The New York herald., 1873-10-07
BRADLAUGH ON IRELAND.

'sThe Engiishman's View OF the Irish
Qucstfon'-EngIand Denounced for Hes
Tyranny-WhatE Englishmen and Irish,
men Can Gain by Combining To.
geti,er Against OppressIon.
Mr.. Bradlaugh lectured last evening at Stein
way Hall, the subject being "rhe EnglishmanT
View OF the Irish Question" Owing to the rail-
storm the hall was but only about one-third occu
pied. The speaker, on appearing on the stage
was quite warmly received. He began by sayint
that Mr.. Stuart Min, In treatise on Ireland had
remarked that once at least In every generation
the question what ID to be done for with IRELAND
was made part OF the councils OF the British
government AS for himself he did not propose Il
put the Irish question in that way. He woult
simply ask what can Irishmen do for Ireland
What ought Englishmen do for herr In the Ian
guage OF Charles James Fox he would ask, had Eng
land the right to rule Ireland II she can't do 1t bl
other means than by force Fox said II she could MOI
be ruled by affection she had no right to hold he
by force. This was Bradlaughs view OF the ques
tion, and his opinion was that Ireland was deserw
ing oi the sympathy OF the world. No one coult
doubt the exercise OF the serf law in Ireland whl
had ever travelled through that unfortunate coun
try. England had done all she could to preven
Irishmen In Ireland from following any mechanical
pursuit, any trade requiring skilled handiwork. \
OF things possible had been repealed, but the habit
OF lie engendered by these laws remain. Thel
were made TO crush out every hope OF cempetitio1
with the English tradesmen. And In the face q
all this there were men who sneered and talked
about the want OF industry Of the irish people
The tools were taken from them, the factories
closed and then the poor people were pointed al
as those with whom thrift never could find al
abiding place. The speaker touched upon
THE LAND QUESTION. Has ,
He spok OF the cOnflscations aud the villainy O
dspossessinR tenants which has prevailed. He ~
gued that freehold rights were rights that 0ugh
rot to be maintained as against fiesh and blood
rights. Whenever freehold rights endangered thu
welfare OF the people at large he believed the!
lie acknowledged that Gladstone had don't
ought to have done what had been done in Prussls
and even RusS1a--given the tenant chance ia
own the land he titled. This ne mad not done, and.
in point OF fact with all the talk about Gladstoner
efforts for Ireand's tenaa ts. they were, today
worse of than the serfs in Russia He said that
the razing the houses in the past the outrage
ing OF women and the murders done by
THE BRITISH sOLDIERY,
in what was called the enforcement OF the lava
called loudly for revenge, and had he been Irish
man and lived when these things were done III
would have preached rebellion nom one end OF tn.
Daniel O'Connell that liberty. was not worth spill
ing blood for. He believed that any people ought
hearts, blood OF those who dared to take away iron
them any of their liberties. He, as an
nom England; Tor England would not Be stroni
enough without Ireland. The one he believed Il
be indispensable to the other He wanted to havl
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND,
but what he wanted also was Tor the Irish people
and the English people to work in harmony TOR
common cause. The day was not far distant, III
believed. when the very liberties Ireland stoot
In need Of and the liberty the Englisi
ed. The work before the two peoples
was the same. To win the battle the two must bt
one In heart, and by working together success wal
sure. The speaker closed with an earnest eXhorta
tion for lrishmen and Englishmen to make commoB
cause against common 1Oe-the laws whose en-
forcement Oppresses anu makes slaves OF thost
who should be free men.