Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

DlacKeSt deeds of human butchcry."
The signs and groans of the victims
were answered with, "Spare neither
man, woman or child! The English
are meat for dogs! There shall not be
one drop of Protestant blood left within
the Kingdom" Was it any wonder
the English soldiers retaliated such
fearful massacres in like acts of ven
geance, although grossly misreprcsen-
ted by the Record lin massacreing
whole communities with the sword.
Sending bloody butchers through con-
secrated crypts where age and infancy
sought shelter. Stretching upon the
rack the sacred persons of venerable
priests" Yes, venerable priests "
who were always melting the people to
riot and murder and in the midst ofthc
massacre, were taking the Bibles of the
slain, tearing them and burning them
and saying, " A plague on it, this book
hath bred all the quarrel" and as they
were burning, eXclaiming that it was
"hell fire that was burning and wishing
that they had all the Bibles in Chris
tendon that they might use them So"
Yes, venerable priests" sacred per-
sons" whose spirits are just as willing
to engage in tho same work to-day as
they were then, as illustrated in Wex-
ford few evenings ago when they
broke up the services conducted by an
american evangelist and madea bonfire
OF all the bibles and hymn books they
could find, while the Protestants had
to run for their lives. What pity
they cannot have their freedom: as
MIR. Biggar, one of the agitatOrs said in
a stump speech not long since, "We
consider all Roman Catholics are Irish
men; as for Protestants, we don't CON
slider them Irishmcn at ALL" So the
watchword of the agitators now is,
" Ireland for the Irish
In the reign of James II they again
enjoyed their freedom, and how did
they enjoy it? why in the same old
way-in trying to exterminate the
Protestants of Ulster and then. too.
they practiced some of the most cruel
barbarities recorded in the annals of
the world. At the seige of Derry they
gathered all the Protestant women and
children for ten miles around and kept
them under the walls without food,
shelter, or protection, until the terms
of capitulatiOn which had been dicta-
ted should be accepted.
But there is an unwritten history of
Ireland with which every Protestant of
Ulster is familiar; of the raids and
threats of the Molly Maguires," the
Ribbonmen." and in later years of
the Fenians; of the many threatened
" risings," even in the memory of the
writer; of the notes of threatening
often sent to the Protestants of Ulster
to prepare their collins and shrouds at
a given time; of nights of terrible sus-
pense, witnessed even by the writer.
not knowing what moment we would
all be launched into eternity by the
dagger of the midnight assassin.
These are the men which the English
Government has had to deal with in
the past and at present, men who have
never yet received a concession at the
hand of England but what they have
rewarded her in rebellion, for if they
had only proved themselves a peaceful
people in the years that are past and
not abused the privileges which were
granted to them, they would to-day be
on footing with the North and with
England and Scotland. By the way,
how is it the Scotch are not complain
ing about representation, as Ireland is |
better represented in Parliament ac-
cording to population than is Scotland.
The Record did not mention that. |
England has offered to enable them |
to leave the country and emigrate to
Canada, but the "Scarlet lady on the
seven hills" who holds them in tighter
bonds than ever slave was held, must
have her say first, and full of her old |
time authority and wrath, she ex-
claims: No such thing, the faithful !
must not leave the Isle of Saints"
Well she knows that if she lost Ireland |
she would lose the most of her patri-
mony, and her lettering throne would
receive the most severe blow it has
had since the days of the Refor-
nation. But l believe the day is
not far distant when even Ireland shall
arise from her ashes and break those
letters which bind her to Rome when
her temples shall no longer contain the
emblems of Roman superstition, but
shall be filled with devout worshippers,
praying or listening to the preaching of
the Gospel of Peace, or singing the loud
songs of Zion; when her people shall
no longer be torn by religious strifes
and be the prey of designing dema-
gogues. Then she shall clasp hands
with noble England and fair Scotland
and walk in fond embrace amid the
smiles and the welcomes of the nations,
and the National Anthem shall find a
response in the breast of every son of
Erin and God save the Queen" shall
be echoed and re-schoed throughout
the length and breadth of the British
Empire, from the rising of the sun
even to the going down of the same"
Mr.. Editor, there are many other
topics in that long article of the
Records l would like to notice at pres
ent, such as the land laws and farmers
in general, the educational system of
Ireland and the patriots of Ireland, but
will reserve them for future time as
have already taken up too much of
your valuable space.
AN FRESHMAN.
The SCHOOL HOUSE AS A SIGN.-An
that takes deep interest in
educational matters says: "There is
no surer sign of a lack of intelligence
and refinement in neighborhood than