The New York herald., 1879-10-03
ERIN's ACRES.
THE CAsTLEBAR OUTRAGE-GREAT EXCITE
MENr IN DUBLIN--opINIoNs OF THE NEWS
PAPERS.

THE cAsTLEBAR oUTRAGE-aREAT EXCITE
MENr IN DUBLIN--opINIoNs OF THE NEWS
PAPERS
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.l
LONDON Oct. 2, 1879.
The agrarian outrage near Castlebar, wherein
Messrs. Smith, agents of the Marquis of Sligo,
were fired upon and of their assailants
killed, has created great excitement in Dub
lin. The Express, the Irish Times and the Dub
lin Ece,.ing Mail declare it to be the result of
the recent political agitation, and say that the
responsibility for it and for similar violence that
may be expected will rest on the heads OF the
agit;stors. The Freema,ss Journal says it would
be unjust to charge the outrage on the tenant
farmers and believes that the purpose was rob.
bcry.
LAND-oREAT MEETING AT TUAM-BANNERs,
SPEECHES AND LETTERS.
meeting to discuss the land question was held
in Tuam in spite of the express disapproval of
Archbishop McHale and his clergy and a protest Of
the Town Commissioners against the intrusion OF
its chief promoters. The assembly numbered 4.o00
or 5000 persons. who nearly all green en-
blems. laurel leaves serving the purpose where they
had not sashes. and such notices the following
exhibited il the decoration Of tho streets and
banners borne by "contingcnts" from
different parts of the country who marched in
headed by bands :-"Land for the People," "United
we Stand. Divided Fall, "Behold the Dawn OF
Freedom" "God Save Ireland . and down With tho
Tyrants." The three principal speakers came from
another county and have figured In previous DEM
onstrations OF the same kind. lctt1 was received
Mr.. Mitchell Henry resretting his inability to
attend at such short notice. 10 again expressed his
views tho subject Of the meeting-namely. that
small freehold farms should be formed and that
curty Of tenure must be given all tenants. to be
xed if necessary by arbitration. and tho right Of
freely selling their interests. Mr.. p J. Costello
widespread and alarming distress which threatened
tho people with a OF the famine horrors
OF 1S47, tho tenant farmers should be allowed such
a reduction of rent their desperate condition i'm
peraiivey demanded in order to them from
impending ruin. Mr.. Michael Davitt. tho
liberated Fenian convict, seconded the resolr,-
ton He said it afforded an opportunity to the
landlords to show their sympathy with the
people, and he thought would be for their interest
to grant its request demand. 1t would be impos-
sible for hem to pay the full rents next November.
He advised them to offer the landlords such portion
of their profits could be given without starving
was due to them. and If such offer should be twenty
or thirty ninety nine per cent below tho usual
rent no power on earth could compel them to pay
moro. The time had arrived when lrshmen
who thought themselves above the reproach
Of being slaves and towards should say
that that system must end and its place be
taken by more in accordance with civilization and
their interests. He suggested o remedy that the
millions OF Church surplus should be expended
in the reclamation Of waste lands and that those
who reclaimed the land should be recognized hence
forth us proprietors; that the mountain lands
which had already been reclaimed by their industry
the tenants should be at declared the sole pro-
prietors. and that absentoes should be called to
surrender the land in their possession for the benefit
of tho people; but he would give them certain
amount of compensation. Ho advised the tenant
farmers to band themselves together in associations
and clubs in order to support each other in the
struggle they had to make.