The New York herald., 1870-07-19
I R E + "A N d.
Tourists Under the Coercion Act-An American
Characterization Of the County Meath
Feeling Of the People-Dean Cogan's
Exposition-Skstch Of Dulesk
DULREK. June "a, is70

THIS season, II Is greatly to be feared, viii be
very oad one with the Irish hotel keepers. An long
aS sne coercion act continues In operation few
strangers Will feel disposed to make tour through
the Emerald Isle. This Is undoubtedly q great
misfortune as the scenery or Ireland In many
parts is really exquisite, and during tho summer
months wouid De Visited by thousands VINO, under
existing circumstance may possibly bend their
their course elsewhere. may say, however that in
all but the proclaimed districts strangers arc mar.
fecty free from interference or molestaslon on tho
part OF the police There are only three wholly pro
claimed counties-namely Meath Westmeath ana
Mayo; few bar0nes In i've other counties are also
proclaimed; but these counties and bar0nlcs form Z
small, very email proportion Of tho entire oeanty
The tourist can visit Dublin wicklow ana Killarney
Down, Antrim and Donegal without once trading
on proclaimed ground, and In these places no VIVA
see ALI or nearly ALL that IL worth seeing IN ireiand
Should he. however. have the couragc to visat ses
scenery OF this noble county It n BY no means TN
probable that he would be put to some little
Inconvenience; he might be surprised IN his bed as
night and interrogated by the police. his pockets
might be searcned, his letters read ana hts boxes
broken OPEN. And these, can assure you from OK
perence. little things which travellers usually do
not care for.
AMERICANS.
An American, however it Ia, whenever he enters
proclaimed district Is almost certain to come into
collision with the police These functi0nares know
at glance the country he belongs TO, and as these
are rather suspicious times the unfortunate stranger
Is put down at once for Fenlan and this supposl-
tion l need hardly say, entails upon him the neces-
sity proving himself an honest man. About week
ago aR American oiicsf who has 70 Twelve ii5atfls
leave Of absence received somewhat disagresasle
SURPRISE while spending, for the benefit of hts
health, few days at Swanlinbar. In the county OF
Cavan. Captain R is native Of Ireland, but
emlgrated to America when very young served
throughout the late war, and, at the close Of thas
struggle was, he alleges, retained in the ep uls
army Of the United States. He Is in very DEF r
mended him to seek native air.. He Is not Fenians
the contrary, he Is remarkable for his anti Fenan
procivities. He found great fault with the rish to
whose idleneSs aud want or energy he aScrlbed tho
cause OF lreland's wretchedness anu misfortune.
British rule. in the Captains opinion. was 2 fine
thing and ought not to be desplsed or hated by tho
Alter giving expression to these opinions at great
length as he was In the habit of doing the Captain
retired to rest, IN the hope. no doubt OF enjoying
comfortable nights sleep. But no. lie was destined
found their way to the Captains sleeping apart
for the Character Of his house, ana now for the rst
time, suspected that the stranger instead of being
ckr for British @ rights WAS nonns but an Am
duoe mis- papers, and. feeling satisfied that he was
having given the astonished Captain practical illus
trati0n OF the glories OF that rule which he
Outrses % and LETT swaniinbsr . the next % day = s 3
quite improbable that In his present state OF mind
ne viii spend the remainder OF his furlougn tn has
THE SOCIAL CONDITION.
The condition OF this county Is really alarming,
and the police would, venture 10 say, Tina abundant
emplOyment In preventing Outrages among the In
habitants, without troubling themselves In searching
cumstances no strangers would be found foolish
enough to venture into the county on any treason
impossible for. them to come here withous
being detected, and besides, they have wide
field for the exercise Of treason In other parts OF
the country. The people here. need hardly say,
have lost all faith in parliamentary action some look
forward TO the restoration of the native Parliament
others have centred their hopes In America.
r 900 s12 DEAN c0GAN. o. ttf1 Ir
In Navan was fortunate enough to obtain an In
experience with a numerous 'nock ana inc p public
generally enables him to know better than most men
the wants aud wishes Of all classes Of his country
men. may report the interview thus:-
CoRREsPoNDENT-What do you people think OF the
% Dean CooAx-They think it. sham. and am OF
the same opinion myself 1t Is entirely landlords
bill and by the landlords 1t was framed, for the
' Ing the poorer class Of VT tenants s. out ' Of the
country. Tho people expected a good bill
irom Mr. Gladstone, as they believed IN his SINGER.
from his government. Myexperience 1nclines me to
the opinion that persons out OF every hun
Parliament, and will no longer look to IL for any
remedial measures The people, In the hope OF OBJ
tanning good Land bil chung to their little homes
and partially submitted to the tyranny of the land
lords; but they see now that they need net expect
anything, and SO they are flying from the country In
thousands; for 1t is fact that the stream Of egra
tion never flowed more rapidly Than at present.
CoRREsPoNDENT-And You think the exodus is at.
trbutable to the fact that the people have lost all
confidence In the Imperial Pariiaments
Dean CoGAN-1 do. The people expect nothing
hSe So n be 1aia ssy
that 1t Will be impossible for the government to win
their confidence again. They look now to an Irish
see repeal Of the union, but have always been o
strong advocate for an Irish Parliament. There
as that which exists in the United states of America. %
This is what OC0nnell 80 long fought for and be-
sSs s Is s q @
every day they sslone 0's . An Sl1Srsnt S
that In short ttme hence they Will only remember
that they are Irshmen. Tney are beginning to SEQ
take IN irish aaairss what interest G do Scotch
naeed ana the eeons tell None None
soon be without representatives at ali.
and. under the circumstances, they would prefer TO
tirey in the hands Of the landlords, and the men,
bers who are returned think only Of their patrons
the exception Of ten or twelve are not regarded by
the bulk OF the people as Representatives at ali;
they are looked on as West Brlt0ns and
mperialists Our Irish members, too, IN comparison
with the English and Scotch representatives are
poor, and ~ the majority CT instances are unable to
sustain the dignity Of their office. They are there
fore, to some extent looked down upon by the Eng
lsh members; but II we had our own Parliament the
case would be entirely different. H
CoRREsPoNDENT-Do you think that the people
are loyal to the British constitutions
Dean COeAN--Well, the people admire the British
constitution and beve that II is an excellent nsti-
tuition FOR England and the English people, but that
It or be proud Of Il themselyes. Loyal
there is moi O. more loyal people on the
face of the earth than the Irish people, Would the
English people be loyal II they had the same pr0v6s
cation To be dsloyal as the Irish. do not for mo-
ment believe they would 1t Is all very well to speak
OF loyalty when people driven with the sanction
OF government, from their homes with as little
concern as spiders are driven from the walls OF
houses Loyalty has correlatve duties, and IN order
TO make people loyal they must be protected. The
Jrio ar Oyf IN M n