The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-21

will not have it; what they do want is
to be let alone, to be left to govern and
control their own affairs according to
their own ideas aud according to their
own best interests and the welfare and
peace of their country, and they cannot
and will not believe that such rights
should longer be denied them. These
are the sentiments of the people of the
whole Island, north and south, the Pro-
testant as we'll as the Catholic, except
ing in few limited districts where |
Orangeism is strongest, and as the |
spirit that animates Orangeism is d. |
directly opposed to everything national
in principle, it is not to be expected
that these sentiments are entertained
fully; but, indeed among the more in
telligent class of Orange Protestants
there is a wavering between partisan
bias and love of country that, before
long, will bring them to espouse the
cause of their native land. They are a
stalwart stubborn conservative people,
but, withal possess the bravery and
warmth OF heart that is common to their
countrymen.
PROSPEROUS CITY.
Belfast is the only town in Ireland
that looks really prosperous, and its
prosperity is chiefly due to its linen
manufacture and the trade it brings to
it. II has some ship building as well.
These industries received some govern.
ment aid and encouragement, and what
that aid and encouragement did for this
favored town, had it been extended to
| other towns throughout the island, it
would have done for the whole
country, but, outside OF Belfast and
| the immediate neighborhood around it,
there are no manufactures in Ireland
worth mentioning, and there is little
trade, SO there is consequently little
money in circulation, and to obtain
money with which to pay the millions
of pounds sterling OF yearly or half.
yearly rent, all the choice products of
the soil have to be sent over to Eng
land, while the people retain for their
own use only that which would not
fod ready market abroad. But to re.
turn to Belfast. After being in it a
while and moving through its newest
streets which are wide and well
paved and have smooth, roomy side
walks--wailed in by high, we'll built,
tastefnlly ornamented houses, meeting
well.deessed, fair-skinned, healthy
looking brisk men and women, seeming.
| ly bent on business, one would some
| times forget that he is not still in an
American city. Seine of the best fac
tory buildings that [ have ever seen, in
America or elsew here, are to be found
in and around Belfast. Its population
is about equally divided between the
Protestants and Catholics, with slight
majority in favor of the former. The
country around Belfast for several miles
inland is favorably affected by the
business activity of the town. Judging
from its general appearance ! believe it
Is the most prosperous section in Ire
land. The people of this section are
the most conservative in ireland, but
the day is not very distant when the
majOrity of them will declare for legis.
lative independence for their country.
The Nationalist party will not contest
many of the constituencies here in the
coming election, but the Presbyterian,
the most numerous sect of the ANTI
National Protestants, are even now in
sympathy with the Parnellite move.
ment, but The landlord party uses
every means to widen the breach be.
tween them and their fellow country
men of the National party. The latter,
in point of numbers. are as five to one
OF the whole population of the island.
THE ELECTIONS
WALL take place on different dates in |
several different constitute ncies between
the 26th of November and the 9th of
December, the boroughs first. the |