The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15
APPEAL FOR IRELAND.
Parnelps Presentation of Her Woes and
Her Needs.

Parnclrs Presentation of Her Woes and
Her Needs.
The New York papers give full accounts
of the great demonstration of welcome to
the Irish agitators, Messrs. Parnell and
Dillon, which took place in that city on
Sunday last. The speech Of the former is
described as having been especially elo-
quent.
On being introduced Mr.. Parnell
thanked those present for their kind and
cordial reception, apclogized for his i'm
perfections, and regretted that the great
cause which he had been called upon to
plead had not been entrusted to better
and ADLER hands. "But, ladies and gen.
tlemen," said he, II fear not for this,
cause, imperfect and inadequate as
may be the way in which we shall
place it before you. feel confident that
for its greatness and justness it needs no
great effort on my part to set it before
you in such way as to have the hearth
est sympathy of this great and free ma
tion. The American people occupy to-
pay proud position in respect to the
Question: position of which as one
who boasts of some American blood ap-
plause feel justly proud, and am glad
when I feel that I may have had some
small share in directing the attention of
this country to our cause. The Ameri-
can nation has by common consent been
made the arbitrator in this great struggle
for the land of Ireland. Within the last
few days a most extraordinary occurrence
has taken place. The landlords of Ire
land for the first time in history have
recognized their true position as culprits,
and have come before the bar of Ameri-
can public opinion to plead their cause
as best they may. Applause. Irejoice
that the pages Of the New York Herald
[Groans and Kisses there is no necessi-
ty to hiss the New York Herald, it has
really been indirectly of the greatest
possible service to our cause, and re-
joice that its pages have been opened to
the landlord side of the question. I re.
joice that a man of the great ability Of
Mr.. Kayanaugh has come forward to
make the best defense that he can for
the accursed system that prevails in Ire
land. The thinking people in this
country will now feel an interest in the
question which they could not have
felt before, and is fitting that the people
of America should know the very best
that can be said for the landlords. Now
wish to explain very shortly my OBJ
jects in visiting this country, and l may
say that the intention we originally have
had has been considerably modified by
circumstances. Originally we proposed
only to address you on behalf of our po.
litical organization, but, because events
in Ireland have eliminated so rapidly,
the terrible fear of widespread famine is
80 imminent that We feel constrained to
abandon our original intention, and leave
ourselves open TO receive from the people
of America money for purposes of polit-
ical organization, and also money for
the relief of the present distress in Ire
land. We propose then, to form two
funds, one for the relief of distress and
the other for purely political purposes of
forwarding our organization. APP
plause. These funds will be kept en-
tirely distinct, so that the donors will be
afforded an opportunity of doing as they
please in the matter. 1t has been sug-
gested by very influential paper in this
city that we ought to devote our attention
only to the relief of the distress, and that
we should join the committee which has
been proposed by the New York Herald
Tgroans and hisses] for the relief of the
distress of the Irish landlords and British
government in general. But if we &C.
cept the very good advice that has been
so charitably extended to US in the shape
of words during the last few days, I am
afraid that we should merit the imputa-
ton of putting the cart before the horse.
The cause of the present. distress is the
unequal and artificial system of land
tenure which prevails in Ireland. The
effect of that cause is of course distress,
and while re take care to do the
best we can-and. the best we can
do will be but little to relieve the
distress-we must also take care that
we take advantage of the unexampled
opportunity which is now presented
to us for the purpose of sweeping away
the bad system. In 1S47 and subsequent
years, when the great Irish famine took
place, America came forward the first
amongst nations with unexampled liber-
ality. But did that liberality prevent
the famine2 Did it prevent millions
from dying of starvation or pestilence
which followed? Did it prevent the ban
of many more millions2 Did it
prevent scenes in Ireland in those years
scenes on board emigrant ships? Mol
No charity that can be given by America
will avail to prevent Irish distress. That
must be the duty of the British Govern
ment, and we must see that We shame
that Government, into sense of its OBJ
legations. Are we to be compelled con-
tinuously, every ten or twelve years, to
appear as mendicants before the world ?
Then say to the people of this country
if you wish to rescue US from that posi-
ton, help us in destroying the system
which brings it on. America subscribed
literally in those years. People of Ire
land living in this country have been
SuUSCElUlUS CtC1 ciANOs AlfSAy SSh0 VA
their hard earned money sent over there
with such true devotion to their fellow
countrymen has gone in payment of ex-
cessive rents and in bolstering up this
terrible system. said just now that we
must shame the British government into
a sense of its obligation to Ireland in
this matter. What was the chief secreta-
rvs reply to those who waited upon him
to establish fuel depots throughout the
west of Ireland for I must explain to
those who are not acquainted with Irish
matters that almost the entire of Ireland
is dependent for its fuel upon the turf
that is cut in the bogs. This fuel, owing
to excessive rains throughout the whole
summer, is in state of mud, it is en-
tirely unfit to burn, and in addition to
the pressure of hungerare here added the
pressure of cold. Well Mr.. Lowther,
misses, when he was asked to establish
fuel depots-and I only mention this as
an example of the manner in which our
officials over there treat this question