The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-02-19
WHITE PINE NEWS
SATURDAY. FEBRAURY ls. 1881
IRELAND.

had the right to = home legislature
domestic Parliament Of her own-an
Ascension she afterwards found means.
to counteract. England at thai time
was embarrassed; her American colo
mics had revolted and declared tlsem-
selves independent; her coast and her
harbors were unprotected; John Paul
Jones had spread terror and dsmay,
under the American flag, by landing
and making depredations in Scotland
Ireland had been called on TO protect
herself, and the Irish Volunteers,
with arms in their hands, a disei-
plined yeomanry, won through
Henry Grattan the attestation Of Ire
lands right to 3 Parliament on her
own soil.
This Parliament brought peace and
prosperity to Ireland from l7sS to
ls0o. Then England. under the guild
ance Of William Pitt, wished to sup
press this prosperity, as tending to
make Ireland too strong and as bring
ing home to her people more of indiv-
idual good than England could be-
stow on her own people.
BIZ means, which only crafty and
INSCRIPTIONS statemen employ. the
destruction of Ireland's domestic leg
isiature was accomplished By the mis-
named Act Of Union. Ireland's pros
perity was destroyed and the articles
the Act itself violated, VIGOROUSLY in
the stipulation hat Ireland should
emily be taxed 10 the extent OF her Own
single native debt, instead of which
she was saddled with taxation 10 the
amount Of the whole British debt
combined.
England has > very unique way OF
her own in getting rid of whatever -
ef q nature inconvenient Or disagree
able to perform by doing As she
pleases. The question Is again pre-
senfing itself, shall Ireland possess
Home Rule . shall she have = domes-
tic Parliament This question is not
foreciosed against Ireland on any
xround thar she consented 10 the Act
ef Union Of 1900. That Union was
brought abon, against her solemn pro-
4sstzfioIs By toroe and fraud. Ireland
las suffered 50 much from the mis-
cry and starvation OF her people since
ls0o-owing % the neglect Of Eng
land to apply legislative curss@hAz
she has time and again asked thai
she be permitted 10 take into her own
hands, and sill be allied / England.
the control Of her own affairs As
England refuses this, Irelaad has
been compelled 10 seek for the ways
and means to contribute 10 her wants
with imperfecs tools and scant mate
rial.
Our American Declaration of hide
pendence proclaims that = people
have q natural right 10 govern them
selves, and 10 chose their own rulers
As the choice Of rulers may be q ma
ter Of political e~xpediency, whether
81 not and wien il Is 10 be brought
about, often finds expression in the
wish 10 make political reforms thai
will At least corrscs existing evils
Vet England objects 10 the Land
League, which seeks To obtain BY
peaceful means, without the violation
Of Law, = change in the laws which
drive the Irish uller Of the soil TO des-
titntion and deazh.
The coercion bill, which England
VIII seek 10 enforce, has for its object
the suppression Of the Land League.
The resolution of = people united. re-
solved to do or not 10 do certain
things, Is a very slippery matter for
rulers 70 deal with. Il Is Ike the
Irishman,s dea. IN fact when you
have your hand On il, il Is not there
And 80 the arbitrary lsw which sub
iects = suspected person 10 imprison-
msnt il very harsh, but il does not
arrest and imprison the Land League,
nor even those who gave il Vitality;
because il is . people who are ia
lsague. and no power can hold an en-
tire people in prison.
England has 10 contend ideas, not
bullets; passive resistance. not force.
Il was an American statesman who
spoke Of that political force as an
armed neutrality, and ii Is the Irish
patriot MicheAl Davif1, who has Ad-
vocated the efficiency OF = neutrality
unarmed.
For this the English Government
have revoked his ncket-of-lease,
which freed HIN from penal servknde,
70 which he had been condemned for