, 1873-04-16
IRELAND VS.. ENGLAND.
An 1rishmnn's Reply to n Recent
Letter of Our London Cor
respondent.
3b the Editor af 7Hs chfeaoo 7,rfb,,,,..


1b ths Editor or Tia f,af-ooo 7,-{,,,,..
Sin: The discussion n nrro,v foro,o, ,o1,.
tics may not prove interesting h Nho avoreao
American rendor, nor ia tho oforoa,M roaaor r.
DO blamed for such inlifrcro,ca ~ 4,,a s".a1. w
born olt1zon howoyor. thu tonio ,o,vrnt ~ Ill.
out attraction, especta1tv whsn n T. te"sas "ss
weokly upoa Ills attention hv tlo er7ont re.so. o
who DOCS tho London oorrosnondonco ~ rrss ro..s
Journal Tho indvii1u,1 ro,a.saa ~ sa ~ 5'ul
Edgliahman, his eyorv sontonco hots.ns w. -.
bja nnt,onn,,tv ~ 1,an ~. D'''asa
eau1torated crotfsm vl,ict, nro,,,,n.
bis country and conntrvnon T inro,th,a e,a "na ~
fact tho ALT of TIN osr and a0' saa1, "na 10
nolda all othor countrics, and tho inhabitAnta
thereof, as moro Becond-rnto sfYairp.-the tour.
ncywork OF Divine prov,donco rh;, tr,,oo,
Drton, veok attor woo1, has boon roga,Ing a , ths
SUNDAY teaaere OF IhH TRIBUNE with grave ao-
counts OF the 1riah olomcnt In English matters,
and has, Of courao, painted tho Coit in tho usual
H~"s .n ooosp, .eas1s ., 1no 1onaor q. lose to
,pasuio "no'no1 'le Arasn oVor soho anything
nut knaVo or madiuau aoroaB 6t. Goorgo'a
Channel. I will not deny that many Of tho first
pr,t;sl, p,r1tarno,,t. ht ~ ~ 49, s.n.,a. ~ sas
oit.4sn tHiu4u' ous' 10 iae ah sontlonlaniy
polish goes, whether ho bo q rogue or an honoat
man. tho Irish representation ia quite US likely
q HHrIfQt
c,,to. Tndo,no fron recont doyo1on,,o~.+,
e'aso' ~, 1auss H,1, ttom ts.9nt oe'olop4enss
AMONG s .ne p,uo o'ooo o. England, the lr1all-
e9a nos nave hnfa 'a tssk IN e.sens tho
But your English corrreanonlont ia narticr,or1v
1nttci oyor IT,. f.ot that t,o fotv Tra,, -,
T., 49, Tos,aa., Ho.,sa ~ w. na ~" .su nloapota
III Enc LONDON house OF commons stood to-
getner, 1or once, anu do1oated tho hll-poWcrtM
Gladstone. What impudenco on tho part
of these "more Iriahmnnln uTt woa
| mt natriot;ar, y aoya thn r,,,;,,, ~ u,..a WE
mvs pA'1v' .,"naa .'a snss 'uo Hngileh of1tic'
tnas ufgeo .nem 10 this action
| on tho klsh University bill; 1t Was their Bish-
| ops. Tho Irish won't vote unlogs tha orosie,
stance Of the Englishman's stetemcnta. IT. t ' sI Ths
Irish membora arc slaves because they voted ag
ireland and their Bishops wshod thom to vote,
Il they had coHored to d1sdstone'a frovn, pock-
and thoir conscience, thon Ehia J. liberal Emg-
Nghman would laud them to tho skies, and call
thom treemon and patriotD. Such is Dritieh
logic. wherovor Irish opinion conflicts with Eng
Another feature which this oorrospondont OF
yours would aeok to fastcn upon tic legislative
fight botwoen tho two ielands is, tint tho Irish
Poage age 1t daps sna aae s d0 the
may, however, bo allowed to falsify little in tto
glorious task Of maligning wretchod nntionuli-
". Tho assertion TINT Irish Homo -Isulo Ia
rs It Is absurd john Marsin tho % "rsf out.snd. .aI
out Homo-Nule man, elected from the County
Meath, against {, Catholic noble, Is staunch
prea1ytefian: England gave him ton yoara'
principles % w Isaac 3 0'' Butt 81 u eeeted fron
tho Catholic city Of Limerick. supported by
priosts and people. is, Protestant; Mitchell
Henry tho rop osontativS Of ",sns5 "traentanS
and thore arc numerous othors that might DO
specified in tho sane manner.
It is 2 litto too late in the day for this Eng
lish writer to seek Amorican sympathy for Ills
Catholic bigot: Tho people who wear, in their
hoartB' fondcat corej the memory Of Protestant
Emmot, Protestant Lord Edward, and Protestant
Tom stoole, o'Connels friend, cannot bo bigots.
England and horinfernnl faaohoodsare responsi..
bio for any bigotry that burns in the hearts OF
lrishmen to-day. sheis still playing tho oldgamo
] but Ireland knows her now, md, knowing ho5,
!, Til shape al future policy in accordance m with
should learn that Irish Catholics arc not, nor
4 have they oVor boon, tho exclusive hatere OF
English rulo IN Ireland. chapters OF history
might pc quoted to Prove ths, necessary: e!,
il But horo no hnyo the real gsss OF tho Br1tisn-
Il eEs nofIof .! t4e 1rlsn 1nctnporss tbtenlnB "
n A1oe .! ulsn iuoWpets VI iatAa1nens
= IN diacusBion,. your correspondent, &C.
IS corning TO Ms sta5omens. .1t haa fhe t
tore him: nere It is: I'VE are 2,n detefmnsa to
IS govern lie!ano .tl tot ourselves WY snUuo Ms
II conc ovoT W LUIS county ~ Yoto AnI bPeak 8
IL Ecntchmnn or WefHhmen to determine our lepiR-
jation for us ?" otc.
Nnw. air nil this ia truly horrible on tho pa.i
= Of those ir}sL monborp. Rule Ireland tor them.
solves, indeed! What blabphemy IN the ears o. o.
noble Briton! Ihe Irish ruio 1roand Jol
, themselves Why that would be actually fly
y inn in Tho faco of God, What, then
la sH1on1d tho noh1e B,iton do Tor III,
4 5ra,rfarn, md hia }ociulotivn arnorimanta
70 Wam1d anvboIv Int an s.irrnelsmnhlo' irisLma1
% avor 1h;nt -; asEna what rrht Eneljnhmou
of scotohmon. or WaIshmen had to make laws t,
20 bind lis country2 Of courgo not All thos,
unrrntefnl IriglI How absurd in them to sigl
1nr Hms shortx tn vial, Enpiisf, rulo to the doyjl
l. toha 4;rod ~ ~ rnorc;on 3cta Arms nea, White
m ioy iuo octa nor;oica fomino and nlayfnl suspou
g. acn 1 M" NJ tia Habeas CORPUS act. not to apea
or ocnoo;ona1 tranannrta atinps md nm odd haugng
n oeIIna'a IT. Ir;sr arg indccd snruinr ,aco mt
n. LIZ 44!oA A!ot AA!neHs3 SAes N~~o' -