National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-17
ENGLAND's PERIL.

DuSlinus ulHlCulJleS are lapl(uy uccuInu-
lating. Hard times are staring her people
in the fnce and the wolf seems rapidly ap.
preaching the door of the laboring classes.
Money is scarce, crops are not abundant, and
the industrial pursuits of the people are Ian
gushing. To this may be added the fact
that the foreign relations of Great Britain in
the East are becoming complicated and
cloudy, and dangers of very serious import
appear to be lurking in that direction. Her
Eastern wars are not over, and she must pro-
vide men and means to an increased extent
to preserve her vastly extended interests
there, and at n marked disadvantage. In-
deed, the impression is almost irresistible
that the British Lion is losing his grip in the
East, while it is quite evident that the growl
of the Russian Bear is by far too audible for
the comfort and assurance of the English
people and government.
But there is another trouble nearer homo
which menaces the future peace and quiet
of the English government to an extent
which causes greater anxiety than its foreign
affairs We refer to Ireland, which has for
II long time been a sort of sleeping volcano
whose fires are constantly burning and
gathering force, and which sooner or later will
erupt and spread disaster throughout the
realm. The mutterings of discomfort have
been heard throughout Ireland, and the
Irish people at home and abroad for a long
period, and unless the spirit of dissatislac-
tion is allayed the time must come when
Ireland will rebel against the crown. The
latest intelligence from the Emerald Isle is
in effect that affairs there are becoming
heated and eruptve. At public banquets
recently held the name Of the Queen ha,
been hissed in disloyal scorn. Immense
public meetings are being held ut whicl
the populace indulge in the most contemp
tuous and violent sentiments. A large con
course of people collected at Limericl
was addressed by Mr.. PARNELL, ant
another in County Mayo, at whicl
Mr.. O'CoNNoR POWER delivered an nd
dress where the spirit of malcontent wat
outspolScn and boisterous. Such oxclnmn
tiOns as these were uttered loud Rnt
long I'VE don't want TO be loyal ~ Shoot
d" the landlOrlsw Hurrlh for the Fenian,
" and the Irish Republicw Give III,
landlords an ounce of lead ~ The orators
neither applauded nor rcbukcd these popu
lar ordinations, but Mr.. PARNELL die
openly and publicly advise his hearers t.
combine together for the purpose of refusinl
to pay any rent at all to the landlords unit
the latter consented TO the terms deman de,
by the tenants. These terms involve re
duction of the rents by some twenty-five
per cent and an agreement to sue h modii
cation Of the land laws rs shall secure to tn
tenants perfect hNity of tenure and fre
right to dispose of their leases at will +
whomsoever they please. Mr.. PARNEL
admitted that this would drive the land
, lords out of Ireland, and declared that thi
was what he desired, rs under this procea
in two or three years the landlords woul
appeal to the government to purchase thei
} estates, and when the government becam
, possessed Of that vast domain ii would Sc
to the people upon liberal terms Of paymen
, and then they would become the owners {
, their homes. This is now regarded rs th
= most rational solution of the yeXed Iris
question, and the danger is imminent TIN
/ if It is not reached the season for landlor
! assassination will set in early, and a lane
J holders life in Ireland will be worth n
more than that of Republican in Missi
sippi 1t now looks as if England's gre'
danger resides in the discomfort of its ow
,, , subjects. Evidently some solution of tn
voxed question must bo found, or polite
, and physical cyclone will break upon tn,
- country.