New-York tribune., 1870-04-28

Moou;re were willing to lend fair sup
mort to such an imperfect measure as
the Land bill. But the Land he1orih
has been dragged ont into the tedious
torture of debate, while the Irish interests IN
volyed in the Coercion bill have been hurried
at once into execution. Has Ireland lost I'M
portance as o question since tnis piii was
passed I Is it so much easier to execute torce
than justicei Even now, according 10 INC
complaint of one of Mr.. Gladstone's sup
porters, his Land bill is an essential failure
"Not one security" says The Pail Mall Gazette
alluding to the arbitrary raising OF rents Dy
landl 1rds g is given to the existing ulster
"tenantry beyond what they have at present.
"The untouched power of raising the reht
"defeats every privilege accorded to them.
" And against that power they are lett as now
to their sole Defense the fear OF the bullet.
"Not a satisfactory way, surely OF restoring
peace and goodwill to Ireland"
Were we called upon to give a reason Tor
the bitterness of Irish feeling toward England,
over and above what is excited by the blum
ders and shortcomings of misrule, we should
find it no doubt in the tone of the English
nrcss. That tone is despotic, like the En-
glish law, and carries with it the sneerlnS anu
snobbery, the spirit of which has entered lhto
legislation itself SO eminent a man as Mr.
Lecky. the author of the History OF Ration
alism. was provoked to say of the treatment OF
his countrymen by the English Government
and press
"such is the past Of English government OF Ireland-a
tissue Of brutality and hypocrisy scarcely surpassed In
history. Who would not have imagined that in more
enlightened age the tone Of the British press toward Ire
land would have been at least moderate friendly con-
ciatOryi Let any candid man judge whether IL 10 so
Let him observe the prominence given to every crime
that ia committed in Ireland TO every absurdy that can
be cued from the Irish press, to every failure OF an
Irish movement Let him observe the ceaseiess rcue
the unwaverng contempt the studied depreciation
OF the irish character and intellect habtual IN inc
English newspapers. Let him observe their persistent
refusal to regard Irish affairs in any light but the rdlcu
lous and then answer the question for himself We be-
lieye impartial Engshmen will scarcely deny, what
foreign observers unanimously declare that the OBJECT OF
the most influential section OF the English press is to dis
credit the Irish intellect and the Irish character before
England and before Europe. As long as TINS
tone continues the two nations never can amagamate
or assmiIate or cordially cooperate OF recrim-
nation IA an evil but it is greater evil for nation to
suffer its character be frttered away by caunny
vailed in sarcasm and by contempuous suppression OF
all facts but those which tell against ITSELF AS long as
Engshmen adopt tone Of habitual depreciation III
speaking OF the present of Ireland Irishmen would be-
tray country they to suffer the curtain to fall
upon its past"
These weghty and striking sentences should
be read in the light of the Coercion bill, and
of the latest indignation kindled in an un-
happy and long-suffering country by the proc
lamAtion of several of its districts. England
must admit that, if such measures fail, English
men assuredly do not know how to govern
Ireland, and that Irishmen are too far gone IN
nationality to be converted or reconciled. In
that case, will Mr.. Gladstone be ready to re-
affirm as to Ireland what he said the other day
on the question of the Colonies?-"The com-
g try will see that if separation should become
necessary, it will be accomplished without
conyusion or violence. A free and voluntary
contract is the only possible basis for contin-
" ned uniOnn