The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1874-08-08
The Irish as a Conquered Race.

Mr.. Disraeli, in the course OF his
speech on Home ituie in Ireland, |
delivered in the House OF Com
mons, June Q. said: 81 must say |
there is to me nothing more extra /,
ordinary than the determination
Of the Irish people to proclaim TO /
the world that they are conquer
ed race. ! have been always sur
priscd that a people gifted with so
much genius, 80 much sentiment,
such winning qualities should be-
l am sure they will pardon me say
ing it. my remark is an abstract
and not personal one-should be
SO deficient III self-respeet. [Great
laughtcr.1 l deny that the Irish
people are conquered; they are
proud of il; | deny that they have
any gronnd for that pride. [Great
laughter.] The honorable MEM
ber for Louth was quite elated
when he spoke Of the subsection of
his people. He seemed almost in
spired when he talked of tho Irish
being still in chains. must enter
my protest against a course which
appears to me so extraordinary.
And first of all, / deny that The
Irish are an ancient Nation that
have been conquered more than all
ancient Nations have secn.
[Laughter.l Idcny that t.ie Irish
Ilhavc been conquered more than,
or even as often. as the English.
[Laughtcrl You never hear ofan
Englishman going abouta and boast
ing Of his subjection. Ho boasts
sometimes Of having come over
with Williamthc Conqueror, or OF
his relations having done so. The
Irish have been conquered by the
N0rmans, and so have we and in
modern times | will not deny that
Oliver Cromwell conquered Ire
land, but il was after he had con-
qucred England. tLaughtcr] Will
liam III, could not have succeeded
in conqucring Ireland he had not
previously conquered England.
Therefore there is no foundation
for this state of affairs Of which
4 the honorable member for Louth
and the school he represents arc
always so proud. Allow me tc
point out to the House that this
|mcrc bit Of sentiment Is the only
real foundation for this violent
change which is now proposed
lIf they are not a subject race they
! havc no argument at all, accord
ling to the honorable member FOL
, lLouth. Iwould most respectfully
remark to my Irish friends there il
+ something, | think, inlpolitic Il
: the boastful manner in which The,
e will remember the disgraces ant
. disasters Of their people. It IL pc
Q culiar to them, but l would rec
: Dmmend them not to be fond of in
a aulging in Il, Ia laugh.l w
b have The advantage of living ina,
!, age when people arc not REMARK
able for superstitious yencHatiol
for his history or acquainlane
with it. [Laughtcr.l We can no
spare so much time to the past a
: our fathers did, and have n
doubt when all the varions system
!, Of education now aaoat are ma
! turcd, and the consequences or
:. really accomplished, the grea
4 body Of the Nation will not be AZ
) quaintcd with auy thing but th
Il information Of tho current houl
i. [Laughter.] If, therefore, Iris
ID gentlemen would only hold the
i. tongues | don't believe that
IS the course Of generation anybod
n. would remember that they ha
Of been subjugated- -[laughter-f'
to in the course Of a generation ths
ae will turn out to be the represent
IN tiyes of a contonted and prospcrol
9. people," tChccrs.]
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