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    • A PERTINENT IRISH QUESTION,
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      The Lords Have Thrown Down The Gauntlet,...

      respect , the fidelity , and the support of all justice-loving persons and will strike a more fatal blow at their own influence than any that the malice of their enemies could desire or invent . That dallying with Reform , which the Whigs originated and the Conservatives encouraged , has opened the eyes of the people to the pernicious effects of delay . The country has resolved to do this thing , and it will [ be done ; it is but part of the legislation which Ireland peremptorily requires , and it depends on the Lords whether that legislation shall be in a spirit which thoroughly respects the rights of property , or in a resentful defiant spirit . We use no threats , we merely point to what are the natural consequences of unreasonable opposition to the popular will . There is no danger , as Conservative journals choose to pretend , that there will be any display of force on the part of those vast masses of people who support this Bill ; they are too strong to be violent , if civil war should come it will be begun , and created , by those who have long used language of impotent defiance . We have written in a serious , and we trust , a moderate and just tone ; this is no case for invective—time enough for that when the Lords are successful in their resistance to the people . There is a glorious chance now , such as may never come again , for every individual Peer to vindicate not only his own character , but that of the assembly to which he belongs ; it is no abnegation of principle that we ask , it is simply a manly self-denial , and a wise statesman-like victory over prejudice and passion . The majority of their countrymen has declared that this is an act of justice and not of" spoliation ; let them yield to that majority , and not deny that which will be considered as justice by those that receive it , whatever it may be by those who give it .

      T 266 Tub Tomaha Wk. {June 19, 1869.

      t 266 TUB TOMAHA WK . { June 19 , 1869 .

      A Pertinent Irish Question,

      A PERTINENT IRISH QUESTION ,

      Excitement At The Prese , Even Nt Moment...

      excitement At the prese , even nt moment great , men when , escape in the midst notice of , much a miserable popular ever nobod swept we y away , in wish the unheeded to shape of in an one the obscure of little them Irish things at minister least of th from e , hour may chaos . well uHow and be - so furn , ish our readers preserve with the name of the Rev . Leslie Carter , drag of Armagh from obscurity . This gentle , has man been , whom making we a now speech for on the the first subject time , of Mr . Gladstone ' s bill . But we must quote him : — " The Orangemen would not allow Gladstone and his crew to They tramp would le on compel the Throne the House and of the Commons Protestant to Constitution listen to the . voice their rolled betwe noble of the en representative m . They of , Ulster the P , r , although Mr sta . n Verner ts of they th . e had No Onl rth refused y , would to m ann hear arch el cuted while to the their for House blowing repr of esentative Commons up a priso s and were nthe co speaking mpel time their might . If en n emies B ot arrett be to far was be silent sta exe nt - whe tution n , for Gladst attempts one and to blow his co up -conspirators , our venerable might Protestant be hanging Consti ' as - high as Haman . '" im Merely pudent , noting and m the urde fact rous that spee the ch , calls composer himse of lf a this " Minister blustering of , the a tur G n ospel to a , nothe " we r let equall him y drop obscure once name more , that into of the the mire Reverend , to give Henry Henderson . Let us listen to him : — their " Ye religious s , they would rights sacrifice to be their taken lives from before them they . Yes would with allow the blessing of God they would do what their fathers did , at Deny , there at Aug be hri no m , mi and stake the . Boyne They . were So not far as afraid he . was Let concerned the Govern , let - ment and the take rebels away to thei them r . a " and police , and leave the Fenians be That protected is to from say , this the reverend privilege of orator lending , who a , hand by-th himself e-bye , , will by

      Excitement At The Prese , Even Nt Moment...

      readers to reaso arm a s , n majority and of may his recommends think cl of oth 127 we , simpl in are the a y joking bloody appeals House . civil of Not against Commons war at all as the so the , Government . for proper Possibl the valiant y rep our to ly gentleman continues : — men "Th of e Armag glorious h , men and Down of Belfast , and , Monag the ship han carpenters , and the , heroes the nobl of e foes Derry b , efore allied them with . the He men spoke of that now me not eting rashl , w y o , but chase calmly their and deliberately . " so " went Not on rashly to hound , " he spoke up an , " ignorant but calml mob y and to frenzy deliberately and fury , " by trea of his sonable speech appeals is too to significant their bigotry to be and omitted interest . . " But The the Govern close - m pursued ent were his driving policy them , " they into , " civil the loyal war , " subjects and if Mr of . the Gladstone Queen , " would have another Derry and another Boyne . ( Cheers and and cries , it ' was We because are ready he and knew willing they were . ' ) Yes that , he he knew asked they them were to , traitor band assemble together Brig under ht as was was brethren a the Republican , g and lorious the , a best Orange nd banner those . Gladstone they that mi they ght was could have a expecte But did , d they to be not on remember their side were what lukewarm the illustrious , or against William them of . glorious memory said when about to cross the Boyne ?—" * Brave boys , be not dismayed , " " * * B For y the God loss this day your He command will us lead er , , " < And I'll be General under . '"

      great And deal then mo , of re c to ours the e , s followe ame effect d howls . of brutal delight , and a countrymen Now , if the 6 to Protestant 1 against them party , w in ere Ireland idiotic , with ugh their to ris own e in rebellion clerical leaders against they the seem Govern inclined ment , as do , they judge would be m simp their ly scoured off the face of the land for their pains . Yet , as it is the duty of all interested in the welfare of the country to avoid bloodshed dangerous , some from steps th ought e influ ence be o ta k s e n ch to p p r ot ec ec t a a foolish s the tw but o we have above quoted . With these men who dress like sheep " o ne in cry lik wo e " r wolv ld , namely es , " the , that motive of is pounds of course , shilling the most s , and powerful pence . for The his Go pocket spel Mi . niste Still r i he n Irela only nd fights fights with hard words beca . use But h e is his fig dupes hting will not be contented with such weapons . When he is either par crawling oxysms of cold terror mn , they or will wallowing be meeting under the chances s bed i of n br that oug bloody ht about stru . To , use that such his language bluster , acting then at on such their a folly season , has is an act of the most shameful , cowardly , and cruel kind , and one vi th sited at we with have the no strong hesitation and determined n saying ou arm ght of to the be law imme . Can diately we w testant conceive ere in their brethren what turn would ? to foll Can be ow done the ex if am measure the ple Roman set the them Catholic nature by their of clergy Pro the - - be ex the able c attending item Lords harangues ent that mass , and o meetings uld out calling foll the o anyone w Bill of , upon were their to all a flocks rise parcel Irishmen , indul in of , ging rebellion Irish in the in Priests treason event under to of - the green throwing banner of St . Patrick , , for the up glory of their Holy should Faith and have the the liberties Habeas of Corpus the House suspended of Commons in half 1 an Why hour , , we an outcry to the death against the " traitorous" priesthood , and tandis " justice . to Then Ireland what " does adjourned all this for Orange half a agitation century J come mutatis to % mu Are - these they say men ? mere If they liars do and , it boasters is worse , or than do they folly really to let them mean alone what men any longer who at . the Treason present ought crisis to be endeavour stamped to out turn at any a fierce cost , con and - well troversy , punished into a . bloody If a struggle faction commenced fight , ought to they be would locked only up and be they shot down are only like noisy mad curs dogs . . It is kinder to chain them up while

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 19, 1869, page 266, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_19061869/page/4/