How ENGLAND obtained Ireland.
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The venerable John Quincy Ad-
ans, in his able speech in the House
Of Representatives on Monday, while
urging the validity Of our title TO Ore
gon, said:


"The Pope was in the custom OF
giving away not only all barbarous
countries, with their inhabitans, but at
times, civilized countries too. He de-
throned sovereigns, laid their king
doms under an interdict, and excom-
municated them; and all this was sub.
mitted to. And the Government of
Great Britain at this day holds Ire.
land by no other title. Three hun.
dred years before the grant TO Ferdi.
nand and Isabella. Pope Adrian gave
Ireland TO Henry II. Of England, and
holds the Island under that title now,
unless, indeed, she sets up another IT,
tie by conquest: but Ireland, If in form
conquered, has been in almost perpe-
tual rebellion ever since. England
has been obliged to re-conquer her
some half dozen times, and if she
means to do so again, she must begin
soon. The question has been raised
whether Ireland shall be independe Mt,
and if We get into war with England
1t will be pretty serious matter for
her to maintain her title"