New-York tribune., 1879-09-30
IRELAND AND TIE IRTSH.
Inent.

Ireland seems greatly disturbed. me WS-
conteuted tenants, who have no money 10 pay
their rent and do not seem to be much Ill the
bumor Of having It if they had the money
ora LolJin0 mass-meetings. all over the coun-
.rv The regnlar formula at such gatherings
dnriup the last six weeks has been to pass
resolutions calling for abatement oil rent auu
the establishment of peasant DroprlctOIslips'
But when twelve or twenty thousand angry
Ir;shmen are collected, among when Fehl',h-
ism is latent. however well kept out OF slght'
something more than resolutions Is aiWays
meant and accomplished. Mr.. Parnell' NJ f''
the foremost advocate of Home Rule and Wig
orous defender of the Irish University blll,
has inst made triumphant progress from
one of these meetings to the Other,
CARRYING the Irish with him. 1t needed
hut = spark to fire his infammsble audi
ences to the point of revolution. At
Limerick tbunders of cheers were given
whenever Fenianism was named it was de-
clared with wild fury that the only way OF
dealing with the landlords was by shoOuhg
tbem.r by ian ounce of lead" ETC., ETC.,
and Mr. Parnell. though lie did not propose
these heroic remedies, did not 1t Is asserted
censnre or discourage them. In Munster the
Oueen,s name was hissed whenever 1t was
mentioned. The Home Rule League have Is
sneI orders for series OF meetings 70 ne helu
in the coming month in tho chief political
centres in Ireland 1t is significant that these
meetings are ordered as " demonstrations,
and tl,at the rcbcllious utterances OF the
speakcrs are emphasized by the presence OF
mounted contingents armed with guns, pixies,
and even plough-shares, as IN the times Of.the
Croppies aud Peep o. Day Boys.
The Immediate effect of these revolutionary
svmptoms is a vehement OutbuIst OF wrath IN
England against Ireland aud the Irish.
MIR. Parnen, O'ConnOr Power and other
Home Rulers receive their due share of abuse,
which they probably have worked for and
want to strengthen their hold over their
passionate constituency. But the volume Of
Indignation is poured ont on this credulous
half-starved. ignorant constituency. All Irish
men are denounced as traitors and conspira-
tors. 1t has become suddenly apparent, too,
TO loyal Engishmen, that Ireland Is greatly
over-rcpresented in Parliament, and eobbles
up more than her share Of benefits and indu-
gences that the largo Irish vote In English
cities, especially in the West and Northwest,
influences English elections in favor of Home
Rule, and that the enormous fertility OF the
Irish race in England is poisoning and de-
teriorating the Nation. In short, Ireland Is the
bugbear at present in English politics, not TO
he dreaded probably but by all means to be
put down at any cost If there was
any chance of an abatement Of rents, or
the establishment Of peasant proprietor
ships for these poor people, they have lost all
hope of it by their recent furious demonstra-
tions. Their real condition, the failure of
their crops, their hunger and their just de-
mands for relief, are all lost sight of In Eng
land nothing is remembered but their Fe-
nianism.
Mr. Parnell probably induces them to be-
! lieve that there is some present actual good
to be gained by these threats of rebellion; or
that there is chance of success If they do
rebel-indeed he drew vivid picture at
Limerick of their English landlords cringing
in terror before them. But to an outsider 1t
looks as If he and his colleagues were simply
stirring up Ireland to fury to increase their own
prestige and power in Parliament. The man
is likely to have his own way who holds an
angry bulldog in check. But in this case
neither the man nor his opponent apparently
cares much what becomes of the bulldog