The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-17
THE SOCIAL CONDITION.
our Dublin Correspondence.
DUBLIN, Dec. ., 1855

our Dublin Correspondence.
DUBLIN, Dec. 2, 1885
TUE '.ERlS 60 BRAGH' OF 1865.
Sydney Smith having heard few hearted
patriotic Ishmen repeat their national cry Of Erin go
Bragh in the sreetsjor London listened attenyey, and
turning to companion after of his reflective peuses
quietly observed, '.The day will when the IRISH
will be forced by circumstances to give UP and abandon
the shout Of Erin go Bagh nonsense and to substitute
In its stead the motto Erin go bread and cheese Erin go
panaloops without holes in them. 7 Akocn-sIghtod
observer Of the effects OF government rule either for
their veal or woe, people, and being probably well
informed as 10 the rgidy exhaustive SYSTEM or political
economy which the English government, had resolved TO
uniformly pursue towards Ireland, sydney Smith
reasoned that come future time its effect would be to
so Gcmoralize, degrade and even snimalize her in
habsnts ~ TO cause them to prefer the every day
comforts OF fuI stomach and good suit OF clothes
the happiness OF enjoying free and Independent
country.
Arriving in Ireaud after absence OF sixteen years
from her SOIL and having made close observation OF
the present social condition Of her people, conducted
with all that unpregdced camnoss which results from
my American mind training have come TO the conclu-
sion that tic intentions OF the British In this respect
have reached very nearly 10 fulilmenf and
yineed that had England been operating with ench
view by her fayorite means Of less simple
and pure in their worldly desires than the Ish she
woulc At the present ,noment rule population
willing 70 endure in contentment all the abasement Of
being merely "hewers OF wood and drawers Of water
in the land OF their BIRTH provided their paIaes were
sufficiently cked with bacon. cheese and beer such as
leading London journal has just offered substitute
for tho elective franchise among the England
regard the present condition or the Irish IN ireland
their nstlonsi and individual pauperis their hopeessness
OF happy future at home their anxiety 10 get away from
soil 70 which they psssonaely attached their de-
cressnS population tho obcration Of homesteads and
villages, the Imprisonment OF thousands Of young per
and adults, born such fertile acres dreary
poorhonses the discussions which prevail all over the
land and the attitude of ds,rust which the mAesss as
sumo towards every measure emanstng from England
continuing Of the most extraordinary and inter
estns problems OF social the present moment
and not unworthy u engaging the attention o; sns
most enlightened statesmen Of The world more paftcn-
lsrly IN the United States With view 70 its definite
equitable solution.
six HUNDRED AND xfSsry-rpasS WARS pf sSs-
LisH RULK.
kpplsat't attempt 10 rule ireland yss, ~ you are
aware, rnt nsfe in The yesf iva she announced 70
Europe that her dominion tbs island complete
10 srs year 1912 During shs intervening four hundred
and forty yesn shs people were described oc.sy and
Legally " e. her sc<s Of Fsylauas Fseclamslons and
SAD connsni-v OF the sequence Of hss government.
during Ne succeeding centuries chat " ths pfsseo hear
nad that the Iis handy 'ha desisusior hack on her.
self, ieyming Der the 'Eusllsh enemy" 81 the very
momeuf when shn Is visssn'ly directing her powerful
means Of epresion IN evefs direction In order pre-
vent them p'oc's'rnins her SIS such 70 the world
Indeed scarcely recognize the country 90 lau1b
has been reduced since left III; easily sslcc,
whs. OF tt appearance end state first present
70 your readers The rapid yc, continuous exhaustion
Produced every side By emigration particularly that
which hse gone since the wear I5Ss has depted
ireland .sd - changed The snoent routine OF busi
nsss and living among The people which remain
hat may b. truly said Or elmost a classes Of the in.
tahsnis that they merely exist from 'hsnd 70 MOUTH
either The poorest kind o! food asen the soil the
profits 81 compulsory export OF food 10 England wha,
hey may purchase for hard ceeh sent over them by
relatives ~ friends 10 America the Ealsried wages
aus'ked 70 iiite government ONCE given them
ohcs ny che Cabinet London or the omnipo,eni folk
who represent Il IN the Csale in this city There are no
manufactures public works which arc really carried on
~ sJye capital have seen ony which we're not do
pcngrut 70 shape other government Contracts
1907 wv contract emigration trade, % the traffic conso
qusi 0ron The production shipment Of food for aud
~ n. ,assAeis ~ England
~ ,nSE ,Sn CRY ~ cork A. SEEN .rrEa mn
FoRBIGs EXPERIMENT.
l ionna large uumber ~ persons IN and around
vusrbs,nwn vhen landed and the following day saw
,bal u. sses shops they csei here in Cork
vel nll,f gi,h caGtoner, and doing, apparently
asegy sood ,Cads examination u It's character soon
vonvinrcl me .iaf a. from, being good sodiy
beneficial "ss IL reslty the ruinor business
whsch sny dV !, country be engaged ~, being
u~siy ,he mouey changing aud basto consequent
he rfeparSlrn Of SONS thousands o. the industrial
eA'es y leave the lenf, prhap for The money,
30 which pDscd frvm baud q hand freely was AZ
-coa learned not money produced IN ireland but
e,srd Ai'oa wholly Ia the United states By the very
eaDs csss % pcfaons but vrs uudcr different form
se'eumeni sud rcmisted ireland 10 prom,ts the emf
s'son y others hon the more fortunate friends beyond
We water kpeg could 10 well a. themselves II they
ouiy could SET awsy rsced the matter IN .hs light
before fsv % the shcpkespcrs OF Cork who acsnow.
sslsfd me truth Of my conclusions, observing AZ the
sams time THAR they were only TOO glad TO do any
sind Of trade which would give themselves chance Of
remaining ~ home SCATTERING through tho broad ana
sen esNsa ksaos 'h0renssnsc OF Corp, sagpa good