New-York tribune., 1882-04-19

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But each defeated effort to right themselves Wa mae %
an excuse FOR the infction OF new outrages Moo nd
clearance-that is, the destruction OF All @ %
and the expnts%9n % a. nj No chance was lost
Sams or @pTson ri S patriot The stood for
s od aI or Se dungeon The yoke ghtened on
ali who were allowed 10 live and go at large IL was
,norta offence t moe and petition for the rc1les OF
rrieyances Political opinions adverse to the Govern
ment were to call down its wrath and malice Aven
the highest virtue that adom any human characer
was imputed to them az crime and punished 80 % par
barorsy that cannot oe thought Of without deesdon
aud horror
iigous opinion Let no Protestant sander his church
by asserting that its doctrines contain warrant Tor
man, with conscience of bis ever thought himself
authorized TO force the conscience OF another ngsh
bgoiry was merely simulated to cover English rapaelV
admit that the penal laws aimed directly at Catholics
their worship prohibited, their priesthood hunted down.
nnarmed and helpless men, women and even children
hpchered on no charge but that Of II h
abe victims; But it was mere political piey'
which Is always sham and vd aSe Won ecrSR
reasons. In the first place, before any rCtSnd ceSie
i and maersd as bssey as they were afteryard Sec
ondly. all times since the Reformation irlsh PTotes
cned lust the same as Catholics. None suffered more
Than Prosby in the northern counties none came
10 this country with deeper hatred OF British tyranny
or fought more bravey to overthrow here lastly
ent generation. All Engishmen now aekn0wledge tnat
the claim once made to force upon the Irish religion
=
bloody lie. We bound take them at their word
| But what concern have We III THIS contest Mny
sufer nfict answer that. situated as we are u
Is impossible to restrain our sympahles or sGeoO
snce. TIE Roman dramatst said -" am man, and
merely Ru@en they are not Tara1s Mongols, Chinese
or negroesfar of and doubtfuy connected with hn-
physical structure mental endowments and capacity for
mproyement puts them ever IN the NOS % RANK @ os
trace their ancestors in the line OF our own descent
their blood, mingled with afuent streams from a. otner
another the steamer the telegraph ana the
rage il at this moment breaking the dun uniformity Of
their misery, all America viii know II before breakfast
tomorrow morning.
AHEAvY DEBT OWED TO THE IRISH.
Moreover, we owe them q heavy debt, which we can
not repudiate without dishoner. They fought by our
side on every battlefield CT the Revolution and after IN
dependence they assisted TO frame our institutions At
least five times then their exles settled among us
the clutches of federalism. which teaTins ont
The vi ais OF our Government Supported by them, we
went the blood and fire OF 1si2 They stood by
Sopoy At later day and in another crisis uniting
with the honest Germans and the decent part or our ma
hive citizens they gave strength enough TO repe the
aouest assault that ruansn and hypocrisy ever made
npOn rel gous freedom. They were foremost in the
night for the Union when assured that its object was
simply maintain the supremacy OF the laws and they
had no share in that Periurons reaehey when rn Sno
Yerted the Government instead OF defending IT, Ihey
faithful to the Constitution when had only seven
friends III the Sen0 anu It's dFONtu
10 one in tine lower House OF Congress; when the Pres
dent mpeached for feeble effort to support H. ana
taed decide that IA free citizen could not be arresie
without a warrant, or be hung without trial speak
of them body, and of their general behavior DonD
Tess, there many individual exceptions OF winch
know nothing, But hfty years ago and UPWARD % J%0n
and heard of black swans. but an Irish opponent of
American liberty never either saw or heard Oh
But whaI can we do for them How can we help them
in this fearful We have right to between
ienee that i prohibited by the law OF hoth coun-
tries ana by treaty stpuallons But you nave ways ways
aid which break no law The most devoted adheienls OF
the British Ministry tnat III ,he success 81
ton it than by all other causes put together Land
with its roots on this side Of the Atlantic will grow be
power. not merely formidable bat fatal TO the as
Dis will require brief look at the situation The forma-
zion Of the Land League or rather the assumption OF us
present attitude, in the history or the
contest Agricultural abOrers resolved that they would
not work for their enemies ana tenants sad tey woud
OF some permanent and substantial relief to the country
anot6ers burdens, they solemny covenanted that
IL was the grandest Labor strike on record
THE LAND LEAGUE SPREADING PANIC.
The association was perfectly lawful. No criminal de-
Acn was ever imputed to it, Active assistance they
would not render TO their adversaries but passing ODE
dience 10 the law they would yield when they must.
Nevertheless, it spread pane among landlords middle
men oas. They could not drive laborers 70 the
field under the lash Of oveseer, and they could not
uecONcr thtr rents Dy ttuOiS AT laM iVi
= defence which 10 honest court could overrue. In
a large majority of cases the contracts between the
Landlords enauts not free nor fair but forced
by the dread of eviction Gladstone tne trne Munster
himself declared inas and wac nspea se SAM eyoreS
by the of death carries with it no legal or moral
oDigaOn 1t is wholly void not az TO the excess alone
but all through, that there be no recovery OF any
part =, , =. -, ,;h. ,y., No., .,h.
the law made only for them, and they were dlsc0n-
peried when they found it invoked against them The
9andlords took new views OF their duty; the League
British Na'io and great revolution took place in
public opinion. A new Parliament was elected, which
'quen leaders Of the League; and new Ministry came
IN scleny pledged that ireland should have justice
The Parliament assembled and soon became evident
that the Ministry instead OF the great question Of
The day like nen were anxious only TO shuttle Of
their promises Pushed by the lrsh representatives.,
they threw themselves into the OF the Tories and
sne two parties their JOINT ingenuity TO cOntye
home oAcusable way OF not DONG it, They utterly failed
10 sustain It, In less than year 1t ceased 10
live AMI was buried out Of sight
something had 10 be furnished in place of it, In spite
of all warning and against the steady protest o. tne
brought forth Again all hopes were disappointed; the
new act exasperaed everybody aud made the an
For this there were good and sufficient reasons
The principal least the most taking feature of that
citing his landlord before judge or commission and
ettng au abatement OF the accrued rent If the tribunal
In It's caprice its mercy should choose 10 pronounce II
exOrbltant Landlords cred ont upon this as an arDi
saw that il cut them off from showing that the
lille gal Both right, for III every case where
reduction took pace somebody must suffer; the land
lord If his valid the tenant 1t void
Beside- 1t created power be abused The rights
of the parties were 10 be measured 10y any legal
standard aud the unlimited of the
not to be controlled by jury. Thus, matters affect
ing the TO be de-
Iernined without Judgment OF his peers aud with
regard for the law Of the laud
THE LAND ACT INADEoUATE.
These are not the worst objections 70 the thing it IL
wholly Inadequate TO the needs of the people Ii does not
sensiby permanently hglen their burdens it gives
them no security against future wrongs; 1T comedies to