National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-05
PARNELL AND DILLON.
The Speeches at the Congregational
Church.
The Mansion House COMMUNICATION Adds
His Voice TO Parnelrs i'm Condemning
the Observation-Disclosures lis by Mr..
Murdoch and Others-Parnell
to Leave Town To-mor-
rOw-Future Plans.


Mr. Matthews, correspondent of the Dublin
Times, and Captain Murphy, called on Presi.
dent Hayes yesterday afternoon and spent
pleasant half hour in social chat Afterward
| the party visited Secretaries Evarts and Sher.
man, and were shown through the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, expressing them
selves highly delighted with the manner in
which tho work Mt this branch Of the Treas
ury is performed. At 3 o'clock this afternoon
| Mr.. Parnell will hold u conference with the
executive committee of the Robert Emmett
| Club, and in the evening attend tho perform.
ance of Or clyde at the Opera-HOusc. 70.
morrow morning he leaves for Richmond, Va,
where he will remain day and then return
to Philadelphia. His next objective point
will be the coal region Of Pennsylvania,
where he will, tarry until tho 18th instant,
the date he is due in Baltimore. Mr. Parnell
speaks IN the wdrmest terms Of the manner
! in which be has been treated in Washington,
and Of tho handsome response Of its citizens
| to the call of the distressed in Ireland. He
| received dispatch yesterday from the treas
! urer Of the Irish fund in Dublin stating that
! $4,000 had been received from America up to
I the 3lst ultimo.
THE PARNELL MEETING
at the Congregational church last evening was
well attended but the audience had a good
spell of waiting before the attraction of tho
evening put in an appearance, for although
the exercises were announced TO begin at 1880
o'clock the hands Of the clock pointed
to quarter of 8 when Mr.. Parnell entered the
church. During the interval, Professor Joyce's
orchestra rendered n number of Irish gems,
which were rapturousy encored. Three an
nouncements of regret by Colonel Burke had
been made, when it was decided to 90 ahead
with the meeting and if Mr.. Parnell came to
give way to him. The following had just
seated themselves when the long-uxpected
visitor arrived Ex-senator and Mrs ConOver,
Miss Common, of Florida; Representatives
Gillette, Iowa, and Ford, Missouri, Mrs aud
Miss Parnell, Captain Condor and Messrs.
Dillon and Murdoch. Mr. Gillette was chosen
chairman of the meeting aud introduced Mr..
Parncll, who apoogizcd for his lato appear
ance stating that business of an urgent nature
had kept him away. All present were &c.
quainted with the object for which the meet
ing had been called, but the cry of distress
grew more appalling every day. Between
100000 aud 100000 people were slowly starry
ing to death. The speaker proceeded TO ar
raign the British government for failing TO
take proper steps to ward off this stats OF
affairs, stating that six months ago it had been
Informed of what was coming II resolution
having been passed by the Land League to
that effect. Speaking OF the dispute regarding
, which committee was the proper one to dis
pcnse the contributions OF the charitably dis
posed he said he regretted that this cOnten-
ton had arisen. He was innocent of any
blame in the matter. He was not opposed to
the Mansion House committee, but the parties
composing II, as they could not gain the
respect of either Irishmen or Americans. He
, had offered to work IN harmony with this
committee, providing the twelve or fifteen
landlords on it were displaced, but lie had
heard nothing from his offer MS yet II IL
was not accepted, he would not cease his
Efforts to prevent the hard earned money OF
the people of this country from being sent to
such a tainted crowd" The speaker here
quoted from the dispatch of Archbishop
Crook, of CashleI, which, it was claimed, up
held the Mansion House committee. lie said
IL have no reason to think that the money
has been iujudiciously applied, but am not
quite satisfied that certain members Of the
committee arc friendly to the people. Lord
] Mayor Gay, of Dublin, and the other mem,
- bGrs, however, would see that no great wrong
was pCrpctrated."
The speaker claimed that this dispatch did
not uphold the committee but verified his
statements regarding it. lie then advised his
hearers not to send their money to any COM
mittce OF landlords, as the money would be
diverted from its proper channel, and against
the very people IL was designed to aid From
the attitude Of the people of this country he
felt assured that their opinion was destined Ia
prove great factor in the solution of the
Irish problem. All iamines in Ireland were
. artfcial-brought on by bad laws aud land
lOrdsm. The prevention was in the hands
OF the Government, which must be compelled
TO break up the ieudul system and give the
land to the people.
MR.. DILLON
was then introduced and said that the latcs
phase Of the Irish question was, (which com
inittee shall be trusted to dsburse the funds 2
He would leave the answer to the Irish peo
ple and would venture tho assertion that in
side a fortnight such voice would come
! In UNIT ar M Il al hot haI
been said against Dir. Parnel and the commit
tee that he represented. The condition of the
Irish people at present was most deplorable
' one. Ho knew of no civilized country IN
which famine was an institution except I'M
happy Ireland. Its history for tho past 2O(
years showed that it had experienced seven
famincs, which looked as though il
had been reduced 10 system. i
was not owing to tho barrcnmess 0
= the land that such WAS the case, but to un
. lust aud inquitous laws forced upon the peo
u Pile despite protest and resistance. Six months
ago the British government WAS warned of The
! approach of Il famine, but took no Steps to pre-
vent it. Finding tho government deaf to al
appeals, resort WAS bad to another plan, th,
formation of II Land league, having for its oh
lect the reduction Of rents. The result o
three months work by this league showed
100000 saved, which had served to keel
half million Of people alive, This was al
was formed, and now, after five months o
lcthargy, IL had the audacity to solici
r, aid from the American people The Euglisl
y government had not giyen sixpcnce to
y word its starving people, and the Euglis
people had been prevented from giving assist
rnce to any extent owing TO the misrepruscnta
tions Of their nelarious press aud government
America was saving Ireland, aud had it no
D. been for her timely aid 100000 people mus
have starved to death within the next month
Il Mr., MURDOCH
said he would indorse every word uttered b.
tho gentleman that had preceded him. Ii
had carefully investigated the subject an
! found that rs the people were removed tn
" land naturally became sterile for lack q
~ proper force to work it. The people of this couu
u Try by their aid could force England to amen,
W the present infamous system OF land laws, an
~ give tho people light to own their land ,instea
~ Of turning it all over to the landlords Tn
'o laws Of phmogenture ana entail should h
T. done away with, but landlord laws woul
W. never be repealed by a landlord Parliament
>, The people must rouse themselye put thei
~ own In power, not allow a class to grind theT
y, down and tho wave of public oPiniOn wOul
y, carry on tho good work
~ OTHER SPEAKERS
/" Hon. Nicholas Ford, of Missouri IN a shoI