Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-18
A "BOOM TOR PARNELL.
A Plea for tho Irish Cause.-The Oppression
Of English AIistocsats Exposed and
DOnOuno06.

OF English AristocFats Exposed and
For the ISrEILIoINcKR
The scriptural maxim 'sTo him that
hath shall be given, and from him that
hath not shall be taken away, even that
which he hath," suggests itself to our
minds as metaphorical of the worldly con-
dition Of the Irish peasantry, not only in
the present, but for all time to come. The
groans of oppressed multitudes who per-
ished under the yoke of British tyranny
still echo along the corridors of time and
lead our thoughts backward through those
heart-rending scenes which blacken the
history of ''the most civilized and best en-
lightened government on the globe -
Christian England, so eloquently described
by one of her noted historians during re-
cent visit to the United Stales. 1t seems
but yesterday that we listened to Anthony
Froude as he SO ably explained the neces-
sary limits to be observed in granting lib
erty to Ireland, in order that peace may
be preserved and the reins of government
rest secure in the hands cf Parliament.
The words fell like SO many fire. brands
among the host of memories awakened by
the panorama of history as it flashed upon
the screen of our mental vision, scene after
scene, in all its horrid pageantry. How
We lOnged for the ghost OF an Emmet
or O'Connell to rise and hurl anew
those scathing accusations in the teeth of
this modern aristocrat for disguise it as
We may, the truth still remains-that Ire
lands thralldom is as complete to-day, and
the dawn of liberty as far remote as when
their patriots offered their lives upon the
altar of their country, for daring to speak
the truth.
Let us not forget the record-not neglect
to refresh the memory of the public occa-
sionally. by reference to it; especially in
these times, when, as a member in Parlia-
ment remarked the other day, "The sub
scriptiOn box is being passed around in
other countries for the relief of British
subjects" while at home their own efforts
are scarcely worth the mention.
The generous response of our people to
the call for aid, as exhibited by their sub
scriptiOns to the Herald and other funds,
will no doubt go long way toward allevi-
ating the present distress in Ireland, but
let us remember that this relief is only
temporary, and will not prevent a recur'
renee in the future, SO long as the condi-
tions which give rise to it remain.
There is tendency in certain quarters
to undcrrate the mission of Parnell III
this country, and even to misrepresent his
object in coming here. This is manifcstly
unjust. Let it once be understood that hi
seeks to create sentiment in favor of the
repeal Of certain laws which doom the
"sons of Erin," to perpetual bondage and
the odium cast upon him by ambitious
rivals, will soon disappear.
lie comes to us with the same old story
the same old plea, for liberty and rights
which Irish poets and orators have claimed
for generations past. Shall We refuse
to hear him ? We, who have cause to re-
member the expressions Of our forefathers
as set forth in the Declaration of Indepen
dence, while under the same yoke Shal
VIC turn away in Indifference from the
story of the wrongs of a people who would
have thrown off that yoke long ago had
they but possessed the advantages of our
geographical position
No! Rather let us teach the story OF
1reland's wrongs to our children, day
after day, feed it to them with their bread
and butter ; let it pervade the atmosphere
oftheir thoughts and kindle the fires Of
indignation in their blood till ever
naughty England shall feel that it can ne
longer afford to treat this sympathy will
Indifference. NJ. B. a.
Lititz, Pa, Feb. II. 1880.