The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-27

mltee appointed. with Mr.. Walrole ~ ehatr-
man.
aav. FATHER ,EnrMtAH MoyNtHAN
was then introduced.
Ia opening, he spoke 81 tha eorrnwa and
t, oubles under which Ireland had Suffered for
hte9 hrsa y9aeFs On W
ps Christ had suffered, and he hoped TO aod
that the Easter Dawn waa nigh.
lpnd'a lands. 1t Itheonsed to our foreiathars'
years aud years before England ever had
name. rhe land was wrested from the frisl'
torch 1t Irish liberty had. however. never been
extluauahed; but the last spark was an aeltmmer.
end nsy oua na This pI1 ~ * e poses y2ss
and, II needs be- by their lives. And how sweet
would be death In Ireland,H eanae, knowing
TINT the body loft behind would no lnid away in
ground owned by Irelanas peonlel
MAJOR f, A. BunkE.
Id response to cnll by the chairman seconded
by tho meeting. next spoke.
he said that when he wended hs why toward
H. hs q AZ m o a4na het be
fnre him. He had come to Join hts prayers and
express his sympathea and fasltngs with those
man to have knowledge of those OPP
pressiona of ether days familiar TO many
preaent but tho deepest impression Of his eat "
With WIKI os waa poured ] ii iato Ills childish aars, fge
could we'll rometnher sitting by hia fathers
knee iateping to tho stotias OF tho nppresstons
md wrongs. not only Of his ancestors Whosa
rames he loved md reverenoed and who loved
ireland. fought for hennnd nfered for her, but
THE Irtsh people were the bravest people on
the fare Of the earth. He sald thu hraveRt IN no
brae,ful apirt, Tor their bravery was part Of the
history Of every land. II Eng land was great
aud grand If she was powerful aud tlah. who
rave her the eminence she possesses2 Who won
for hor with Tho sacrifice Of their blood md
thfir ltps hn tnna hnnnru
Gnve her her glory2 Il was lrelandfs children.
Treland's aons. 1t W ud eoem thatt poo
pla who hnd done for country Whit the Irish
people Ind done for Enqland-hal given ali
they upaaaaaefl and contributed 80 much to her
W Nth md gloty-it wolld seem nat their Names
or nnd ba reverencad But how stood 1t now2
how had haughty Ena and acknowledged her
Ind nopld the g2la 1a2k y on ~, hnd Il not ne
riches with NIL her grant n.p pnsseaeine hun
dreda of millions. could sen Irelana's misery
unmoved lreiands ,s sons spshad aawn te toling m
land they cannot claim and cannot acquire. and
forced to cross thousands of miles OF angry
sod thetr homes and nresides To find peace or
rest or prosperity. It did seem hR II the ttme
had come when there should be something moro
He He hoped hoped 10 ane England do now what abe
should have done hundreds Of yoars .ago. He
hr ap Il @a hef
If she did not she might find that instead
warke and safety. abe might find them striking
Mt her for liberty and life. Tho people OF this
country Ind enough OF war: they had not yet
forgotten the trial, aud hardshps of it.. and
they knew how many yenrsit had thken TO build
no what the war had pulled down. and they
their poverty and their helpless unarmed. con-
ditIon to go to war with powerful England: they
would not advisn y unloss i became neeasaary
for ifc. " 70 prevent their being ernshad into
sarvili.y which was worse than denth: but II the
wnr did come Ireland would net beleftt to atruR.
GLE alone But there was no War y.t a., and what
pmarganry Ireland Wna suffering ana called
for assistance ani,the appeal should not be In
van Tho prayers mnh eapreasophs ha q sympa a ae
| companiei by some practical relief. The people
Of America should give something to Ireland
from their abundance.
tidal wave of prosperity is now blessing
our country. and its effects arc felf e even we here;
| Lot us then remember the poor. sulfering and
peraeruted sons Of ireland in their native land
aud ssnd with our blessing substantial evidence
of sympathy and Interest.
On the conclusion Of Major Burkes speech.
Mr. Wnlpole. chairman of tho committee on
resolutions, submitted the following report:
THE REVOLUTIONS.
whereas. the long suffering. and oppressed
tennnt farmers Of Ireland aud thnir unfortu-
nate but faithful CON mpnnisns in toll. the labor,
wrongs which IN alien and consolidated Parlia
mont repeatedv and wickedy refused to redress
and q foreign pseudo o-pr2prlstorshlp declined
| to nllevintb. have Mt length risen To II renewed
assertion of their rights. their dignity. and
| tholr manhOod.
And whereas. we cannot fail 10 admire the Tor
bearnnc,, wnich has hitherto chhraet erzed them.
| under cxnctions and indenities which grew the
| more from the immunity on which they fed. we
hl the movement lnangurae,a . oy Mf hasnigl asih,a
| method Of achieving the long agitated rights or
the tenantry and the settlement OF the agrarian
1 a. Ma la oY,tn
| maaaures having iRnomniously fail led by tho
stuhborness aud injustice OF English leaders
Ana whereas. we recogpizethe lustness OF the
| claims put forward by the tenant organization
4 for 4 material reduction Of tho rental tribute
paid by tho toil-worn husbandman the In
ated lord whose patent OF noDltdy s r noL aas na
disregard OF all human rights and oil human
sulering while their own means Of lavish in
dulpence are uncurtailed: therefore. be IT
| Teso1red /. That We. the Irishmen OF the city
Of New Orleans. In mass meeting assemhled.
this twanty-sixth day, OF October, 1879. hereby
cordially approve Of the objects OF the organi-
zation above mentioned. and beg to assure our
Ifellow-countrymen OF our earnest sympathy
with the manly though colossal struggle l IN
h,lich ii IS now endeayored to correct we can
but feel as one With the uprssn o sen pd aa
tiently borne the cruel burdens and unjust cal
umnies of an absentee aristocraey
/ d That the major portion OF the land upon
which ~ many millions of our people live and
where where, the bones Of their md our forefathers
lio is merely possessed vicarlously, but not
owned by said aristocracy. 1t L. a principle
pW1e recognizsd even in, English civilization thai
original title is derived only, from discovery
occupation. legal donations from anteceden
proprietors or by purchase. BY, none Of these
Methods hava the present pseudo Droprietorf
acquired possession. and their title to the lane
i is weak as the force which uphods, them is
potential. Surely. then. it Is asking for com
pal atively little that the real eecupiers-ths
men whose industry made the land valuable
and who are In fact the real owners-snould b b.
Which 1t Is sought TO impose In the face OF de
pressed markets and hished erops and ~ "
dictates of humanity and justice that the
should bs conceded the right 4 OF at at least grad
ual aequirement q actual owl oWnershp; h, . :,
recognize an able and patriotic Leadership
. which challenges the C nhdence Of lrishmel
at home and abroad. and whose purity an
, ability have been often times weighed in tn
. balance and fonnd not wanting.
! l. That the officers Of this meeting shall cor
. stitute an executive committee for any furthe