Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-27
Nh. MarkOe,s ADDRESS.

VIM. Markoe, Esq, was next introduced
and made an address which was heard with
the greatest interest.
The speaker depicted the evil times, corrupt
and infamous, when the walls of infants ac-
cused the oppressors of the people and when
even the inanimate stones echoed the cries for
redress. The speaker thought that i'll taking
3 general view of the questions at issue there
were TWO thoughts which seemed tOrun side by
side and yet diverged.
One thought was of the he arty cooperation
with MIR. Parnell and his views. The other
current of thought was represented bya class
of people, who, when the land agitation waf
spoken of, seemed to shrink from considera
ton of the question, because. forsooth, they
thought it tended to revolution. Considered,
from the glorious result of the American revo
linton. their apparent timidity was astounding
(Applause.)
Revolution, like most English words, could bt
used in q good sense and 4 bad one. In France
it meant anarchy and confusion, rebellion
against God, heartless outpOurlDg of the best
bleod of the nation. But when revolution has
reference to the cause which had made the
declaration of independence and the history oi
America, another picture was presented to The
mind.
The speaker adverted to the tyranny exer
cised under the land tenure system of Ireland
and word picture was drawn of this distressed
and dOwntrodden country. The brutality OF
the Irish landlords Was feelingly alluded to-
against which the manhood of lreland's sons
rose in righteous rebellion.
The speaker also alluded to the system OF
vested rights by which large tracts of land were
wropgfully decided TO the aristocracy by the
state. The treachery, deceit, lying and damna
BILE deviltry by which the titles to the lands OF
Ireland were obtained were eloquently adverted
to- and the reference was marked with loud ap
plause by the audience.
The speaker said that from the advent of the
landlord in Ireland there had been a continued
cry of horror and protest, and as long as the
abominable system lasted there would con-
time to rice the natural spirit of revolution
which had for its object the throwing off of
the damnable tyranny.
The land tenure system of Ireland made ii
impossible for the poor tenant to provide
against famine or old age, and pathetic pic.
ture was drawn of the destitute tenant elected
from his home by the heartless landlord.
The speaker referred to letter from Cardi-
nal Manning to Earl Gray in 1868, in which
the former gave narrowing definition of what
the land tenure system meant in Ireland, which
was characterized as the sum of human misery
The speaker said he spurned and trampled
upon the spirit of non-intervention as the mere
shield for cold, sOrdid and selfish motives. In
PREVENTION like the word revolution could BIZ
used in good as we'll as a bad sense. the term
being illustrated by the speaker. The princi-
pie of non-intervention was what had caused
the troubles which some people supposed had
grown from Intervention. When the spirit OF
non-inteiventon was applied to nations, the
advantage was soon abused by the stronger
nations. There were times when it was coward
ice to act On the spirit of non-intervention
cases where tyranny was SO damnable and fla
grant that it were simple meanvess to stand BY
and see it perpetrated.
In speaking of 1.-THE home rule question, the
speaker said, why should Ireland be forever
chained to the chariot wheels of England
The English hated the Irish and the latter
heartily rcciprocated the sentiment, unior
with Ireland. 1t was the union of the panther
with its victim, the union of the vampire with
its prey. (Applanse.) 1t was the speaker
profound conviction that the only certain de
liverance for Ireland was entire, absolut,
and eternal deliverance from every vestige OF
English control. loud applause.)