The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-20
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held to protest against inc 0ctlou Oh lilo
depopulators in Meath. This time the
ancient town of Kells was the scene of the
demonstration, and the meeting was In
every respect worthy of being ranked with
the gathering on the Hill of Mullagh, the
numbers congregated at Kells being vari-
ously estimated at from 10000 to 1000.
The Freeman, describing the scene present.
ed, says:
The town of Kells presented most ex-
traordinary spectacle of excitement from
dawn on Sunday, July 23d. In honor of
the event of the day the good old town was
draped in holiday attire: From the WIN
gfy sg srehse
famous Celtic cross in the square was en-
bedded in green boughk, and at every cor |
ner was to be read legends Of . patriotic
character, such as ".Home Rule" We
Must be Free,n "Ireland Asks for Liberty"
" We Demand Justice" Ireland for the
Irish: Not for the Tyrant," "No Exter-
mination," etc. But the great sight yester-
day at Kells was not the festoons or the
arches, but the human swarm which filled
every nook and Granny OF the little town W.:
country for miles around poured its popu-
lation into Kells. Now arrived . long pro-
cession, whose members had tramped In
from some remote district-now burst OF
cheering proclaimed the advent of mount
ed body from some still more remote as
living freight of hundreds of stalwart men.
Drogheda, for instance, sent to Kells
large section of her male population, the
band of her Young Meme Society, her
temperance room, and st. Mary's, delegates
from all the Drogheda trade societies, with
countless banners, bearing such legends as
Home Rule" and No determination"
A large contingent from Virginia also ar
rived, and the band of the Virginia Young
Mems Society headed the men from that
Society band, its banners, its hundreds Of
staiwart sons. From Carlinstown came
numbers of persons with band and flag
bearers. Athboy, Slane, Nobber, Clonmel-
lon, Summerhill, Delvin, and host of
other places, sent temperance and Young
gents of men," A most remarkable spec
tacle was presented by the; men of Rath.
kenny, who arrived over fifty strong, all
mounted on grey horses peculiar to that
district, and headed by carriage, in which
were their respected parish priest, Father
Pagan, and some bandsmen. The various
contingents- were received with the most
enthusiastic cheers, but especially loud and
long was the applause when one of the
trains brought large number of visitors,
and the Sarsfeld band from the metropolis
itself. The meeting took place at the Car
| TICK, b COMMON OutSAO0 xA0lby WucAo UhO
fairs are held. In the centre Of this COM
mon, on a gentle eminence, platform was
erected and about two o'clock the vast as
semblage proceeded from the town and
grouped themselves in the neighborhood OF
the platform. Looking from the latter q
remarkable spectacle presented ITSELF In
the background was the valley of the
Blackwater and the wide plain of Meath
In the foreground was the slender round
tower, the Celtic chapel which tradition
tells us was the oratory of Columbkille, the
famous crosses in the churchyard, all rem
nants of the high and ancient civilization
of the Celtic race. Then the eye rested OF
an enormous concourse of at least forty
} thousand people. About their heads waved
a hundred brilliant banners. From nigh ;
score of bands rose the inspiring strain o
"O'Donnell Aboo," while suggestiv
, aspect was given to the scene by the fac
! that in each hand was green bough, i
3 every hat laurel leaf.
3 The chair was occupied by Archdeaco
0 Nicholas, Of Kells, who was surrounded b
: an immense assent lage OF the clergy an
Q laity of the diocese.
It The Rev. Peter Kelly, &C.. who acte
n as secretary to the meeting, read letters {
@ apology from Mr.. John Martin, Mp, an
3 MIR. p. j. Smyth, MP. Mr.. Martil
7, having apologised for his absence from I'll
l. meeting, and having expressed his syn
y pathy with the object for which it WI
I'd called, said:
y "It is an intolerable national grevan
10 that, through the law and means of foreii
A. power a few hundred persons should prac
DO ccally enforce the theoretical right which leg
fiction gives them Of dsRopulnting vast trs sc
he persons in Ireland the right to evict and exp
y, from the country at their caprice the entire
e e the farmers and cottiers of lreand-say thu
Ca millions of persons or more. Such O theore
ch cal right, such a fiction of law, may be har
I'D in IN indanendenf III
ys be utterly absurd that such a pretended rig
could be really exercised and enforced. II
country where the people make their o.
laws and where the acts of the legislature
O., but the formal declaration of the public op
n ina ion of the inhabitants, it would be impossi
.ore that few of the citizens should be permit
lice to exterminate the rest by law. No citil
but could be permitted to exercise q right to
srz stroy the means of life of the rest of the @
. be zeus, or of any great number of his fsllc
With citizens No landowner could become owl
IT of the land which God has given tho matt
. 70 for its use and sustenance, in such sense t.
! al his ownership rendered the land useless to
lily, nation and prevented the people from liv