The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-28
IRISH NEWS.
AGITATION ONCE MORE.

of the city presiding at which resolutions in favor of
hood suffrage and OF the formation of local organizations
agae the question of equal rights for all were unanimously
adopted. Among the noteworthy incidents of the great
gathering the reading of letter from John Stuart Mill
in which he his conviction that Ireands only hone of
complete justice lies in the transferring of large share of
political power to classes who under the Influence of
landed or church prejudices.'
What is privately thought of Reform" by those who
believe in complete reform THAT is national independ
ence-may be cleaned from the following letter from the
Dublin Tshman The coal porters OConnelPs old black
guards called into the reform meetings crowd down
any rebeious spirits that might venture there:
REFORM HUMBUG.
DUBLIN, September 4, 1867.
SIR We have had since your last ISSUE two public meet
ngs and know not how private Ones the subject of
Reform Agitation 1t seems is not to be allowed die
in Ireland But beg leave to the people of the fact
patent to every thinking ishman that the Reform humbug
gigantic sham of the toys with which they have
permitted themselves to be amused since the year 5 of In
dependent opposition nooriety however opne that
will die natural DEATH and be inferred in the grave
with Tenant Right and all the other shams 1 will here
however, confne myself to peandnk sketch of the odS
opand of the meetings. mentioning many details omitted in
the veracious Freeman and the other dailies
In the first instance then attended the conference the
Rounda in the forenoon of Mondays but the proceedings
of private nature and the press requested
withdraw consider that would be breach etiquette
make known to the public what occurred there. will but
simply remark that the list of those present. given in the
daes is correct the "etc" representing one at ALL ex
cept the nfomer Corydon who in few minutes after
the reporters left and remained short time suppose he
there professionally but observing that the assembled
Reomer all of the rghtoy stamp he returned his
harem
On Monday night Mr. Ernest Jones delivered his lecture on
Political Justice and here let give him his due be-
leve him be Englishman, thoroughly honest and
trely unseh but when he stands upon Irish platform
address Irish audience he is of his element There
word he gave uterance but the national press of
Ireland has long dnned into ears There was not
conclusion he drew from the data he laid before his audience
and others have long drawn We long since
of the fact that andlordism long
convinced that the people the of all legitimate
power and must have been blind indeed if did long
since feel that the English aristocracy only
miles, but also the enemies of the rights of all the
globe In fact in the lecture of Mr. Ernest Jones there
nothing newnothng that wanted to earn-nohing that
has not formed portion of the political ideas every right
thinking freshman will neuer, however, forget the vId enu
shout that rang through the immense hall en he remarked that
perhaps anyo has auditors looked for help from oudethe bound
aries Of these realms the emphatic "yes" by Which
answered.
And must distinctly inform Mr. Jones' Mr. Beales and the
other English and Scotch delegates that they have effected
union with the people of Ireland and that they WILL for
"God's truth is ths-it be-
No! will barter brthrght for the of pot
tage which English reform would confer upon u.s. We will
never merge our autonomy into the faction and parties of the
land under which have suffered That union to us would
be dshonor-a disgrace ndelibe the of the men
of 98 and the brothers of those who wearing
miserable existence in the prison pens and lunatc asyms
of England, and who in the last words they per-
mitted to speak, upheld their countrys inaenabe right
Perish the thought Counymen join not with the people of
England any constitutional question That constitution
made for their benefit and not for yours The Imperial
Paramentwll rule the empire care not what basis it
may be eecd for the good of England and not for the
good of Ireland With these words pass from this subject
but entreat of you to hearken to the words say.
There another wild cheer which indicative of
what the audience felt 1t occasioned by of the
speakers abiding the number of our expatrated country
men. A voice said" But they're coming back"
But isn't this curious system they have got up attery
public meetings in Ireland? When went into the Rotunda
found number of stimulated rufanly lookng fellows
picked up the quays and in that classic region ycep
Spring with big sally switches their hands Shortly
after the PROCEEDINGS was mad? of what
you in the slightest degree differed from the speaker for the
time being, you Immediately had your tile" dinged by
blow of of the sally rods and if ventured to
strae you were seized by hadozen of the sarod boys
and hauled out of the building Now always thought that
public meeting auditor had perfect right to dissent
FROM and to hiss observation which ne believed to be