Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-08
the rREEpoM OF IRELAND.

The land troubles and insurrecsionafJ
movements in Ireland are last 'shainS
toward n real struggle for ultimate Tree.
dom from British rule, and the aspect o.
I,;.h affairs is decidedly revolutionary.
The English Government appreciates
the situation. and already is sending
,,.ops forward to the most disturbed
sections. By ~judicious political action
concession and mutual arrangement the
threatened struggle may DO avertsd, but
prompt and satisfactory measures must
bs taken. and right speedily. or q
genuine revolution cannot be avoid
ed. The Irish people are only
too willing to strike for freedom,
aud now In this deep and hostile
agitation they see their opportunity.
They are but poorly prepared for q dss.
psra,e. bloody struggle for independence
seainstt the well-,rained hosts OF England;
but the struggle once fairly commenced
will bring out Ireland's and
she will receive more help from abroad
than she ever had before. The speeches
of the leading agitators increase In bold
ness. and all are revolutionary and
breathing OF freedom to Ireland. Par.
nell's speech a. Waterford last Sunday is
good illustration Of this. A synopsis
of IL is given 10 q Dublin dispatch to the
New York Herald. as follows:
He did not believe England's resources
were adequate to p%erpetuats her govern
m.nt in ireland. IL do not believe" he
continued, THAT any mou OF money or
the strsngth and power Of even the great
est in the world can work imp%ossibilities.
and II 10 abundantly proved that governing
outside Of Ireland by = power aud people
who do not live in the country Is impos-
sible. We havo gigantic forces arrsyed
against US, but We have more powerful
forces on our side. namely. the forces OF
nature, Of nationality. OF patriotism and
true devotion. These are sufficient to
break tho yoke Of England's misgovern-
ment aud chase from the country that
~usurpation which has long had its heel On
our neck.
..Look at what We have done to this pitt
full government in twelve months. We
have Obliged them TO reverse every princi.
pie. every law, every tradition on which
thew built their position. We have made
them eat their speeches. even Gladstone.
/ do not believe Gladstone can settle the
Irish question without breaking up his
Cabinet. He could not even pass his mis-
cradle compensation bill last year. II /
had not been confident that the Lords
would reject IL. I would have had the Irish
party reject 1t. but I preferred to let the
Lords do my dirty work. When John
Bull fnds that he will have to pay fifty
million pounds for the next four or i've
wears TO govern this country, he will
think the English mode Of governing
Ireland very expensive. l may DO told
concession would DO better. but when con-
csssion perpetuAtes an evil. IL 10 better to
reject IL. | do not believe We eau settle
the national question till we settle the
land question. The British government
may pass q coercion Act, though don't
say I would let them. but II l did they
would not be advanced n step. / tell
them that their acts and statutes are 80
much waste paper; that IL 10 impossible
in these days TO continue governing this
country against the will Of the majority OF
the people. No nation in history was ever
able to do this. and Of all nations that ever
tried 1t. England had made the worst mesa
Of IL.
I'VE stand today in the same position
that our ancestors did. We declare that
IL 10 the duty Of every Irishman to free his
country IL he can. We refuse to infict
needless suffering on the masses. We will
work by constitutional means 30 long as 4,
suits us to do so. We refuse to plunge
this country into the horrors Of civil war
when she has not q chance. but ask any
man at this board. / ask every true Irish
man. DO he priest or layman. whether he
would not consider IL the first duty OF an
Irishman TO do what he could to enable
his country TO take her place among the
nations Of the world. lDeafening cheers.
Hit could DO proved to you that there 10 =
fair prospect that success would follow
from the sacrifice. l ask you whether II
would not DO your highest duty to give
your lives for the country that gave you
birth?
II call for no useless sacrifice. / do not
wish to DO misunderstood; our present
path 10 within the limits Of the Constitu-
lion. England has given Us that Cons,i-
tuition for her purposes. We shall use II
for ours. II l ever call upon the people
TO 20 beyond the Constitution w shall do
10 openly and above board. We shall not
ask the people to take = risk we are unable
to share. but for the present We will re-
main with the Constitution, relying upon
~.rlamsntar aetion in England aud upOn