The New York herald., 1870-01-26

YET when You have mad q perpetual war Tor two
hundred years In Ireland on this very question
Professionalism and Cath0lcism-y0u may De quite
that has done something 70 poison the reatiops
between the owner and Occupier VI the SOIL. (HoAr.
is origin mainly 10 connscaIlon and has been created
and was only TO be JUSTIFIED BY conquest And In
addition 70 tne Original ev tne psoRrissors nad not
but they added 70 IT hundred years OF the most
odious cruelty and peryecution during tho existence
was made ten times moro bitter than would OtheI-
wise been by the folly OF the proprietary class.
in Ireland ana also through the governing power IN
Great Britain. tCneersl Now in ireland, a. |
dare dare Say ss most % aonyy1 you KNOW land not
uonsl In the north or Ireland, 1t y almost the
only industry OF the country, and there has been
lie aud the means Of living, which has placed the
occuper almost ut tne mercy OF the proprietor OF the
SOIL Tnus We nave goneon through suspicion and
the btterest and most painful characters anu ut last
Parliament Is Gale IN not merely to give any Kind
OF right or justice 70 the tenants themselves, but It
may be- to the interests and the property OF tho
propretors OF the land. lCneers.) do not know
myself whether II were an lrishman, should be
more anxious for Iegtsiatlon as = tenans than /
should be Tor legislation as landlord. l think it
absolutely necessary Tor the United Kingdom that
We should II possible, put an endtO the reign OF DIS
cord In Ireland, and take away from us ene dsgrace
Of maintaining order by an armed force OF p0lioe
and military, suppose seldom ialling lower chan
thirty thousand men. l consider thus irish land
question 0I the greatest and most difficult tnat
ever were sUpmisteu 10 Permanent. NV views upon
1t have been explained in tins hall IN past tines and
1t will not DO necessary nor would IL % right, l0r
me TO 20 into any detail win regard 70 It, when pro-
baby before the end Oi next month whatever proPO
sltons the government VIII submit to the House of
Commons VIII be fuy ana fairly explained to all the
people OF the three kingdoms. Qlear hear.) but II
might say word TO people who are apt to cr1ticise
very mIcn everysang wnaca hna aIes
merely TO give 10 the propositions. whatsoever
they may be, that same solemn anu conscientious
raru fln hrh haia M ftnn
have received and WIN receive from the members OF
the governments. .tCneers) ms Is mol question
for party. (dear, hear.) nave no objection as
much party as you llKe-(a laugh)-when the time Is
lifting ior It, but under the present condition or
ireland | should say tnat party hgns was an un-
tlon tor Class ana party cOntestlt Is question Tor
conscientious PATRIOTISM. AMI every man should
consider II as though tno prosperity the peace and
the unity Of the empire depended upon ils wise
solution. lCheers.) l have often spoken upon
TINS Irish question: here and elsewhere have
blamed the leaders Of parties IN the House OF
Commons. Three years ago-Iour years ago
nearly-wnen the HaDeas Corpus act was sus-
then leader III the House u C0mmonsupt the MlDstry
OF Lord RusselI-I blamed MIR. Disraeii leading the
otler bring pcfore the House propositions which
should settle In some way wnat IL understood TO Dc
the Irish question. But knew then that 1t could
not be dealt with fairly BY al unreiormed Pai!la-
ment. laD0red. US you know, much Tor rcf0rm-
tcheers)-for had great faith In wider franchise
and tree representation. (Cheers.) The Irsn
gigantic character tina, II could never De dealt with
by Class 1t seemed to me to demand the will and
tue sense Of justice and the power which
dwell only In q nation for properly disposng OF
them. Aud now, sometimes, when " q large extent
the nation L. caled In, when every householder In
every borough mas q vote Ior his representative IN
Parliament then l fee--it may be tnat am over
sanguine-tht great results are to follow Ip0m our
Legislation ln regard TO tins great question:. 1e nm
pe7tdt Parliament can 90 JuSt as Dlncn, 0v aody Of
legislation for HeGd, a0itA It's hundred IRISH nlen
bsrs a., ap Independent Irish monarchy or an Itsh
reptt0ttc c0ld 10, could De dome J0r ireland U
Ireland tce7e one or the STATES or the great c0sVede,.
atton Of me West. "a Votce-"N0.'p Some gen
teman doubts rnat. l am not saying tnas 1t has
done IL or tnat 1t Will do 1t, but say that the lmpe
rial Parliament with q hundred honest representa-
tges Tor Ireland on It's benches, can do all this.
tCheers.) WhaI have we dOne2 In conjunction with
her Tepres entatlves we have already given to Ire
land Tree churches and free Schools and hope be-
fore long that shall give them free land and free
vote. Loud cheers. Ireland you wel know, Is not
the most We any Island in the world but we can buy
from her all she wishes 10 sell at higher price tnan
any other nation give, ana we can sell TO her all
she wishes to buy a. lower price than any other
nation. We may fail. but hope not. Good efforts
and honest efforts often succeed. (Cheers.) We
propose, then, o new conquest OF Ireland without
connscation and without blo0d-Wlth only the holy
weapon OF frank and generous justice, which IL
everywhere potent to bring together nations whi0h
have been loag separated ny Oppression and neglect
loud cheers.) Now, from This new policy we nope
Tor great changes In Ireland, not thas ireland is TO
to be made paradise, but tnat Ireland shall be
greatly improved. II may be- probably it Is, or win
seem, like the language Of great exag0eratlon II
quote the lines OF Pope In one o the most exquisite
poems IN our ianguage:-
Ihsn crime shall cease and ancient fraud shall fall.
Peace Ger the realm her olive wand extend,
And white robeo innocence from heaven descend.
(Cheers.) l say that this may appear the language
OF great exaggeratloD bus II we are able to sup
press conspiracy, II we can Danish agrarlan crime
(cheers)-If we can unoar the prison doors
lcheers)-if we Can reduce all excess OF military
force, Ii we can make Ireland as tranquil as Eng
land and scotland now are-cheers)-then at least,
think we may nave done something to justify the
wisdom and slatesmansnip OF our time. lCheers.)
But tuere are other questions, and two OF them Will
touch upon as briefly as can. The one that upon
winch, In connection with which, Birmingham
itself SO much honor-I mean the question OF public
education. (Cheers.) i am sure The mus the many
here who Will remember one OF the arguments or pro
misses that made use oil years ago In advocating q
wide extension Of the franchise. l have said over
and over again, hundreds and hundreds OF times In
private, and many times In public that l thought
three years wo5d not elapse between the election OF
household suffrage Parliament and our having a
great and general measure OF national education.
Mas Just tell this meeting one Or two
th1ngSf France Is q great country, as you know,
lying SO near that believe you see IL from the
very ingenious people. our trade with France dur
ing the last ten years. from TIE framing or negoti-
ating Of the treaty IN 1850, has more tnan
doubled. Ii has increased more than our
trade with France IN the previous one hundred years.
Wen, wnat does That means 1t means this, tnat
good many people IN England have sold great many
things The people OF France. and that the people
oI France have bought great many things from
bought something that he wanted from France he
Will tell far Us he Is concerned that the treaty
Is very good thing indeed. (Hear, hear.) If that
be so and II this puyng and selling extends to many
millions who shall say ~ have not the right 10 buy
and you have not the right to Sells' Shall some
man say ''You snail buy from me and not from that
Frenchman ~ because If ne insists you SHAH not
buy very likely he Will also insist that you shall not
sell. What Is II that you In Birmingham live
upons ! ask the working men Of thus town what
they live upon. You don'T live upon metals; you
work metals. In all kinds OF metals with indus
ak I'll hardly eOuaiel UObA
But wnat DO you do wnen you have done your work
In metalsP You sell the produce or your labor ana
buy something which you can wear or eat. Why
should you not sell what you make to the French
manf he, perhaps, wants sometnIng which nobody
else wants; he Will, perhaps, give you more than
any one else. Why should you stand between the
skilful British artisan and other persons and say,
"You may WORK, but should not deal with Gus
toner twenty or thirty miles away" GIear, hear)
The reciprocity man says, "Y0u should deal
with the Frenchman. only he snall deal
with y0un Unfortunately we have only the
making OF our own tariffs. We cannot
charge others except by negotiation like that OF 1s50
Having got France to make large step In the pro-
gress Of free trade the people turn round and abuse