The New York herald., 1875-11-24
IRISH NATIONALITY.

CROWDED MEETING IN COOPER INSTITUTE
ADDRESSES FROM MR.. LUBY AND OTHER
NAIIosAIIsTs
Notwithstanding the incemency or the weather
very large audience assembled Cooper Institute last
hBh 70 commemorate the anniversary Of the Manches-
yer martyrs and hear addresses from OF the leading
irish natonalists They also called pronounce
their judgment on the merits Of the home rule move
meht In ireland as set forth by Mr. OConnor Power ID
ms recent lectures and by several OF the leading
men IN That movement IN their public utterances lately
Nearly all the men who have taken an active part in
the laee sh revolutionary movement both in Ireland
and America were present either on the platform or IN
the body Of tho hail. and from that point Of view il
the most truly representative gathering that has
taken place in this city the times Of the Fenau
excitement Among those present were Thomas
Clarke Luby, jeremiah o'Donovan Rosa
Thomas +. Bourke Dr. Denis Bowling Mul.
cahy, Harry s Mulleda, Colonel John Healy
Colonel James Moran, Colonel Thomas J. Kelly
Mortimer Moynahan John o'Connor, General + f.
Millen, John oMahony, Captain Thomas NJ Costello
Michael Breslin Lieutenant N. Breslin Captain Ed
Murtagh Garrett o'Shaughnessy, James o'Callaghan
John Kirwan, William Curry and many other promi-
nent Of the party. General r. +, Milen occupied
the chair and in a brief address stated the object
which had brought the meeting together
made long and eloquent address He said they came
there to do honor 70 the principles OF the Manchester
martyrs as much as to their memory, and condemned
IN the strongest terms the policy pursued by the pres
cnt home rule movement He characterized u
satisfactory and unsafe whether looked from Eng
lsh or an Irish point OF view. Above all he
demned the action OF advanced nationalists
in going into Parliament and in seeking to
divert the people from the true path
to independence-that followed by Tone and Emmett
by Davis, Mitchell and the who died the scaIold
in Manchester. He referred great length the re-
cent lectures OF Mr. O'Connor Power and condemned
tho doctrines enuncated therein scathing language
Al the conclusion OF his speech, which frequently
appauded throughout he proposed the following series
OF resolutions which were adopted unanimously
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved That Is the unaerable OF this meeting
that tue sole practical by which Ishmen
abroad can give freedom and prosperity their country aud
the principles Of thorough Irish national
those principles for which the Manchester martyrs oBren
Allen and LaIkn suffered goriously the seaod the
memorable 23d Of November, 1867
Resolved That the teachings of tho actual home rule
movement in Ireland have attery had decided tendency
TO lead the Irish people astray from the road e
lands regeneration
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this the lectures
hall by OF the most prominent members
Of the home rule party were, from beginning
the OF Irish independence nsdousy str
the OF the revolutionary policy total separation
from England and nsnnating, substitute for the
creed OF Irish manhood pitiu revival OF tho and
demoraizng system of parliamentary agitation
Resolved That We who are assembled nj the present
gaining elands freedom through the agency British
Legislature are resolved to repudate with all forms
Of parliamentary agitation, and abide faithfully
died on the scaGold In Manchester.
General Thomas II. Bourke, DR.. Mulcahy 0'Donovan
Rosa and others addressed the meeting in support OF
the resolutions after which the assemblage dispersed