The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-28
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Ireland's Appeal to the People OF
America.

Knowing as as we do, the imminenee of
famine in Ireland, and having become init
mately acquainted during the past few
months with the conditions and prospects
of the people in the distressed districts, we
deem it our duty to lose not moment in
laying before the American people the true
state of affairs in Ireland, and we think it
right to make known to them our readiness
to receive and administer any funds which
the people of America desire to contribute
in alienation Of the distress.
1t has, therefore, been decided to establish
in New York central fund, to be called
the "Irish Famine Relief Fund.-" so as to
afford organizations and contributors in all
parts of the Union an opportunity of send
ing their contributions for the relief of the
distressed with the least possible difficulty
and delay.
Mr.. John e. Devclin, of the firm Of Deve-
lin & Miller, has kindly consented to act as
the honorable secretary of the fund, and
Messrs Drexel, Morgan & Co., bankers of
Wall street, have undertaken to act as treas
urer, to receive subscriptions and to forward
them to Ireland Although all Ireland is
at present passing through period of great
depression and poverty, famine will be con-
fined to the following districts The coun-
ties of Mayo, Galway, Donegal and portions
of the counties of Sligo, Glare, Kerry and
Cork. A rough calculation based on our
own observation and trustworthy informa-
ton at our disposal leads us to believe that
we shall have, over and above the greatly
increased pauPer population of the Irish
poorhouses-about two hundred and fifty
thousand of the peasantry without the
means of procuring food for about three
months. If these poor people are driven to
seek relief under the Poor law they will be
utterly demoralized and sink-those of
them who do not perish-into a condition of
hopeless pauperism; whereas timely re-
lief so administrators not to pauperize and
degrade the people, will place them in po-
sition to avail of the spring work, when we
hope that the intensity of the distress will
abate, 1t is proposed that all sums thus re-
ceived shall be Immediately transferred to
the trasurers of the National Land League
of Ireland--namely, w. H. O'Sullivan, NJ.
p. for Limerick county; ]. G.. Biggar, NJ.
z. for Cavan county and Patrick Egan,
Esq, merchant, Dubin-aud shall be used
by them solely for the purpose of the relief
of the distress in Ireland Without wish
ing to cast any discredit on or to interfere
with the operations of other relief commit
tees, we think it right to point out that no
other body is possessed of local organization
in famine districts, whereas our organization
has branch associations in every town and
village of the distressed counties, and that
whereas other associations sitting in Duh
lin or elsewhere at a distance from the
scene OF distress win, as in past times, be
obliged to employ an expensive staff to
collect information and to distribute re-
lief we have already possessed our
selves Of accurate information as to
the condition of the people, and thar we
have at our command an efficient staff will
ing 10 carry out the work absolutely free of
expense, so that we are in a position to un-
dertake that every dollar confided to our
care will be expended in purchasing food
for the starving peasantry, We trust that
secretaries of the varions relief funds
throughout the country will at once place
themselves in communication with the hon.
CRADLE secretary Of the Irish Famine Relief
Fund, Mr.. John E. Develin, ofroom so No.
30 Park Place, who will be happy 70 give
further information and that all subscrip-