IRELAND. ABATEMENT OF TREASON.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 243, 27 September 1848, Page 3

IRELAND. ABATEMENT OF TREASON.

The Nation and United Irishman of this day (April 29), arc singularly constitutional — their readers diniip» pointed— the clubs savage. More of that to all pailics say we. Tho most inflammatory article in the latter is a lecipc for tho manufacture of charcoal ! If it wnB gunpowder it might be significant of something, hut there in not even the woild " sulphur,' I—nor1 — nor yet " saltpetre," in the whole pnper. We can't find •• pikes" either in the prose or the verse ! nor '» vitriol" —nor how to turn a coal cellar into a mme — nor " barricade" — nor how to judge a rifle — nor " sodawater bottle bombs ;" — in short, there is nothing mure in those thundering papers to frighten Lord Clarendon or the holders of railway shares. Mitchells excuse for loyalty ia rich :— -His printer suddenly declared off— refused to work the United Irishmen, unless on improved principles-— got a lawyer to rend the copy — hence the withering moderation. " Oh, hah ! my lad," exclaims the indignant traverscr, " I mast submit to your chicken-hearted cowardice ; but henceforth I will bo independent of you, and be my own printer.'' An article in the United Irishman, entitled " Confiscation, Communism, Burglary," is thus terminated — * * * * [" Our learned censor considers the remainder felonious.' ] " THE • UNITKD IRISH MAN 1 GAGGED. "Itii yei four months till the harvest. We have alieadv, by open and advised speaking and wiiting, made known our mind to our fellow, countrymen. We cinuot retract — we need not repeat. Besides, when the harvest ti ne comes round the proprietor of this journal de ires to he somewhere within the four seas of Ireland, aad not in Norfolk Island, with irom on his wrists. "AH we shall say to-day is — Fiist, every man, in all conn'ries, ou^ht to possess arms, and undeistand tho use of them, and not part with them upon any consideration. " Second — Constitutional agitation, voting at elections, petitioning ' pailiament,' or addressing 4 the Queen,' is utter de'usion in Ireland ; and we repeat our eiitretity, that any of our readers who havu been so foolish at to register their ' franchises,' should burn their registry certificate!. *' We hive further to inform our readers that the gagging bill has already begun to operate upon us in an unexpected manner. This newspaper is printed by the proptietor, at No. 12, Trinity street, and the presswork is done at a stram-prci* printing-office, Bache-lors-walk. On VWdnesdny evening If s»t the proprietors of th.: prci.B sent vvoid to our office that they were advised by eminent counsel that they could not allow tlu Untied Irishman to be passed in their astabliihment any longer w thout incurring the risk of an indictment; and as it wis then too latino make any other arrangement for the present week, wo have been obliged to oubmit to the degiadation of haying our pioofs c ised by a lawyer, in order to satisfy the parlies, b fore this manlier could appear, 11 Wo h<ve most heartily to apologise to our readers for this, and can only promise them that no lawyer's pen shall touch our writings a second time."