Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-27
From the New York Times
Shall We Have a Southern Ire
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r land?
All know how much the United
Kingdom has suffered and is still
suffering from its Western segment.
The great practical question with
the United States now is, whether
it shall suffer hereafter in like man
ner from.its Southern section. The
same kind of hostile legislation
which made Ireland a perpetual
hotbed of disaffection and insubor-
dination, is now urged with great
vehemence by the extreme Radical
politicians. Il h Q conquest b y
CROMWELL was followed by just such
confscations and partitions of land
as are now invoked against the sub
dued South and thenceforward the
English statutcbook was crammed
full, over and over again, year af-
ter year, for three centuries with
penalties, prescriptions, disabilities,
and every form of arbitrary distnc-
tion against the Irish, varied only
to meet the humor of tho dominant
party in Parliament. The prevail
ing idea throughout has been, not
that Ireland must he raised up, but
that it must be kept dozen. Every
newrebellion has only deepened that
idea, and provoked new seventies
and worse debasement, until now
the only earthly purpose served by
the "gem of the sea" is to be a lurid
warning to the nations against mis-
government.
The primal curse of Ireland was
the spoliation of its landed PROPERTY.
The right of property is Of the ut
most consequence and Importance in
every civil system. 1t is hardly too
much to say as many have said, chat
the great end of government is to
shield and secure that right. Ger
tain it is, that to the institution of
property mankind is indebted for,
not only the origin, but the progress
of civilization. The people cannot
be named who did not begin to grow
weak and 60 backward from tho day
of the first blow upon their proper
ty rights. les 20 i
Another most pernicious feature
of the misgovernment of Ireland has
been the exclusion of large classes
from all high Office The effect Of
this has been TO impel all ambition
away from its legitimate course into
faction and conspiracy, till the aspi-
ring mind of Ireland, being dcpriv-
ed Of every rightful vent, was con-
verted into an element Of dcstruc-
ton, foree of perpetual agitation,
Among every peoplapersons are sure
TO be born, fitted and eager for more
than an ordinary career. TO bar
such spirits from all honorable and
useful activity is the height of folly
in any government.
The policy pursued toward Scot
land after il had been subjected to
the British Crown was Just the re-
verso of that inflicted upon ireland.
II sought not to humiiiate, but to
elevate and assimilate. Scotchmen
were admitted to every benefit fthe
common law, TO every official trust,
and to every privilege that was open
to Englishmen. In the entire legis-
lation and administration the great
principle of impartiality was reli-
giously observed. In short, Scot
land-instead Of being treated as
Ireland was, like subjugated prov
ince, and instead of being held as a
mere dependency-was fairly incor-
p0rated on equal terms iuto the
United Kingdom. Under this just
and generous policy, the Scotch ha-
tired Of England gradually melted
away, and at last became transform
ed into a loyalty more devoted than
that Of any other part of the realm.
Nor was this all. There is a lesson
more impressive ret in the social
results. With the rudest climate
and most sterile soil Of the kingdom.
with insignifcantmineral resources,
and few natural facilities for COM
merce. Scotland has never ceased TO
flourish. No people on the face Of
the earth have been more contenied
more attached 10 their native land,
more happy in the relations Of hfe
than the Scotch under British rule
On the other hand, Ireland, blessed
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