Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-11
PARNELL AND HIS MISSION.

Mr.. MacCarthu INDUCES in a Few STRIFE
lures on the "Gl0be."
To the Editor of the Globe.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 10.-Does the GLOBE wish
its readers to understand that it IS an enemy
to Parnell and the cause he advocates? AL
most daily it oyersteps the bounds of fair
criticism to cast some unjust and groundless
reflection upon him. Two months ago it
was loud it its praises of Mr.. Parnell and in
its approval of the land agitation; now it
ridicules the one and insults the other.
What has caused this change of heart? Is
Mr.. Parnell less worthy because be has been
honored by the American Congress, or is his
cause less Just when his countrymen suffer
the more from the iniqaitous system he as
sails, and is endeavoring to break down?
Parnell has been received by Congress and
Ireland in her poverty rejoices, and all lovers
of justice and liberty approves. 1t won't do
the GLOBE any good at this day to regret the
action of Congress, SIS England does. There
were noble precedents for last weeks action
of Congress. The revolutionary General
Lafayette was received by Congress, and so
was the eloquent divine, Bishop England.
The Hungarian rebel and exile, Louis Kos
suth, was received in Congress, and now
Charles Stewart Parnell, the representative
of the Irish people, is in like manner hon
ored, and it was right and just and proper.
The grandson of "OId Ironsides'' was
entitled to this honor, and it was due
to the reputation of a race which
has poured out its blood in every battle that
has been fought for the establishment and
preservation of the American republic, but
above all it was proper that the American
congress should express its sympathy for
the oppressed in their struggles for liberty.
1t has done 50, and it is but reasonable to
expect England and English sympathy to
howl about it. But let them howl, and God
hasten the day when they Will have greater
cause to howl.
Mr.. Parnell is coming to st. Paul, and he
will receive welcome be6tting the man,
and the cause he advocates, notwithstand-
ing the SCOTS of those who, under the garb of
charity. attack the holy cause of justice.
He was the first to proclaim to tho world
the condition of his suffering countrymen
and the causes that produced that suffering.
England thought to belle him, and it was
only when she saw the American purse open
ing that she admitted there was suffering,
and then, despicable craven that she is, she
has the cheek to hold out her hands for the
contribution. Parnell and the land league
has saved to the people of Ireland by forced
reduction of rents more than ten times the
amount that will be contributed by private
charity. The only channels for distribution
of relief to the starving people of Ireland
that have the confidence of the people of that
country and are worthy of the respect and
confidence of Americans are the clergy, ever
the guardians of the poor, and the land
league the the true champion of the civil
rights of the people. There is To an
| tagonism between them. Three-fourths of
the fund collected in st. Paul has been sent
direct to ciergymen in the most distressed
districts. OF the contributions received by
the land league at Dublin, $50 liberal
grants have been made to as many dis
tricts and for the most part given to the
local clergymen for distribution. Two
thousand stone of potatoes have been pur-
chased by the league and will be distributed
by its local organizations to the poor
for seed, 30 that it proposes moi
only to proved for their
immediate wants, but gives them the means
of raising food for the coming season, and
while doing this it will assert the right Of
the people to the product of the soil they
cultivate. If that be treason let the enemies
of liberty make tho most of it.
Yours, &C., G. M. MACCARTnY.