The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-10

WHAT A.. EEDPATt. SAYS OF TEE ALLEGED
"CUrGAGEs' AcD OF THE wOEH Dg
THE LAND LEAGUE.

hr James Rcdpath who returned from
Ireland by the steamer Nevada, which arrived
On Monday uf last week, said 70 q New OTk
World reporter on Wednesday evening:
Whom I left Ireland the English rspers were
fairly Jrsting With aceoulJs OF ouJraEcs gerie-T-
ted by the telantry, Those accounts arc essen
italy false. Tho western portions OF ireland. and
sspec-ltly tH- .s2clatIara cyS-t--s tl ny l5ai-
way and kerry. arc today Gs quiet aud orderly So
arc any sections OF the British Empire. l hare
il Mayo ard iu Galway co1ltics and know every
part EE.wel - all tue influential citizens r. the
towns hsye visited. s1d have no hesitation in
-eyir< that while the London papers are daily rs-
porting cUtraEes ia those counties. they are per
tccty Fu.c, and orderly Jast before le.t Ireland
L received letter from the Nun cl Kcunsre in
which she said that ia her l9r-Lcomi1s book she
pfoI gsrd % show this wholesale u.is--pr =oata-
zion that has recently aeea uado in The English
EC-sVaFer7. There iE only Cle theory uFDl which
can aceoant for she constant Increase Of Ike tz
itsry Of England in the west o. Ireland. aua that
elections OF NJ Forster and 7Ir GIat.to-o ana 10
tlat Farster and Clsaetgue Goth said thcy would
not ue responsible for the preservation O. the
iasse! -T5s bin yrss not lrsF.I and now if Ire
7-ss. tst- -ri, .,5 fTe ,I.Ieitto,1
f5r read justmonJ or the relations between Irish
landlords and tenants would have been strength
~ ~. % . -'.Ii' -, - -, a.. a..
5iyeIg ana ] can say that there are absolutely no
srsrian cut-lrez y Mayo. Galway or i cry. Eor
Lord Mount rorres WIS shot. This is regarded rs
ono o the worst 'EraF an outraSes OF the car II
i5 ranked With the Killing OF Lord Leitr.in. Now
to the yllius OF Lori Lgitrn hs was assassi q
ased ny an IrisL-American si prsscst living in
ClicaEc. whose s-=tsr he had To ned Mr. Eroude,
in recent article II the Nirsfecrth Ccntarg. ba-
means the fact that Lord Lci-rim's assassin has
from MAKING, any truthful reference to The causcs
which led 20 the aszoszinEtion- SoT .cr Lord
u0tmorrss. Hs was libcrtiac; his wife would
not live vita him; he "5s 2 common earrooT
ioS'cri lie wss always ready % take p drink with
the lowest characters ia the country et their
Pense and ne was suiiicienilY lnllscIe-i 70 roast
when In liquor. that during The leniGn eEctic-1eut
he scted as q spy of Dublin castle. lie delighted
t report any petty oaeH9e that might 10 commit
ted against Lhe rules Of the estates Of the neigh
boring landlords, and only last summer ne had =
poor man nned ten -liiIngs sEd SIX pence for
plHiny sr.nfCl oi iuEzs from The estate cf Lord
Ara.iaun. This was most disgrsceful affair.
poor peasant who stole the srm'ul OF urzs to patch
leaking hovel took place. lett the bench TO EP-
pea' as "itneS5 aEalnsJ the iucklcSs man and
. then reSsccndsd the bench TO announce the penal
y Toy tho crime. The priests and Inhabitants Of
names aat dates of ofIensss in which Lord Mount
morres bad been Influenced in his judicial deeis-
to the enemies thac he made in this way he con
tinualy Hctgd the hatred Of the people by his op-
preston OF tho tsnentry, and by the underhaud
advantages that he took Of them
When asked about the Land League, Eir. Red
path said " II Is the only barrier between the
feudalisrs Of the landlords and the rights Of the
peasants. That it is taking 3 strong hold upon
the people 81 Ireland there ia no gainss yjug-
SNOW OF parallel ia history OF movement be
coming speedily and universally popular Its
influence pom the people in the west Of Ireland s
tretn c0d0us. as is shown in - hundred ways. Last
Wiui or PEASANT addressed = landlord save with
head uncovered snd cap In hSEd. Vow no peasant
thinGs OF even touching his ERt. ! venture - say
that the Land League has already saved 10000
families from eviction. But it is not violent IN its
methods. Its policy is peaceful passive resist
Gnce. Every outrage hurts the Land League ~
much as il benedts ths landlord. Hence &c Is that
The hve aSrarian murders that have been reported
in Ireland this year have occurred in localities
where the L4nd League IS the weakest. / am per
eOnslly acquainted with ali the leading mem bers
OF the Land League, and with two exceptions they
are educated thoroughly honest, earnest, patriot
ic men. The universal opinion in Dublin is that
their trial will amount TO nothing. it being con
sidered impossible for the Jury to agree