The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-27
Meeting to form an Irish Confederation.

C0i. Joyce said he came to the meeting
to listen and no: t" speak; but believing it
was an Irish meeting, he thought it was
his duty, as it was always his pleasure, t"
attend. He was not in favor of distur hing
any ore who differed in opinion from them.
He then referred to Ireland aud the tyran-
ny still existing there. The people we're
prevented from assembling and expressing
their opinions. He mentioned the name Ot
John Martin, Protestant, and others who
we're acting in unison to disenthruil Ire
land /; referred to the Protestant move
ments in Baltimore as displaying utter IL
norance of the Irish character. Irshmen
were not disloyal. If so, the monument t"
ornaments of New York, and no memorial
would preserve the record of Irish gallantry
in Wyoming Valley. Irishmen had sworn
allegiance to the United States, and would
always be foremost to do their duty when
the country appealed to them. He thanked
them for the honor they had conferred on
him.
Mr.. McMahon was then elected secretary.
REMARKS OF CAPTAIN SINCLAIR.
Tie Chair called upon Capt. Sinclair, one
of the Irish exiles. AS Capt. Sinclair ad-
vanced to the front of the platform there
was tremendous applause from all parts of
the house. He said he was not in the habit
of speaking, he was fonder of working, and
his sufferings during his five years. impris.
OuueuC, Two VI WHICH u0 WaS uOO
allowed to speak, We're not calculated to
fit him for public speaking, but he did pro-
pose to make q speech now. The object of
the meeting was to form not one, but many
branches of the Irish Confederation. He
did not ask, he demanded, from every true
Irishman, sympathy in his undertaking.
When the exiles, thirteen in number, reached
this country, they found many organiza-
tions protesting to be working for the
cause, but they found the vast majority Of
the Irishmen outside of them. Under these
circumstances they deemed it best to attach
themselves to no organization, but to wait
and see which was working for the good of
Ireland. They spent two months endeavor-
ing to unite rival factions upon the one
common basis upon the basis of the regen-
Grafton of Ireland and her disenthrallment
from British tyranny. The masses of the
Irish people aad the great majority of the
members of these organizations were with
their organizations, but they finally conclu-
ded to form a new organization, indePend-
emit of the old one. They then drew up a
programme of organization, as simple as
possible, which the speaker read to the
meeting.
The main features seem to re that the
thirteen exiles, with O'Donovan Rosa at
their head, were to form Central Direc-
tory, who shall act as they please. That
all the organizations whol desire shall pre-
serve their old names and forms, but shall
send twenty-five per cent of their funds to
the treasury of the Confederation. This
money is to be at the disposal Of the Direc-
tory, for the purpose of furnishing arms
and the sinews of war to Ireland. The Of
| fcers are to receive no pay, and, while in
the service of the Confederat;on,. are not
| to hold any political Office under thsDnited
States or State Governments. Organiza-
tions already existing are not precluded
] S.,., ao,6sy, al fhair fu n6a n the treaaDrv
of the Confederation, but are only com
PEELED to send twenty-five per cent. The
| speaker went on to say that there were ut
this moment 81, 00O, GOO of dissatisfied peo-
pie in Europe, who were determined to
overthrow aristocratic and monarchial gov
ernments, and Epgland was the headquar-
tiers of these malcontents; that within two
years q revolution would probably take
| place in England, and then would be the
time to strike blow for the liberation of
Ireland. He did not wish to interfere with
the politics or institutions Of the United
States; the only part they were willing to
! take in politics was that if war should
break out between England and the United
States, the Irish Confederation would
pledge its undivided support to the adj
ministration then in power, be it Irish or
American. He said he proposed to organ
] iZe clubs in every ward in Baltimore city.
REMARKS OF MR.. M'MAHoN
Mr.. Mcmahon then called upon those
present to come forward and enrol their
names. He made a very violent attack
upon the English Government, at times in
dulging in the most vituperative language,
and said they (the Irishmenl had nothing
to do with the Americans-"Lettb the Ameri.
cans attend to their own business "-and
concluded by saying that no Irishman who
needed to be begged and cajoled into lend
ing his aid to free his native country wa
not worthy of tue name or ft to look hi
fellow Irishmen in the face.
At the conclusion of his appeal many
came forward and enrolled their Names
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