The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-08-27
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TIFrIN, Aug. 13.


Epirons TanuEE.-.I herewith
close my answer to 7, II. Ryan's
letter.
In relation to tho "penal laws Of
Ireland" l am not aware that thoy
are different from those Of England,
Scotland and Wales. What they
were in the sdmi-harbarous ages has
already been admitted, but tho "Cur.
few belr' he alluded TO was q law en-
acted and enforced upon the English
after the battle Of Hastings placed a
Norman on the throne, az Q measure
to subjugate them. As TO the chow.
el ripping knife" Triangle" aud
"gibbet," what is there Of local np-
plication in them; they have boen in
use ali over tha world, therefore II is
folly to deal in such generalities.-
If there. is Cause Of complaint suifi.
cient TO warrant the Fcnian move
ment let it bo specific so IL can be
either admitted or douied. | need
not undertake q defence ofthe Eng.
lish against tho charge Of blood
thirstiness, nor deny that they
bought the heads Of Americans by
tho piece, nor that tho vicarious
butchers the Gormans-wero hired
to scalp the Americans. Your road
,ors cau laugh Atsuch nonsense With.
out help from mc, The same may
te said Of the charge that the Eng.
lish murdered. pheodoro, etc, etc.
I,hayo ''hebrd OF aud admitted the
good fighting quaiitiOsaof Irishmou,
aud admit that they are powerful
element 10 this Republic, but 1 must
beware how ] praise their good
points, or LShallhaye "filsome sju.
'lations" flung At me again. .
The representation of ireland in
tho National Legislature being ad-
mitted by Mr. Ryan, no then ques.
tions their character. They are a
TITLED pauper aristOcraoy"--adm
ted+and the sooner tho system is
altered for some more democratic
form the better, but the aristooracy
of Ireland are Irish, the samo as
that Of England is English, and il
,upheld by bayoUets at all is upheld
by Irish bayouets, there being three
Irishmcn to Que Englishmau in the
army. -
Mr.. Ryan closes his letter with a
prophesy. | an not a prophet, nor
the son of prophet, yet | will ven.
turq the assertion that he is most
likely to DO mistaken,
!. LIDO not say that Ireland should
not'of right be independent Of Eng.
land although, | doubt if she would
progress as rapidly, but l do say
that | hope that when the day Of her
riudepondouce shall come that she
viii be able 10, stand on her own bot.
stomswhch the history Of the past
shows she hASheyeT yet been able to
do. Buther past dealings With the
Spaniards aud the repeated opera
tions of France OH her soil against
England h,ts' tSuyht the latter that
she is the avenue of foreign invasion
which must be heldst any cost for
security to the nation. Ifshe werc
away of ia tho ocean I think she
could easily get consent to her indie
pendeuce, but as il is, if, EDgland
yields it will be Whan her. power of
resistance is gono--she. dare not give
it up If she so desired, aud as
think her power Of resistance as for
midablo as ever, aud 81 worry far in
advance Of any means that Feniau
ism can eoutrol that there rs no pros
pect Of recovering it-certaiuly not
by the means proposed. Iihink that
the record of passing events show
that all that she eau reasonably ex
.pcct will be more readily coded
-her by other means than force, !
therefore cpnciude that he is mista-
ken, aud his information psuned foJ
my benefit Am6Ints to nothing in the
estimation Uf--yours aud his respect
fully, % s ~ MACHIREr.