New-York tribune., 1872-10-19
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE

anarchy In ireland could only be held IN eheos, !,
by English reformation He saw the value oi
spect the materials OF which it was composed.
He proposed TO mako another settlemeat1an e,t- an
bad hopes would contain moro loyal elements. He
wished % strengthen the English colony but he assisted
and the OF this policy was 10 make deadly enemies
OF them Ia 1883 scotland made the first move IN the
great civil war against the King.
THE REBELLION oF 1cn.
This brings us 10 the event OF the Irish rebellion OF
l64 The picture Is horrible that 1t only necessary
TO glance at Its leading features but in passing must
ask you to attend for moment 70 sketch Of the differ
parties into which the Irish population at this
time divided. immigration and peace had in 80 years
nearly trebled tho Irish population. Sir William Betty
who is most excellent authority claims that In l64l
there nearly million and half Of people IN Ire
land. 900 Catholics 10000 Protestants. or me
Proesants 100000 we're in Ulster and they were chiefly
noucont0rmlsJ5 The other 10000 were Ensllsh eehte
with their servants, dependents their frends ana
those VINO had settled around tlem, and we're chiefly
what We can Cavlhers- IAete w,E also ~
other class, descendants OF the Norman CON
querOrs. They were Catholics, and had Travelled as
nOblemen In England and on the continent,
the spirit OF English Institutions They wished 70
tue English Reformation destroyed and Ireland re,
only to SEQ the Catholic religion ree5tabhshed
and IN other respects that the country should continue
we're on the side OF the King and ever ready 20 as
sst him gl.ust the Long Parliament Tie second CLASS
with the old IRISH settlers who in their
own view were the real owners OF inc
land and the rulers OF the country the turther eN Is
taken tnai there longer English force In Ireland
that could be- relied upon, because every soldier was
called home TO the civil ar, and that every man looked
the sword the only means left 70 settle the di-
Guilty, you have the materials OF that wild c0niusioh t.t
ruined the peace Of tie country and dsuacteu 1He
people.
The Catholic element in the Irish Parliament had deter;
private mectn-s among themselves 70 ascertain what
use they should maze OF the power that ihey had sse
% It, Opinions Offered. The more moderate prgpOsSa u
that they should declare in Parliament i0r Chares me
fl4hI dEliIsl l. Ai L.lLa, I,rs., ,nrhori
Dublin m the kings name depose the PURITAN s
ties and then send force into England u act WIN
the ROyalEt army. Ia addition, the irish conceived
that would be very foolish 10 throw away an oPpor
tuuity which might never return. II they took TIE
Kings side ard the King got the better OF the Parla-
ment, the best tAeY could expect WOuu De 70 10 ho
erued by tAs same Parliamentary construction.
EVILS OF PROVINCIAL GOvERSliEST.
They might perhaps recover their religion, but not
the land the six counties which had been taken rom
them and that English encroachment Of the soil might
still continue they shook themselves free and took tho
rens into their own hands have spoken Of the hor-
rbe massacres OF the native Irish during the reign Of
Elizabeth. In my reading OF history one tremendous
phenomenon forever forces itself upon my mind,
ana that IS; tnat every political crime or
interest demanded by justice when the blu Is sent IN
the person representing the criminal II Z not those
who commit the crime who are generally % suher TOT it.
It falls others VINO are innocent and tins mas 0een SO
from the beginning Of time IN az me Sre4s m.seIies oI
the provincial governments OF the world cannot pre-
cisey understand II, nut there Is one important les
sam which draw nom tLs great
historical precedent. IL s this The man WAo VIII DO a
wrong he thinks that the Isk Is hl own ana he only
Will be held answerabc, will think more g-ayely over IL
he knows that ne viii escape scot irer anu IAa me
bancful effects OF his evil deed VIII fa upon unborn
generations. sr John HAWKINS would never
have gone into the slave trade II ne cOuld
have looked forward and seen Gettysburg believe Ne
would have scutted MS ships and sunk them IN mid
ocean lAppause.l Al the outbreak OF the heoelOn IN
lGl the lI-A race did not, FAR understand.
contemplate hlst any tolerable murder. Iney looked
10 dspossess them Of all the wealth they
had acquired and 10 send them back naked TO the sea
Zach PlUJestant5 house, the morning OF October -,
was surrounded Dy armed glncs. Men, women and
children seized. ANA stripped naked 20 tlelr SKINS,
and turned out IN the Wild Autumn weather, to make
tlcr way they could. in tHa5 condl-
ton, % the nearest port. NelFADor
turned against ncighboI-scrvant against employer.
TIE valet who had undressed bis master over night was
at lis bedside with pike When ne awuke N the morn,
ing Churches burned, crops were DESTROYED, aud
cattle killed and lett the fields as carr0n First
Ulster suffered, aLd in few weeks the entire
ishcd and wr,toled hunted along the road by
erce and deseE,e men M 20 % seaae @ 20 1 e r fnef
respect for the blood shed sa1Ols dhd eiots
suAcied hAAt. flsul-L5 n4o.--', --',s - ,,,r, 49, -
the Long Parliament at Westminster soon r.hs
vll The story trat 1S9 Protesiants h@G Deoa -Dp--
rlteiy murder. d Ia cold blood.
REALITY or TIE MASSACRE or 1Gu
Later writers now treat tho massacre Of 1914 as the
creation Of pure IMAGINATION. Impartial investigators
generally Ind the truth between tic extremes aud Sir
william Petty one OF the most cool and dsplssiOuate OF
men, states the number killed in The rebellion 70 have
been 5000. LooLins at the matter os we are
now able 20 do can see IN this outhust or
frenzy The natural retr.butiOn OF offended Justice.
Tie English Government were conscious that tLeY Lad
done no harm Ireland. The tyranny OF the Ear of
-rarOrI bad formed one Of the greatest questions I'D
the prosecution which ended n his execution. IL lG,
as ,aid there was million and half ~ people ~ Ire
aud I'M 1850 there we're not oO00C0 More than nall
of the population n those nine years had been destroyed
y sword au1 famine What the sulsnngs were ~ Gctal
n Is loo east t. coniectnre bat observe what happened
after this bloody strife Oliver Cromwell landed IN
Dublin laUplauael lGl3; lc brought with MIN some
1900 men, loot and horse, which together with the
r4rr.son at Dumln made a total force OF
Is O01 men 70 operate against 2cQC0o, aud not .
fortress not trench Tor protection. Tie speaker con-
t,ue In au ei0Qaeut manner describing the operations
OF Cromwell and u conclusion IN speaking OF Ireland 8
trOubles. SAID What the cXpaualUul Tho Irish
rebDors from first last made OF loud promises
aud vain performances. They hame mp bike straw aud
like straw after has been bilzed' tley soout in DUST
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