The daily gazette., 1880-02-20
As sECoNS ofElS CEHss MATTER
= ! FEfDHX, rEsRUARY 90. 1850

5fsAAE NtEErlk8 Last Nl0HT.-On-
der, the Impression that the starving
people OF Ireland had been provided
fcfnby the aid already received from
the English Parliament, and that the
farhinswas stayed for the time being,
as thp latest news indicated, the meet
ing lat night in the. Masonic Temple
asbnpoti as largely attended as II
shoulhkave' been, or would have been
hAds nothth impression have been
made mad by the daily morning newspa.
perssa thrpugh1 their kilograms from
abroad. Under all the circumstances
the meeting was an undoubted sue,
ess$ And proved that WilmingtonChas
AlaTge population who most sincerely
syhpatfIise with the distressed people
inAoVntfoddsn $nd feudaI-ridden Ire
ittnqti smco .anu2 HjIW 9inL3 L9Aj va
.fTAeremapks of Messrs. Dillon and
MurdeehuonGthiSa occasion were lis
teHsa to Fthl the closest attention and
draw draw lpnd9e applause Their stories
were pet,as plansible and effective as
saIchrsvelatiohs would haye been ppo5r ppor-
ttSysd BY hsn Accustomed to appeal
i9gte9 9aBSS engaging the attentionfof
apdiepceseo Ehereo an entire abb
senoeIof any effort TO awaken human
sympathy, and the dry lrebearsals of
the wrongs under which the tenantry
Of eIpelaRd groamwas madeato answer
instead Of such pathetic stories as we
read Of the hardships endured by the,
ejected cottagers after the last cow
had been rested, and the last pig and
bed soldfrem under the wife and starv-
ing children.i It seems to us that had
soms gSod Father been present who
had on many occasions, as hundreds
oftsi,chshake done, interfered to stay
the hand of official and despotic
tyranny, and related only what he had
been an eye witness to, bitter tears
would have rolled down hundreds of
manly checks, and the hearts of hun,
dreds would have been moved to rem
der aid and comfort to the old people
at. home. that last night left the meet
ing with the very best intentions but
deferring Until another time doing
what IL would have been more noble
in them 10 have done then,
One of the remarkable things of
this age is that the feudal system
should have existed and during the
past century grown in Ireland, while
in England, France and Germany it
has been 20 steadily diminishing as to
be devoid Of influence with the masses
in three Of these great countries and
heldto be so despotic and tyrannical
in Ireland alone. Emigration no
doubt is one of the chief causes of
this state of affairs; and it will
long continue to be. The country
that loses its most manly and spirited
inhabitants must see it's remnants fall
a prey to the avarice and rapacity
of the dominating influences that
have prevailed. In this particular Mr..
Murdoch last night touched a vital
chord that may seem impracticabe at
first view, but which nevertheless
might be more easily productive of
great good than we now think for.
Mr.. Murdoch suggested that the feuda
lords be induced to emigrate to America,
instead Of the industrious working Irish
men. And why should they not
Surely the Western country presents in
ducements that ought to influence such
action If for nothing else that they might
dispossess themselves Of the very troubles
that now environ them, and render theii
revenues megre and hard to secure. The
exchange could be effected greatly to the
advantage of the feudal proprietor and
his tenants. For one acre of his feudal
domain the Irish lord could obtain
twenty acres in the West which his
wealth would enhance ten fold more.
Could the feudal lord be induced to
make the trial Of life in the West and
the surrender Of his estate TO his tenants
at nominal rates, the effect upon Ireland
would soon be seen and felt in the i'm
proved condition of the latter, and the
more manly and bold and open character
of the former from the associations and
characteristics that he would meet in
free America. Both being benefited,
they would add to the worlds wealth
and help TO make our country still more
thoroughly the asylum of the oppressed
Why is 1t that some OF the philan
tropic reformers of Ireland who posses:
wealth Ia large estates do not practice
this method of alleviating the stress o
their felIo@-co6htrymen? Why do the,
not themselves give up their estates in
Ireland and buy in the West, and remove
their tenants thither, and by a practical
exhibition show their people what might
be effected In this way to aid the land O.
their birth. The Herald fund alone
would serve the removal at least of 4O(
cottagers. from Ireland and start them OF
farmsin the West; while the application
Of the gift Of Miss Bourde T. Coult.