, 1880-05-21
IRISH LAND AGITATION,

IN
1nloh AaND 1AuAAAAAVN'
1'otHsonH Laid Down" DOW" Will tho
Lnb"a-afofthcrs,'' "Lnld for the Peo-
rIe.o
Special n London Timts.
DUBLIN, 1iny D,-The land aKltatjt,n, wtttA,
nj tic recent con fcre,cc the Lent,,I, tr,nnfsc,i
70 70, renew, has already commenced IN the
nj whicl. the ,novcment brgun last year: 4
meeting was i,ei,t at i,ulia. Countv ,fmyo. a.,
snturtlov o,,I r,,a al 1,iai,tn,v,, IL thn sam.
.n,,,.,. 'a ".. ne ~ ..,'" ,,.! a. .s sse NV
f,,mty, f,'a't yes1rrtay. M.uAe lM!'' mee.,ns Mr..
ae t t. ws psr espSe sd 70 M d'e aey vv ws was nkc @
by Mr.. n,Yrl,v. M u. fnr l,osc,,n,,,,, ]
W.ssr. ,,,,.,'. v's, i ~ u,,,. at.a M a.,a,.tan ~
.''i'. -. i'"'tte t''u h's n'a' n'''''''u' :.
waS II il,i: day, md there WINS large crow'I
Of baud anu tanncrs Tho cl.atr way occu-
Mini ~. Ne '',.,,.. ,,.,,.. H., IN, ~
s,,ooel; aa; - W.. a.. - 's "s ,r
s", ~ s" is'''a a,. ,.t IT, ,.'" y !ioM
Into power by false prrte1,scs nr not;
for II thn mr., win constituted t,,a
f,n,,ua4 ,,or, tr,, -, .,ot, ,,r,'ree.,r,,s
n"u'se t,,"'. Mcte ''ae " .'e'. ptoltssloIs' ,,s'
and eautabts M demand tint tho @ ,~ople If this
cnu,,try Should be protected In their homes
Attomi,a ,a,, roo,, ,,,o,fo ,o snn,roto ,,,o mn.
~ rs",, ""a W." '.a9 :. as."'. VI. ~
i H. run .'ose VINO slooa 1orwaro 10 pto1ect
l,ntl been stntcll that the priests la'l beer!
struck by a mOl, In WestpDrt. l[e denied
tle statement, and denied that the l,eoplu 'ind
my object but 0nt, IN the iAte tiecltntls tor
Ernce 0f being reprcsentetl hy nl,e Of tho
!nilAIort! cllss. Nothing should divert them
fro'n this purpose Of striking down lalltllord-
ISM: <,,,,
pleared ' thu ,.;ee,Ins st 10 snpbort 'iy every
Legitimate 1iieNns tho scheme of land r'.lortn
lntt tttjwH ut their lNte conference. lie snfH
INC struggle which they !,atl inn'tRuratctl
Was y. to ., restore to tllo M?9p[o Of
wrGhclled frOin them BY q series Of conilsca:
tto1,s extending over centuries. lie believed
i waS also = movement In favor Of Irish iii;
tlH!nltiy. lie hoped that tile expressions md
tllo hands of tho men, WIN l!lsl 70 advocate
their ca,lsn III, u very lostiln Parliament,
:, Nr. Dayist, III secondiDg tho resolution, sntl
tho greatest elie11ly the program l,ats was the
eo,a6aiei! i,s arqsent % That ' tIIe asi"tion M ir
2 tt.asant proprietary. was cnculntcl to to
harm to tho cause nf tile lris!, tr.latlt II WIS
sysr tnt ta EnE,is,! oysrnt
buy out the !nlM!tor.ls, but he believed that
tic sum Of Il or III millions would be ntl-
HnllcGn frtM tho kxc!leglter tn order to nuke
II con.nlcnccinent III the creation Of n persnl.t
proprietary. liz recognized no right III tho
lni,!tlortls TO the soil of ireland, lecu,tsc their
cial!t,s rested VIOLENCE asAl the sword.
fto meeting u! 1rihIltown WINS 70 COM
iiet'lorate the anniversary uf tic lnnd aEitus
lion which began there: Various parts Of
the country were represented In tIle assembly.
bands, were present. and u number Of flags
were displayed with such Iliolt0es Ms u Down
with the I.alld.lfOlbsrs." d" Defend your
Btrtlrigl!t,' Masl Land for the People,"
The licy;. Mr;, MA!plne. q. e., WIS moved
to the clnir. lie satl they were there 10 tlc-
ctare that tile present syssoni af land tenure
was tlle ciitse Ut Iielad, nllA TINT, as long as
It,. lastetl, tho pc0plu ninst ruuiain puor ,ulI
miserable.
Afr. Dnvltt moved the first resolution,
Which staae.l tlsnt, i'll celebrating tho amli-
versary, they were iln!llftstirg tho yitullty uf
movement Which lad shaken The ic,lul
sysleM uf tho la.ti laws to It's foundation mud
called forth the hitherto Inert resolution Of
the farmers Of Ir.la,id to nssrrt tieir
rights nrd demonstrated tho power uf tho
democracy Ln this country. lie snit tint
twelve months ngo tic cause Ut tho
farmers WIS iii tile dust, nut tint It
had triulnpletl, and although the fnMlne
Ind sprGAtl over tic lnt,l tho spirit Of lilo