New-York tribune., 1868-02-18
rv r.rO. insneDc. IN trsnouIlizI6s ireland

e eases ,hsr anence That itself would be great
gaas would in,pS IL many SS ::
reap its due reward saw the other day IN one h Of
newspaper PSg FRENCH e' from TSe take short
extract which appeared to me very stR.E rOm a snc
mode % IN o T6sn npos Sst such m ae Of things as now
exists in Ireland can be remeded except by adding to
the deepening gulf he might have said both deepening
ard widening gulf" between the owner of the soil on
the side and the makers Of the prod1ce which is It's
SsrS 1 q hss s' csS 81 d5s The Of
or oass aHse1s BE- put HS IN ifS poCb
if You can, Of becoming t6e Possessors and the the
want to create great farmer proprietary class in
ireland well how are you to dol trst OF all y lnSI9
be any laws upon your statute book when hrtnelaly
prevent the dispersion Of land all the vices OF te aeou
mutation OF land are In active operation But You nave
those which prevent and retard the action OF al the
natural forces, which would connteraet them 10 certain
What want is that the natural act and that
there shOud be large and middeszed and small estates
men ana that there should be prevent persons
becoming the Of large estates Sr OF S%a 4Gss
It felt for 100 in France and was felt in Pru
rbe revolution, which burst like great volcano the
midst Of Europe. In Prussia 1t was met not by TeVo
benScent Change of the law Many plans have been
proposed TO some OF which, except under the most u
yor-ad for the sake Of the great body OF the people
am in favor of strict adherence TO true eeonomea
principles and perfect Justice much to the rich az le
IN the to % any % sisa5 Sns ane in P
question nhe ms h ~ v ater % The Prnssian Govern
ment hes established what are called Rent Banks, 70
owner of which willing to sell It, and the bank will ad
vance the necessary funds TO pay for the farm will step
mode Of operation perfectly easy to the tenant that in
the course Of certain number Of years lie may pay on
farm 0heers In my opinion that won Dc s an aatan an
what the occasion demands Gentlemen here wiz re-
member that about Is months ago was received at
Of Ireland and have no doubt that tomorrow some Of
s PeP onpG G 6a a s AID rsh things in this
country require to be repeated great many times
Laughter At the banquet made suggestion or prop
Ostion which was smisrepresened by some was msnder
stood by Others, and was chafed at and rdiculed by
ton that we should have Parliamentary Commis-
sion for the purpose Of acting as tho Rent Banks
between the tenant and the landlord when they have
agreed upon IT, but go about and negotiate for tile
purchase Of large estates held by absenees and having
purchased them the sale being voluntary on the part OF
farms far convenient proper TO the tenants
who now occupy them lCneers.l You win resoleot how
all this was ridcued The very week afterward
number Of Irish gentlemen, some of whom he'd
been 10 ou9 The In ae TO Oh m o hn
what great advantage IT would be to Ireland, ana
Government would purchase the irish railways, and the
LOrdLeutenant is reported TO have expressed himself In
lay before his colleagues In the Government with such
support able to give it, do not see much DIFF
scnes the Of SSC
work them 10 sdyHntSse %spy To Gf whom %
Britain chseTs The Other Hscn day y ,eSST wa reading aS
you to read. 1t is written by Mr. Mcguire Of the
members for Cork who has recently been to America,
S R G s every bs Tho ne S IS
The Irish IN America, and he has written particularly
owners IN Canada and Prince Edward Island In Canada
to St By the kings before
under the occupation OF England The quarrel between
Of rights The landlords held local rights OF mill
and water power. They demanded that tney
ney every time farm happened to be sold. What
did they dOi The Canadian Parliament bought out the
pose, aud by arrangement for eapalizing the pur-
chase Of certain rents BY the tenant a5d enS0Sf
done in Prince Edward IslaDdT Very laelyxin fact
island at The close Of his little Parliament used these
words: The by which the extended powers OF
and 1 trust, under Providence will enable
to purchase large estates ST s~ have aS
the estate oe 9e9ngnS a has S e M to f
NOUS ne Of steamboats, running between Liverpool aud
h% they bought ,s an a esste Of d1 %fT @
express purpose Of offering on such terms that the set
s and ea Ses %a ne Sos MoS Il u
Irelandi II you find man with a farm for which he
PSsb $50 whyS ySaT wifi ee coms you Could get
f G IS 70 Sy or an his on 81 the
Of the farm during the period OF paying the money
long he paid his rent lCheersl In fact II the
money is lent at the rate OF the loans granted by the Har
paying the rent he pays now. and during the
whole Of the time have absolute fXity OF tenure doing
sum sum What would happen theni Let me ask any
a ses TO @ S SOd he
tells that Industry VIII turn barren sand into most
and therefore every who has made such contract
with Parliamentary Commissioners would feel that his
Why. he would call his big lads about him, and there
would be new start TO induStry-the land would become
be put into it, all manure would be collected for It, He
h .omsss % Ell DFSSasd S%Sfd pasR GR s1 @ % savE
sGu4 nro5sSv Sf e sG@e sST Of s RGrG9 nd fher
can be doubt whatever although have put the period
years. paying cent that with his Increased NJ
own and 10 have the parchment In his possession
with the industry Of his family and with the hberaty
down in all probability to half IS years and ySu would
have certain "a ana at ao p Naw
1t said that the abseDtees receive about 44oooOo
any authority beyond that of general estimate.
No doubt. II the matter were once taken up by
Government, you would find the absentee propretors,
from their "a and sT desTs GS6 6ot ~ 70 sana IN IN 3
their estates and to enable Parliament 70 carry out this
pSP SE" would be- eShS in Ireland Would be
gradual the change Of sentiment would be
away, and that all things & tS him and nd his nid chill;
reality that ireland hereafter TO be for the
hRs ass wSUS To- buy 9D %'asd d aS the
ference great propretors TO small farmers would be
fapid. The moment any had bought his farm.
what would happen 10 himi He would not sympathize
very much With insurrectOn with conspiracy.
There remains this question, the national feel.
ings Of Ireland Mr. Smith and others Of
OPINION that there Is in Ireland craving, positive
hunger after the reesabhment Of Irish nation with
a separate independent Irish Legislature. shall not
deny this, although do not admit it. believe that
among very large portion OF the educated classes
in Ireland whether Protestants Catholics there at
least lingering hope and with many firm belief that
Ireland can governed in unity with England TO
make an Irish Parliament not in any de adya n