The Irish standard., 1909-07-10
EFFICACY Of PHYSICAL FORCE DEMONSTRATED
When the Colonial Revolution Was Over CORVALLIS Was
Sent to Ireland to Reduce That Country
To a Province.

Every student of Irish history knows
how Grattan obtained the repeal of
Poyning's law and secured parliament
tary independence for his country in
1852. When the British troops were
Withdrawn from Ireland to go to Amer
lea during the Revolutionary war, the
Irish parliament raised an army of
$4,000 men to defend the country from
foreign invasion. When fully armed
and equipped, Grattan demanded free
trade and parliamentary independence
for Ireland. and England graciously
granted them! After the American war
was at an end. and the Irish Volunteers
had disbanded, England sent troops
into Ireland. goaded the people into
the rebellion of 1898, and then de-
stroyed the Irish parliament two years
after by annexing it to that of Great
Britain. BY this infamous Act OF
Union Ireland ldsty its nationality and
was reduced to British province
Thomas Davis in his Song of the
Volunteer Of 1852" says:
When Grattan rose, none dared
oppose
The claim he made for free
dom:
They knew our swords, to back his
words,
Were ready did he need them.
Remember still, through good
How vain were prayers and
How vain We're words. till flashed
the swords
OF the Irish Volunteers.
To Henry l;rattan. the Irish patriot
who took England at disadvantage
and boldly demanded free parliament
| independent Of British interference, ar
Englshman pays the following tribute
NO government ever dismayed him;
the world could not bribe him: r..
thought only Of ireland; lived for nc
other object; dedicated to her his beau
tiful fancy, his manly courage and all
the splendor Of his astonishing elo-
quence."
When Pitt and Castlcreagh. by brb
cry and corruption. were working fol
| he mir rf TrpJ u 4
Henry Grattan spoke against the in.
fanous measure as follows:
"The minister misrepresents the SEN
timents Of the people, as he has be
fore traduced their reputation. H,
asserts that after a calm and matur,
consideration, they have pronounced
their judgment in favor of Union. @
this assertion not one syllable has an,
existence in fact, or in the appearance,
of fact. I appeal to the petitions o
! twenty-one counties in evidence. To af
firm that the judgment Of q Natio,
against Is for; to assert that she ha
said aye when she has pronounced no
to make the falsiflcaton of her senti
ments the foundation of her ruin an,
the ground Of the Union; to affirm t1a
her Parliament, Constitution, liberty
honor. property, are taken away by he
own autherity-there is, in such arti
fce an effrontery, hardhood, an in
sensibility, that can best be answere
by sensations of astonishment and dis
gust. :
!. THE Constitution may be for tim
SO lost. The character of the cour1tr
cannot be SO lost. The ministers Of tn
Crown WILL or may. perhaps, at lengt
find that it is not so easy. by abilitie
however great. and by power and cor
ruption however irresistible, to pu
. down forever an an.ient and respect
able Nation. Liberty may repair he
golden beams. and with redoubIed heH
animate the country. The cry Of loyal
!, ty will not long continue against tn
principles of liberty. Loyalty is
noble. a judicious and capacious prin
I, ciple; but In these countries loyaIt,