The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

gaze, anu now. Ou LILO NOASAesAJ, AS
fully the detects of our own government
are hid from view. So it ever has beer
with Great Britain in her relations witt
other countries, and so, we fear, 1t vii
ever be. This is not creditable to US
but it is nevertheless true. We have
been always great sympathizers with op
pressed nationalities abroad, whose ex'
istence cannot possibly interfere with
what we may consider our interests, but
woe to the nationality whose preserva-
ton does not suit our convenience.
We are lust now exciting ourselves
over what are called the Bulgarian atroc.
ities. AS nation we are shocked at
the mode adopted by Turkey to put
down rebellion.
How many Englishmen who have
been reading these horrible details know.
that in comparison with what their pre-
decessors cody and systematically made
the people of ireland suffer, those atroc>
tiles are after all, mere child's play?
Notwithstanding our boastcd freedom OF
inquiry and thought, and education gen
erally, how many living Englishmen
have ever gone to the trouble OF instruct
ing themselves in the history of the con-
nection OF England and Ireland? Were
they to do so, they would cease to be
puzzled and surprised at the persistency
Of Irish discomfort and the long continued
arrangement Of the two countries would
not be an unfatnomable mystery to them.
Once fully aware ofhow much the Irish
people have suffered by English misrule,
they would comprehend the causes OF
Irish discomfort; they would realizs the
extraordinary virtues displayed by the
Irish under the most hapless and tan
talizine circumstances they would be-
come Intimately acquainted with the con.
fiscations, the robbery, the domestic
treachery, the violation OF all public
faith and OF the regard due to treaties,
the ordinary wholesale massacres, the
planned murders and the atrocities and
iniustices of various kinds which Eng
lish governments have from time to time
inflicted upon the people OF Ireland.
No wonder that the history OF Ireland
should be kept as far as possible out OF
the hands OF the English student. No
wonder thatit should be represented to
be uninteresting and not worth perusal.
1t is not pleasant to hear OF deeds which
would disgrace the most barbarous Of
races as having been committed by Eng
lish, "heroes." Such study may not be
but it ought to be a duty on
the part of every English person with any
pretensions to intelligence.
Talk of Bulgarian atrocities. Just
look into the means adopted under En-
glands tavorite monarch. Queen Eliza
beth, to denationalize and exterlninate
the people of Ireland. Read something
OF the enforcement OF the penal laws in
Ireland, remnants OF which enactments
are still passed by the Imperial Parlia>
ment. And as for the Union, it is
well established fact that rebellion was
got up for the special purpose OF en-
abliny the British Government to ex-
tingush the Irish legislative Indepen>
dence, and that the misnomer known as
the Union" was accomplished BY the
operation OF fraud. terror,
force, and the corruptive expenditure OF
about $3.000,0O0.
Talk Of these atrocities in Bulgaria.
Pages of The Universe could easily be
filled. week alter week, with extracts
from the history OF Ireland. showing that
for generations plunderings and massa-
ores and horrible violations of sanctity
and modesty were almost everyday
occurrences in ireland, and that the per-
petrators Of such deeds were our own
predecessors Has anything been as yet
heard Of large numbers Of innocent men.
women, anb fore childrened eintodngi
Bulgarian castles and other buildings.
and there deliberately burned to death?
Look into The history OF Ireland and you
will see plenty of such things recorded.
Talk OF the Turkish atrocities. What
body OF Bashi> Bazouks have distinguish
ed themselves to such an extent as, to
take up infants on the points OF their
spears and whirl them about in their
agony" and when expostulated with
excusing themselves on the plea that il
they suffered those little innocents to
grow up they would become Popish re-
bells? When or where in Bulgaria have
You heard of children being taken BY
the logs by soldiers who Knocked out
their brains against walls2 You will
see plenty OF records in Irish history of
such acts by Englishmen in Ireland.
The Bulgarians. indeed. Where, in
the whole Of the Turkish empire since
the beginning OF the present shocking
war. have women been discovered
changing ON trees with the children At
their breasts. strangled with the mothers
hair?. Look into the history of Ireland,
and YOU win find the soldiery ofEngland
in such things, We read, re-
speeding other occasions. Of all the inhab-
itants OF An Irish town murdered during
ing one night-S.0O0 men. women and
children-ata time when none OF the
Catholics OF that particular part OF the
were IN q state oE sEehel6nn = OF
100 poor wUu1nA sud children AeldE
massacred another niGng ynQ 80 on.
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