Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-15

this Irish parliament, remember, were
Protestants; had they been Catholics
England would have substituted the
axe and disemboweling machine, as
she had on former occasions. But
they made mistake in thinking they
could wipe away every vestige of this
emblem of liberty. That Irish par
lament remains in the Irish noddle
as the last and only true period of ma
tional life. There the old Irish par
lament house yet stands in the city
of Dublin, and every Irish child
reads of Grattan and Wolfe Tone, and
Curran, all of whom were Irish Prot
estants, for no Catholics were admit
ted to the Irish parliament any more
than they were admitted to the Brit
ish parliament till long years after
ward.
When O'Connell wrung Irish cman-
cipation from England, British IN
trigue was directed solely against
Catholics. The Irish obtained adj
vantage of the different reform bills
which had been passed in England
by Peel and Disralei, aud lately at
tempted by Gladstone, consequently
there is an Irish contingent in the
House of Commons, strong enough
when the British divide between the
Tory and Gladstone parties, to have
their own way in many things. Mr..
Parnell is directing this element to-
ward exiricating Irish rights by peace,
but on more than one occa-
sion the privileges of Irish
members have been violated
and they were imprisoned by
a government that never relents never
yields right nor a privilege to hu-
mainly, unless forced to. Mr.. Irwin
claims to be in ignorance that English
kings and queens have done little else
than hunt down and murder the Irish
people, as they would harcs and rab-
bits. Read English history under
Richard ii, under Queen Elizabeth,
Charles |, Cromwell, William iii,
the Georges, always the same old sto-
ry-the Irish people pursued and hunt
cd down like wild cattle. Ireland one
ofthe most fertile islands in the world,
that might have been a flexible and
powerful ally of the neither island, is
to-day a perpetual and fostering thorn
III England's side, because through
shere hatred and Incompetence she re-
fused to consider the honest, rightful.
human claims of the Irish people. Had
England considered the claims of her
wronged and oppressed subjects, in
stead of going into the heart of Afri-
ca TO set up her piratical flag. and ex-
ercise a ridiculous protectorate, she
would not to-day be placed in such an
abject and humiiiating attitude, her
concessions to Russia demand-with-
drawal of troops from Soudan, recall
of home commissaries, public acknowl-
edgement that she is not able 10 ratify
her promises to the Amer of Afgha-
nistau, withdrawal of the boundary
lines and outposts, that she has been
so carefully deliniating for the last
five years, is but the inevitib.e work
ings of an unfailing retributive law, a
stroke of that destiny that molds the
fate of nations, as well as individuals.
Then woe to the robbers, who gath
cred
In fields where they never have sown.
Who have stolen the jewels from labor;
And bui lded t. Msmmon throne.
Now, Mr.. Irwin, read up alittle his
tory, English or any other kind, bet
than vacuum and wilful ignorance; and
let us have the benefit of your re-
search. Hoping to hear from you
again, | am Hibernianly,
II. Z. LEASE.