The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21
CRUEL TRAvEsTY OF JUSTICE.

Ireland has never been Justly, wisely,
humanely, considerably reated. Read
the historic record and you will stand
amazed Read Macaulay and Green
and the others and you will see tyran-
ny. cruelty, lad government. 1t is not
at all surprising that the Irish love
to hate England. Nc brave people can
love their oppressors and enemies.
Lord Salisbury. the British Tory Prime
Minister, in his late address in London
admitted squarely that irish dislike
was so profound that it was impossible
to grant Home Rule, which Ireland, so
much covets. The Irish population in
forty years have about decreased me
that Britain has pursed for three hun
dreds of thousands nave our peace
full homes in the United States. 1t has
been a very blind, short-sighted policy,
that Britain has pursued for three hun-
dred years in it's dealings with the in
habitants of Ireland. The other day
a well known Irish editor was impris-
soned because he wrote plainly and
disparagingly of the new King, whose
moral life has been long criticised and
known and read of all men. This act
has been soundly scored as stupid and
laundering even by E~nglishmen in
London The Irish are doing some
brave fighting for the British Empire
against the Beers, but it is impossible
that the Irish generally can have any
heart in it. The best informed people
in our country know we'll that the hos
tility of the Irish is we'll based and not
therefore. imaginary, and that their
grievances are genuine and greatly
| prolonged. The able Baltimore Sun
says:
Every one who is familiar with the
/ history of Great Britain knows that
| Ireland has abundant cause for it's re-
| sentiment. One need not go to Irish
| sources to Obtain material for an in
| dictment of Great Britain's course in
Ireland. Mr.. Gladstone, one of the great
est of English statesmen. framed an in
dictment Of his w country during
! the home rule campaign pon which
| every potriotic Irishman might we'll be
| content to rest his case against British
authority and British oppression. At
| the present session of Parliament Mr..
T. w. Russell, who formerly held Of
| flee under the Conservative Govern
| ment. who represents an Ulster con-
| stituency and who has been described
as a presbyterian of Presbyterians,''
bitterly the government for
the abuses which have grown out of
the alien ownership of land in Ireland.
A few days ago he renewed the attack
and held up to scorn the administra-
! ton of justice in Ireland"
You have not to go back to the reign
of Elizabeth or the rule of Cromwell
or even of later time under kings, to
find cause to justify Ireland's COM
plants and indignation and antagonism
1t is stated in the Parliament that for
years England has practiced in Ireland
just what it denounced in Africa. 1t is
known that an Irish Catholic is reject
ed as a juror because of his religious
| faith, and this has been going on for
| O'Connor in the House of Commons.
| Therefore Mr.. O'Connor asserted, JUS
| tice is a mockery. Sir Robert Reid de-
clared that if the method in vogue in
Ireland was employed in England, it
| would arouse a perfect storm of in
dignation." Mr.. T. w. Russell, reply
ing to the Attorney General, affirmed
that it is not true to say that jurors
are not disallowed on account of their
religion. My own experience HI added
is that juries are packed. The source
of the misery, he asserted in .denounc-
ing the ~'sickening round of prosecu-
| tions,' was the Ubiquitous and laws"