The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-04

- snat narN eancsi6ed the aIaughter Of the In.
nocsnts In point OF fact. he had ths legislative
approval TOR he wss himself the iaw.inskng power.
8 veil q the executive So was Charles TX. when
hs put the lives Of Ccligny aud his friends st the
mercy Of the 0uiscs. Louis XIV. could Crafty the
epies and pimps about his court by sending innocent
0sn TO rot In his bastcs. and say This n law;
the state does u; I SIN the State" The Roman Sen
aso did actually concur with Nero IN tho decree
which let loose The Pretoran Guards upon oil who
were suspected Of believing in tho Gospel; but that
takss nothing from the historical ineamy OF the i'm
pssatos, though Il docs add much to tho bad reputa'
tcn o. the conscript fathers.
In ooart appointed paid and owuol w tho brit
ish Government. and sitting Irclanl this Coercion
Act which the Ministry got fscile Parli lment 10
pase will probably be SLOWED TO have ssome tcchni
- effect but In the eye OF and ustics II y no
eGtsaustion u au Of their gross misconduct.
International Aspects or tho Case.
Thus far have SPOKEN Of tho casc . II stands DO.
tween the British Government and Ito Irish subjects
Upon this " can only assist with voices In max
lng up the Judgment OF tho worll but recent
evsnts havs given ~ moro particular interest In
Ne subject matter. American citizens have boon
Kidnapped . basely - tho Irish patriots. What
win " do about that? I know not. Our own his.
tory has mot always been proud ono our diplo-
mitio record u not tres fr,m bluudcrs; and the
evesmsntsm ad Aominem. while Il proves nothing J.
may emuetfoso ul9cueeiOn. Eut il We suOuhit 10 ths
insult " must acknowledge that England ID tho
master Of Ircllnd and America both. II, on the
other hand. W call that law.ess power 70 proper
4eckoning shs will tho necessity not only u dis.
ehargn the American prisoners. but Of making iull
and ample separation lest wore thing come upon
her. The release Of the Irish win necessarily follow.
Tor England cannot anord TO admit that she has
yielded 10 fear what she denies to justcs Ths wi
advance the interests o. freedom moro th1n anything
that has happened since WILL nGton a,d Peel knocked
nader 20 the demand for Catholic oman patton. But
~ present Ministry may not be . wiso 90 the :
predecessors. They may roist our demand and
bring on breach Of the extremely pleasant relations
now e911ttng between the Two aovernmnnts Wlat
thenf venture no prediction but do know that
every sfue.hslr ci man In Ameri . wilt be glad Of
tAe chance to quarrel tor cause like that.
] MAKE no argument on the clso, There n no
open question about It. lute national law dea 40
with per. ect csearn how citizen Of coun try
may ana must be treatel when sJourning wit ain
the tsrrisortal jurisd ction OF another II that wer
not enough We have ira,tics o. smty. peace m ]
commerce with 3reAt Britain whica admit VI ne
doubtful lnterprctat on. Lot no man fool you int
the belief that England can law uly N1nap an
American without being rcspon sib,e tor the injury
Listen 70 no ecurvy politician who tells you tha
there - any difference n this respect between No
I've and us,uraNz,d citizen There % no difference
-aot particle. One has precisely tho sam right
= the other 70 60 forth unmolcst'd every sea
and every land. So ssvs our own law. - s,ys thu
public Law OF Chrieteadom. We the American PEG
pls. shall perform our du'ics air vol sni 1t oui
Government shall not ATTEMPT 10 shirk out ri III
pubic responsible tics. the hope 10 reasonable on
that SOM Of Us now here may Nv, 70 $40 Ireland
redesmcd re2eneratel and cisanthrallsd.''
The eloquent orator was frequently and warml,
oppaAuded during tue cours OF has brilliant address