The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-09-18

the United Sta,es in emigrant ships n
be pretty familiar to you. The sentims
and intentions Of large numbers who
main have accidentally become, within
last two months, pretty familiar.
The famine times-even the time of
Connell-were as nothing to this. Fem
ism and its aims are like milk ho
or dew 10 the comparison. Fcnianism
as / believe, great permanent hisior
object in view-the national iLdepened
OF ireland. The Irish tenautr,, who
doubtedly sympathise With such cav
have formed the more immediate resC
to crush or at least to intimidate their Ia
lords. Intimations of the policy to be p
sued are received from half dozen CO.
ties. Tc narrate the different schemes
posed, and to describe circumstances in
different counties, would take up too md
of my time and tJU>mnch, of your. II
and, possibly, drain the patience OF mos,
your readers. The end soughl everywhelV
is the same. 4
Landlords, or agents who repre- sen,
them, are, according to these reports, I,
be put under the ban Of the Irish, and
dealt with according to Irish law.
Irishmen recall the significant fact IL
the British Government and The peopl
every land were aroused to the C.
ton OF Irish grievances, after o
peals had failed, by the ri:aIi
si0ns across the channel last
outrages were supposed. whea =
not, to have been perpetrated al
The Government had its attentiolI
by them to Ireland. and at once L
tering away at the proposed 'refo.
the church and electi a systems, Viii
laid over until the next session. The
g,ievance-the land system in ireland
the despotism Of the landlords-is not
touched by Parliament. Nor have
Irish people any hope that the relief Il
demand will be granted them. Hence
alarming insinuatons and alleged props
lions for the conflict just foreshadowed.
Fenianism can hardly be held RESPONSE
tor the fearful resolve that appears {,
taking root in the breasts of the Irish 4
aEtry. ,FeDianism proposes revoluti
The Irish peasantry propose to 'Iixl
their own immediate wrongs. as-
1t is not supposed that they intend to
this openly. They have neither the org
ization nor the power. No. When
crusade begins, it will begin and contir
by stealth. 1t will he directed and enco
aged, to be sure, by the approval of
numbers, perhaps majority Of tie C,
race. Its active agents will be shelter,
concealed and aided In every secret way
the communities identified with the eau
10 betray will be death to the betrayer.
bear false witness in the courts of Justice
save criminal. and to die, if necl s.ary,
the service, will be esteemed as honora
as both used to be es:eemed in the days
O'Connell.
This will be-not to put too fine DO
on it-a crusade Of assassination. And
will not be confined to ireland alone. z
war will be carried into Africa" Lar
lords, wherever they can be found-whe,
er in Ir,and, or in Eagland, or on Il
Continent or in the United States-will,
be safe if this fierce, stealthy warfare shs
be once earnestly begun. The determin
ton will be, to torca home to the hearts
the whole class CT their oppressors, VI,
the knife and the bullet, conviction TIL
the sufferinss of Irishmen must be alley
ated. The British Government, if it do
not anticipate and prevent the full effect
what is contemplated, will doubtless So
coed in time, as it did on former occas:oJ
in checking the horrible campaign. b
it, too, will see the necessity of remo7;s
or modifying the real cause of occurrence
SO barbarous and SO disgraceful to its rule! |