The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04
THE IRISH PEOPLE.

cOntem platiOn of the deep and damning
insult, not only to the Irish people, but tC
| the civilization of the nineteenth century
in the attitude of England, standing as
she does with the iron heal of tyranny
upon the neck of that PROSTATE but noble
people. 1t is an insult to a civilization
even to tribes of savages, and that scorns
to use power to Cypress where sufficient
intelligence exists in people to govern
themselves acc Jrding to the equities of
law and the power in the people or nation
to preserve suitable international relations
with other civilized governments.
By the systematic bribery of Pitt, at a
time of unparalleled prosperity in that
island the Irish parliament was abolished,
and ever since it has been held as vas
sal or petty province to the ambition and
pride of England. In fact, ever since the
first invasion of Ireland by England a
system of oppression has been exercised
towards that country that has never been
thrust upon and maintained against a
white race. Its policy has not been merely
to subdue, but to destroy. At one time the
island was richly timbered, but five CEN
turtles of English warfare and rapine
has robbed the country of its wealth and
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was followed by ''the sale of many hun
dreds of boys and manageable girls"
Its people, after the defeat of King
James forces, a half century later. were
subject to the most terrible reprisals and
Wholesale confiscation of property. They
were denied the right to educate their
children. A foreign constabulary, CON
trolled by English officials, trained into
the exercise of the most degrading ex-
actions from the Irish people, have dom
mated the land, insulted its virtue, and
attempted in vain to break the proud and
indomitable heart of the Irish PEOPLE.
In this century, when freedom sings its
peans from every hilltop, the harp of
Ireland still hangs mute on Tara's walls.
and in the cradle of song and mirth, tears
and groans of an enforced emancipation
swell i'll mournful terms in the Irish
Lament"
But, after centuries of oppression, such
as no people except the Hebrews we're
ever subjected to, the Irish people, in
spite of poverty, famine, defamation and
emigration, are stronger, drawer
and more determined than they ever were
before to wrest their freedom from the
English tyrant, and establish their ma
tional equality in the foremost ranks of
civil greatness and power.
1t seems that they are
about to accomplish their object IN
The repeal of the union"
BY which the Irish parliament was abol-
shed. Then only will the Dublin parlia-
nent wipe out the hereditary distinctions
~ which the country has been in TO-
pent of trouble for so many hundred |
years. All honor to the indomitabe spirit |
Of the race that rescues the shamrock of |
Ireland from the bloody mouth and Grim
on claws of the English lion, and long
nay she maintain separate and distinct
nationality, the brightest jewel in the
laden of nations.
The present demand of Ireland is well
ct forth in recent letter of Justin Nc
arthy, member of parliament, which
e closes by the following
Federation is the only possible system
y which groups of differen nationa,ities
an be kept together in our days. 1t is
lie system by means of which the great
erman empire is worked, as well as the
merican republic. 1t is the Austro- Hun
arian, as well as the Australian system.
hat we ask for Ireland is that she shall
Q put into the position of federal state
the British empire. Men here talk and
rite of the possible danger to England
ON an Irish parliament. The danger to ,
ngland is infinitely greater from the ex- {
tence of an Ireland Disconnected disaf- !
cited, made desperate by being per- :
silently deprived of that parliament ,
lich she knows is her right to have, and
lich would be her salvation"
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