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Our blood runs cold as we write these lines—we shudder as we contemplate the wickedness of this impious subterfuge! OUR BLOOD RUNS COLD AS WE WRITE THESE LINES WE SHUDDER AS WE CONTEMPLATE THE WICKEDNESS OF THIS IMPIOUS SUBTERFUGE
een the triumphant Protestant religion on the one hand domineering with insolence, and the defeated Catholic religion on the other looking for the chance of regaining a lost ascendancy,—when, too, an unprincipled system of agitation has fanned the flame of the worst feelings and extorted the few pence from the pockets of the half-starving peasantry,—when all these influences, forming an aggregate powerful enough to crush the most flourishing country upon the face of the earth, have been brought to bear upon unhappy Ireland, and have reduced her population to a misery which with such fertile causes was inevitable,—there are to be found men who are bold enough, in their deplorable ignorance or their abominable impiety, to accuse the Almighty of having purposely afflicted Ireland! People of the British Isles! be not deceived by this blasphemous proceeding—a proceeding that would shift an awful responsibility from the shoulders of incompetent statesmen, and lay it to the account of heaven! TUAL COLLISION BETWEEN THE TRIUMPHANT PROTESTANT RELIGION ON THE ONE HAND DOMINEERING WITH INSOLENCE AND THE DEFEATED CATHOLIC RELIGION ON THE OTHER LOOKING FOR A CHANCE OF REGAINING A LOST ASCENDANCY WHEN TO AN UNPRINCIPLED SYSTEM OF AGITATION HAS FANNED THE FLAME OF THE WORST FEELINGS AND EXTORTED THE FEW PENCE FROM THE POCKETS OF THE HALF STARVING PEASANTRY WHEN ALL THESE INFLUENCES FORMING AN AGGREGATE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CRUSH THE MOST FLOURISHING COUNTRY UPON THE FACE OF THE EARTH HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO BEAR UPON UNHAPPY ISLAND AND HAVE REDUCED HER POPULATION TO A MISERY WHICH WITH SUCH FERTILE CAUSES WAS INEVITABLE THERE ARE TO BE FOUND MEN WHO ARE BOLD ENOUGH IN THEIR DEPLORABLE IGNORANCE OR THEIR ABOMINABLE IMPIETY TO ACCUSE THE ALMIGHTY OF HAVING PURPOSELY AFFLICTED IRELAND PEOPLE OF THE BRITISH ISLES BE NOT DECEIVED BY THIS BLASPHEMOUS PROCEEDING A PROCEEDING THAT WOULD SHIFT AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE SHOULDERS OF INCOMPETENT STATESMEN AND LAY IT TO THE ACCOUNT OF HEAVEN
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