New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-22
LONDON, Jan. 4. 1863.
Prom Our own Correspondent.


r.f. LONDON Jan. 4. 1863.
tt well-known habit of The Times to print a
kind of pilot-ish correspondence, presenting in a
tentative way views which it has not yet decided TO
advocate editorialy We were favored yesterday
with specimen of this tactics. Under the heading
of Unspoken Words appeared letter signed by
the prOverbial Brton, urging that Martial Law be
proclaimed in Ireland and asserting that within the
last fortnight this phrase has come TO the lips Of
hundreds Of Englishmen. and died away unuttered."
In the writer's opinion, the only reason why
martial law is not demanded by these hundreds Is
because the cruel and cowardly treatment of Mr.
Eyre is in their memories and because "aoOwardly
Secretary of State, with his dastardly colleagues
gave mp TO the fury of leagues and cOnYentlcleS
man who braved all To save Jamaica" The Secre-
tary of State, whom this amiabe person describes
as cOwardly. was Mr. Cardwel and his "dastardly"
colleagues were Earl Russell Mr.. Gladstone and the
rest Of the Liberal Government The journal which
edorus its columns with these epithets Is which
Is never tired of ectnring American journals on their
want of deeorum-the journal, may add in paren-
thesis which itself describes Count Bismarck as a
political gambler and Mr. Seward as an "unrecOg
nized outcast!p Ii was visbly debating whether or
not TO lead popular demand for martial law in Ire
land and what that means we may learn from the
records of that series of internal outrages which
stained the name of Pitt, and which The Times, not
long since endeavored 10 eXtenuate If not to extOl
The response this morning is probably emphatic
enough to discourage the zeal OF our great leader.
Most of the papers resent the suggestion with proper
Indignation. Inc Star describes tne proposal as lll-
sane, and says: A proclamation OF martial law IN
Ireland would in all probability be followed by re-
bellion within month. III which the better classes
would place themselves at the head of the popula-
ton" The Ners treats IL with good -natured irony,
but says with a sedate adherence freemen hate
martial law because il is arbitrary honest men be-
cause it tramples upon the securities for justice
humane men because it is essentially brutal and saw
age and wise men because it aggrayates the weak
ness of which it is a sign From these Liberal papers
much might have been expected, but here II a
condemnation even more vehement from paper
which Is of much lower stamp The Telegraph, which
denounces the proposal as cOwardly and brutal, as
detestabe as infamous, and thinks 1t "deporable
that any English journal should have gwen publicity
70 this towards camOr for the justice OF the orderly
room and Of the parade ground glbbet" And even
The Standard penny organ of ToryisIn, pure and
simple while it abstans from direct reference to the
published letter, meets it with hall appToXal OF
Goodwin Smiths scheme OF provincial councils Tor
Ireland one which there could be no great harm
In trying, if only to afford vent for the; pent-up
humors of the Irish people" There is surely toll
srably wide difference between martial law OF
The Eyre pattern and provincial council
On the plan of Mr.. Goodwin Smith. Finally
Ihe Pail MAI Gazette, which is utterly against the
lnsh, exclaims with unusual severity: Fear. the
parent Of cruelty, is dangerous adviser. The Times
eyokng the spirits of Tom the Devil and the North
Cork Militia published yesterday the following
siocous letter under the following atrocions head
.mg-and suggests that If martial law is such good
sSling u might be well 10 begin in Cerkenwell, with
illustrators.
4 don't know whether much is to be gained by the
a., I ur on ne TmeSs ways. Suppose we agree 70
~. H9ng without mentioning It, how much worse off
seould we bel for one am tired of il as a topic vet
1,s 70 get spoken OF sometimes. The noticeable
~ .s - now much more frequently 10 il now spoken
sth..u ~ contempt and dlsparagement heard the
Wy splaseg Iron LeDdop map -about-town,