National Republican., 1880-01-03
WELCOME TO PARNELL. II
Arrival of the Irish Land Lacquer
in America.
His Reception by the Irish Americans OF
New YOrk-welcome by MIR. John Il.
Devlin-A Chicago Committee on
Hand-iir. Parnelis Rorly--
Story OF the suffering
Poor In Ireland.
Mr.. pnrnoil on American Soil.

MIR. pnmoiI on American Soil.
NEW YORK, Jan "A largo delegation Of
wcl-knowr citizens boarded tho Scythia this
morning shortly after her arrival and heartily
welc omud Mr.. Pnrnell aud his companions to
America Among them were w. II. Kelly,
John J. W. O'Domohue, General Mcmahon,
john Z. Dovlin, j, j. German aud other promi
nent Irishmcn. Thoy were placed on board
the steamer from revenue cutter. As they
approached the Scythia Mr.. Paruel appeared
at the portrait of the latter, when lie was
greeted with three rougng cheers by the COM
mittee. On reaching tho deck and being in.
| trOduccd to Mr. Parnel and Mr.. Dillon, Mr.
Devlin read tho following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME:
"The Irish element in our citizenship with
Characteristic pride of patriotism give to you
u hcart.whole love for your manly Irshsu--
| your unsworvng devotion to Ireland's cause
The citizens of other foreign origin, recog.
ni2ing no cicumspcction of race, rslg-
ion or region when humanity Is TO he
| sustained and the cause of jGstcC upheld, Offer
you their earnest sympathie3 in the battle for
anption's relief while tha hlntrGlns proper, 10.
garding your proud American descent claim u
diAtributiye share of tho honor attaching to
| your public career and join in paying tribnto to
| your private worth. On all grounds, represent
aJives OF all nItionaliti1s unite In this racsp-
| tion. We await with HnXicty your programme
| Of action. T. j. due to you. however to say in
anticipation thot wo repuiato tho communis.
tic com mplcSiOn sought to b. placed upon yonr
mOSomrut N".s ua':y, sir, has preceded
! you. Your principles are appreciated. We
| bold that there is no ground for tho
! imputnton Of communion IN tho advocacy #
u peoples right to living from the land of
| their birth. Al W. GaG ,lo!n the present is to
| promise ynu tha moral support of rur synpl-
| thy--.ihs material ald Jf our practical SXer.
| tons here, Aud while Y0 may not speak uu-
| thOriiptivClY for Otllgr states and cities, yet
wn hnvG sufficient t0roshaioYrg5 to Indicate
thai eyoryw4sro in this grcA. lanl you will
| meet with 4 reception IN rrspJnso worthy Of
| the high reputation which IA your porSJn has
proved the AttHld vat On private merit aud the
accompaniment ot patriotic T1rtY."
AN I&yrrApioN To CHICAGO.
| Mr. Melville L. stone, OF lhn Chicago Daily
| Neus; John T.. i'innsrty, OF tho Chicago Times,
and J. j. Ftag'bbon, y delegation from Chi.
| CU.O, were then introduced to Mr.. Parnel und
Mr.. Dillon, when 9tr. S,OIr. on brhllf of the
people Of the great WUst, presented Mr..
| Parncll with Hn address, da,ul Head.
quarters Irish Llni Reform and Aid
Committee, Sherman House, Chicago, Dncun.
Der 30 in which, Ia bGIui Of tho CiliH ms OF
Chicago, MIR. Pamcll IS given welcome aud
invited TO visit shat city, Speaking in behalf
ot tho purpio ot Lno Northwest, the address
| goes On to say;
we welrouc you as the acknowledged rep
rescu;Utyo OF the lri-u Sllion IN It's unequal
cont, 10 with lauaiord usUrpitiun, maintained
| by aunnl forces ut tho Brush government.
| We welcome yuu 0i mlA peculiarly qualified
! 70 appeal to FREQ America On bohRlf ut the
people long 0ppgcs,od and rely afflicted"
Mr.. PhG>NLL REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:
"MR. DEvLlN, Mr. STONE AND GENTLEMEN
| ! + re that NY pn%vr o, Language is not SUI
ua,uut to convey 20 yul my appreciation Of
| the kindness tud honor that you have done
mo in meeting mo this mJvu'u &, and insI i'm
dcbtud 10 you iatiyilu ly aad G0lluulivoly
| Ii has always bc'u GraG pleasure 10 m. 10
come to the Unite stat OF Am .rlru. / could
! have WISHED ln.t circumstances attending uur
native and were OF = moro happy aul pros.
! y ruus character but wu NUT hope AMI b..
| !teyg that in3 uma II approaching whtn W.
| may be- ebiG 10 7pGHE OI lrg,dnl is UUhcF mun
| BpYtE Of their own country, and that we may
| DO able TO spva. Oi nor AS really aud tray
among tho nations Of tho C,rtII-a5 Won
have very waR esp cj5cd In your
addresses. Mr., Dcyhn, our Lual IS vi double
UhauCt,G W. have 30 war against u system
which causes diScOuleNv unl sUiluliug in our
| Z untry, aud We have 10 end ayJr 10 break
| down that system, and with Ol8 help we ire
| determined 10 bG"Nt IL down. NG have also
| tu see tnat victims Of tho system aro not sug.
| tcrol tO perish ia the meanwhile. We ARE 10
| take care thAl Che unity and strength of onr
| people is not br0scn aul that now when an
| opportunity has r0ally cOaIG tIr tho settle.
men. OF one O! tho leading questions IN Ire.
| Land, that thht oppor unity may not he lost
| Physical suffering anA misery and starvation
| Of large portions Ui our pJpulatlun In ireland
mas not been GsAgsGlatci. We havo haen
| calling upon tho government iOl eight months
10 relieve thNC distress, but il has only been
within tho last tcW days that tho Euglsh
government has agreed 10 admit that thsru is
any Distress. This WAS brought w their no.
| tiCe by n letter !r0n Tie Duchess of Mnribo.
| rough T,ia OF the LOm-LuuJCnant, wniun
states that Jhero was going to be famine
aud dire distress during tho coming winter
| 10 ia what we have warmed Tho governments
and our pGOp Rt home nnd abroad ,Ur some
| tiulo aud only nov that IL Is too well spread
for almost any uNva,udI remedy, do those
rulers in England appear TO understand a. all
tACir responsibility. We, who haYu beoa work.
ing Nt Is great i@ad question aud have prenla.
turoly taken the responsibility oil tho shoulders
Of the government, LaYG not, up To the present
time, BadO any appeal 10 the government tor
tho GeIiut Ot the dCBtitutiOA OG Irrland
But wo teol that Wo cannot longer
smut our eyes to tho Hrrble peril
that Is approaching, nnh NO think that
we 0nrht " puC tho case bG.uro our own
Gounirymcn both 1T homo a,id here Ia Amer
iGu, and endeAyOP 10 0nitst their sympathy with
our efforts We believe That IN tins country
sympathy accorded will be generous aud noble, |
despite the Efforts Of the English pross to de-
pruCatn tho merits OF tho American nation
Wa know full well that Our GOuntTymen In
America viii do their duty as they have n
every cline TO tho suffering brother at home. |
In brei, l confidently anticipate the result Of
our mission, 1 believe that tho result will be OF
such u nature as to give pleasure TO us and also
give help to our people Mt homn,
and l can only conclude by again asking
You to believe that | thank You all
heartily for your great kindness in meotin
rs on tue threshold Of America Again l tAa nix
you" LApplausc.l
SPEECH or MR.. DILLON.
Mr., Dillon was then called upon, and spoke
as follows have also to thank you for the
kind way In which yOu mentioned my nauuo
along with that OF the gentleman whom may
call my loader | cannot avoid saying a
word also IN thSnEmlncSs of the kindly allu.
sion you have made tC my father. We shall
always remember the reception which the
men of 1915 received in America when We
were driven from England, aud with !
my father crossed the Atlantic. lie |
came hero 10 the United States as Rrlon |
with price set upon his head. lie was 70.
ceiyed in this city--not as a leon, but as a
gen,lemNn--recelyed with honor and respect
by the American people, aud with all the def |
ereuce that WAS due the patriot aud gontle.
man. 1t will not DO necessary to say more