The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning, October II, 1855.
Ireland.

-u01l Gazette, discusses the Irish ques-
ton with some show of sense, and
indicates that some of the English
press and people are not entirely
blind to many of the causes of the
discomfort Of the Irish people and
their hatred of British rule. The
truth is, Ireland is mis-governed more
than she is oppressed. The following
paragraph glances, at least, at the
truth:
cit is II grievous calamity and un-
questionably Il sad reproach to our
statesmen and our nation, that the
Irish should be so disloyal and should
entertain so strong, though often so
underlined, conviction Of mis-go-
vernment and injustice; for we believe
that, IN several respects, there is
scarcely a people upon earth easier to
manage, or who Would be so at least
to any other race than the English.
But, unhappily, with frequently the
best intentions, we have never got the
secret of success; the natures of the
two people are singularly discrepant
and lnharmonious; we have more
difficulty III understanding &em, and
they IN toleratlng us, than would be
found in similar relations between
Slavonlan or Teuton, Latin or Celt,
Greek Or Muscovite, almost as much
as between Asiatics and Europeans
The French would govern them far
better-with less justice, with less
patience, with incomparably less con-
slderation, no doubt, but still with
far less irritation and far greater sue
cess. What they ask for, we often
cannot give, because to give it would
be neither wise, just, benefcent, nor
perhaps possible; what they wish for,
we Go not give. because we scarcely
understand that it should be seriously
or earnestly an object of desire, or
that the gift would be so healing and
gratifying as is said. We think too
much Of what, in our judgment, they
need and too little of what, in their
own hearts, they craze"
The New York World thinks this
state OF things is justification of
Fcnianism. If the British people are
so unjust or so stupid as here de-
scribed, that paper says the Irish are
not to be blamed for desiring to 60
vern themselves. In truth, the diff
Guilty in this case is that Thad. Ste
vens' plan has been tried for several
centuries with the Irish nation, and
it does not work at all. We know
that the Irish people to-day hate the
British Government worse than they
did i'll '9S. The policy that has been
pursued towards that people by their
rulers has been one of repression,
cohfiscation, insult and spoliation,
and the bitter fruits of this baleful
seed are seen i'll the history of Ire
land and the hatred of Irishmen, in
every. country, towards the British
power.
The GaeeHe goes on to show what
means should be taken to win the
hearts Of the Irish and make them
good citizens. And, intelligent read
cr, what remedies do you think this
London journal recommends? 1t
;vers that nothing less than an agra
rlan division of the soil will satisfy
the Irish people; and this being i'm
possible, it suggests that they be
given the right as tenants to the
improvements they may actually
make. 1t then would soothe these
unmanageable subjects by recognize
ing their national colors in the army
and in the formation of regiment
OF home guards to attend upon the
royal family, and then says that, with
these measures, an occasional visit of
the Queen to Ireland will destroy
Fenianism! These are the remedies
sapient London journal recon-
menls for the pacifcation of peo-
pie who love nothing better, nor ask
more, than political liberty. Give
the Irish people their own Parliament
IN College Green; then, and not till
then, will Fenianism or it's spirit be
repressed and allayed
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