The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20
Disruption of the British Emn,ra

disruption Of the British Empire.
Whether modus uirendt Tor those near
neighbors, the English and Irish demands
such move as that of political separation.
no sane man can look upon The accomplish
ment of scheme OF that nature as naupht
else but the entering wedge ofdisintegration
of the British Empire.
Without overtly favoring either party in
this tnterneeine diplomatic struggle,an Amer
lean, viewing the scere with dispassionate
interest cannot fail to question the iudicious.
ness of the concession by the English parlia-
ment. 1t is conceded that all people should
have the full right of self-government. But
the difficulty in this case is to comprehend
how any majority vote can be obtained in an
English parliament, imbued and surrounded
as its membe.sare with the traditionaryiBrit-
ish governn tai ideas. Mr.. Gla lstone NAV
be credited with advanced ideas and with
the wish to trust certain imperial powers
with the Irish in Ireland, but the question is
can there be found among the members Sit
ting in parliament to-day, number whose
individual belief is that tho sister island NAV
be trusted to work shoulder to shonlder
alongside England in the near future of
European continental ENHANCEMENT. or
course this will be the main question and
test point that each members vote on the
Home Rule bill will have to meet. It is not
supposed that GladstonoS contemplated hill
for placatng the Irish would inclu6e anv
large measure of power to Ireland. That
would be impossible and but equivalent to
direct disintegration of the empire under the
present temper of Irish affairs. But il viii
be and undoubtedly is foreseen by paplia.
ment that in the moments of Englaud's din
culties there may arise logical doubt
OF lreland's iree-handed aid were the option
oil doing SO even partially hers. And tLis is
where the difficulty lies. There is a mutual
dstrust existing between the two countries
History shows us that Ireland has suff;,red
centuries of narsnness and neglect through
English governmental instrumentality. It.
IS pity that this shonld be the fact and
that the past acts of bygone governments
should cause any halt in the granting bv
England ofthis most just and right concess-
ion' All the other colonies have it. Austria.
liza Canada, and New Zealand. India is ont of
the question in racial sense, but even we're
she prepared for elf.goverument there would
be less hesitation in granting Home Rule 70
that immense population, under similar re.
strictions as Parnel asks now, than to Ire
iahd the chief dependency of the crown of
England. This mutual dislike of one ano-
ther that exists between the English and
lflsH is altogether unaccountable except as a
political ieud. Ethnologioally it has no
legs to stand upon The Irish are NOT Latins
Whatever little of true Erse that exists is
closely allied with the ancient British Cvm.
ric, Cornish, and, Gaelic which are all in d.
rect Celtic affinity with the Erse, It is a
most uuIeasoning traditionary feud. The
English people did not tyrannize over the
Irish, but simply a few mercenaries appoin-
ted by the crown. Should the wbol. En-
gliSh nation for centuries of generations be
Judged Tor a tyranny Of past years. which
tyranny was, in most instances excr.
exercised equally upon the English peasant.
ry themselves by their rulers. 1t i, trup
that the annals of Cromwell's bloody cam.
paisn has left s"me deep sears plougled and
narrowed into Irish backs! But for vea,s
immcdia ely before that did not thai same
Cromwell oyerruu England .sof. from the
Tweed in the North to Lands End in the
extreme south, nom ESSEX to the Ii,h sea
Did hot hiS Nuivc!ing, pSaIm-,ini iing roupd.
heads slhy and slash, aud xii. by thc thcu.
sands men, wnmrn and cllhlrcn, viii, a
caruag" much itcrcer Than even Door I,,-
land saw. And when he ad devastated and
Su1du,d Enlh,nd, aud sailed far ireland III
soldiers sworis and bIllle-axes ,lipuiu,
with English blood is ii to he supposed that
he would specially Il sclininate in favor oi
the Irish. Yet the CHASTITY slaughter and
devastation Of the fanatic sOld,ers Of Cr,m-
well are visited u. on the English people Of
70 day
There shnuld be no q rarlel between the
English and lr'sh, AID there would be no
naed Of such a condition "t ihim.s did IIi>h.
men plainly proclaim to the wulld That they
did MT want Separations that what tiry do
want is simply HJm, Rai,.
For 20 years have been afflicted with
Catalih 50 that | have been confined To my
room for two months at time Ihave tried
al the humhngs in hopes of relief but to no
success until met with an old friend whnhad
used Ely's Cream Balm aud advised me 10
thy it, Wncmcd a bottle to please lin.
and from the first application found relief.
1t is the best remedy have ever ,tred--W.
&. MATTHEWS. Justice OF the Peace. Shcna,
doah, Iowa.