New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-22

refusal would be aront II was finally settled. aoe s
some words, and they shook hands This was the moS'
poPuiar secretary that ever held Office IN Ireanu
THE LEGISLATURE CORRUPT.
Where was the Irish Parliament OF this timef III was
sitting reguarly 1t at alternate years and voted
shppnesi but the Irish Parliament was managed too'
Half the revenue Of Ireland was settled regularly on the
Crown, and the Crown claimed tho distribution OF IT,
Oat OF these funds when political matters were more
quiet were provided pensions for the mattresses OF the
Georges AS tho Irish Parliament grew more trouble
eole, tS mTuSy was applied TO purposes OF Po5Ca
roy would send privately to him and tell him that
thing by it, The larger traitors were corrupted with
positions; and snecure Offices created for others
There Is atreacherOus motive manifested the usage
that Ireland has undergone at the hands of England
her mother country did not mention TO whas ao-
ton the English Parliament took in regard this ques
ton and before bringing this speech close will do
so. Instead OF cap ioning the requests that were
Irish nobeman, chancellors and lords they con-
siderably modified so that several demagogus who were
positions at the expense OF tho irish people were disap
pointed In 1892 OF the BOyles had gathered within
nanifested 10 Parliament his desire to be made chan.
eellor the perquis.tes OF the oice being something over
$4,000 per year.
IRELAND's oPPREssoRs AT HOME.
Rebellious 1888, these people, who DESTROYS of
distinction. sent Of Healy Hutcbinsou-Ono OF
Ireland's abest staesmen-to Parliament with q pc
tition asking that number Of his friends DO given
Office the object being ascertain II England was will
ing TO offer brides sufficient 10 induce the irish cOun-
scors to desert their centsthe Irish public. To show
you how modest this request was wil state that the
conditions under which these Irsh partisan parios-he
cOunselOTsOcred to abandon their countfys service,
was Lord shannon should be made Lord CHANCELLOR
that the two OF H0aly Hutchinson the cham
pion OF Irish libery-be made vlscOunts, and that
Huchinson's wife should be made yiscOuntes5 for e
Lord Sheburne in behalf Of Parliament, stated 10 tue
petitioners that this although might seem 10 those in
terested very trivial matter, involved many quesJohs
of rights which the English Government was bound To
respect and reminded the OVerzealUu5 gentlemen that
the majority rule was good one. -, ,,..,
1t was in short, petition which would have deprived
many of the IspeOple Of their right 20 act ar indeed
Parliament ever recognized that right. tAppau5e MOI
only would it have subjected them 10 still greater
tyranny, but 10 would have taken the precedence OF
other and perhaps better laws which might Thereafter
have been enacted IL provided for the sup
port Of Heaey Hutchinson and his Ilehus,
at an annual expense TO the English Government
OF oyer SOO0O0O And the question lrecuTs where
come from the hard toll OF the poor Irish peasants and
there is most OF the money has come rom mat
has past years supported these Irish arstocras lap
plau5e.l -.
IL is said that no one in this present age can realize
what hardshp3 and suitng5 these oppressed peOpo OI
Ireland have undergone IN times past, ana judging rom
what we know OF the rcga OF tyranny there 100 years
AGO we car hardly SAY that Il would be difficult to
Imagine sucf outrageous proceedings on the part OF
England, looking at her a5 she Is lo-lay.
Ii Is now becoming common for people 10 thllh
that corruption Is very essential to good government
aughterl and looking 10 from the standing point Oh
iate customs Should say IL lLaughter Az least
creeping every kind OF government. Ana now the
matter reduced TO this proposition: We must either
have liberty ana cast out corruption or nave corruption
and cast out liberty. prolonged applause.l