The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
THE RESTLESS GREEN ISLE
Expectation that There Will Be
Fresh Scenes of Bloodshed.
The Difference in the Treatment Accorded
Gladstone and Northcote-Disagree-
ments to Home Rule.


Ireland still occupy large share OF atten-
ton here, and there is widespread anticl-
patton that the situation will be further
complicated before the winter is past by
fresh scenes of violence and bloodshed. John
Brights recent prediction that "within a
reasonable period we shall see change for
the BETTER in that country is credited by
only few, and it is obvious that the adj
vanced Liberals who place faith in it, though
hoping for the best, fear the worst. This
general dread that something lamentable is
about to transpire made it easy for the pub
lie to believe that the assassination of the
Marquis of Lansdowne was to be attempted,
especially so as that entleman was known
to be regarded by so many of his country
men with peculiar dislike; not to say hatred,
on account of his opposition to the land act.
The report in this case was soon contradicted,
but the impression that such an occurrence
was possible and even probable still remains;
nor would anyone be surprised should
similar report come to US further along
with more truth in it.. Fears are also enter
tanned for the safety of the Lord
Lieutenant and Chief Secretary for. Ire
land, as well as for Mr.. Gladstone's
welf-being. These gentlemen are all closely
guarded by detectives, the latter being under
the very strictest surveillance, even during
his hours of devotion. To relieve the
anxiety of the public mind with reference to
this official, is, doubtless, the chief object
the papers have in view in keeping US in
formed so infinitely of his daily doings, for
otherwise the news we get every morning
that he attended church and took a short
walk the day before would be silly. That
this man, by the way, who has done more
for the practical relief of Island than any
other living Englishman should be so I'M
popular there as to find it the part of pru-
dence to keep away, while Sir Stafford North
cote, the leader of the opposition. who has
fought these measures of relief, and has al
ways favored the most stringent laws, should
be able to visit that country without fear of
moestation receiving indeed, from one
section, an enthusiastic welcome, is one of
the strangest and saddest comments upon
the situation-a fact which speaks in thun-
der tones at once of the deep-rooted and inn
placable discomfort which prevails there,
and of the utter futility of all efforts, short
VI giving II dUSOIulS 10 pdCllN
that distracted island. Just now the pros
pect is rendered particularly dubious by the
tension of feeling existing between the
Orangemen and the Nationalist. The latter
have invaded the Protestant and loyal strong
hold of Ulster, and Lord Rossfnore grand
master of the Orange organization, has served
formal notice on the government that he will
not be responsible for the consequences. The
little skirmishes that have occurred are only
the prelude. he predicts of what will prove
to be bloody conflict if something is not
done; How long" he inquiries, will this
terrible state of things continue?' 'Must
we wait" he asks, "until civil war has broken
out before an end is put to meetings which
stir the blood OF FISHERMEN, and which, what
ever the pretense may be, are sim ply disloyal
from beginning to end" eff" he adds 1.-THE
Parnellite party were not certain of police
protection, they would not dare to hold sin
gle meeting within the bounds of our loyal
province" Such expressions as these COM
ing from so high a source, cannot be passed
over lightly On the contrary, they challenge
attention, and give rise to the most gloomy
forebodings, clearly foretellng, as they do,
that in addition to the conflict going on
against the English, fierce struggle is inn
pending between the rival sections of Irish
men.
DIFFERENCES ABOUT HOME RULE.
1t has been repeatedly said that Ireland if
free, would soon prove herself incapable of
self-government and this opinion, it
must be admitted derives as much
weight from the present situation over there
as from anything that mas transpired in her
previous history. This matter was canvassed
recently in an interview with an intelligent
1rishman from Belfast. The people of the
north, he assured me, are as irreconcilabiy
opposed to home-rule as those in the south
and west are to the existing regime. They
foresee that separation would bring disaster
upon the commerce of the country and
would, in fact, precipitate a bloody war for
supremacy. The north would never wear
the yoke of Parnell or any other Nationalist
leader, or, at least, would not do so until
whipped into submission. The whipping
however in his view, would be on the other
side. He does not deny that the National
party, in such a struggle would have the adj
vantage of vastly superior NUM- ers, but the
remembrance of intelligence of wealth. of
moral force and of organization, would be,
he claims, on the side of their opponents
The Irish in the northern counties are as
clannish as the Scotch, and from their Scottish
admixture OF blood have much of the tenac-
lty and endurance characteristic of that race.
They are terrific fighters, he assures me- and
no one conversant with their history can
doubt this In the north, he says, there
would be perfect unity under one leader,
and but one single battle-cry, while
in the other parts of the country
there would be discord disintegration and
consequent weakness One does not need to
believe all this genteman's statements, and
few certainly will go with him so far as to in
dorse his enthusiastic boast that zone Bel
fast man could whip three Corkonians;" but
thoughtful people the world over will see,
nevertheless, that there is an element of
probability in what he says, and the hope
will be generally INDUCED that by some wise
troll n Gfaf hrin holo
be impaired to the prospect and the green
isle enter ere long on a career less fraught
with pitfalls and horrors
EFFECT OF THE KILLING OLE CAREY