, 1880-05-15
INV It Has Been and Is Op.
pressed and Robbed ny
England.
xr )'Neill Daunt on the Causes Of
Famines in the Emerald
Isle.
e,,c reglslatiyo Union Of tho Two Coun-
;. tries Principally Responsible,
4, Il Enables England to Plunder 0ut-
1ageously 1ta sistor-lslapd.I
p.bb.ry Of oy.r $1,000, ,ooo, 900 IN tho Eighty
Ytars Of tic Union.

InypoS, EnE., May 1.-Whril In Cork a
+aw weeks ngo, your correspondent wns
to,.unnte c1,pugl. to obtaln tho views Of Mr..
n,VrlIl Dauut upon tic cnlisea uf tho fre-
o,ant oec,trrences of famine III Ireland. Mr..
1nnnt will be remembered rs one Of the mon
nfua-the firm friend Of Daniel O'Connull,
en-, Il to-day, old nlnn rs he Is, ono Of tho
Srn,cst friends of l1onc-1tMle. Indeed, 1t Is
donbttnl II there Is n man living on the island
,shose views on this Important polItlcnl topic
IN moro valued. I append Mr.. Daunt's
ouIntoua upon the subject of
1nIsit FAstlSEs AND rttE1H CAUSES.
u1Vhy js 1t tint thorc are such frequent
rdes Of distress from this islattl?"
"Cer,ai,,ly tho radical cause Is patent to
,ny o,,e whose mind Is unclouded by Wing
or Tory prejudice"
sand itls?"
"The enormous robbery Of ireland which
the 1Juion enables England .to perpctnnte.
Dr.. Johnson spoke the truth In his oft-unoted
earning to nn Irish friend when llo said,
do not make Union with tls; we should
mite with yotl onlyto rob you.'"
"Ilow much docs this robbery amount
to-"
ITO millions annually"
,a\Vhnt was tile Intention OF tho UnIonp"
"The Union was intended by It's authors
II lespoti md crlsl, this Kingdom; and III
jts results 1t has fully effected their purpose.
Yon uMlerstalld9"
"Not fully"
"Welt, capital consists Of the savings OF
income; and, When tho income IL illccssantty
swept of In large nasses, t'lerc cannot be MI
accumulation OF capital to meet the distress
resulting from bud haryests. When the rob-
Mry now and again reaches the point OF
staryattoi,, benevolent Emgltsllmer, snb
timely unconscious that their country Is the
tobber of onrs, step forth In the attitude Of
u!niserlng angels, contributing their aims
lomtligate tho horrors of 4 famine which
would not have occurred II we l,ad not been
CURSED WITH TIE LEGISLATIVE UNION"
allow could this be regulated? Could
Home-nulc affect It I'll any way?"
"Doubtlcss uome-Rule could not regulate
The seasons, nor could 1t prevent occaslonal
bad haryests; but 11ome-Rule would keep
tho robber.llanl Of England from rliEsng our
lind to bear " through !llstress like tho
present; 1t would leave to 1rlshlaen the nse
Of theEr own resources, and thus protect
them from thu degradation Of becoming tho
periodical recipients pf the worlds a!nis."
"1Iayc they not enough In Ireland to sup
port The ppupto OF the island" 2"
hYes, they Ind; and III the famine, OF
iaSSn tho cereal produce of the country,
aud the cattle, wero IMPLY sufficient to feed
s,',5 sFgsT gopa'as!9n than ut that ttme ~. I.
an nasiomat[c truth that tho inhabitants Of n
country should AayU the first claim on tho
food produced by their own industry; alld
TINT y fa,HEne !ll the lnl1st ot abundance
et mssoyorillnent. At tho perlo,l to which
] have referred, tho extraordinary spectncle
ldsh poris. ialen with footl.stutls for tic
tHsf fIas people net ny arEer noer OF
of the island. Air, Gollwin smith,
writing Of tho exodus which. followed
the famine, said: Centuries OF horrors to
snsns Taf hs9ry Is ty ao9s ~ paras sss 70 b.
%as then that the London Tincs triumphant
lyproclalMeA tint the Irish Celts were 'gono
% Tllh %yenEeai'ee.', Yet TINT same Times, rs
i:shall show, Ind previously. ascribed the
eis llad created. 1twns during tl,ose years
ths walls of Edinburg advertisements from
scotch gstato agent recommending Invest
1ehls IN Irish estates, and stating, rs All III
aqeenlent to purchasers, that tlio previous
inhabitants
HAD BEEN CLEARED OFF.
r Il Was q few years nfter that period that Mr..
Uls5aelh In returning thanks to tho electors
u ,biacSllighalnsillro for his reelection, OK
Psuateu OH The beneficial results OF Irish
saIna ,aIn'ia1'e, and l Wien 2 person ~ tho crowd
Iae NlKht iloM0rnble gentleman co1nplacUnt-
letoinesl, well, you fnye Efyen three
saeers Gas before this for things tint hays not
uoas a!ehslm hs mAc! M good to man us that famine."
Hslalary action Of l!er Mnjcsty's Government
~ teas!on to the present calamity originated
T. H.,s,.e Me prlme, MInistor'a conviction that all
A5asM 'sM famine Is blessing z"
Rasss Ra so o1mpgesslh!e. to destroy IL every posi-
S,e Way the Irish manufacturing interest,
aaa lo1lg been tho policy of England, liz
asSat ,Sa enemies Of 1iome-Rnle llave pointed
n,ts w. iaili,IGs TINT occurred during tlle curly
~. Of @ Tug rhlrteeMtl. Century and they say,
sat aon ! naa Q Parliament III Dublin then,
~ y ttlt not prevent f,n,llle.' Ill toll
Ivy My u 4itl NOT prevent famine. 1t was
Il" SH9Mnsa M iAas 1'arllNnent WAs 0Verrltldcn by
~ SfloEWt hflaEt'sn 81 government and Legislaturo%'
n, itlsf, ,Ss ! bl!s, when transmitted to England
~ g ua .v Noynl assent, were liable to tho c0ll-
sIIs,so . " 5a!e ule English Plivy Council, and Eli
n.teF oFFstatlcn ". .' was hostile to our country
n Eshs' ils Instructive work on England In tho
bal!a1, bnalsa1t,eentll Century': In 1T37 and i18 lie
ssv.aiy Saaely u tiliaRo greatly aggravated the
noIsnayyto Iy oI ihe famine, The distress was so
t9iiI5neay t BY an artificial encouragement Of
Vsnie Ws,aEe hut It's measures were {ee6lu and
'"e'''osttKs and It was hammered by
~.., THE JEA1ousY OF ENGLAND,
intne iteA ieared list irish corn should enter
ii ,ha hso'npeiiasion pei' w!tl, her own, Agnln,
1s'ka daect Of leS!slatoa Msao IT.; dts;troys En
isss ssl.sen ltten was becening = soarcs ot national
Sfoia foisi; l. A., A. faf BUCK % l7s5 Dem swift