The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-07


. bopy. The second hack contained the mar.
sbal, John X. Molloy, and his aids. The
third hack contained Nr. John Dlslou, son
OF John b. Dillon, The celebrates Irish
member Of Parliament. Mr.. Dillon.is tray
eling with Mr. Parnell. When the pro-
cesson reached the Exchange Hotel loud
calls were msde for Mr. Parnell. Mr.. Dll-
lon came out and made few remarks, in
which he returned his thanks for the c0T-
dial reception ettended, and remarked that
he was glad to see that the lines which had
separated The North and the South had not
separated Ireland and the South.
THE MEETING At MOZAET HALL.
A good audience greeted Mr.. ParnelI at
Mozart Hall last nigat. Mr.. Parnell and
party arrived at the hall at s O'Clock, and
toos seats on the stand.
William II. Ward, E.q.. who presided,
stated that they were ass ornbed to hear Ire
lands story from her own sons, who bad
come across the seas 10 present ITeanPs
cause before America, and introduced Hon.
A. NJ. Kelley. who had for many years so
ably and well administered the affairs OF
our city, and whom he styled the silver
toDgued orator OF the South.
MR.. KEILEY's WELCOME ADDRESS.
Permit me before beginning tie proceed
ings OF tbe evening, said Mr. Kelley, TO bid
q welcome 10 these gentlemen who have
come across the seas to tell the story OF their
country's wrongs and present their cause
to this audience and that other larger au-
dience OF which this is but scion.
But feel, my cOuntrymen, that no task
could possibly be more supertluous than to
address Il welcome to men who come TO this
people on this mission. There has never
been time in the history of this country
when a man who came to our shores to tell
the story OF people struggling for free
dom needed an introduction or welcome at
the hands OF an American audience.
II Is Of nations as OF men, that their youth
is the period OF their fresh and generous
impulses that in all ages in all the short
time Of our nations life men who have bad
the story OF Il struggling people to tell have
found
SYMPATHY AND RESPONSE IL AMERICAN
HEARTS.
lGApplauSe / shall, therefore, waste none
OF the time which can be so much more bet
ter employed in listening to these strangers
in needless words OF welcome, but will ask
your indulgence for few moments longer
in saying what, in my judgment, is the
purpose and methods OF these gentlemen.
They seek first equality for the Irish peO-
pie equality in their own government
for. strange as ii may seem to you, in that
paternal government which protests to re-
gard all its people on the same footing,
which by its own Parliament legiSlates, or
affects TO legIslatc, with absolute equality
for all OF It's home subjects, there are differ
ences and distinctions which amount TO deg
: radiation to one class Cf this peOplet to which
the other part are strangers. The one are
like the children OF the bOndWOman-chil-
l.. dren though they be, they are sent into the
wilderness as Ishmatl Of old.
Would you believe ii, within the last ten
years q policeman reversed the judgment OF
THE HIGHEST ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY
in Ireland? It is fact that law officer OF
the highest authority in Ireland was com
PEELED to decide that bequest to the Chris
= tian Brothers-that great teaching institu-
ton in the Chnrch-was 4 void bcquest TO!
4 tho roason that tho Cbrisiian p"otLorS s"oFs
ielons by the law OF Ireland, and liable to
: Transportation for teaching upon the sol
upon which they were born.
| Would YOU believe if, By the laws OF Eng
land when man gets so poor that he can
/ not provide bread for his family he may &c
to the poor-law guardian and be relieved
t but the unfailing alternative is to send blu
I TO a worknouse, outside OF which he canno
| get pound OF bread or an ounce Of mea
in all ireland. In my opinion these gentle
| men are endeayoring 10 eradicate thes'
evils and TO secure
RADICAL AND FUNDAMENTAL ALTERATION
, Of the land laws OF Ireland, in the admins
tration of which is the greatest eTiI unde
which the people suffer.
There can be no safe, conservative gov
= ernment, no security, in country Wher
bot one in eighty own the land on which the.
, live. and out OF which they Get their 1000
y The highest curse OF an angry God was
"IN THE SWEAT OF thy FACE THOU SHALT EAR
% THY BREAD"
But this iniqultOus government has super
+ added to the curse Of God and said IN IN
d sweat OF thy face thou shalt make bread 10
others 10 eat. and not thysef.
i These gentlemen propose TO better Ire
lands condition by constitutional means
d their object being agitation, agitation.
was this agitation that gave Ireland all Tn
II rigbt she had for the last one bundre
wears. II was the great law OF Uly>se
n which has been felt with such tremendou
effect for forty years. 1t was this that gay
. Ireland all she has to-day that Is worm any
e thing to the people. W ucu ne nv :"
il bepan he could not study IN his own ilnd
he had to fly to France to finish MS eune'
ton: he could not hold scayengers plac
III in Dublin, nor vote for the man VINO mel
ne it; could not practice physic; he coul
Or only occupy the lowest branch OF III
o. law; he was an outeast in the iah'
h But vet with this agitation he lnyeste
ct his broad IIish shoulders win u
IN mantle OF Lord Mayor OF DuDha
IT. he went into the British Parliament, u
VI. first Catholic who went there in two hui
n, dred and thirty yeais. lie by TINS san
E. agitation helped to seat PresbyterianS an
y: Baptists there, too, and
!" GLoRIED IN HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.
ID Tie lived to see an English Catholic loi
in mass the portal Of st. stephens, the nf
~ since the DAYS OF Elizabeth; and when iF
,t land raises her Pantheon to her iliuStrio'
r. statesmen and scholars Daniel O'COan
:" will be the most prominent figure there
nj Mr.. Kelley closed with a most e!ogu e
q. tribute TO America, and
b. INTRODUCED THE non. CHARLES ,. rA2y Ell
u. who spoke ~ follows
~e MFR. President, Ladies, and Gentier zen
~ T ap2ear before you at very critie7 ! sta
ne in The history OF my c0untry-pstIaps
W. most critical period that she 1aseVer pass
,hrol,oh--one which, hope, Is full o
lid GREAT future and great changes We Ia
his in Ireland at the present Giom9n a terri
EN- calamity pressing upon uS, in iaf shape o
en famine. which but for t1e = nerous a
Ia nnhle assistance wi ich has already co
III f,om this country durvlg the
10 month would have before now CLAIM