The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-15

! and the leading members OF the opposition
would unite in some measures for the benefit
| of Ireland, instead Of spending all their time
| fighting for Office, they would be able to
make ireland source of strength, and not
/ of weakness, TO this country 1t was said
that nothing could be made ofan Irishman in
| his own country, but everything could be
made of him in every country excep. his own.
/ When he emigrated he was as industrious, as
| frugal, as independent, as loyal and as good
citizen of the American Republic as any
/ man born within the dominions of that power.
! They might put FIVE hundred men in prison,
and suppress the conspiracy, and put down
! the insurrection, but though ii was suppressed
there would remain the germs of the malady
! from which would grow up another crop and
harvest of disaffection. There was mode
of making loyal, and it was the duty of the
| Government to discover that mode. He
should not oppose the proposition of the
| Government, for he presumed the circum-
stances were such that the course about to be
! pursued was perhaps he most merciful course
/ toward Ireland. He called upon the Govern
/ ment to shake off the trammels of doubt, and
/ to say something to Ireland that might give
/ hope for the future He called upon the
i Government to wipe out this bot-tbe mis-
/ government of Ireland-for blot it was. and
a scandal also to the civilization of the
| country.
sPRECH OF Mr.. RoEBUCE.
! Mr. Roebuck asked why the speech Of the
honorable member for Birmingham had been
made. Was ii for the purpose of smoothing
j the difficulties in the way, or of conciIiating
| Ireland To his mind the purpose was mere
! mischief .ICheers. He acknowledged the
reign of England over Ireland for centuries
had been a reign of misrule, and he did not
believe centuries Of tyranny could be wiped
out by small number of years Of good gov.
i err ment; but for the last thirty years there
had been in Parliament a careful considera-
ton ofthe interests of ireland. The bonora-
+ bic member for Birmingham had occupied the
/ time of the House in idle and vapid talk, but
! he refrained from pointing out single thing
I that ought 10 be done. He Mr.. Roebuck j
thong ht the great grievance in Ireland was the
J Irish Church Establishment "A Voice
- Tenant rightN'] 1t was asked why should
there not be tenant right in Ireland? but why
should the Irish proprietor of land be lnder
different law from the proprietor of land in
England? His own impression was that if
self government were given in Ireland it won
not be long before the North would rise
against the South, and in his mind the North
would put down the South. Ireland was great
because ofthe connection with England She
F
little to complain Of. and il was evident thai,
she was altogether unfit for self government.
He should give his cordial support to the prop
osition of the government.
SPEECH OF MR.. HoasNAx.
Mr.. HoRsNAN regretted that the honorable
member for Birmingham had e7deavored TO
create dissension. by raising a discussion on
the question OF Irish grievances. and deliver
ing speech which he had prepared Tor the
motion Of the O'DoNoGHCE the other night
[ Laughter and cheers. The honorable
member said he should support the bills but
IT was impossible TO gather from the speech OF
the honorable member whether be was in ia
vor of the Government or T. 'e c1nspirators
The honorable member reminded him of the
man in CAsSISG's " Jacubiie = as one of
those patriots of the world who was friend
Of every country but his own. He ( Mr.
HoRssAs called upon the House 10 support
the proposal of the Government. and give
them every power that was necessary tor pnt.
ting down this formidable conspiracy.
PROTEST FROM IRELAND.
Mr.. DIrLoS had no sympathy with Fenian.
ism. On the contrary, he believed he was
the only Irish member who had to encounter
the organized opposition Of Fenianism at the
/ hustlngs: but the facility with which he was
i III,
/ had ever since made him skeptical as TO the
formidable character of the movement. He
believed that the discomfort. which it was
useless to deny did exist in Ireland. had been
caused by misgoverument. and the enactment
of laws for class interests and against the GEN
eral welfare of the people. For this reason
he, for one. would not aid the Government
Ia their efforts to qnell this discomfort
SPEECH OF Mr.. ]. STUART MILL
Mr. }. 5. Mill considered the occasion
was one of deep grief and humiliation IF
Ireland IN former years had been the victim
of misgovernment, of late years there could
be no doubt of the wish and desire upon both
sides of the House to treat her in a liberal
spirit but the question was whether good in
tenuons were enough, and what measures
ought TO be brought forward for removing the
grievances now complained of.
EFFECT OF THE SUSPENSION IN IRELAND.
After some observations from Mr.. Moore
and Mr. Connolly.
Sir J. Gray defended the Catholic priests
/ from the aspersion which had been cast upon
them OF being implicated in the conspiracy.
On the contrary, the conspiracy had been de-
/ nouneed by the priests. who had throughout
! gwen support to the cause of law aud order
Mr.. . Donoghue was of opinion that jf
! seriously investigate the cause of dissatisfec.
/ tion, the Fenian movement would sink into
/ insignihcance. Coercion was not what Ire
i land required: it would create panic and
intensity disafection, and he believed that the
/ ordinary constitutional power at the disposal
| ofihe Government, if placed in the hands of
men of nerve and judgment. would be amply
sufficient TO meet any emergency that might
/ arise.
SPEECH OF Mr.. GLADSTONE
/ The Chancellor of the Exchequer believed
/ fallacy could be propagated in connection
with the present subject more dangerous in its
/ character than the supposition that the pro-
/ ceedngs in which the House was engaged
were an appeal to substantially English
! Parliament to apply the hand Of force to Ire
/ land. The evidence was universal that the
! Fenian conspiracy deserved condemnation
and repression by all who claimed to repre-
| sent authority, property and religion. and
+ that IN principle the measure proposed had
their unanimous approval. The people of
! Ireland we're liable to be misguided and mis-
/ led, and required to be defended against
/ themselves.
RESULT OF THE DIVISION.
The House then divided, when the numbers
were-for leave to bring in the bill 364:
against, 6. Majority, 3Gs
] The announcement of the number was re.
ceived with laughter from all parts of the
House
A Charleston South Carolina paper saws
that business is stupidity duh in that city now.
i 1t will remain en- mill ~ I'm :,