, 1880-07-11

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Nj: II. ri. o'sullivan, who was e
Enthusiastically received, proposed the fir
That, while apprecating fully the system
hxlty Of tenure advocated by some Of o,
representatives. this meeting Is Of opinion tn
such settlement of the land question could |
only Temporary: and that it is only. where Il
tlilers nf the soil are the owners thereof that Il
industrial resources Of the country can /
| properly developcd; we therefore declare. tn,
we shall use every meaus in our % power for II Il
fT1tdui establishment Of peasant proprietal
| III Ibis country.
afr. r. Walsh seconded the resolutio,
which was passed.
Mr. James Gull proposed:
| ThAt the Power possessed at present by tt
landlords OF arbitrarily fixing the rents lc,yyIu
the tenant no voice in the matter, is subvcrsjy
me adne Ct the country and t
such rents is Unjust and calls for the eraphatj
colademnut1on OF all lovers OF JUSTICE
IN the course of long speech, which wa
.i dIfameinlly M applouted, lie said that one Of til
1ot tne last month was living under busl
,,,i,! Mr; r; Thomas Boyd seconded the resolution
posed: l'S
:. That rs the sweat Of ths tenants has AWAY
oeen ne foundation Of the landlords wealth
| we cali upon the landlords tu show such for
9earanee to their tenants as will enable them Il
| saarc with them the burden or depression now
| Weighing SO heavily upon them.
| Mr: Patrick Early seconded the resolution,
and the Chairman declared it carried. :.
:, Nr. Bartllolol,ew.Finn, Gurteen, proposed
the last resolution:
That 1t is with the deepest regret weare COM
Peiled TO protest with indignation against the
evlcnon Of fifteen human beings, ind the pro-
! pnseo eviction OF many more, and we hereby
ourselves frHr
tenant has been evictcd.
Mr.: 7. Molloy seconded the resolution,
which was carried:
MEETING AT. BAILYLEAGUE.
Yesterday Il land meeting was held at Bal
1yleague, County Roscommon, near Lanes
borough, County Longford. Tie number
who attended was very considerable, and in
c1uded contingents from Keltiyan, Ballagh,
Strokestown, ElpAin, Kilgepin, the Town of
Roscommon, 1anesborough Fairymount,
etc. Several Of tlse cpntingents were headed
by bands and banners with various appropri-
ate at notices. The platform was; erected in
lice, armed with rifles, under the command
OF Sut'-inSpector, were drawn ,lp near the
platform. There was Government reporter
in attendance. The chair was taken at about
: $t,s;L oclock by Nr: Patrick Gum, P. L. G., of
Mr; Melard Lynch, of Elphin, proposed,
seconded. the following resolution:
+aIh That T We e solemnly pledge ourselves never to
have lcn evced AMI ,e t,
in our power the man 50 lost to public decency
as to be found occupying these holdings.
Mr. Harris, Of Ballipasloe. as a delegate
from fne m Land League; addressed the meet
tie existing system Of iandlort,ism and nro. y.
ceedpd TO say that it WIS not the ]anllar,is,
whom fault should be found with. but
the tenants themselves also. If ther tid not
from time TO time come forward to take ' The the
land from which their fellow tena,,1s haI
been eyicted there wou}I nov la M eno,
things as bad landlords in ireland nhat.
ever he hadt say against the landlords hight
Of the TENANTS. for if NM 'nnn y hoS;nr sJn,c
influence or large capital went to m agrnf
insratiated hiinself with Kin 80 anil ~
fered larger sum Of mnncv % than a,,ntar s,"t o.
that man was worse than the agent or the
devoted sn,na ttne to c0,e;nratp,, 2p'nfa M @ ane4
had b;pn 81 i, viii rafara,,na - ~ sa,a ~ e
ment Of re.lt by The feImers " His Ts uga9 v.sw ~
lne .i4attei was ii1ls: a man took the land
nrcii,,ca .eR,auSat'e +o powers II siunid not
paotad : .1 s..o,ai aiiolS ttlst ne IesnhaDlf eS
psy f,a y i,n nTtlu ule he was nol pound TO
f~r fiat land 7, " aS Dgus flsf 9ie snlii1hs
s. .ts pn1t1el case mat OF man
4",e et.s.n VII III dlstrlct Where water
s,a T nf l,a,r.- riV uouglt ule Neli not Tor tue
+, Ia an,',d ,t,,t ,lt 1aelG eScasat1on OF mole
and # lie fnnn l Tax 1T te te use e 1 ene wa1er
Will, Tai ha nGt IT,, pounu ty ny [ne contract INTO
hteh sa..ata 'e il..u eillered. Ine speaker then
.',ro o'1G s9hle H t!lne 70 the suggested /
h. e,,;or,+in,, iut tne 4 sl1esances oi Me tenants
- tnaeiat1on' ana remarked that when such
sHA1-t dllUu NaS nfOUnuI ABOUT DF Eftttl0n the