, 1880-08-08
THE IRISH Societies.

4 Meeting Last Night to Arrange for
the Coming Demonstration aud
Picnic.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of tho
United Irish Societies was held last evening ut
Burke's Hotel for the purpose Of completing the
arrangements for Che gruud demonstration und
picnic to take pluce Aug. II at Ogdcns Grove
1t Wu3 dccldcd to request Judge Thomas L.
Moran to preside at the afternoon meeting. and
Alexander Sullivan, ESQ.,, In the evening. The
meeting Is to be called to order by the Hon.
denry +. Sheridan. 1t was announced that Al-
dresses would be delivered BY Gen: Juan c.
Enck and tho Hnn. W. j. Asnes dursug the
AFTERNOON, and that in the evening the orauon
vail ue delivered W Mlchue1 Davl1t-
The Executive COMMITTEE havo issued the fol-
lowing address;
70 THE IRISH PEOPLE.
No period of lrelands cvenltul history was so
prcgtIunt of proxliratc triumph to her patriotic
people than the present: The national spirit
which has proven invinciole through centuries
Ut oppression grows more vigorous, resoutc. und
detiaut un:ier trial and misfortune. The calatn-
ltcs which PROVIDENCE has supcradded to tnuse
of foreign rule, nnve btcn 1nerclfutly designed
by God u demonstrate to the lflsn Ut home the
inevitable necessity Tor supreme und hnsll ct
fort to possess themselves OF the land which He
destined ~ bo THEIRS. and without which the,
cantiot endure.
Thus do our brethren In ireland interpret the
vis1tuttons OF uuproptiuus harycsts, ~uIch are
Of frequent recurrence. Famine and its con-
Comifaut evils are Of artihciul creation. Il1cy
must bo traced to ono fell source, tho rapucious
rule OF Englund. Her tcudlsh instinct for the
destruction Of our 5ace is as strong to-day "
Her vengeance seems Unsuitable. 1t has not
been moderated Or u'iugAtcd by time. The sys~
ten OF executing it, ulOuc has changed.
Landlord1sm nus been substituted Tor the fng
ot Hnu the sword. In the 1,anlo of outraged
Justice the people are piuudcred Of their crops
tno herds. so that they inay he oblllrr1lted W
fa1nlnc. The nation starves that lAndlords mas
luxuriate.
Ex.les OF Erin! you who arc the victims Of
furelgu usurpution aud r1lpucity in your natfve
land, how lung will yuu permit the fair fields OF
ireland to oe rubbed by the despoiicrs; und the
no1nes ut your friends ro be desolatcd by funincf
Custle pructuim the downfall Ut your milton
anu the slavery Of your r1lcek Is your nanhood
extinguisned " tho degradation OF your coun,
tryt Heaven foruid! Awake to your ignonny.
You have tho power t' usscrr the erfrnnchise-
mentor your country, and save your brethren
who look to you for md!
Behold their noble attitude Of resistance and
defiance TO England, and ncr landloru ynrrlson:
Against both nave they taken IL proud and DIR
!nk stand Otninously and vcnYclully a9 they
frown on DOTH. They are Il nation or soldtefs.
needing but the means to vindicnte their yhlor.
and ra.se to nhdonhood their lovely but fallcn
land,
Our duty Is manifest and unmistnkable.. We
must not coidly and cowurdly 1uok on, while the
awful issueof u nations life IS TO be 1otermlned'
glands tyranny and feudul atrucity. Thc Lon
don Times exulted over our punishment. 1t
said: 1.-The Ccl.s are gone-gonc with ven
geancc." AYE, we have treasured up o,lr ven
gcaucc- Now IS tne time for its execution.
Oh the 14th OF August Michnel Davitt, ii heroic
confessor to Irish liberty, will be here, He Is
the ambassador OF your. brothers IN Ireland.
whose mission Is to seek your aid Ill their
glorious struggle for liberty aud life. IRISH
societics lrlshlncn in general, assemble in Your
tens OF thousands, at Ogden's Grove, to accoEd
hln an ovation worthy Of his causc and MN. II
will bc alike honorable to your country and
yourselves. Encourage BY your numbers a ana
enthusiasm, your brothers in lrei.no. naey
ism and foreign rule. We must not selhshly and
treachezouSly abandon them. -
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE