Year: 1871

MR. MARTIN AND HIS APPEAL FOR IRELAND


MR.. GLADSTONE AND THE PEERS-THE NEW


FRENCH TREATY-THE sTRIKEs-TWO LOOKS


AT NAPOLEON.


IFROh OUR OWN CORREsPoNDBETl


LONDON, Sept. 12-Mr. John Martin has sent
10 The Times reply to the attack Of the latter on him for
his dongs and sayings in the reception Of the French
delegation at Dublin. Mr.. Martin was charged with
having summoned the French to lead movement against
England and with saying that he and his countrymen
would follow and The Times invited him to explain how
language Of that awful character could be reconciled
with his professions Of loyalty to the Throne The facts
hardly warrant this solemn interrogatory Tfere was
writes Mr. Martin crowd beneath the windows of the
hotel, the Frenchmen anxious to get into their
carriages and get away and two Of them vainy tried TO
mako the enthusiastic throng comprehend what they
wanted Then It was that Mr.. Martin appeared on the
balcony and asked the people to move on and leave
room the Count de Fsygny and others Of the dele
Raon to enter their carriages and join the procession
assuring the people that the delegation and committee
would follow immediately. 1t this trivial In
cident which assumed such proportions in London. 4
don't say 1t s fair specimen Of the way In which Irish
matters are treated ordinarily by The Times ISIS not But
Il IL good illustration Of the ease with which things on
one side of the Channel get misunderstood on the other


But Mr. Martins letter is q remarkable one IN other
respects 1t Is Of those impassoned declarations
which nobody but Irishman can write brilliant and
persussve and mastering your sympathies whatever be
tts effect on your presume II is fair statement
of the Nationalist views, Of which Mr. Martin 10 dis
tinguished representative He knows well how to make
himself heard by English also Here is view Of
"loyalty" and constitution" which possibly some
readers Of The Times may receive with surprise:


have at any time made any professions the subject


desire that the Constitution of King Lords and Com
English unirpaton Of the Act Of Union desire to see
the Queen exercsng her constitutional function In Ire
Parliament try to do my duty as an rsh subject and
desire that the Queen should to do hers Sovereign
the Throne But no Engish commentator hster him
self that by loyalty to the Throne mean ana
sir that in my Judgment, the charge Of disloyalty in
this unhappy national quarrel lies against you and your
epsss & the Queen: authority il her Kingdom Ireland
and not against Irish patriots ke me- VINO strive 70


The sword the only arbitrator between those views
and the views which the settled policy OF every
Government In England Of both her great parties and
Of the majority Of her people, far any majority has
yet had chance to make known its purpose The pohcy
Of eonciliaon, expressed In Irish Land ana Cburch
bills ia one for which Mr. Martin has nothing but con-
tempt 1--WE have made up our minds" he afirms,
"that your policy toward s adopted and regulated
entirely from considerations Of your own selfish Interests
and convenience The evil, the grievance, that
the ysh people lay your charge s-hOv long and bow
often must we declare IT, and You affect not to hearf-
not the measures cruel they generally are by which
you keep us In subjeetion, but the subsection ITSELF


Alas you talk Of hatred TO you What have we done
against Englandi How have we shown hatred to the
Eugsh Can you specify any wrong We have ever done
youi Have we pretended to rule you to make laws for
you 10 tar you to spend your taxes to dsarm you to
treat you "a our suec and to reve you because You
think proper to rule yourselvesf Which people
IA f. the Irish or the English whose acts are acts Of
hatred to the o,herr What do you suppose is the
answer Of TAs Times to this unsnswerable question:
That really there s Engish people; mo such poit
cal or Legislative entity England" any more than
there Ia to-day Heptarchy that 1--WE all brothers,"
and that there s neither oppressor nor oppressed"
And on the WHOLE The es intmates that England has
hardly her fair share Of power in the Union, and that
Ireland Is very much better represented In Parliament
than many important districts and populations Of
England" There 10 nothing new In this view. Ills
older than Ths Ties. There never was time In the
history of the world when the lamb did not trouble the
stream from which the innocent wolf above him Was
seeking TO sake his thirst.


must refer 10 Mr. 6adstone's speech about
he Press for tho effect Of has been greater toaa msn