Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-14
RUTLAND HERALD
TUESDAY, MARCH IL, 1867.



The existing excitement of the mass
gs in Ireland, is raising the question in
yarious quarters, what is the position
the government of England holds
towards the people OF the insurgent
countryand the nature oftheir demands?
The subject is one upon which the linn
4 its Of a single article would be in suf-
hcient for its proper aud intelligent dis
sension. Among the reform measures
a asked, Is a liberality in suffrage, more
4 extended than is now provided, especial
ly the privilege of a ballot, together
with an abatement of the tithes now
levied upon the people for the support
OF the established church, to which but
about one-sixth of the population of
the island belong. This latter cause
has always been a source Of much
. trouble, and was one of the chief causes
Of the uprising OF 1898, and the weaker
attempts at rebellion of the present GEN.
4 tury. Indeed to enumerate causes of
4 discomfort on the part of the Irish peO-
! pie, would simply be useless and evadiDg
I the question, as were they all granted,
and a code of laws adopted by the
4 British Parliament, at the dictaton of a
committee of the people Of that unhap-
. py country, for their government, they
would in a short time become as dissat-
isfed as ever, and clamOr as loudly for
independence. What they want is sep
. aration from Great Britain, and that
alone will satisfy them and until that
is granted, it will as we have said, be
4 worse than useless to attempt to enumer-
ate the causes of discomfort and the
real or immaginary wrongs Of the Irish
people. As long as drop Of the blood
Of the men who under the leadership
OF Sarsfeld, disputed the passage Of
William, Prince Of Orange, across the
Boyne, and participated in the defense
. OF the city of Limerick, known in the
history Of that country as the city Of
broken treaties flows in Irish veins, so
4 long will the knowledge that Ireland is
Y under British rule be a sufficient source
of dissatisfaction, and so long will this
blood cry loudly for Irish independ-
enCe.
The present uprising is evidently
the most gigantic which has yet been
made in that country, and though it
must fail before the hosts and treasure
A Of England, we of the United States can
n no less respect and sympathize with the
3 brave men who are seeking to achieve
. for their native land that liberty which
y Washington and our fathers achieved
in our own which Kossuth failed to
achieve for Hungarya and which Garibal-
di has been so signally successful in OBJ
taiBing for Italy.
England has made Ireland mere re-
Cruiting station; there she obtains her
best fighting material, as well as large
quantities Of supplies for her armies,
Ireland being one of the most fertile
countries on the face Of the globe and a
large producer Of grain and forage. II
England loses her, she will have to look
elsewhere for the attainment of those
very desirable commodities, and by con.
4 quest and plunder impoverish such a
land as she has the Emerald Isle. But
the home government is determined not
to lose her, and to this end is we'll pre-.
pared to suppress the present revolt
Every city and town of Importance is
heavily garrisoned with British troops
and the Irish coast literally swarms
with British men-of war. On the other
hand, the Fenians seem bent upon max.
ing the present their greatest struggle
for their independence, and with the
material composing both armies, bloody
and murderous work must be expected
and though the odds are terrible against
the revolutionists, we can only hope
against hope for their success, and ex.
tend to them in this hour of trial. the
sympathy which we have so cordially
extended to Crete, Hungary, Poland and
other countries under similar circum
stances.