The Sun. — 1838-01-13 (London, England)

KILMORE HOUSE, CAVAN.  TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZY. January 5, 1838. Sir.,--By the kindness of a friend I have been favoured with your paper of the 27th of December, in which, on the authority of " A Correspondent from Cavan," you have in. serted a statement injurious to my character, and utterly destitute of all truth.  I perhaps have no reason to complain. As an Irish Clergyman, I am an object of calumny and persecution, and in this my lot is not singular. It is untrue that I have " commenced the work of extermination"—untrue that I recommended it— untrue that I have ejected any families on account of any provision in the new Poor-law Bill—untrue that I have expressed any " intention to exterminate sixty other Catholic families" —and also untrue that I have, as you infer, behaved with cruelty to any Roman Catholic tenants. The circumstances which your correspondent has falsified were simply these. I have been obliged to eject the tenants of four farms for non-payment of rent, and one for that, joined with improper conduct. These tenants experienced from see no severity, but every lenity and kindness. They have long owed me a considerable arrear. I have given them notice to quit several times, and ejected two, if not more, in the year 1834 ; but on their earnest entreaties and solemn promises of future punctuality, I allowed them to continue in their farms. Finding matters getting worse, and other tenants beginning to follow their example, I served them with notice to quit in November, 1836 ; but told them that I would not proceed if they would pay up their arrears. I was finally obliged to proceed at the July Quarter Sessions, and I then obtained ejectments. Had I wished to proceed harshly, or merely with a view to my own interests, I would forthwith have put the ejectments into force, and entered into possession of the farms and growing crops, which would have secured me from pecuniary loss. This would have been to them ruin. I acted in a different spirit. I gave them leave to mow their hay, reap their corn, and dig their potatoes—to remove them from the premises, and go away, taking all their crops, and owing, some a year's rent, and some rent for a year and a half. This is the reason they went out in " this inclement season of the year." They could not dig their potatoes till November. These fine farms having thus come into my heeds, I gave them to the sons and relations of my Protestant parishioners, who arc endeared to me by so many ties, and this was the head and front of my offending. As soon as it was known, a tumultuous mob entered my lands at night, tore down a house and offices, and threatened the lives of my bailiff and Protestant tenants, as well as my own. So you see your Correspondent's hint about attempting " to exercise their vengeance on the successors and immediate author of their affliction" has been already acted upon. My Protestant tenants are in nightly dread of murder and arson. The servant of one has fled, after solemnly warning his master of impending dang2r ; and none among them dare rest in peace at night, but one and all are obliged to sit up and keep an armed watch. You thus see, Sir, on my part, there is neither oppression nor bigotry:; but both are exercised against me. If again, Sir, you make your journal a common-sewer for the malice and falsehood of such persons as your Cavan Correspondent, in justice you ought to make the assailed party aware of the attack; for, if I err not, I read, " Cursed is he who smiteth his neighbour secretly." Your obedient servant,