Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
IRELAND PLAI!SS THE OLD 1KAe-

There seems to be no rest for the unfor-
tunste people of Ireland. Animated by an
undyibg love for the blood OF the martyrs,
and deluded by the belief that their cause,
though often bsffled, will be finally won,
they are continually playing the same old
tragedy. But after 700 years of travail Ire
land is no nearer the goal of her ambition
than when she struck the first blow for free
dom. The arrest of the Phoenix Park muir
derers has produced profound sensation in
Ireland. This will be increased by the
trial and execution of the accused men; con-
victed by packed jury will intensity the
old ha.reds and revive the old love for Ire
land and her martyrs. There is evidently
an impending crisis in Ireland. The leaders
of both sides have never been 30 defiant as
now. The contest between England and Ire
land has existed 700 years too long. Ian
guage is inadequate to the task of depict,
ing the sufferiugs it has inflicted upon
not only strong men, but defenseless women
and children, and il ia the duty of all civil
lied nations to mediate in the interest of
humanity. On a rich Island, only few
hours sail from half dozen rich marts in
England, men, women and little children, as
brave and bright as those of England, occs-
sionally starve to death on account Of the
hatreds engendered by so many centuries Of
prosecutions and cruelties. This is reproach
to the civilization OF the age. II it be impossi-
bic for other nations 10 secure peace between
England and Ireland, and thereby terminate
the cruelty and suffering occasioned by war
OF bsrbsrism, there is no other alternative
left but for the Irish to emigrate. This is
the only way to escape suffering and perse-
cution. The Irish fanatics denounce such
q suggestion as tresson to Irish Tree
dom and deflement of the graves Of the
martyrs. But they will 6nd more peace and
comfort in land Of plenty than they will
ever realize by remaining in Ireland and
musing over the graves of murdered patriots.
To the hungry bread furnishes more pleasure
than sentimeutality. Quite enough has been
done to secure Irish independence. Par
nell bitterly opposes emigration, and when
ever Southern newspaper suggests this as
the only means for escaping further persecu-
tons, suffering and starving, the Irish ia
nstics taunt US with our submission 10 the
Yankee invader after contest of only four
years. The Southern people were over
whelmsd with numbers, just as the Irish are,
and they submitted TO destiny their valor
could rot avert. But, after the surrender OF
the rebels, and when the Fedsral
administration undertook TO make prov
inces of the Southern States aod
TO rule them as England rules Irelsnd, the
Southern people resisted with an energy that
never tired until they secured-home rule.
Had they failed in this struggle, and the
Southern States been permanently African
lied. and the disfranchised whites ruled by
bayonets, there would have been universal
emigration from the Southern States, just as
there ought to be from Ireland for the same
reasons. An Irishman who has 80 crazy a
dream OF founding nationality on the sui
ierings Of nearly thousand years that he
prefers TO see his couatrymen perish Of
famine, persecuted, Imprisoned and hanged,
rather than emigrate 10 a country where
there is a reward for labor, free
dom IRON persecution and = basis for