New-York tribune., 1880-03-08
the Roman Catholic clergy, and that no Rgestioh
of mine called them out. Dr. Magee says:

of mine called them out. Dr. Ma0ee says:
D,AR In reply 10 yonr iavoreu nun m ~
present I1sh distress aud its causes anu "ye on & 81,
90 desire have published Ill iIh NL i 1OnN , "mi
rNr IA sought I'm mpathy fos an Oppressed anu
Alrtod ueoplc | hasten az once 10 transmit 20 you
frw simple facts. such as me leehS h S,nN % ," Mi
= nyinc. of i,.lnsfer supply ana from Whch you "ii
: al % glance uat the nature, extent ana iu u'Vls!3
relanas presen, suffering ,o. T., an" ."S y In a. tSi,
parisa, on. OF the most iavora ,,l c,
iaos In Ieustcr SUCH neverthel"ss mas la'eH % pcCn
,her misery that H. last three IN 'nfns nave uee
duhuc from ui d. Ia ny ilhuS N!l'cs a. q" 80
man 100 families. some of whom nave lonhd IN ste
nf uftc siarvatouan entire day sometimes "'hO"'
/ lnorse uf food 90 the ca ~. , -. 600. %,
Br rrN' miserable OF all and what makes me cast :"
afciiuc very ma Of our small farmers twhose pilu
would hide their poNerNl H'e 10" io~" u"oss
10 the Same pight, The "rackren" W e1v1 e1vva1
i've r,i. having diaiucd thcm of every aNan-
able salabe chatrel thcy POSSESSED. ~ tn7 ,pII'
week gave st,altmy 10 ore "l our iai N %
mo ,e-4fxty acres OF land, and who used 10 nave
stock eighteen or twenty nlich cnM.a O5T % t
dian meal 10 save lis family f'n IL IA S oi
win tears iu ms ef O., told me ms chl"Ien ndd no.
en- u iaorsei for rho last twenty-'onr honrs ~! ana
iniitv-Hvc had missed fof some ume; hui on inquiry
0 una h, Wa ned TO his house from want o COIN
pl t.. and th. only FOWL IN the piace-dh on t.oHe
whose loss the housewife seemed 10 regret WINE 10
add io tlo 1niscry th' rem ""Ihe. Nmte" "' N" ''
q sv before to comc Ia with the rlc1 rent. 1880 ,,,
Posing lf these harrow ng doiais may Say Iua'
oi t.e 30 tiaii IalMcis ID my p1t. t "a ,ri,b
at Least alc Do the Isetdbic condrlo aAnu'u loWl
ou iood SD stock, without seed IoI me anu VIII
hope ffom tnc sympathy orJusuce oi an ELs"ah uo'
And ias,cd. why it IS that ireland is SO poor; with
abundance of inlei-n grain ana iou0 4h on, poi,t,s
sfrnaer ~, answer would be- speak a. Ne mal o ,holt
ana -u.v haryests t"e tti cause J. Iaoh.t'ns' anu
Ild o .-nuar leave nothing 60 by corn, ana rcrtHtu,
D. .iollc ,lr CD le world, a. at present m, hoHus au
'r .rpa Fac lu.s nave 1iWHvS been ana are d" pIesc
the b.uir ana tho curse Oi Ireland.
have ga ly own p3rs" n,r OF sr io,'' M W l' i,,
N"', ~ i ' an 'tiizalctEan; m elioyug the con-
a. .4s t49f f.4Ii an
".c .",, ,ing ir trcin, 10 nay TO- 50 and IN some
cs>e- i2O le. cent over the pu.lc N"ualioh Vl INC
land r,,t I'd ds slave, aud starved iS hee-s IL t'N
, ''' ,',.ty The v!ll of ne Lord, complain
~ -r r.,tirizcd On the spot; aud this is picture
tf Ir.iaud. ana tais is mat makes us menhlcih's
End ,sein pays over from the sweat and toll Of
our 1,t4hiIurt~ sxiccu '1ons Of our money yearly
In . < or seven tlons uu landlords Win do 30 hing nnl
i,,tf, iox on ruut jhe icuauiT. The Government That
hf. tl, cri.,l system ah-frscs seven millions more
nom a.. lauc in Imperial taxation; whisl thefe Is re-,
onic uoi lnnlo tun .cn millions 0csds or ABOUT 4
ii he nan WI te good, 'aud'ordsIn uxerates and ao,
strsci- aI.; d bad "i s,'u u uh , i
4 ,radrc,s aur pcr,d.ra famiueS; which shamcs ana
O.. ia .c- ID. before Elttpe; which oN-o- IL "> n u
u.c.ule ami bregdia b-I"re ihe Woiio 81 o,o
th, coupa-,oa OF aliln oar favor; AMI "h! am on,
bauc u. wHat u NAV. We Hic tc-o yea I" sct i
OF system th"t rHs"o I'he ehsi4''u an"
oar ntru't ,..,,. a., o,,.,,..,d c.,.
lour o need. who Try To- suppy the want tnat rack
q s
c%,g ~ ,ie uuned o. our rae. We Irsn may be a
proud race hu' SIC are not ungrateiui ana We never
I orc, "A B. r.uoss Goue iu The hour u need
GREAT DEsTIIUrION IN THE WEST
In County Sligo there IS great dc-ttutiOn. !
have already quoted from letters by eve witnesses Of
The distress there. Tue Rev. Canon Staunion, III
behalf Of the Relic. Committee OF Tubbercnrry
have sent q lucid but most sorrowtul account OF
affair, N that parish. 1t needs no comment:
Tu,s Committee commenced It, labors on Christina
Eve. uuG That dA nom local resource IeAtN'u tVV
p,rsl. - VITO had mOrscl zoo e1t or tIe means 90
procure n. since then oi c>s hus epru"d ana sprca'
/ viil "a rapidly t1A surprises ami alarms IL.
Faul,ir, wnom 10 few weeks ago Wc Thought COMPARE
uvey com.oltaoe are now a,tuaiF feeling tue panEs
OF nuncei aud uy oarhy eA1rl procure even oue
/ iudiIc rent Ineti ia he otF.
! from the Most R-y Dr. No oruack, our rcycrcd
Bishop, the Mansion House, tue L'rd Lcasue ana pr
(rocrri,s arc luxury not 10 Pee dreamed OIL but Tue
n,1ar of oucals wa, 10 great mat We were OOiiQcG
to dole IL Oui small quantities OF two stone. even
w ros W NO crowned about Us day after day camOr
ing for relief and 10 whom we could not from any
! source, supply a single stone Of meal.
some OF 9cIn tell that they are whole days without
tasting TODD and their looks ana general appearance
leave htte douDt the ruth OF their assertion
Ibe population OF tniS pirsh IS over I'VE tuourhhu,
AMI the 6ulk them sqsatedai The fooi OF me OK
Mountains. which extend Tor tghl il'es aiohs II. Lo
heavy rams q" me Sunmrr ani we hatui M ,
down the mountains eide have Oced ana ianshed ana
destroyed u0.h their crops ana cattle ana left them
utterly destitute Henoe sou VIII pot Dc .nt ntpr'seu 90
1 lesrn That We have ahout slX hundred iamhts when
/ ~
li-f and many have chtcu The ia-t pound OF
food tnat cash could BRING them and II pub lc
works be- not opened nave hope or hNing on through
thc trr hlr time s before them uut next harvest,
/ rxcepf through n Rehtl Committee.
IfcTt are hundred Otner families WHO are iR,t
! 6cvouru- the small stock OF potatoes That was re
: served tol see = and who ar0. viii he dependent on
charity for God for i've months ana 10 large
ertcui a fpr seed 10 plant their and Toe drna d
Tor food pressing aud the danger of starvation -
imminent that although the children are Obliged Tor
Wut OF clothes 10 absent themselves from school, We
cannot aff rd present 10 make an effort 10 sup
| piy ci0tHiuG -. -..,
We have NJ resident landlords within the limits OF the
! parish; We have pub &c employment OF any klnu.
The landlords got their rents on the alt
! of finding emu OYuent for their tenants, and ycl
have shameessly violated their promise and treated
with callOus ind ference tue sun ring OF Their tenants
We appealed every landlord has property IN the
parlsl for aid only 10 one Instance has suDscr
non or a reply been received. IL VIII require
sOO every week for the months to supply the
destitute poor tins parish with wholesome food and
IN Guan.i suidci,nt enable them 10 endure tho
| wear ana tear Hud uncea-iDg toll that he work OF
spring entails the poor Irish tenant without
Wholesome food and plenty OF ", be cannot nope Ia
labor his land. his seed and live 20 reap the fu
As an inevitable result nc must succunD; IL may DE
I slowly, but surely.