New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-27

appealing
great appIausel but not from DR.. Hitchcock. lUP
DOOR FOWL Bnt II is the streaming OF Americas eagle
that expect it from. Tremendous cheers TeneSeo
and prolonged for several mihN1es A'oi0o-
Thus we see from the action Of 1872, by which GTattan
obtained chiefly the independence OF the lrisn faIt
men did not originate In any innate love OF tn9 @
for political agitation but Ia the action OF cue aterna
tiyes" Remain subject TO me, 70 my Parliament, but
mouth; or You win have to take your liberty and
legislate for yourselves" Oh Henry Grattan! you
toneb call down ten thousand blessings on thy
and on thy memory. Immense applause ou. -, 1901
failed TO realize the hopes OF me lsh nation feIleCy
truc The Parliament Of 1852 VISA Illure' gan' IL
Mr. Froude SAYS that thaI FarHtnen
the Irish incapable OF
sses II Is serious charge 70 Isn9 sa to he
phOsOpher-and, because OF the haOit wear, am nOe
here ana assert my conviction that there s not
a nation nor q race under the that is not capable
Of sefesaton and that has not rlght 10 INC l1H0I
itance OF freedom. Tremendous applause.l -, ,A.
And II the learned gentleman wishes 20 KNOW WhaI
iIaughterl The emancipated Parliament OF llo2 al
though It Enclosed within It's walls such honotea n4 4
nation There were nearly three millions ana mar .,
Irshmen in Ireland at that Day thfs ond me par
lament OF 1882 only represented the hsh mihl0n:
IHisses1 Nay more examine the constitution of that
Parliament and see Who they were how they We're
eec ed aud YOU will find that not even the ha!t mn
OF Professionals were fairly represented III tha' r"r~
The House of Commons held 800 members. OF these
900 only y elected the people, the rest were e
nominees OF certain great lordsceTain large landed
propretOrs. man happened 10 nave an estate on Ino
side OF the country which contained tnIes Or Out
aud villages, and each town returned us meulpcI, n
who is my nominee" and he elected az once. Ihey
were called rotten borouShs" and I" nomination Iodif
boroughs" because my Lord had them IN ms pocket
Have any Of you Iyshmen who present here to-
night Travelled from Dublin TO Drognedai IeIe -
miserable village OF nalf dozen Wretched NUTS ~ Is
! M
village returned a member to the irish Parliament
HIsses.I Did that Parliament OF 1882 represent the
irish peoplel Millions Catholics had no as much as
vote The best aud most intellectual Catnonc In ire
land had not even vote for MEMBER Oh IsTAInenL
Had that Parliament represented the lrl3h people
IL would have solved the problem OF nome rue . sge
favorable Iceland and very uniaVorape 70 Tue tneO
ries OF Mr. FrOude. lApplause ,. A..
The Irish people knew this WELL and the moment that
the Parliament OF 1852 was declared ndepenuehe VI Io
Parliament England, declared TO nave the power
nonsie to no one but the King that moment the Irish
people caInOred reform They said: Reform your
| will make a great success OF our independence.
Tie Volunteers OF stheir own accord called out Tor re-
form The very first meeting at DungannOn when they
were $1,000 strong the only thing they demanded was
| reform OF the Parliament. lAppanse'l Inc UnlIeu
Irishmen great appause who, IN the beginning we're
not secret society," nor treasonaDe society put open
free, loyal men, embracing the nsI names anu eIe n,s
originated society embracing inc pest lhIeieci III
Ireland tor The purpose OF forcing reform IN the faii
II NAV be- interesting to the citizens of America who
have hOnored me with their presence this evening", u
may be Interesting TO my Irish telow-c0untrymen 70
know what the three principles upon when me
United Society OF freshmen was Iolneu hete tu9y aSe
listen First OF all the first resolution OF tnat so
ciety that the weight OF Eugsh huuenee IN this
Government ana the government Ol thLS C0unIy 10 -
great require cordial union among an the people OF
Ireland 70 maintain that balance when Is essehtal 70
the preservation OF our liberties ana W inc eAesIoh VI
| our cor merce"
by which this influence Of England can be opposed Is by
complete cordial and radical reform OF the resenta-
! ton Of the people Parliament" Resolution No. 3,
That 10 reform is Just which does not include every
! Irshman OF every religious persuasion" ldreat
| Gpplausel ...~
ENGLAND PREFERS IRISH TREASON TO UNION.
The first really reasonable project that ever put
| before the United Irshmen put before them in
ApriI 1894 by the Rev William jenkins, a Protestant
clergyman who over commissioned by the french
! Convention; and the Rev. Mr.. jenkins was accompa-
MED In that mission by John Cockayne, an English law
yer from London, who the agent OF William Pitt the
| Prime Minister u England Thus dld the soclety OF
United Irishmen become the seat OF conspiracy ana TINS
was the action the English Government Before that
IL was perfectly legitimate and constitutional An Dut
had object which was iar more Formidable 10 The
English Government than any aetl0h OF Ielsou. in9
English Government IA not afraid OF lish treason guc
the EDs'h 49, arnionsc Tine TInifed Irish
OF Irish unlon. ApPl'use,I 1no Oit,eu oinnn,
men were founded 70 promote union ,, among
has said I'm bis MIND, Treason is better than unon
h will force them become reasonable eonpTators IN
their projects, and union VIII be broken up ~ IS Wen
that yOn should hear my American friends, what was
the oath that demanded OF the United lrislIlah
Let us suppose / going 10 be sworn in " l, Thomas
| Burke appausel IN the presence or Goa, do
pledge myself to my country, that wlll use an ny
influence ia the attainment OF an impartial
and aSeote rpresentaon of tn Irish nation In Par
lament ana u absolute and immediate necessity
for the attainment OF this chief good OF Ireland, VIII
endeavOr much "a lies IN my ability 10 forward Gnd
pcrpetuate the identity Of interests the union OF rights
aud the union OF power among Ilshmen OF ali religious
pers,Iasons1 ''-aF- -. = x'--&S ~-aA--'sN
protest before thigh Heaven tonight that priest
am, il | was asked in 1879 to take tQat cain, would
have taken 1t and tried to keep it. tGreat cheering
member that IL reasonable oath remember that
it oath that man could refuse to take unless
he dishonOTabe and traitor TO his country.
!
Wolfe Tone. l admit that Mr.. Tone was imbued with
French revolutionary ideas but he certainly never en-
deayored to Impress these views upon the society until
Mr.. William PITT the Prime Minister'S influence forced
society become organization. The third
object OF the Premier Of the Government namely, to
create Irish rebellion, accomplished by the
elites aud examinations OF the soldiers who we're quar-
tered at quarters upon the people and destroyed
them They violated the sanctity OF Irish madenhood
ana womanh0Od burned their villages puhdefed thelr
farms demolished their houses until they made life
even ntOlerable than death itself, and compelled
| the people TO rise in the rebellion or 49,
Yes, answer Mr. FrOude's assertion that the Irish
people left the paths OF political reform for political ag
tau0n, from agitation TO conspiracy, ana from con
! spraey to rebellion Now you may ask what advantage
aud rebellion In Ireandl L answer you that William
Pitt a great English statesman and great English
opeat object Of concentTafion fatai nrincnia Satg
principle whenever il is enforced against the principles
and time,honored traditions aud the genius OF ree
people. (Applause.l
He saw that Ireland was in harmony free and indie.
pendent, making her own laws and consulting her
be happy and prosperous it will do It interferes
with my business what do Ireland only care
for the British Empire; may have their pur-
poses' He made up his mind 10 destroy the Irish Par
lament.
wM. PITTS POLICY,
He knew well long Ireland was happy, peaceabe
and prosperous. he could affect themb he
was only through humiliation he could accomplish the
destruction Of ireland. All cruel AS he was, no
resolved plunge the country into rebellion and blood
shed in order TO carry out his own imperial English State
policy. Misses
And yet, dear friends, aud especially dear American
friends, gmnu Jurylapplausea and laughter for Ifoei
If was lawyer leC as was lawyer engaged In
the OF the poor defendant whose
cOurt wears, plauUU being "A g.eat,