Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-25
IRELAND.

Spontaneous has been the response,
not only throughout America. but
throughout the world, to the wall OF dis
tress from Ireland. II has been so in
years past. and will be so ever respons-
i've in the future. The poor. starving
people OF the Emerald Isle cry aloud for
food, yet they do not look aross the
Channel to proud old England for assist.
ance, but beyond the broad Atlantic to
free and brave America. It Is natural
enough that they should do 30. for here
IL where numerous thousands Of Erin's
sons aud daughter. have made their
home, and where Iishmen have pros
psrsd well and become rich; a~bundantly
able to contribute most beautifully to
the assistance Of their suffering country
people. Yes. even more than they have
done thus far. But all nations seem
to come to the relief OF suffering
Ireland. and the New World
vies with the Old in charitable
rivalry. England Is not the stony
hearted tyrant she is represented to Do.
but has responded appreciativsly to the
call for help. France. Germany. Rome.
all countries contribute Of their sflusnce
to the common cause Of humanity and
. low Of money, food and material
assistance such a. has rarely or never
been seen has set in toward poor old
Ireland. seemingly sufficient to place
that unhappy country in afausnt
circumstances for some time to como.
Most earnestly is it to be hoped
that her people will and do appreciate
all this; that they will ever honestly re-
member who were and have been their
trss friends in their repeated seasons
and times Of distress. But there must
DO some locally existing causes for all
this suffsrine;. something that landlords.
politics or religion have nothing to do
with. Ireland does not seem to be q
good country to live in. or she wouldnot
be so frequently auins-stricken and
calling upon the rost Of the world for
help. The New York Tribune comment.
ing upon this subject says:
To think Of . whole people starving is to
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or that Of its government. Matters should
be so managed in Ireland that these con-
stsntly recurring demands upon the char
ity Of the world may cease. They ought
TO be literally met, but at the same timo
they ought not to be necessary; and the
time TO say this 10 now. when the disas-
trous consequences Of political mistakes
are most fully apparent. II IL unnecessary
to inquire whether the world will ever be-
come weary OF g%iving-it Is enough to say
that Il ought not to be forever called upon.
Every people should DO self-supporting.
II the soil Of Ireland will not support its
present population. then 10 should be d.
minished by emigration. MOI should .
bad crop find the people without any pre-
paration for such q contingency. Dimin-
ished production would work no such dis
aster here, nor would IL In Ireland II every
thing were not left dependent upon the
yield Of . single season. Famine is the
result not Of one years failure, but OF i'm
providence during many years Of plenty.
Charity there must DO; we have not q word
70 say against IL; but chronic pauperism Is
. calamity Of which there can DO no GER
tain amelioration. and which Is more to
DO dreaded and deplored than any tempo.
rary suffering. however sharp.