The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-12

needed to clear up the social atmosphere,
yet oitener moral pestlence. What
might be the result of war with Great
Brltain-who can tell? It seems clear
that 1t is not policy, ere we have recover.
cd from the burdens and wounds of our
late conflict. And should England at
last refuse to pay damages, she would OH.
" establish precedent that must in the
end work against herself; a policy which
her ablest statesmen have pronounced
penny wise and pound foolish"
Let us now turn briefly to the cause OF
the fenians, whom Mr.. O'Donnel de.
clares to be ready to help us in war
with Great Britain, and it appears, there.
by gain Irish independence. Here lies
their only hope of success. When our
country opened wide her gates to the op.
pressed oil every nation, we had hoped
that here in the land of their adoption
where they have found the home Of liber.
ty and equal rights, they would forget the
llerce religious and political feuds, that
have rent the Old World and become
part OF our own nationality, no longer
seeking to enter into that strife to which
the spirit of our institutions (ride Pres
message on Cuban question: is opposed
yet let us not forget that an Irish heart
remains in each of Erins sons; but see
if the outcry against British oppression is
justified by facts. There never was
time when the English people carried for
ward the work of reform with greater
constancy and success than at present
They have done much toward eoualizine
the rights Of her citizens, removing the
burden of an established church from Ire.
land, and insuring the final victory of the
Irish land bill, now pending before parlia.
ment For the fulfilmcnt of what re-
main, to be done, we have pledge in
the sentiments Of the masses. and in the
liberal policy Of the leaders in Parlia.
mcnt.
In his reply, the gentleman has drawn
a most vivid and truthful picture of the
fierce scctarian and party dis,entions in
the Emerald Isle where factions exist
land we think still exist sworn in the
sacred name Of religion to hate each sther
even unto death. That the English in.
stigated 80 dark plot as he has hinted
at, we see no evidences, but on the other
hand, will not those fierce hatreds account
for the severity exercised upon Ern's sons
Arrests must be constantly made for
party expressions (every reader OF
European news knows what that means,
m order to preserve the peace Of the Is
land.
With those clements Of chaos and dis.
union, which h. confesses are still exist.
ing unabated, j, not Ireland better off a,
she now is, member Of the British En-.
pre- Would entire independence prove
blessing to her; Not that we would
say a some do, that she ha, not a capac.
lty for scll-governmcnt, but simply that
the time is not yet
Indeed we believe no race of men sx.
ists which has not that, which under
the influence Of religious truth may yet
blossom forth, and form an intelligent,
noble and self-denying manhood.
Let Us away with pride of race.
Dur own ancestors once wore collars
about their necks on which were inscribed
the name, Of their ow ners, and suffered
greater wrongs than Ireland ever did
from the attempt of Englan to crush ont
her nationality and that of Scotland.
Ii it Is the object of the Fenians to
unite and regencrate their island, in peace.
it is worthy Of the most hearty approval;
but that they are prepared to do it, We
doubt since the raid against Canada
proves they are not yet among themselye,
united. Most earnestly we hope brighter
day may soon dawn on the Emerald Isle,
when She will forget the wrongs and ha.
!Fg;E nat 1Sg&ea qqpa haTFSG faF% q prosperous
Otherwise by her natural poslri0n G 5ne
can never cease to fear that great power
(Which sits.
Enthloncd amid the deep
And her prosperity is the wish Of yours
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