The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-06

| could or can even now FIX on Its source-that the
ss,esOn Mould be again postp2nsq Swing 20 the
Duke of Marlborough. who had made an appeal to
the humanity of Sir Robert Blosse not to let this
scandal be perpetrated; but to the very last mo-
ment everything wrapped in uncertainty which
might give rise to anything but which also trying
the temper of the people to the utmost might pro-
CHARACTERISTIC pLAcAnps.
Mr.. Parnell had promised to be at the proposed
meeting and he actually left Dublin midnight by
special train and travelled down most of the way.
was advanced. The morning Of saturday opened
peacefully But wagons laden with oonstables from
distant stations soon began disturb stiffness.
| At noon a column OF one hundred men was formed.
with their rides and bayonets. and marched out to
Loonamore the place Of DemPsey.s holding about
and would reach the Of operations by two
o'clock placard WAS widely circulated during the
morning addressed to the ''Alen of Mayo" and i'm
poring them to be dignifed orderly and peaceful.
attitude this day. Give no excuse for violence on
| the part of the government. and our great
farmers o s ss9.s sna ae
which have become tho regular accompaniment
of Mayo land meetings began to ale into .he town
gents furnished by Bala. Clarenorris. Kilt
magh and Balinrobe. One large black standard bore
the inscription, 'God rest our martyred three on
side. and the other 'In nemoriam Allen.
Lsrkin and y Brien" Others were inscribed. "Wel-
come, Parnell No surrender and various other
watchwords familiar in the movement. A great
number of lads bore imitation pixies and muskets-a
rather childish display it must be confessed In the
Ba.la all those contingents formed into
vast procession to march to Dempsey's farm ut
Loonamore That procession was one OF tho most
remarkable yet seen in this agitation. The mon
were formed four deep dense column
spread over the whole mile and o half Of road
along the TANKS. acting as orderlies Az they defed
past the house of Sir Robert Blosses agent cry
OF Three groans for the tyrants' passed along
from rank to rank. A band stationed the
house for the greater part Of the day playing almost
the inmates were TO he pitiedl
pKMPsEY's FARM.
Dempsoy's farm is situated the crest OF steep
hill, overlooking for more than mile the Balia
road When the head Of the procession reached the
foot Of the hill the asas overhead a were seen to be
approach Of the procession. The Intentions OF
the police n then in
the first to scale the hill. They were
informed by Dempsey that the sheriff had prom
by this time drawn up In body ut the of the
house under command OF Major Wyse, 4. NJ. Castle
bar. An old Irish "rath" which stands on the brow
of the HILL within fifty yards of Dempsey house.
at once selected as the place for the meeting
whole road below tor more than mile was covered
by this huge peasant procession. As the head Of
the column reached the foot OF the hill it parted
two to either side, and climbed the hill in
immense semicircle extending the whole
of the hill The two horns Of this vast
intention of surrounding the house. and with 1t q
large body Of the police. The police Immediately
to stop the and both sides of the advanc
ing procession having halted. came quietly together
around the speakers There must have been quite
eight thousand in that extraordinary array and
their self possession, orderliness and enthusiasm
were even more remarkable than their numbers.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. Louden,
barrster, who Is president of the National Land
League who took pains to defnc exactly the position
which the leaders wished the agitation to have He
warned his hearers that they were not any
count under any provocaton Ito offer any vio-
lence to the officers of the law. nor to make any
attempt at resistance. armed or otherwise, to the
executive officers OF the land. Our object is and has
been throughout this agitation not to oppose bad
laws but to have those bad laws wiped of the stat
ute book" He went to define their object to be
.Hot the connscation Of the property Of the land
lords but only its conversion, paying the owners
tul compensation. He observed that there were in
Mayo county landlords who had raised the rent of
the holdingstuly two hundred and even three hun
dred per cent. ''What benefit is an abatement Of
twenty-five per cent on such rentsY
A very violent speech was made by Mr.. Brennan,
who in language Of great poetry and high flown elo-
quence. pictured "what might have been" that day
narrowing scenes from the famine years Of thirty
years ago. He apostrophized the constabulary, who
ing them 'would they be the desroyers of their own
people rather twine hands with them and the
peopleY Mr.. Parnell followed and. perhaps ironi-
cay. observed that the most likely effect Of Mr..
Brennan's eoquence would be to send him to join
Messrs. Davtt Co. in prison He himself.
with great skill. impressed on his hearers the para
mount necessity Of keeping strictly within the law
the Indispensable condition Of
them away o% ths dS "a ma TO-
however powerful. respects his fellow men who
self-respectng. sefreiant people" "Let us remain
within the law and the constitution" This was the
burden OF speech delivered with all the earnest
sponsibility Of the leadership Of wronged and
cited people has been laid upon his shoulders
OTHER GATHERINGS.
| Next day Sunday great meeting held at
Swineford. Mayo county. The police estimate of the
and the chief point Of mis- speech to inculcate
| the necessity OF forming public opinion among
bid any man to occupy a holding from which
another had been elected for failing to pay
rent rer saMe gay count" ny
| two county members and some magistrates were
| present and inado very kindly speeehes. Letters
| were read from three bishops sympathizing with
the movement. which aimed ut making rents equita-
BILE at creating peasant proprietary giving the
| tillers OF the soil .hxity OF tenure. Archbishop
MacHale wrote most characteristic letter. full of
all his old fire aud eloquence declaring that all the
lnisfortunes OF the land were occasioned by its
being ruled by alien Legislature. 1t was q won
| derful production coming from an old man over
| eighty years OF age. At this meeting great num-
the government. to note the language OF the speak
ers aud the delfeanor OF the assemblage T. d. Sui
| Ivan gave humorous turn to this circumstance,
| remarking that he was "rejoiced to see many OF
her Majesty's Royal Irish Constahnlary present.
| tional education
On tho same day (Sunday)a pastoral letter from
the Catholic Archbishop Of Dublin. Dr. Maccabe,
read IN all the churches. the course OF 1t he
referred to the general distress prevailing through
out the country, and went on to say
No class in Ireland will escape the effects Of this vista
the common burden But take o render
those trials ht0lerabe driving God from side
violation of His eternal law. Unfortunately men pro-
claiming their sympathy for the people In their deep dis
trcss are SONG through the country disseminating
doctrines which. pushed Ia their logical conclusion,
will strike the Of that good mutual
confidence which the foundations OF social life.
These doctrines already produced their evil
The enemies OF our people employ them as arguments
driven despair and the real friends the people
weakened IN their advocacy @" tho rights Of the
| try. We not fear raise voicss them
against the results of their faults mistakes Our prn
cple be TO give to Caesar what Caesar Justly claims,
else give God what God commands. If just
debts fairly demanded. be not honestly discharged p
cple fatal til. prosperity OF will
tsblished. aud sooner or later II will rccoil the
heads OF those who to-day be gancrs by
adoption But let us pray reverend fathers that the day
be tar distant when Irshmen. who uden
for their Of impartial justice should
| sgt to the world AN example OF faith disregaidcd