The author seems to be considerate and empathetic as he tends to show compassion towards the poor Irish children and their parents.
He talks about the extremely discriminating trend followed by the elite class of England where the poor tenants are made to sacrifice their children, because they do not have the rent to pay, and feed the landlords on their meat.
The author discourages this deal and criticize the wealthy landlords who spend their time eating fine dishes and consider the poor to sacrifice for their survival.
