people that thcs
are willing to peril life and fortune again
and again TO secure Independence, should
excite the admiration and applause Of the
whole civilized world Whatever Of i'm.
provement she has secured whatever
rights have been conceded to her by the
English parliament whatever advantages
she has acquired or retained, have been so
attained and secured because her people
have manifested an inextinguishabc deter
mination to fight in the fields of both argu-
lnent and Of battle until her oppressor shall
yield . portion at least Of the llbertie. due |
to every people.
Fenianism has made the oppressor Of Ire
land pale with alright. 70 hold her e p
on Ireland. Tic Eng sh crown will win over
to her support part Of the Irish people |
and clergy by acts Of concession, and will |
give, little by little, what is Just sufficient
to divide the Irish people, but will ul,i |
matcly cnurc to the benefit Of all, and will |
be SO much gained in the road to final in
dependence.
In this way the condition Of Ireland will |
be vastly improved. If the Irish people
could be driven from their hou.cs, cxilcd |
to foreign lands to escape starvation, and |
make no sign, send up into The err Of the
God Of Nations no Ia hcntations OF woe,
England would witnes, the distress without
any act Of concession and relicf-bu. while !
tho spirit OF liberty burns in Irish bosoms,
and her people conspirc. and organize, and
agitate, though complete success may not
be Immediately attalnable, ultimate success !
10 both sure AMI certain. lfEnsland would |
extend to ireland the same laws, privileges,
immunities and rights Of parliamentary
representation. substantially as it has long
done to Scotland, the British Empire would |
speedily become apowcr with no paraly zed
limbs, no disturbing element to frightcn
it, reposc.
To day, Ireland is Englands We knrss.
She might become her very strength and
support in direst need, if equality Of laws
ruled the British Empire. Until then the |
Fenians are dong the work of patriots to
conspirc and alarm the fears, If they do not |
arouse the conscience Of Englishmen.
SrAHPs ON SrBscRirTloNs-We find in an |
exchange the following re ported decision of
the commissioner Of internal revenue:
In the case Of a subscription list, where
the heading involves promise to pay thu |
sum annexed, the party signing is liable to
stamp duty required on promissory note,
unless he pay the amount anne xcd his name
at the time Of sig; AZURE in whcih case the
signing Of his name should bc regarded
mere part Of memorandum.
Where the heading Of n list involves
condition on viii n the subscribers vi i'll pay
the sum annexed to their name, then each
signature is held to create an agreement
subject to duty Of five cents.
This decision applies to those who sub
scibe for books sold by canvasscrs, and to
subscriptions for charitable purposes.
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1MMenslly Of the Universe.
DR.. Nichol, in his work describing the
magnitude Of Lord Rossc's celebrated tele
scope, says that he has looked INTO space q
distance so tremendous, so inconceivable
that light, which travels ut tho rate OF
SOO,O 900 miles in a second, would require q
period Of 250,0OO,0OO Of solar years, each
year containing about 81, 0OO, 900 Of seconds
to pass the intervening gulf between our
earth aid the remotest point to which this
wonderfully powerful telescope has reached.
How utterly unable is the mind to grasp
even fraction Of this immense period
To conceive the passing events Of hun
dred thousand years only is al i.npossibil-
~ 70 say nothing Of m,llions and hundreds
Of millions Of years The sun is more than
9O,O0O.O00 Of miles distant from the earth
yet ray Of light will travel that immense
distance in eight minutes. Long as nav
seem the distance pissed in sn short time,
what comparison can the mind frame he
ween It and that greater dstanc, which
DR.. Ni.hol and Lord Rose demonstrated
would require every second Of that time to
represent more than 500 900?
DISCOVERY OF NEW PROCESS FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF ANIMAL Foop.-Somc
twelve months ago, an association was form
ed in England, to ascertain the best means
Of supplying the markets with fresh animal
food from those countries where it is pro
duced in immense quantities and at little
cost. The result Of the efforts of this asso.
citation is stated to be the discover Of a pro