The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
SECOND EDITION
For ireIand'sPoor.
ARRANeEsdENTs COMPLETED FOR 10
NIGHTS MEfcTING-THE OFFICERs.

HI6HT'b MhBTlNG-THE UFFlCHt,ss
The committee of tbirty-one to devise
means for the relief OF the famine
stricken people OF Ireland, held another
session, last night, and made final ar
rangementsfor the meeting TO be held at
the Opera House, this evening, at which
Messrs. John b. Dillon and John Muir
doeh will make addresses.
The meeting will be pre- ided over by
Hon. William q. Whiteley, who will
introduce the speakers. William T.
Croasdale, Esq, has been selected as
Secretary and VIM. Baxter, Esq, as
Treasurer.
The following list comprises the
names of gentlemen who have kindly
consented to act as Vice-Presidents Of
this meeting:
Messrs. George Sayers, Peter N. Bren-
nan, Henry s.. McComb, Charles b.
Lore, Peter Mccullough, John X. Kane,
N. D., William Canby, Lewis P. Bush,
Henry g. Banning, Joel Thompsony
Levi 9. Bird, Ignatfus y. Grubb, Mp H.
Lichtehstein, John F. Miller, Henry
Evans, George w. Stone, William M.
Pyle, Henry G. Conrad, Alexander Kel-
~, Thomas johnson, John A. Draper,
M. D., Henry Ii. McMulhn,J. p, Wales,
| nAs II OdllCo w WUfC, Ds W. hduitg
NJ, D., James Beggs. Henry Eckel,
George w. Roberts, 5. Redmond Smith,
Daniel McClintock, John w. Huxley,
James Bradford, Caleb p. johnson,
George w. Vernon, William I'll. Thomp-
son, Thomas M. Ogle, Walter Cummins,
John Cameron, Gavan Thompson, AL
fred Elliott, Philip Plunkett, Simeon L.
West, M. D., Joshua Maris, Joseph w..
Hart, George q. Maris, Ii. +. Pickels, B.
r. He g. 'er, Edwad McInall, Daniel
FarIa, Hugh Stuart, Lewis X. Springer,
Francis E. Kelly, Ienry G. Snitcher,
NJ. D., s. A. Hodgman, James III.
Price, Enoch Moore Jr., John Hamil-
ton, Isaac G. Pyle, William McMena-
min, BENZ. +. Townsend, Charles Nc
Closkey, George ortlip, E. K: Craw-
ford, James III. Ray, Joseph L. Car
penter, Jr., Joshua L. Simms, Patrick
Monaghan, Peter b. Heusted, John
McCloskey, John Kennedy, John Pyle,
Christian Messick, Francis McCloskey,
Patrick Magarity, John J. Gallagher,
John Palmer, Henry p. Grubb, Viii
liam b. Norton, Milton Lackey, Jos.
K. Adams, George Troup Maxwell,
M. D., William j. Maxwell, James
Monaghan, August Bickta, Bernard p.
Hasson, John Guthrie, Thos. Curley,
George OByrnc, Daniel Stuart, Will
liam Stuart, William H. Brady, Ber-
nard j. Donohoe, Lawrence Kieran,
Andrew Traynor, Thomas r. Lally,
Richard Kelly, William D. Kavanagh,
BernaId J. Mcguire, Dan'l orc. Kenny,
Thomas Toy, William Morrow, Fer
gus Kelly, Patrick Plunkett, A. v
Gaynor, Michael Cottingham, Patrick
Cahill.
The Vice Presidents are requested
to meet at the parlors of the Clayton
House between Z and 7:30 O'Clock thi.
evening.
The following distinguished bodiel
and individuals have been invited Il
attend:
His Excellency, Governor Hall.
Hon. James L. Wolcott.
Judges of the Superior Court.
Judge of the United States Court.
Mayor and City Council.
Hon. Thos. f. Bayard, U. S. 8.
Hon. Eli Salisbury, U. s. s.
Hon. Edward L. Martin, U. s. ii. r
Hon. George Gray, Attorney Gen
eral.
Hon. N. B. Smithers.
Hon. Benz. L. Biggs.
Hon. Jno. B. Pennington.
William Herbert, Esq. ..
New Castle county officials and
others.
The following call has been Issued By
the committee of thirty-oue to our citi
zens:
To THE CITIZENS OF WILMINGTON:
1t is with great pain that we call you
attention to the sad condition of atfairi
now existing In Ireland, country stu
ated at the center of what Is called
Christian civilization, but which, unfor
tunately for its own prosperity, is part
of the British Empire. Au island aoun'
dainty able under proper management
to afford to all its Inhabitants comforts
BILE liviugs, It seems almost incredible
| that to-day famine should be walki ut
through the length and breadth OF Ire
land and staring in the faces of two
| thirds OF her people. Incredible as II
may seem such is the solemn fact. The
causes which have led TO such sad re
suits we have in an address like this
neither the time nor the inclination to
discuss what would be the proper
length. We sum all up IN charging the
| present st lte of Irish affairs to the iniq III
tous system of land tenure existing In
; that country, and as well to the utterly
Sc fish character of British sovernme ntal
| rule At the doors OF the British r1lers
we lay all the responsibility for the
present. Irish suffering. The poor dis.
tressed people for whom we are about
to beg yolr generous charity. are moi
| Door and distressed throHgh any fault oi
! theirs, but from their great misfortune
| to be now, as for centuries they hav,
been, attached as a dependency to Eng
land. The British Empire is to day The
richest, the most powerful and the mos
extensive Empire of modern times.
Her commerce whitens every sea, hel
armies are 10 be found in every quarter
, of the lobe, her markets rule the worlt
and yet close by tie foot of the Imperial
throne, her Irish subjects, racked with
starvation are holding out their hands u
America for bread. British blood ant
treasure are freely squandered in Afghan
istan and South Africa that more people
! may be brough. under the yoke, Will,
I to the people hungry whom she has al
: ready ensIaved her charity comes with
t sardy hand. Had the charity of EnglanC
; b,en equal to her rapacity. Ireland
: would to-day be prosperous and Americi
; would not be called upon to feed th,
poor of English making.
To-day IiekaDd bristles with bayones
her land is one vast military barrack,-
what she needs is less biyonets and som.
enlightened legislation which will en-
able her poor TO get living. WheI
England will come to a recos milton o
. what is properly due to Ireland Is a pru
biem, but when she does she Will Jher