, 1866-03-09

A1ASNoHA WV ~ 4t.A4SAs
Willie the EnglIsl arlstocracy and the Ro-
mau Catholic priesthood arc invoking all the
thundcre OF State and Church upon tho dis
contsn.ed Irish population, John Bright
stands alont in Pasltameut, as Of yo7e did St.
Jchu IN the Wilderness, to stem the ao4d OF
passion. and to appeal to the Chris.tan states
11l3uslip and higher thought ot biz country
men. =,
The 1act ofpoor ireland, with all the gen.
e:ou. impulses but unstable Judgment Of the !,
Ccllic race, being located II proximity to q
community OF Adslo-Sa1on Islanders, noto-
rious for IN uncompromlsing seldshness, pro-
rcllrd by stupendous practical genius, may
" eli tc dcplpred us one of the saddest accI-
dents OF civilization. The Irish would have
been happy in Sicily OF in Spain, and they are
nleo luPpy In A1nrrica, where therc is no an-
tcronis1fc race to Ettae their emotions
aud TO dominrcr over their dcstinies. Eut
they harc always been more or less unhap-
ry iu their Close proximity to an altogether
unconrcnial ne1shbor, and ncishbor, too,
who always rode rough -shod over their dearest
privileges and finally ruled Erin with an iron
rod. The English are the Last people In the
world to reconcile a race that Is superior to
them In sentiment, Imagination md genius.
ILr mot i,,retrion. statesmen norfs and
c5a.o1: The ,nost hri,i,.nt women that ever
ldurncd EngI-h society were imported from
Ireland. What did ireland receive in returns
f"'hing hut hard blows md contemptuous
language. English statesmanship has utter.
~ Iailea to perceive that th" same imagina-
tive power which eliminates in the higher
order Of the Irish mind In the genius OF
Luke. Sheridan and Tom Moore. Ia not with
out effect ppon It's lower classes. and what
towers m to the boldcst fl,rhts of Intellect
in rrcat ,rishrsaa. m uss e1snoratss a IN uool Of
e.,lftlcssncss IN The less cifted Celt. But "a
sentiment is there as in The highest sphere of
culture, TINT requires delicate manage
mcut. England, however, has as little
rtcard for the peculiar attributes of the lriah.
man. nj aor those of The H1ndoo. She crusbes
instead of recopCilipc. and while the Irish.
man recognizes a friend IN the Continental
Anglo American, he rhrtnks rs from an en-.
cmy from The Anslo-saxon Islander. The
fact OF this want of-sympslhy was well
known to Euslish statcsmcn Of ali genera
'tious, but instead OF fostering erester sollc,.
tude, the peculiar idlosyncracies of the lower
class OF Irish were actually seized upon 81
prete1t for greater expressions. A people
constituted rs the Irish, should have rc-
c.ivcd constant encouragement In the promo
tlon Of indu,try, but while absolutely moth
Ing was done for them in that direc.ior, md
theJ were actually lc3t to depend upon tue
cultivation Of potntocs for their mans OF
Subsistence, they were at the same time con-
staut.y Iarassed by the agents of. shIft1ess
Lords, who st1oye to mend the fallen for
tunes Of their cncumbered or deserted cstatos
out OF the miserable earninrB Of a star1fnr
pcoplc.
Reform came at lssi. but. as Mr. Br;rht
truly remarked. In tic traIn Of famine ano
not as q rs.ult or r,a,-m,, ,1iI,e ,oe-Su,c, ~
The fnjlure or th. no,a.o cron IN 49, ~
yr,ted Irrland ,nto r-1nc1. rs,,r.hnn.o pa
upou the n rccta of corI and nrhIt,, rs,rs 49,
sary. Limerick and sligo and -unon IL h hsrh
:. foads were Thousands OF Ir;sl,1nen. 1riahro. =
men and children positively dy,ur linn, st,r
ral1oD. Mankind If callous whiie sufr,r,no
remains invisible, ever melts IN n;tv vhcn ~
presence is proclaimed by Tie croans and
cries Of distrr.a. Americans, foremost in the
work Of charity, sent cargocs OF breadstuus
to their starving fellow-mcn. john Bull