The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-27
IRELAND's TROUBLES.
-rha Crusade Against the Landlords In
cendiary Utterances at Popu-
lar Meetings.

cendiary Utterances 90 ropu-
lar Meetings.
#s rnnblin Correspondence n. Z. Times.l
great wave Of land agitation La now
.uaeninu over Ireland. On every day q me
iast week. Sunday included, meeting mas
t.s.,,, haid somewhere in connection with me
sso"ands heiug made on Irish landlords 10 re-
ss,re their rents, in view 81 the present. &C.
..yasaed state of the agricultural interests In
fhis country, and on some Gays as 2 niauy az
three Y s,,eh meetings have been held slmul-
tn,,oonsiv In various districts. This agita-
\ tsnn rom beinx the medium Of demanding g
tannnnra rv reduction OF rents, has developed
INTO proportions most alarming from th it
landlords point et yeW " vast er ,nn n storm
II wind and. rain In the market square OF the
Sn,cr M Draperstown, County Londonderry,
!. fhere can ba no doubt whatever as to what IL
now demanded.
nre 'of the speakers was Mr.. Biggar, MEM
har of Parliament for Caven county,
Mr. Parnells lieutenant This gentlee-
man spoke with no uncertain sound
what the people must have DONE. is the
establishment OF a peasant proprietary In
Ireland. And this Ia how 1t should be accom-
Il nlishad, The tenants should have power to
Insist on the landlord selling his rent at 2
certain number OF years purchase, SO that II
the tenants had sufficient money to buy out
the land they might become The proprletors.
4 III they had not enough money to pay for the
land all In one sum, they should give Ger.
tain proportion OF the amount ana the rest
should be paid by the government, on the Sc
curity of the land, the occupter paying, BY
fnetallments, the sum in which he became In
debted to the state. Mr.. Biggar supplement-
I'd this summary Of his scheme Tor the estab-
lishment of an Irish peasant proprietary with
y word of warning to the landlords, to the
effect that II they refu the reasonable and
fair concession" now asked for. they might
have to suffer great deal, because ultimate
bloody revolution n mga On 1ahs b placd ran
from the landlords without any compensation
ut all, as In France"
This puts the Irish land question OF the pres
ent hour into nutshell. Its no longer Fix
fly Of tenure at fair rents" Or 9 temporary re-
,giuction OF rents that is demanded, but the
absolute abolition Of the existing landlord
class, BY purchase II possible, but anyhow,
that landlords shall be swept forever from
the social system tn Ireland. Following up
\ Mr. Biggar's enunclation Of the question, a
Y resolution was adopted affirming that the
4 public good Ia the supreme law, aud requires
m Immediate settlement OF tho land question,
and declaring that the only satisfactory set
+ the owner Of the soil. While Mr.. Biggar was
thus carrying dismay into the homes OF the
landowners 10 the North, his chief, Mr.. Par
nell, member Of Parliament, was On q similar
i the city Of Limerick, the man who bullied the
House OF Commons all through the last
session, addressed multitude OF me
a6outhern peasantry, whom be eoun1-
eelsaa As to their duty 70 ths.r
country and to themse,"as ~ the present
crisis. He disposed Of Irish landlords bby
calling them the drones In the hive, whose
Malntenance had pee2 found an I'm possibility
y III many countries on the continent OF Europe;
and he suggested that Il they continue incor,
rigible IN Ireland they should be elected
oal question Of the present payment OF rents,
The honorable member from Meath put the
case very plainly before his auditory. Adopt
Ing an interrogative form OF address, without
any thought Of getting Q reply, he did get .
cal character. Said he: "A reduction Of rents
has been demanded, but, surprising the land
lords are not going to give that reduction,
a are tenants going to do IN the the
landlords a great cheer followed this
short and simple solution to the CUES
ton. MI. Parnell didn't quite mean
that Flo put what he did mean ~ this
way; ut is the duty of the Irish tenant far
mere to combine and ask for Q reduction Of
<HAt, and II they get no reduction where re-
6ductlon Ia necessary, then say It is the duty
0f the tenants to pay no rent until they get II"
The voice In the crowd, the owner OF which
appeared to have but one idea In connection
With landlords generally, here again inter-
posed with a variation Of his previous practi-
CAL suggestion. What is to be done,"' asked
Mr.. Parnell, with those landlords who
have. always shown themselves regardless
OF right and justice In their dealings with
their tenants?" "Give them an ounce OF lead, !"
replied the voice, and thousand voice shout
cd approval. Finally, Mr.. Parnell put his view
Of the subject Ia the comprehensive sentence:
II believe that the land or O country ought to
be owned by the people Of a country" On the
day that Mr.. Parnell was thus impressing on
the peasantry of the South their rights and
their duties, Mr.. O'Connor Power, member OF
Parliament for Mayo. was educating in a sim
& liar way the peasantry OF the West.
The government has decided upon disarm-
Ing the people Of Lurgan, who, In common
s with other communities in the North Of Ire
land, have habit OF firing into ono another
on the occasion or political and religious fes-
rivals, picnics and outdoor demonstrations
generally. Not long ago there was o shoot
Ing affair at Lurgan, IN which the consta-
bulary got mixed up, and some lives were
lost. It has struck the government that the
best way to stop the shooting is to take up
Che shooting IRONS and SO last nights Dub
] lin Gazette contained long proclamation de-
0larilg that Lur9an and large surrounding
district have been placed under the operation
Of what is called THE peace reservation act, J"
and calling. on the people to deliver up all
guns, pistols, etc, In tseir possession. Ii the
people do not give mp their arms, which they
cay they will not do, the police are directed to
make domiciliary visits, and take away every
lirearm and weapon OF offense and defense
they may discover. There is some trouble
expected In Lurgan.
Ten for HOrses.
The Veterinary journal reports the case OF
the poisoning or Lord william Berestord's
horse by tea, which " pronounces .upar-
3ileled In the annals OF veterinary or even
human taxicology." A staff cook having left
some pounds OF tea In sack, a Kaffir groom
nlled it with corn, and serving out the con-
tents 20 troop OF horses gave Lord William
Beresford's charger the bulk of the tea, which
was eaten greedily, and produced the most
ssartiing results. The animal plunged and
kicked, and ran backward, at intervals gallop-