. Ireland yesterday and today . es grow up, and concessions, as a rule, are extortedonly by agitation. That has been the history of this countrysince 1782. Nevertheless, the defendants had to suffer for adoptingmeans which the judge confessed were necessary. He con-firmed the sentence of the castle magistrates—two monthsin prison and bail for two months more. Will these gentlemen consent to find bail? he asked. Oh, no, your Honor, replied Mr. Fitzgibbon. Itjust means imprisonment for four months. The answer illustrates the spirit of the men who arefighting the battles of the tenants. By obtain
. Ireland yesterday and today . es grow up, and concessions, as a rule, are extortedonly by agitation. That has been the history of this countrysince 1782. Nevertheless, the defendants had to suffer for adoptingmeans which the judge confessed were necessary. He con-firmed the sentence of the castle magistrates—two monthsin prison and bail for two months more. Will these gentlemen consent to find bail? he asked. Oh, no, your Honor, replied Mr. Fitzgibbon. Itjust means imprisonment for four months. The answer illustrates the spirit of the men who arefighting the battles of the tenants. By obtaining bail might have saved himself two months imprison-ment. He preferred to suffer rather than admit, by givingbail, that he had transgressed the law. Surely this honestcountry merchant is a type of the village Hampden, whomit is folly to attempt to crush. He served his four months inprison, but every day he spent in a cell struck off many daysfrom the time which stands between Ireland oppressed andIreland SPINNING. 4 XII * WH AT COERCION IS As this letter is written, nearly fifty prominent Irishmenare in prison or awaiting trial for political offenses, and theLord Lieutenant only knows how many more are boundthither. Let the reader who is tired of the dry details of theland question ponder on this interesting fact for a to American law, these men have committed nocrimes. The statutes under which Englishmen enjoy libertydo not accuse them. They are stamped criminals becausethey dared to denounce legalized robbery and agitate forlegal remedy. They are subjected to confinement, hardshipand degradation because they have talked politics, advisedco-operation against injustice and assailed a rotten system ofspoliation. This is the fruit of one hundred years of union. Itis not enough that Ireland should be governed by foreigners?—for such in truth the English are by their own proudadmission; it is not enough that her people should havesuffered
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