New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-13

Of or Sno1and nTseffS Let us hope that there was
noh Dg prophetic in this muscular outDIst .. to
great farmerpolltician Cob6etts remedy r{n 1Of this
particular book, was the reestablishment there OF
the m onastic system. He perversely h araf Rsi
ell the mssGei the OF cultivation 1hH of tho po
| tot His theory does not seem Over-wise, but ~
| is as wise as many which have been propounuou
problem the government of Ireland How old yet
how perpetually recurring. the puzzei three nun
dred years ago Spenser the gentle pGst oJ of
| the State Of Ireland. Written Dialogue wise De
tweene Endoxus and Iren@us." his Observation orl
of the country had been long and personal as atter
| He undertook to show how " the goody and COM
modious "Iand could be reduced to better govern
produced at the request Of Elizabeth, who was iona
of ordering writers TO discuss the matter, whcn GER
tany gave her great deal OF trouDle SO lhat W.. We
have several authors of the time discovering tDe
discOntentnents of the lrshry." Even ID SpenseI
day. as he says, men were III the habit oi Wishing
that all that land were seapoo" as H. CONTINUES a
Spenser " it not the part of desperate pnys
clan to wish his diseased patient dead rather tnan
apply the best endeavor of his skill for his recov
| not appointed the time of lrelanPs reiorn ni,
ton, and rese,reh her IN the angHet stdte snn
for some secret ScOmfe, which ShqH 9y ner T,ne
unto ENGLAND" Sponsors remedy Is the conlpielSS
subsection OF the Irish. " For" he says. the sWoru
was never out of their hands, but when tney arc
weary of wars aud brought down TO extreme wletcn,
for grace Til they have gotten new breath and re-
covered their strength again. SO 1t 10 IN yam 10
be altogether sn6duedD He IS specially severe upon
the IRISH fOOt-sOdiers. " the galloglasses ana tno
kernes" 81 hese be-" he SAYS, the most oaroar-
Gus and loathy conditions of any people unuer nea
ven for from the time they enter into that course,
they do use all the beastly behaviour that may DC
they Cypress all men. they spoil as well the SUBJECT
"a the enemy: thew steal they are cruel and bloody,
full of revenge and dellghtln2 In deadly execution
Iiccntious, sweaters and basDherners common l1f
nF
admits that they are very valiant and hardy Tor
the most part great endurers OF cold, laOor' nger
and all hardness. very active ana Strong OF aiiuIe
swift Of foot, very yIRllant ana clcuuspfcu Ill ao
enterprises, very present in perIls. very Rreai
scorncrs of death" When regularly tralneu
to military service abroad they MAKE a.
WITH" Sponsors proposed remedy IA to SEND over
into that realm such a strong power OF men as
should perforce bring i'll all that reDeIiiouS IOue
aud loose people which do now stand out III open
arms or in wandering companies 40 Keep tne
woods spelling tue gond n69 bor.o wonId we'll do
the business. SpenSer seems to have bah no Detter
physic to bring forward than Oliver Cr0mWell. OF
afferward Lord Castlereagh. lie went back. aIter
writing tins trrItsr, to his Irish estate AT klc0l
man. and the Q lern thought To make MN Sherlh OF
Cork But III 1898, the bloody rebellion OF Tyrone
broke out. and SpenSer with bis family was forced
to Nv. HIS goods were spoiled hls castle was
burned and ore of his Children lett behind IN the
confusion, purned IN 1t. he poet Went bscK
hcartbrpken To England, where he dled o lew
months after il " sad, IN extreme poverty thouEn
that circumstance has been denied. The Legend
rms that Inc was buried at the EXPENSE of Essex,
who wrote from Ireland to the Lord Keeper Egerton.
on the los, OF his son thcIe: nat can you receive
from a cursed country but unfortunate newsP
Oliver Cromwell undertook the solving OF the
IRISH Duzzlr much after the manner suggested oy
Spenser. How the Lord Protector burned, raydgel,
slaughtered and Oll INTO slavery Is 1t not all Wit
ten In Caryc's astonishing book, strangely 10 the
satisiaci ION of its authOrf But IL Is always one
way. Milton, IN discussing the Artlcles ot Race
I.f wreu the Earl OF OruOnd Ton behalf OF Charles
I , o-,It hal rlah Ia al aS
and as g" sOItsn, but ndocble. and averSe from AL
cyIiy and amendment" lhe poet goes on 20 ask
what hopes they give for the future VINO. rejecting
the ingenuity OF all other nations 10 improve ana
wax more evil by clvllizlng conquest, though all
these years better shown and taught prefer thelI
own absurd and savage customs before the most
convincing evidence OF reason and dcm"nstIa-
tion T. Ihc tract of Milton had political pur-
nose il il true and was mainly aimed at he block
ish Prc,by terlans of Ireland he goes ont of his
way t, pay these personal compliments to the Irish
Papists.
Greary annals of cruelty AMI blOodshed ana oppres-
sion how religious blgotry aud hatred nave STOOD IN
the way OF progress and OF al equl abe government
in IrrIInd. That uuiortuLa Q land, 50 far as ma
ioritv of people were concerned Jared no better
uulcr the Elgilsh Establishment. or Church. III Ire
Land, rhan 1t Jared under the Commonwealth with
ia special adherence OF Catholicism. The penal
code which established after the Revelation,
aud which severely disseminated ag ust Ir!Sn
Catholics went increasing IN severity until
Grorge Ill had been upon the throne Tor twenty
war. and for thls code 1 am afraid the English |
Enri ~ r.s,oisblr IL was scattered through
hundred acts ol Parliament, the purpose OF every
one o which was 10 punish mon Tor cOscientlOusly
hrrlnE al" religion IN which they we're Oorn and
upin which they relied tor peace of mind here and
endless happiness hereafter. The law, it affected
Ireland punl-h'l Catholic schOO!maSter WAC ex |
rrrls.,i his tIol aS tclcn; H. compelled The !
Catholic clergyman To be regisrred II prcyc' ted
Cathoc iiOm purchasing lands at one time II pro
hihi III INN from OWNING horse WORTH more than
) and any Protestant might take 1t froI HIM upon
trlierlug thar sum Ol money; ANA II my |
litigation followed. Zone but Protest. Is
tt..l
Caihohcs To Uay double for the support Of
thr militia. Property OF Il Protestant whose heirs
at-aw WIS., Cathohcs was TO go TO the nearest
Protestant 'aOn, as II the Catholic heirs had been
dead. Ever priest WhO celebrated a marriage be-
tween a Catlo c and Protest mt, or between two
PrOteStaLus. vas condo nurd 10 be hanged
Catholic father could not have til" guardianship or
cli,i Iay of own Child, If that child pretended To
Ia Protestant Ii Il child of a Catholic turned |
rutcs,aut, Il Court Of CEauccry made s1ch dlS.rl-
bnt' of the proper OF the father "a II saw M. II
tne ,fe OF Catholic turned Protestant, 1t set ASIDE
tue al OF the husOaud. and made her partIci- |
pator IN al his possessions; Nhlle amy CathOIo |
priest who a0iured his religion received pension IT |
thIrty pounds year for Hil. nose are only n Few
items - inns hWDarous alc hiSraAl.V lllinOral /
code Il has b,tn SAID that the American ReyOiu |
ton frightened the English Gov"nment INTO II, |
n,rrhorailun Yet for years after, III Ireland, a |
{ A holIc priest could not DO the guardian OF any |
cmli no Catholic layman could b. the guardian of |
Protestant ctlld; and the law inflicted death, |
or 600 penalty, the Judges were III doubt |
wnion on any Cath lie priest who married two |
Protestants, or u Protestant and u Catholic. Now
"A man of ctmmCI SENSE need not Ue IN admlTcr Oh
thc Roman Church. its tenes or ITS history, 10 see
the t. ll\ ~ we'll the cruelty Of laws like these
Here m America trained in rObleT school, and fear
less ns we are Ct justice, what would be SAID OF the
stuuuchcst Protestant # such could be found, who
should PROPOSE to strengthen and propagate his
fail n in this way lie would either be laughed at
or locked up as II luuatlc. Ills plan would be re-
par,lrd not merely unjust but imbecilo and there
IL no Protestant Church IN all the land which would
receive him as "a commuI icant Laws like these
leave uccp scars ~ IN the hearts OF those who are
subjected 10 thom. he memory Of such Outrages
IA transmIttc ted from generation to generation The
day of reckoning IL uuXlOusly waited Tor, and 80
sure AS iuore justice III heaven 1t comes at last.
Cnvilers say that IRISH rolOrmere are not always