Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13
THE IRISH QUESTION,

Parliament convened, in obedience to the
Queens summons, on the 9Th instant. Ad
dressing the members from the throne, she
said she had called them at period earlier
than usual to the resumption of their labors
as affairs of more than common urgency de-
mand their attention. Referring to the
troubles in Ireland, she said:
The anticipation with which last addressed
you of great diminution of the distress in
Ireland, owing to an abundant harvest, was re-
allied, but grieve to state that theso con-
dition of the country has assumed an alarm.
ing character. Agraran crimes in general
have multiplied far beyond the experience of
recent years. Attempts upon life have not
grown in the same proportion as other often.
ses, but must add that efforts are being
made for personal protection far beyond all
former precedent, of the police, under the
direction of the executive. have to notice
other evils, yet more widely spread. The ad-
ministration has been frustrated, with respect
to these ofenses, through the impossibility Of
procuring evidence, and an extended system
of terror has thus been established in various
parts of the country, which has paralyzed
almost alike the exercises of private rights
and the performance of civil duties. In this
state Of things, new in some important re,
spects, and hence with little available gui-
dance from former precedent, have deemed
it right 10 put in use the ordinary powers of
law before making any new demand but
demonstration of their insuffciency, amply
supplied by present circumstances of the coun-
try, leads me now to apprise you that the pro.
posal will be Immediately submitted to you
for entrusting with additional powers, neces.
sary in my judgment, not only for the vindi-
cation of order and public law, but likewise to
secure, on behalf of my subjects, the protec-
ton for life and property and personal liberty
of action, subject to the primary and imperi.
Gus obligations to which I have just referred.
continue to desire, not less than heretofore,
to prosecute the removal of grievances and
work of legislative Improvement in Ireland,
as we'll as in Great Britain.
The Irish Land Act of 1870 has been pro.
ductive of great benefits, and has much con-
tributed to the security and comparative
well-being of the occupiers of the soil, with
out diminishing the value or disturbing the
foundation of prosperity. In some respects,
however, and more particularly under tho
strain of recent and calamitous years, the
protection which it supplied has not been
found sufficient either in Ulster or in the
other provinces. I recommend you to under
take the further development of its principles
in manner conformable to the special wants
of Ireland, both as regards the relation of
landlord and tenant, and with view to effect
i've efforts for giving to larger portion of the
people by purchase, permanent proprietary
interest in the soil. This legislation will re-
quire removal, for the purposes in view, of
all Instructions arising out of limitations on
the ownership of property, with due provision
for the security of the interests involved. A
measure will be submitted to you for the es-
tablishment of county governments in Ire
land founded upon representative principles,
and framed with the double aim of confirm
ing the popular control over expenditure, and
of supplying yet more serious want by ex.
tending the formation of the habits of local
selfgovernment.
Parnell, one of the traversers whose trial is
progressing at Dublin, and also member of
Parliament, took his seat, as usual, Oh the
assembling of Parliament, being loudly cheer
ed by his supporters as he entered Immediate
" after Mr.. Gladstone. At the evening sit
ting, Parnell gave notice that he would move
for select committee to inquire into the al
legged land outrages in Ireland.
The trial of the traversers is progressing
in Dublin, but attracts very little interest.
The proceedings since the Attorney General
concluded his address, have consisted merely
of the reading of speeches made by the ira
versers.