The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-02-21
Cond!lon Of Ireland from a Bohemian
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The following article is from the Aarodus
Listg, the leading paper published in Prag,
Bohemia and coming from such an Iu
poytant source, is entitled to a careful
perusal We are indebted to Mr FRANCIS
MlKA for the translation:
The attention Of the public has again
been drawn TO the Irish question by the
laie desperate deeds and sad fate OF some
Of the fenians.
'From the present condition of Ireland,
nobody would Judge that there ever existed
in il a higher civilization, happier genera
ton aud blooming social lite. All hat is
IN the island Of Ireland, nature and people,
show marks of long lasting misery and an
observer sadly reflects whether there was
10 other fife since the beginning of the
worid except producing rags from rags,
rocks from rocks. ravlneS from ravlnes
marshes from marshes, aud beggars from
Geggars.
Tie view in the futare Of the Irish ma
ton is not much more promising, as Eng
aud has destroyed the roots OF Irish life
aud held the nation IN such bondage that
il would be hard task to devise remedy
tor the evil. What power would be able
~ ruin AL the families who enriched them
seives by shameful roo5ing, wronglng, OPP
pressing, t.a,on aud vile frauds ! What
revolution would be abe to restore the old
rights Of Ireland?
Although thus oppressed for centuries,
the IRISH nation has preserved hery love
Tor liberty and therefore bears the harder
the chains Of slavery. The Irish are nat
ura!Iy Intelligent. and are aware OF the fact
l. ~,
cause Of their great srfierlng--thev did not
learn the art not to starve when they have
nothing to 1--we on and TO appreciate fully
their own miserable condition have to stare
constantly ut the extreme luxury of their
lords.
s.How ireland is treated by England re-
gar,ling political and religious affairs, has
otteuer been discussed than her conduct
respecticg its national economy and yet
his part Of English politics on the island
i in the most deplorable state, being the
foundation OF the political and religious
oppression fully recognized by the people
of Ireland. England has deprived the
Irish nation Of the treasure OF national,
social and familiar life and their lands, and
paid them with a trock Of the workman
and the cane Of the beggar.
Since the great starvation in 1917, a
great change took place on the Island,
which vas deemed b. some to improve the
conditon--a great part OF the inhabitants
were leaving their country, seeking new
and better home across the ocean, which
bad the result to reduce the reputation OF
ireland from eight millions down to five
IN i balf millions, within the last twenty
vas Great Britain Of course lost con
siderable part of her Inhabitants, but con-
soI,d i.s4lf with The hope that the evil
left with the emigrants and london be-
lieved that the times Of Irish revolution
were passed and did no. anticipate that a
part Of these very emlgrlnts Will return
with weapons in their hands trying to res
cue their country.
THE Fcnian outbreak disturbed England
III her imaginary safety. IN the first mo-
ment. al! classes of English society advised
energetic measures, but after the danger
was over, the question arose how TO prevent
similar Disturbances from many sources
are heard the old complaints relating TO
economical and social questions, which at
this moment are considered to be he maiu
cause Of all evil. The most of the land in
Ireland is owned by English Lords and
these gentlemen, like all England, consider
the Irish to be a conquered nation. and
treat them with harbarous morals ct con
anerors-not having the least inclination to
the native inhabitants, who are Of another
race and profess different relision-and
regard those who starve in their service as
their enemies having no other care than
10 enrich themselves and then spend their
treasures 10 England.
"The welflre Of the Irish nation, which
probably could not b totally destroyed by
The unconscious avidty Of The London ma
bobs. was fully ruined ty the English Gov
eminent, by expressing the industry on the
land. Ireland has many good harbors
which since long are closed to benefit those
Of England In the reign Of Queen Eliza
beth, the cattle trade surpassed that of
England the Parliament prohibited the
export of cattle from Ireland The Irish
sent their wool TO English markets, Parlia
meut prohibited the same they tried to
sell their WOODEN goods in England, and ths
Parliament would not allow it, and twenty
thousand weavers had to leave the island.
The soil Of Ireland is immensely rich in
ore, aud the inhabitants very industrious,
but England without mercy annhllates all
enterprise aud Industry OF unhappy Ire
land"