The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-08

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lie DID MI believe EAgi4Ad's re-
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her government IN Ireland. Il do not
beieFe. lie continued, that any
amount u money o. the strength and
power Of even the greatest in tine world
can work impossibilities, and it is
abundantly proved that governing out
side of Ireland by a power and people
who do not live in the country is i'm
possible, We have gigantic forces ar
rayed against "a, 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 the yoke Of Eng
lish m-isgoyernment and chase from the
country that usurpation which has long
had its heel upon OuT neck. Look at
what We have done to this pitiful
governments in twelve months. We
have obliged them TO reverse every
principle. every law, every tradition on
which they built their position. We
even Gladstone. Idon't believe Glad
stone a settle the Irish question
without breaking up his cabinet. lie
could not even pass this miserable
compensation bill last year. II | had
not been confident that the lords would
reject it, | would have had the Irish
the lords do my dirty work. When
John Bull finds that he will have TO
pay 100000 for the next four or five
years 10 govern this country, lie will
think the English mode Of governing
Ireland very expensive. may DO told
concession would be better, but when
concession perpetuates an evil it Is best
to reject IL. | do not think we can
settle the national question till we settle
the land question. We have 10000
with 5,O00,OO0 dependencies arrayed
against lreland's self-goyernment; IL
the remaining 1900, 900 souls combine
nothing can resist them. The British
government may pass IA coercion act,
though | don't say | would let them,
but II ! did they would rot be advanced
one step. | tell them that all their acts
and statutes are so much waste paper.
that il is impossible In these days TO
continue governing this country against
the viii OF the majority OF the people.
No nation in history was ever able To
do this, aud Of all nations that ever
tried It, England has made the worst
mess of It. We stand to-day in the
same position that our ancestors did;
we declare that it is the duty Of every
lrishman Ia free his country If he can;
we refuse 10 infict needless suffering on
the masses; we will work by constitu-
tional means rs long MS il suits us to do
so; we refuse to plunge this country
into the horrors OF civil wal when she
has not u chance. But | ask any man Mt
this board, | ask any true freshman, be
he priest or layman, whether he would
not consider 1t the irst duty OF a true
lrishman 10 do what he could to enable
his country to take her place among
the nations OF the worldY IL il could
be proved TO you that there is fair
prospect that success would follow
from the sacrifice, | ask you il 1t would
not be your highest duty to give your
lives for your country that gave you
birthg ! call for no useless sacrifice.
| don't wish TO be misunderstood. Our
present path is within the limits OF the
constitution. England has given Us
that constitution for her purposes; we
will use IL for ours. II | ever call upon
the people to go beyond the constitu-
tion, we shall do so openly and above
board. We shall not ask the people TO
take a risk we are not willing to share;
but for the present we will remain with
the constitution, relying on parliament
tary action IN England and national
action at home. ] believe we have the
power to achieve u eEasi We call
upon you, IL you believe in its use and
believe in our honesty, to help us with
the ability and the genius God has given
you, confident in the future of our