, 1873-11-22
THE CAPTIVE PATRIOTS.
Chicngo Irislimon Appeal to EN-.
gland to Kc1cnse Their
COll1itry1nen.
Speeches by Thomas Hoyne and Other
Gentlenlen".-E Expressions Of
Sympathy.

Opofa"uonse, Mt tic cornor Of Harrison street.
The stage was dookod with tho Stars and
stripoB, and tho Sunburst Of Erin, whose loving
proximity would havo struck sadness to Tic eoul
Of Quoon Viotorla could alto but hayo aeen it.
THOMAS l1oYNE.
Tho Hon. Thomas noyno presided over tho
mooting. which llo addressed substantially as
follows: Tho object Of the meeting wau to OBJ
t"in nn expression Of our people to corporate
with those In ireland who wore to hold a n1ase-
meeting Sunday to appeni to tho British Gov
or1lnaent to libcrato tho Irishmon confined for
poltsicai offonsos. Ho bolioyod everyone would
Byrnpathizo with tho mooting. England ,woiild
not be indifferent to tho nppoal which WAS to bo
made to hor. Hor high position and hor rank
among oivizod nations mado IL seom tint It
would DO d mockory for hor to fa1sify hor high
claimas by torturing and coudomning mon Inn
prisoned for nero political offonaos. Tho appeal
was to DO Heconded by. 4.000, 900 Irishmon hero
md 10000 Mt homo, aud surely civilized mou
everywhere would back 1t l"moro or loss"1.
II would DO strange If, under tho circumstances,
England did not llston to It and roloaBe these
sceonding that appoa!, and That was tho persons
holding control I'll Cubn. "a drunken nun bore
Expressed his dosiro to follow up tho Cuban
race, and, declining to koop still, was gently
removed by tho Shoulders, and went down stairs,
stating St his intention to follow up tho rnco.l
This ago was l!led with rapid movement, mud it
was ono Of advanced political freedom. No.
whore could tho rights Of 1uon DO stricken down
without speedy revenge. Tho world roao ut
oneo In sympathy over tho talo Of distross tolo-
Public opinion to-day recognized tho fact that
intolerance had rotroatod boforo civilization,
whore existed SINCE tic birth Of
tho AMERICAN :!;9 :. Republic FREQ thought Ind
where. England. following the United ssatos,
and recognizing tGe fact that tho people
governed. It would be impossible now for Lord
Norbury to condemn Robert Emmet, or to con-
mitted. AL constructive troaHonB had passed. away.
Tho American civil war lastod for four years,
md yot not ono n1an was sacrificed for treason.
areat Britain should consider these things it
sho desired s Ito to aa retaa or 9eo tho na
calm and dignitiod appeal. English statesmen
consulted public opinion now, rather than tloir
own Viows. Public opinion had mounted the
throne Of empire over tho globo, and before that
tribunal England muHt como for Judgment.
Would sho do it whiio Ahe retained th1so mou In
chains, OF submit to tho opinion of tho world,
and lberate tlom2
JOHN scANLAN.
The Hon. John Scanlan rogrotted tho small at
meeting. Nearly every 1riahman would havo
boon prosont bud tho meoting boon known.
It was not, said tho speaker, Ills
usual way to ask favors Of tho
British Government, but whilo 1t held theso mon
in prisons it outraged tho civilization Of tho
nineteenth century. It would have shot thom il
It dared, and all that WAS now necessary was for
nil Irshnlen to demand tho freedom Of these
prisoners and they would got it. and establish
tho doctrine that people had right to think as
flInV n1GNRnI nn,Ynf}nyH fFharn y;
Of opinion as to how they should doal with En-
gland, none wanting fight hor, aud scune to deal
with lor constitutionally. II some preforrod
Home Eulo md Bonao tho bayonet, still they
secure tho Freedom Of their friendB. So ho iolt
ho did not dcmeau himself by his courao It
might not bo long before the 5U0U, ,0OU OF suffer-
ers in ireland would have the chaiuB struck OF
their limbs.
stn, TANsEY.
Mr. Tansoy also regretted the scnntiness Of
tho audience, the lack Of bottor speakers, etc,
They did not moot to hurl defiance ut Dritain, or
to bo the crouchtng suppliants' Of royal favors,
but to urge her to opon tho priaon doors which
gallant lrshnlen. Day by day, and year by ycar,
tho Irish people hayo pctitioned for their ibcra-
ton, but tho reply Ind always boon that tho Inv
must take Its courso. Their ofrenHo was not
bloodshed, simply loving tho country tint gave
them birth. Purchased perjury Ind wrought
their conviction, and England gloried IN tortnr-
ing, that baud Of Irish patriots WHO IL nil
their depressing wratchotlnoss lad tho Bolaco
that they wero not suffering in vain, sinco they
Of English povor. TIC question ''iuaas Of am
md Tishmen I in America, ic. ASSiv5 wLo5
baskcd i'll the sunlight OF heayen-boru freedom,
should not remain inscnsible. Blush they must
thoy could to obtain the liberation Of men WHO
sought to make Erin FREQ from shore to shore.
For that tloy now languiBhod in duranco vile.
Hearts that would hayo pity for the fallon foo
must surely grioyo oyor their own kith and lin.
Sunday, vt tile meeting naar Dublin, tho Irish
men would proclaim to the world aud tho world's
God, It was time to lot tho captives freo. He Of
fered tho following, hoping its purport would DO
waited to Dublin:
Rssosed, That in tho opinion Of this meeting, En-
prisoners is mpotic and unwiBe and contrary to tic
spirit Of tho ago aud wo therefore
gEG s m Of m o s09n and tho
justice to cxercis their power aud influence In favor
Of the!r speedy rolease.
OTHER EPEAEERg,
Mr. J. D. Mc&1ahon seconded tho resolution,
and nude few ramarliB in support Of it.
Mai. Hays offered tho following:
tsoped, That tho aontinaent exptussod in tho foro-
going resolution be embodied In telegram, and TINT
national demonstration in Dublin next Sunday and
a!Ro that our Secretary nse his best diligence Ii u-
Hletat1y conveying to to lF48h Annc4ty Association
full account OF our proceedings, and tat tho praise
worthy efforts for tho liberation Of our imprisoned
countrynlcn may be blessed With auccoss.
IIo had stood ut the baptHmal font Of Irish
freedom, and 10 was surprised ut tho absonce Of
those who had boon looked on as tho leaders OF
Irish sentiment in Chicago. It was bottar for
those prisoners to pino away in English dun
gconB than to bocomc traitors. Hehad not boon
to any Irish 1nooslng for seven years, but ho camo
to this ono, since it concerned his fellow-coun-
trymen and Lis fol!ow-brotlers. lie concluded
by stating TINT ireland waa tho place III which to
fight for frolanla freedom, Sentiment which
wuB loudly applauded.
johnny Ryan hopod they would not riao up
IN = storm 81 heretofore, but DO mild, aud not
desl harahly with England. They should abide
by themselves, and pay no attention to whatoyor
tickled their minds, until thoy ,Yoro u FREQ aud
iin1dependent people from the rising to tho set
ting OF the sun.
THE BINEws AHKED FOR.
MIR. Tanaoy said that n oney waB needed.
Profound sadness, and subdued motion In
tho direction OF tho door,
ltr. Tansey said the telegram would cost $50,
and tho sa1on owner Of the hall had, like llia