Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-17
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WEDNESDAY zvsN'a., DEcEMBER II
TIE polr pccp'e CT Ireland, u1der the per

TIE poJr People CT IraIsGd. uider tbs per
nicious tcach 0as Of Mr. PARCEL and the other
demagoricai land conmuDi5t5 Of that ualor
tunatc coaatry. have jnst added another 10
the crimes that c4D oniy tend 10 Alternate them
frou the symrahy Of tIc cisz Ds ii Vii law
abiding c1ua'ries. Havicg previously beaten
aad nuraortd ooc Of their cWl pu!abGr and
burned tbs crop Of another for DC other reasoo
than the fact thar their vic ius had paid lspd
rents when dlo 10 ORD r to save { percentage,
they have DcT Gs aux, d and filled 10 the
ground with biujGoon d MAD siG,ply b cause,
by he aec!ieot Of lie, be had iohorltcd SINE
laaG i;on! his father and was * !clsirg SUCH
PRIVILEGES o. o~uer.hip As we're allowed him Ky
iew Env fac OF !ho poor III uli q1sfters OF The
earth is p!'is3e-prrtapS ,lcr: go 10 lreta0d
than elst where. But such has baeu the case
trotn the beginning Of the world, and nothiog
has happened since to shake the belief that il
Siil continue so uttjl the eod. But whether
so or not, nothing .is moro certain than thet
as long as the present system uf civilization
exists. AID the desire to own property is sufh.
clcnt 10 5tIu. ulatc men 10 !DduS ~, economy,
and eLte;pI!se, SO lonf viii The protection OF
properly be ooo OF thc Chief o: -cts Of govern
.Dcat. \ sutc ,ss:ui r3ror;lor then is the
coIy means BY sbic' the present Irish land
0wccrs 0lD be deprived Of their !rJperty With
out Just compensation, and the crimioGI teach.
inrs OF My Parcel! aud lis saDalt"rps is dis
played 10 bold relief Wh-u the strength Ct the
British empire aud the wcskaess II Ireland
are Brought into Contrast. We caDDot end
these remarks more appropriately thsn by ap.
pondiag TO rhcm the !oiiomiuc from the San
Franci:c Pest:
Any ntternpt at revolution would be- stamped
out end tho irsn lcoplc covered with rdicue
and humiliation. They would not cat half 80
rospectsOea 4 cure as 8 pack Of Italian brigsnda.
When. therefore, tympathizors with the lard
sgit@.lon in Ireland tsk ofof revolution they
spes& without knovicdgo or consideration. John
Mitchell recognized the fact on hi; return to Ire
land that artned resistance to British rule had
become impose b u. Ia The days of smooth bore
musketa snd country roads. and before iron
Arrnor snd ataaI1 had rendered vsr ships inyu,-
ucrsbie and swift. there 70 a chsace :or M sp-
pesl to arms, but IIi:hmen cid not respond in
those days when their leaders called There was
great cry md little WOOL and the chiefs were
branded IS folons and sent into exile. The Fe.
nihn movement wss still more daplorable As
co, because it lacked leaders whose character
and talents would help 10 cover their ridiculous
failure With the glamour of ronsrce And now
last OF oil. comes An sgitstion for bread for the
right to live by honest labor. and any talk o.
revolution IL calculated to knock the underpiu.
ming awa5 from tha movement and bring it e
utter grief English and Scotch farmers are n
much Interested in this question as Irish far
;ncrs, and they will be hesrd from in due time
We ere led 20 nlske these remarks in consequence
of the somtooleFy of many very we'll meaning
people in America. Our advice is, let Irolsnd
ard SDg!snd settle their differences as it is q
fsmily quarrel"