Parnell Or Ireland And America

Author : Virgilius Virgilius
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483018655
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Parnell, Or Ireland and America (Classic Reprint) written by Virgilius Virgilius and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Parnell, or Ireland and America Much as the American people have done by their un exampled munificence to alleviate actual distress in Ireland, there is yet a better and more lasting service which that country asks at their hands, and which can be given without either inconvenience or expense. It is that, in thinking' and speaking of the Irish question, Americans divest themselves of prejudice, and not allow preconceived ideas to warp their better judgment. Ireland solicits the impartial verdict of America on that English system of land tenure which afflicts the Irish people with periodical misery, and compels them to go forth, as tearful mendicants, to the nations. This judgment is what Ireland especially asks, and what will bear abundant fruit long after the existing distress shall have ceased to prey upon the Vitals of the cottier farmers. Let the practlcal American mind bend itself on this problem Whereas Ireland produces enough food to maintain a population five times larger than it possesses, is not England the criminal cause of Irish distress? The English Government upholds a land system by which the produce of the land passes from the poor cottier who tills it into the pockets of alien landlords, who know little and care less for Ireland. Is that honest? The answer of every true American will be, Let the people have their own land, and let them live by its produce. That is the verdict which Ireland asks from America. In no civilized country is public opinion more talked about and less acted upon than in England. In fourteen years, says Grattan, the Irish Parliament, with all its imperfections, had done more for Ireland than the English Parliament had accomplished in a century for England. Hence the absolute necessity of a vigorous, sustained expression of public opinion, in order to effect a radical change in the land system of Ireland. That is the object of Mr. Parnell's visit to America; and it would be difiicult to exaggerate the lasting benefits to the Irish farmers which are sure to result from it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.