The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1881-02-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

COERCION FOR IRELAND.  TO THE EDITOR OF THE BIRKENHEAD NEWS.  Sze,—Permit me to reply to this gentleman who makes it convenient to disguise himself under cover of a nom de plume. I wish to correct his misstatement that be confined himself solely to coercion. His feelings were, I presume, outraged at the Orangemen's constitutional appeal for assistance for those unfortunate people who were isolated and overridden by the terrorising spirit of the Land League, i.e., Fenian organisation. And not alone satisfied at flinging his spite at that association he made a useless attempt at belying Captain Boycott at the instigation, I presume, of the yarn of the parish priest of Claremorris. This gentleman, in your issue of the 29th, goes on to state that the outrages for the abolition of tithes were greater than those charged to the Land League. I will just quote the words of a more responsible individual than the one who strikes out in the dark, viz. : Mr. Forster stated in the House of Commons on the 24th instant that the outrages last year had been 35 per cent, more than in the worst year in Ireland, which was 1845, at the game time adding that his figures were not taken from newspaper reports. Mr. Forster says, taking the population of Ireland at the present time at five millions and in 1845 at eight millions, the outrages were more than double now what they had been before, and especially increased daring the last three months. Mr. Forster discloses a complete reign of terror, and the well-dieposed forced to join that usurping body the Land League.l Hibernicne further states that when the people of England were clamouring for reform, incendiarism and outrage reigned supreme. Indeed, before leaving the field, as he grad. ously intimates, he might have told us if those individuals who committed murderous outrages got "Scot free," and if the juries of this country, under pains and threatenings of death, were compelled, having clear evidence, to acquit the pr6oners, and if the Government failed in their duty to use the proper mains of detection. Hibernicas states Ireland must be treated different to England. With this remark I concurrently agree, as no other laws only those backed by coercive measures will detect and stay the outrages and crime of an agrarian character in that unfortunate land. With respect to manufactured outrages I may call his attention and that of your readers to the "most reluctantly given a speech of the Chief Secretary, whose autho- ' ritative tone be cannot dispute. Seeing that this gentleman wishes to leave the Sell I am  Manned to - think h 6 madi,i mistake in entering it, more espeatally *ben his purpose was that of showing his altrOitomish spirit to those whom I have the greatest pleasure to admire—the Loyal Orange Association of Great Britain and Ireland; and I further state it is the duty of every law.abiding citizen to assist her Majesty's isolated subjects while overridden by the protcrges of the "abominable horsewhip" in that unfortunate country. I hope when next Hibernicus comes before the public he will not strike out in the dark, neither attempt to vilify the character of a loyal association whose footsteps, may I venture to say, be dare not follow. Wishing him and his compatriots peace and prosperity in Ireland hereafter under the humanitarian laws of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, I have the honour to be, faithfully yours,