, 1866-12-20
IRELAND.
The Reform aud .ant1-Fcnlnu Alliance
Nyifl John Bright.

Al meeting Of the Executive Council Of
the Irish Reform League, tae following a1.
dress 10 the people Of ireland was adopted:
Ft11ow.c ,rsTArAES-At The prcsenl tine.
sto,y Of cur country snd our rare. VIC appeal With
confidence fu5 your earnest sym2a:hg ard pTae-
NC feei conriaeea il II Vital inportanco to yonr
;.diNdual and national wcl.a:r, For ceutntIcs
Ireland, as vel; rs 'Ensisrl and scot1and, has
The population. The result has been long cpn-
tinucd mi*rulc Of the masses throughout tho
MbSt he s NJ he ese
wLo rsy the taxes that others now impose, .hould
b. admired 10 so!cc fI the adnihist, aton ol
| more than netc sentimental recognition Of the
dec,'ine .ssi ''ta@anon without representation is
| For ue, 1t1low.conntymen. the lcrmtnation Of
this oltcarchcal rule Is question oflife DEATH
Under its banefnl sway our industrial classes
% %1h1eurh M tietiy e1i:iense; our nautai ;esoa;css
lie neglected; br: worse than al, under this Glass
rule our as1ica!tnral population. the chief Gle.
steadily destroyed md while he governing class
| have l!lcd The sfafntc book with cuaetsncuts to
sponaiIii1tea, sea1s oi asonzcd = enaeayors On tne
part oe the hnless .ccant1y have fai1cd 70 OBJ
ialn the scaut protection OF even one equitable
elhnse.
Fc1low-conutrYmen, for The eelhshne.s and in.
justice Of class let us substitute the wisdom,
N q .
inil asc, untalnted by cviminal conviction, it he
has given hostage ~ h!s country b! the posses.
in the election Of parliamentary Representatives,
and We demand lhit further right, without Which
The area oi ol1serclllcal coercion, lntlm,dallo1
and tyranny III this country, thn. The tndeptn
dent e1c csa Of th+ franchise shall bc secured BY
| that Indispensable fnfeEuagd--fhe td&to,, We
rcel for ths application ofnu uns1ied experiment.
The example Of other countries In Europe. IL
Amesie7, u Aust5slsa, t!,ow " the IT. road e
Ing prosperity. In Prussia, one Of III: most con
tcf,ati,e monaIehs in Eusops l. not aiiaid 4
Soe y y psiRss pSsos p1ss
rn.n,onR now governed By King Fredcricl
William. In Canada, In Anstralla, IN tho Uuitet
oi kiLd1cd, posecss The freedom the parent couu
tries hnvc ycl 10 enjoy. Must nc at nome I've dc
,ied The RIGHTS to which our brethren in the re
ess worthy q !hs fssns6.ss shan al = tie eoionists
and 1ssorns ea1tcs proved sScsl ne.s 10 exc.
cise tho privileges. o. t.efnenf Ought they no
bic ,s.n to watch oves and protect the rights 0
: labor? In This movement our faoors Will NOT b
the Isolated efforts Of The Irish people alnuc Tn
stirring in the assertion Of their rights and for sh
establishment OF The great principle Of politics
u FeiioWcountzsmcn, let us have faith In one Al
e other; let ms go forward. shoulder to rhou'dc
: zelyla= aSen those wise sn3 pcseefat ssenete: ;
i preserving his country from rcsolnuon and bloot
- - | ehed. Dlsc1aimlng. In the most emphatic manne
y any other object thaa That Of obiatufns your u
= rjchu, and nny Identification with either OF III
z usrlice Nh1ch have hitherto alternately nlseo
erned our countts-beine neItheF Nhi=r nor To,is
b.. sSsps1 Which claim a., fo Sssu Il
T. Complete political .eafta',chisesnent- B:lic
= Inc thai the question, OF parliamentary :
q, fne,n conprehends within tta scope all lh
ffe most arden, lover Of bis country can ab'tte
y for her Intellectual. soc1af and material adyans
, mept, therefore. rs. The council Of The h1sA
isnI of iii c1ccds aud classcs, to unlte upoA u
nsuenal R;a,eef;s and s.5 H. teana s"
- and fnrsrer for yourselves and your poste1Ity.
iaaete.s'oe +! II ,il1 as,no 70 potent
O,DONo1uuE, ii. President,
to PrEN PAUL McSw1NAI. Vlca President
n. r. !. 6uAHu1xY. SeGetafJ.