The New York herald., 1879-11-22
THE GURTEEN MEETING.


SPEECHES BY DAvITT, KILLEN AND DALY-A
ROW IN CAMP AND BEAUTIFUL LEGEND.
reference to the proceedings at the Gurteen
demonstration Sunday. the 2d as reported in the
Freeman, does rot show that tho speakers were
than ordinarily violent in their language. 1t was
Of the largest demonstrations that have taken
place in the west of Ireland in connection with the
present land campaign. Contingents, accompaniedby
bands. attended from Swinford, Boyle. Ballymote.
Carrick-on-Shannon. tho Island, Kilfree and Killa-
raght ofthe village also contributed to the
musical part Of the programme Immense PROFESSIONS
of weldressed and orderly peasants, young and old
wearing green scarfs aud rosettes, and carrying
sprays OF evergreens. occupied the highways leading
to the place Of meeting for couple Of hours before
the proceedings commenced. Many Of these
were headed by men on horseback arrayed
in green regalia. In the van Of the Swinford
contingent marched 200 men carrying long
white slaves. topped with imitation pikeheads.
This procession presented most imposing appear
ance, and was warmly cheered on its arrival. Sew
eral handsome Aags were display cd. bearing appro
pirate mottoes, among them being "Boyle to the
Rescue" sRemember AT" Faith and Father
land" ..God Save Ireland" &c. On q picturesque
hill outside the village platform was erected. and
around it clustered thousands OF eager auditors from
the counties OF Sligo and Roscommon. The day
kept up bright and bracing throughout but was in
Der of priests. Among the resolutions proposed and
carried was the following
That in consequence of the prevailing distress aud
msrs Of Sligo county declare that considerable reduc
ton Of rent Is necessary to save the people from stArv
tion.
THE DUTIES GOVERNMENT.
The reverend canon James McDermott, who pro-
posed this resolution. in the course OF his speech
asked:-What was the duty OF the government
TO give the greatest happiness to the greatest num-
ber, to protect the lives and property OF the SUBJ
jects. But this always interpreted to mean the
lives and property Of the landed proprietors-the
At their commandment the lives and prop
erty OF the peasants Of the land. t"Hear.
on a small scale in Hungary and in Spain. and the
Empress Austria left the plains of Kildare forgot
her sport. and went to Hungary. to be present on
and to contribute her aid. lCheers.) Similarly.
the young King of Spain left his palace went down
and gave aid to support the people who were thrown
upon the world from starvation.
voIcE-rhat's not the Prince Of Wales. t'Hear,
Very Rev. Canon McDERMorr-They might all
perish-all the peasantry in the West-and they
those princes whom they supported so we'll would
come over to express sy mpathy for them. t'Hear.
AVorcE-we don't want royalty.
Very Rev. Canon McDERMoTT-The other day, in
Germany. " the opening Of parllamsnt. where the
place, which was so prosperous because there was
some slight depression the Emperor OF Germany had
widen the rivers which ran through the fatherand;
and when their bishops the other day went to the
Lord Lieutenant they got no hope of public employ
ment from him. while in this land they willing
to work, while there were nearly four millions
of acres OF unrecaimed land which could be studded
over with happy homesteads If they had paternal
government. ("Hear, Hear.o Where the people
could hayo happiness. now solitude and steriiity
reign. 'Hcar. hear!) How. then. could the govern
ment expect to win the affections tho people when
il acted 30 inhumsnly toward them t'Hear hearty
But what did they propose2 They proposed what
the great Archbishop Of Cashei had termed '.the
character istc proposal OF the English government"
The proposal was that the Irish should smigrate to
Zululand loud cries OF Never! never.1 They
had had emigration enough. Two and half mil
lions Of the people had left this country for foreign
shores. What they wanted now was that they should
be left where they werethat they should be let live
under good laws; and for this end they called upon
the landlords IN the first instance to do their duty
by the people. and called upon the government to
give aid by public works until better times came.
(uheers.)
The resolution was carried.
The Rev. Denis O'Hars. q. c., proposed tho next
resolution, AZ follows:--
That the present land laws tho interest
Of privileged class aud operate to the manifest injury
abolition on the ground right aud astee and soIemny
srm belief TIA. Irelsndwill never be
erty Of those VINO cultivate H. aud We promise sapnort
Mr. Michael Davitt, who was received with cheers,
seconded the motion. The papers said that James
Lowther. the Chief Secretary OF Ireland. was now
the guest OF their consistent and patriotic Home
Rule member, Mr.. King Harman. (Groans.) They
also said that he had made u discovery during his
visit to the West-he found that the tenant farmers
of Ireland bad thirty millions in the banks to their
credit, and that would be good security for the land
lords to get their rents during tho winter Why, the
operatives in Lancashire had more money in the
penny savings banks. ''.Hear. Lear.p Even II this
true he denied that the tenants would be
justified in drawing on their small savings to pay
their rents in view of impending famine
(Checrs) Fixity OF tenure simply fixity of land
lordism, hxity of. poverty and degradation. Abor-
ton Of lsndordsm was the only certain remedy.
The time had come when the manhood of ireland
must spring up to Its feet and say IL would tolerate
this system no longer. (Cheers
Mr.. r. j. Sheridan. 1ubbercurry. supported the
riotion. He strongly condemned the notice taken
of the late meeting in Tubbcrcurry by local
paper-,hc sligo fndependent-and burned on an imi-
tation pikehead copy of the paper containing an
account of the proceedings.
DALy's WORD.
Mr.. Francis Cooke Tubbercurry, proposed tho
next resolution, as TO lows:--
That We in our tons of thousands hereby pledge our
selves that of shall occupy out OF
which tenant farmer has bccn driven either bv
caprcious eviction aud hereby promise to give
practical support tho being est an
nshed throughout the country.
Mr.. James Daily. Castlebar. seconded the reso-