The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-13
nlsnop KAIx's VIEWS
On tue situation In ireland, mud ii
a1}5 Recent AssnssinntlOns, a

VIZ suS VituNtAuu Hiu lrCIUuN, Vuu TIC
Recent AssnssinntI0ns.
II has now been some days since the world
was Mortified by the report OF tho .assassina.
ton 81 Lord Caven,lish md Mr.. Burke, and
much has been said In The press OF all sides
OF tho subject. Such II crime naturally In.
,ercsts every class OF people SO closely
allied to the British rs ours but It Inns
special. almost personal interest for a large
portion OF our people, either themselves
natives OF Ireland, or descended from those
who were. With view to learning how the
even, Is looked upon, and what Is thought
OF It's probable motive and effect,
an lNTELtloEScgn reporter last even.
Ing called upon Bishop Kahn, head Of
thu, Catholic Church In this diocese, and Ind
u pleasant conversation with him OH the sub
ject. Tho Bishop kindly expressed himself
yery lfrely on tho subject OF the axsasssHa.
ton, which he said Ind been compared 10 the
act OF Guitcau. lie thought 1t rrsemhlcd
rather. tho work OF the Russian NihiIists,
though even more atroCious and tlendsl,
The Car Is more or less personally RESPONSE.
bic for the severe laws TINT crush 10 the
ground so many OF his subjects. lie could
remedy them II he would. But, granting the
,yranniCal and cruel nature Of the coercion
measure In Ireland, Lord Cavendish, at least
was not responsible for either It's passage or
Its execution. lie had just been worn In to
carry out policy Of Cancellation and paci.
cation. The mur,lcrers, therefore, must have
been opposed TO the new departure OIL tho
] part OF, the Gladstone Government, and
anxious to keep alive tho bitter feelings Tint
had prevailed Tor the past year between tho
people OF Ireland and tho British Govern.
inent. w
| Referring to the Land League, the Bishop
said that iic WIS glad to sec the diaboiicai act
rcprobatcd SO universally by tho Land League
In this country and IN Ireland. 1.-THE critic.
Ism OF the London Times, think most un.
Just. Whit sane man attributes the Staying
Of President Garfield 10 the S,alwnrt wing Ol
the Republican party? Who but un iliot
would impute the commission OF that horri.
bic crime TO Conkling and his adherents?
In ike manner no reasonable nun can
charge tho Land League with the excuses
committed or sanctioned by certain cx-
tremists like-wcll, l willnot mention names
1.-The reading public know whom mcan."
The scribe suggested that perhaps II would
"Well, said Bishop Kahn, Il refer to O'Don-
oyan l'ossn and men Of his stamp.
Mn my opinion, this crime will not i'm.
nedc the new course mapped out by Mr..
Gladstone. AS statesman he must be con.
sclous that coercion has been and must be q
failurc-thata conciliatory and pacific policy
must at last be inaugurated, II not by his
administration, then by the conservatives:
Again, he must be satisfied that this
atroci0us murder Is the act OF SOME irrespon.
sbie dcsperadoes, and that 1t should not in.
tlucncc the carrying out OF whatever policy
he may have had in view for the relief OF
the crying. injustice of landlordism in
Ireland: can conceive that he might be
justified BY public sentiment in posiponiug
the adoption OF milder measures,
cession and Cancellation; but Gladstone
is ambitious, und wants to succeed. lie aims
ut having himself written down i'll history US
great advocate Of popular measures. and
believe that personally he would accede to all
the fair Claims OF the Irish leaders, could lie
have them sustained by the Imperial Govern.
ment. He is not Indifferent to the glory
whlcl. would attach TO his name, were he to
settle satisfactorily n question that Tor SC
} many years has perplexcd the British Gov.
eminent. But lie is now growing old, and
when he goes out OF power agan, he cal
scarcely hope ever to regain it. lie must dc
now and specdily what he can do; and fol
thnt reason am inclined to think that the
late assassination will not rctard amy meas
nres for the qualification Of Ireland tlat lie
may have determined upon. The present cx
citencrt will soon die out and wien the Of
feet on the public wind has passed away. the
Gladstone ministry will, trust. apply M
eilectual remedy to lrelands wcll-srounded
grievances"
ibid you eyer consider what would be MI
eflectual remcdy?'
II am inclined to think the only pcrman
ent and satisfactory arrangement will be It
have the lands sold, and allow the tenants
living on them to have the first opportunity.
You know now the landlords cannot sell II
they want 10. The laws OF rrimoseniturt
prevent.it. I do not see why the govern
ment should not advance money; US they die
for the manumission Of the slaves aud allow
the tenants to purchase their lands, and pay
the government back on easy terms, with !,
small interest il deemed wisest."
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