Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-02-25


tiles in our daily papers that the coun-
try is the scene at this moment of daily
murders. But the truth is that the
single city Of New York, with one-fifth
of the population of Ireland has more
murders than all Ireland can show.
There is violence enough, alas but it
is of no use to overstate and misrep-
resent. England had, in 1873, 1892
persons committed for trial. out Of IA
population of 22,712,266 Gn 1879 Ire
land had 4.lS2 out of population (also
in 1870 Of 5,411,416. Any schoolboy
can figure out the proportion.
Close attention is being given ut this
moment to the enormous army required
to keep the peace in Ireland. But out
siders may be easily misled on such
matter. In 1879, for example, of the
British Army England had 40 per cent,
Scotland per cent, and Ireland only
II per cent. 1t would hardly be fair
to say that it then took forty ont Of
every hundred British soldiers t. keep
England quiet. Barrack accommo-
dation has u good deal to DO in the mat
ter.
The population Of Ireland is distribu-
ted religiOusly, according to the census
Of 1871. as follows: Roman Catholics
4,14l .933, and 1,283,34S, Protestants,
Episcopdlians, Presbyterians and Meth
odists-the last-named not numerous
and about 10000 of smaller bodies.
1t is commonly thought that utter
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that "three RS" are comparatively un-
known. But, in point of fact, besides
many schools under denominatiOnal
and individual control, there is we'll
managed National System, with united
secular and separate religious instruc-
ton, ana the results are apparent even
in America. Thirty years ago the
Irishmen who came to this country
generally offered themselves for work
that implied no education. Now they
go into stores and departments of labor
implying it. In some parts of England
and Wales scarcely more than half of
the women married between 1860 and
1877 could sign their names. Over all
England the proportion of women
writing their mark was in 1876, % per
cent, and in all Ireland 81 per cent.
This does not imply comparative bar
bariSm.
In conclusion, having given the fore
going figures, on which as much de-
pendence may be placed as on any sta
tistics compiled by authority, and sub
mitted to public scrutiny, to aid others
in forming their opinions, the present
writer may be pardoned for submitting
some considerations which are to be
taken into account in the process.
International affairs, in the first
place are not always understood out
side Great troubles have been deplor-
eel abroad as rampant here in America
when we were sitting under our vine
and tig-tree, in peace and security.
Party feeling, in the next place, is not
excluded from the Anglo-SaXOn mind
by Ireland being the topic OF discussion.
Mr.. Gladstone has Tory enemies who
make the most of supposed embarrass-
ments of his government. The dear
and productive old island is not going
to be submerged in the ocean, nor
drenchcd in blood. She has troubles
which the government will partially
remove; but no government can make
the land an Eden. Having lived there
| through two mild "rebellions," and a
severe famine, and not being wholly
without feeling or fear, should not be
unwilling to live in it again, and to
count upon its smiling in good crops,
and behaving itself on the whole in
1881, as it did to my eyes in 1880.
Every Time.