New-York tribune., 1882-04-19

truth, and you suspect OF believing II yo y
Government arrests man that kind OF suspicion ana
resee him trial. It's officers give him the strongest % o cTp
thcae of good racter they can make anu tney oo
fess themselves guilty OF simple kidnapping
CRIMES THAT STRIKE HEAVEN IN THE FACE.
Mr.. Forster and others engaged IN committing 'ce
outrages utter shocking absurdity when they say ''
their object was to maintain law and preserve oruer
| They commit crimes that strike heaven IN the lhce
and pretend 10 be doing for the sake OF the law 'ht
they violate They break the faith that holds inc mot
world together destroy all security Tor pelsoa @
establish reign of terror; and tGey eau tia, soo''
order Is this contradiction In terms anu heie
Lam able to MAINTAIN against all opposers that to seize
an nnocent man put in prison and hold him there de-
and human law wich cannot, under ANY circumstances,
ever be justified This is true when II is perperaea py
one pri vae person upon another; but II Is almost IN
fnitely worse when done by magistrate whose sacred
duty II is prevent such wrongs not to commit ine
For aught can see, the kidnapping OF 500 innocent
persons for not believing In The Land act was as aMesS
as so many murders The Secretary and Lord iAeuen-
might just properly have silenced oppoIuo 70 70
dissatisfied irishmen should stabbed in their sleep or
poisoned in their food would seem more terocos
ess inoonsis ent with Justice humanity. IL Mr. Par
NIL and the Land League had managed to carry of Mr.
Forster and 500 o. his abest friends ana Kept teI M
INJURED in dungeons for period hopeless e, tne c1se
would have Oeen very plain but not worse than WHAT
Mr. Parnel has suffered nor quite so oa Ior Ine g
to hiIn was inflicted by 'he very h"nu 'n"' ""'
TINS charge of awlessness is answered by showing
that the atrocities complained OF were done WIN n
probation OF Parlinnent. That body could not give no 30
Parliament s unlimited in it, power TO legslae, but an
ex pare to Kill OF inprson man is NOT LESSEE
tion. The Coercion act is not law, but sentence s
doom prOnOunced upon innocent and absent parties
without noce, hearing trial. was, OF course reSa
lar unjust and unauthorized; but stu IL was III lo n
ture, adjudcaon against particular rsohs ot th
secTetary for ireland lead the act they do not
justify hi IeOns crime, but only prove tit "a me-
jonty Of the Lords and Commons are among ther acco
If HerOd of Judea had got an order from nn1n 5ns
sanhedrim some other legislative Sodmcn Sohm,n
directing him TO Kill every chld III betleneihh betth
whom W Sa ne than Two years old Would that have sancti
fled the saughter of the innocensf In point o iact, no
making power as wei as the executive So Charles
H. when he put the lives of Cohgny ana ms Itle u a
spies and pmps dbout his court by sending inaocent
rot in MS bases, and say " rms Is iaW Az Az
actually concur with the decree which let loose
the PretOran Guards upon al VINO were VI ho
evmg in the Gospel; but that takes nothing from t1e
stOrca infany OF the imperatOr though III does auu
much 10 bad reputation of the conscript fatheis
| In a court appointed paid and owned ny the British
Government, and sitting III Ireland ms Coercoh All All
probably be allowed technical effect, bat
in the of reason and justice III ID 10 eAtehu"V "'
| all of their gross misconduct
| INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE CASE
Thus far have spoken OF it stands between
the British Government and its Irish subjects UPON
this we can only assist with our voices III making MP the
Judgment Of world. But recent events have given us
more particular interest in the suojec matter Ameri
citizens have been kidnapped rs basey as the lsn
pa RIOTS WHAT will we do about that KNOW not our
history has not aways been proud one our uio %
matte record is not free from Dlinders; ana the
drg,,nentuB dd hoinem while it proves noti1ng may
emDarrass discussion But II we submit 10 inns Insult
we must ACKNOWLEDGE that England is the master of
Ireland and AineTi both. II, on the other hahd we
ing she will see the necessity not only of
dlschargng the American PRISONERS, bat OF
thing come upon her The OF the Irish will neccs
siry follow. for England cannot afford 10 ADMIT @ @1hat
she has yelled hat denies 10 justice ms
will advance the interests OF freedom more than any
thing tuat has happened since Wellington ara feel
uud
present Ministry may not De as wise as tuelr
predecessors. They may resist demand ana bring
on breach Of the extremely pleasant relations now e1
listing between the two Governments. What tnenf
venture prediction, but DO know tnai every true
hearted man America will be glad Of the Chance 10
quarrel a cause ike tnat
question about International law defines with per
feet ccarness now cizen OF one country may ana hsU
be treated when s0jouInhg wlthin the lIil'oIl Jui9
dcuOn of another. Ii that were not enough We nave
treaties amy, peace ana commerce Win Great Brit-
ain which admit OF no doubtful Interpretation Let no
man fool into the belief that England can laWIuiy
kldnap American without being Responsible fOr the
injury. Listen politician VINO tells you that
there any difference in this resVect between NAIVE
partice precisely the same right as the other
go forth uunOlesed over every sea and every lahd
law says the puDuc law OF thrlstch-
dom.
DUTY OF THE FRIENDS OF IRELAND.
What is to be the final Of the struggle! 1t
needs no prophet to foresee Ireland is doomed to
total destruction If she be not supported and sustained
by strength outside her But We the American
people snail perform our duties fairly well, and If
Government shall attempt to shirk out OF its public
responsibilities hope is reasonable that some OF
Ills now here may DFe 10 see Ireland Teuccmeu, roSeh-
IL sen to me I'M tn friends of Ireland at home as
well here very indefinite ideas OF the ultimate
purpose they are seeking 10 attain vi course, tney an an
what form or by means II 1t expected TO come
How would they 80 about 10 restrain misrue project
life, liberty and prevent labor from being robbed
! of tne bread it earns These questions upon when
there painful diversity Of opinion ana, IL am not
mistaken, vagueness OF Thought, which greatly eak
| the movement.
thai they should demand nothing cXrayagant or nrea
sOnabe; nOtmug winch IL is lDpOssDle 10 get; noun
! ing unjust cOmlnunistic agisirlan nothing
which could affect nJunousiy The ngnts OF property
nothing, in snort except wnat ought 10 DC yielded
Not independence. that Is Impossible; you
might as wen reach , for the ne, moon moon. sn a4a
never be politically separated, and 1t is not W any
means certain that they ought to be But local sell sell
land as wei as her duty TO grant Llst II tne iIisn
Ineir domestic affairs, they could perform thelr
duties the empire thousand times better than now
They would be the pride aud the strength OF England
not what they are-the weakness, tie misfortune ahd
the shame. When we consider now easily. cheapy and
| literally amazing it withheld IL is but erecting
more political corporations which you may can
states or territories OF provinces, 10 mahe, "u @
| ister and execute laws upon subjects "hch con
cern nobody but themselves, and with suoh hlni- @
tatiOns upon the power Us may seem necessary
| to prevent its possible abuse. II tnis, coupled
with satisfactory aIus men Oi land tenures would not
then al history 10 1alse, all experience deiusiyc
/ ana all philosophy u woven uSsuo VA hOS. ~ tnS
average Eugishinan cannot rule for Ire
Land without becoming Iniuracd and II nc happens 10
be clothed with little brei authority, lie ls 10 kInng
aud rgnt and left whenever he can ma men
spirit pIiucipe enough 10 express opinions Ill
| its favor TINS insane QnuJOsity cannot last nuch
longer. But political freedom scarcely exist 1Or
subjected 10 the personal bondage OI lne lllsh
landlord system. can tnat be abolished without NlO-
atng nonOr and justice breaking over the legal de-
fences OF property LeI us see Wnat Can Vi cahnot po
| done III that direction. -,
Ii is mere truism say that the land belongs to the
owners. The ttle is III the landlords ana cannot DC
questioned with any decent show OF uuth 10 take IL
and give 1t 10 the tenants would De naked ROD
berry, the mgdted by The consideration tnat
the tenants and The landlords eau lVe without IT,