New-York tribune., 1871-10-13
IOHdUH OWTt'pV"1'tH'' y I'' 1'7'''7'' u '
AT the annual show of the Ilughcndcn Hort
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
SPEECH OF MIR. GLADSTONE AT ABERDEEN
SCOTLAND.

SPEECH OF MIR. GLADSTONE Ar ABERDEEN,
SCOTLAND.
On the 2Gth of September the freedom Of
the city OF Aberdeen, in scotland, conferred upon
Mr. Gladstone IN the presence Of about 900 ladies' and
gentlemen Mr. Gladstone, In rcplytO the address oil tho
Provost of the city, said:
our great and lnetrous nciehbor, the French nation
probably would hay" undergone the friEhttu "a
during th last months had it, people had that kind OF
training and acquired that kind Of personal and ind
are largely distinguished loud applausel and which
for my part look upon S one Of the srcatcs public
kind of Home Rule sucn as you ractrrd on the ocra-
witness with satisfaction; and l must feel that
character and the sense OF individual responsibility for
public matters, and facility combination in
local community that laid he broad and solid basis
upon which is erected the fabric Of the national great
ness (l.oud applause. My Lord Provost, when you
spoke Of public affairs and those subjects which attract
he public attention the very remarkable exhibition of
Home Rule which l have spoken Of in the county OF
Aberdeen reminds me of another cry for Home Rule
with which l own find 1t not so easy TO
deal in a satisfactory manncr: am not quite
Home Rule glad know from the mouths OF those
told us rmpnaticny by their principal organs that it
does mean the breaking up INTO fragment, this
United KINGDOM AppaTTESfi TSi ,v Wr th2 , aItSr al" wn,c Is
we have endeavorcd to make united kingdom in heart
as well law lapplauscl trust will remain united
Kingdom loud applausel and although as human beings
the of great events are not III our hands but are
higher
who meet Within this hall, hut those who crowd the
south this slundwe intend that 1t shall remain
united Kingdom. Loud applausel
brought into discussion and has attracted considerable
attention in the sister island for one have not the
that the distinguished lawyer who has just been returned
for Limerick (Mr. ButD has again found his way into
with question that its chiefadvocdtes should there
1t Is in th, that ia this country we deal with al!
fftoul .tf II
depend upon IT, the place Where they can most safely be
promulgated is within the walls OF the House OF Com
lar constituency seems TO show a monentary sympathy
with ideas which are very nnn.gDe ana
is OF great public benefit that the champions of i'm
practicable scheme should come before tne fepre5enta
there have the opportunity OF stating all that they can
ect to have those views brought the discus
sion and OF searching examination, and when that
we shall be very glad and we shall very anxious to
do best TO discuss all about TINS matter OF Home
necessary for Ireland to close her relations with the Par
Lament Of this country, and to have Parliament OF her
fullest justice. Always speaking under the convc-
ton, as they most emphntically declare, and
fuiy believe them, that the union Of the Kingdoms
under Her Majesty is to be maintained, but that
Parliament is to he broken up-"We. now we shall
broken UP Has Ireland great greranees What is 1t
that Ireland has demanded from the Imperial Parla.
ment aud that the Imperial Parliament has refused -
Cheer.) 1t will not do to deal with this matter In
vague and shadowy assertions. l have looked IN vain
for the setting forth Of any practical scheme OF policy
which the Imperial Parliament Is not equal TO deal
WITH or which It refuses 70 deal with, and which
Is TO be brought about by Home Rdle. 30
far as my research has gone, and ! copfess 1t
h. not extensive, we hsvs not had the advantage
hearing all that TO be said. have seen nothing ex.
t that 1t s stated there Is vast quantity Of sh In
De seas that surround Ireland, apd that II they had
Iome Rule they would catch groat deal Of these fish,
fuch laughter and cheers But there are fsh In the
ia which surrounds England and Scotland. England
Us no Home Rule, and scotland has no Home Rule but
u manage TO catch the iish. tCheers and laughter
You would expect, when II Is said that the ImIerial
Parliament be broken up that NJ the very least
cse should be made out showing there great sub
eots OF policy and great demands necessary the well
fare VI Ireland which representatives OF Ireland had
united and which the Natives uf England
Scotland, and Wales had united TO refuse. ICheers
There rs no such grievance. There Ii nothing that Ireland
has asked and which this country and this Parliament
have refused. This Parliament has done for Ire.
land what 10 would have scruped to do for England and
Tor Scotland. Cheers There remains now a single
grievancea grievance with regard University edu-
cation, which Ia not entirely free IN Ireland as IL
has been made In England but that is an rx.
ceptiOnal subject and II IL subject ON vlhh
! nm bound 10 ray Ireland has made no united de-
slssA pvpa EpgAaai st4l, ! regard 1t w u sso