The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-08
DILLON,s hPLECH.

The following was the speech made by Mr..
Dillon who accompanied Parnell on his or
rival In New York.
Mr.. Dillon followed with a brief reply to the
illusions made b. himself and hls father. He
thanked tho committee for those alluslons,
and said n memory came over him wnieh ne
ret II right - recall When bile father crossed
the Atlantic, branded as a felon, no was re-
ceivsd I'm the capital uf America, not as feon,
but with all the respect due to 2 true patriot
and a gentleman IApptausel THIS WAS y
recollection which could not tail 10 make
them feel hopeful Of the reception which they
would receive, III America, and the sympathy
they would experience at the hands Of the
American people toward The Irish cause.
There was one thing heuasirpd tn dwell upon,
viz. that, In his mind the chief cause they
had come to support In America Is not to cot
lnrt money to relieve their distressed people.
although continued the speaker. we shall
be most happy to receive any money
which American citizens I'm their gener-
osity may place at our disposal 10 re-
lievs the people now threatened with
starvation, yet We must remember that the
famine and disaster at present hanging over
Ireland is entirely beyond private charity !.
and although no greater charity can be un-
dsttaken, and there san be no more Christian
duty than to mitigate "a far IA possible TIL vt
fearful calamity, we must never lose eight OF
that fact. We must keep the TACT before the
country that this Ia a calamity the govern.
ment are bound TO deal with and no private
chHtity can avert. | have made rough
calculation. which | believe to BIZ an under
statement of the facts, that we shall have
250. 600 people in Ireland without food for four
or i've months. aud In order 10 prevent
starvation and the decentralization OF famine,
1T which we have had fearful experiences In
IRELAND, nothing short Of two Ut three millions
will avail. However generously Ameriea
may respond tn this appeal and she always
does respond generously 1t il beyond reason
to expect that anything approaching TO this
cum will be realEM.
Therefore | Say that the greatest object we
have In coming tn America Ia To procure the
sympathy the public opinion ri the country,
and also to raise sufficient funds to carry on
an agitation at present going on IN Ireland
by which such pressure may be brought to
bear on The government tp compel them tu
take measures 10 avert the present distress.
and, moreover. that by thls pressure we ma
bring to an end system which has made
our country miserable deception among the
nations of the earth, inasmuch as IL would
appear to be the accepted order OF things that
We must go forth at intervals Of fifteen OF
twenty years to appeal To The charity OF the
nHtians III the world. M other civilized na-
tion is In such position. and oil lrlshmen
know that IT dpes not arise from want OF In
duatry on the part NJ the Irish people nr lack
Of fertility or the irish coll. but ID ths result
OF oppressive lava, and that until thuss III wa
are swept away such will be the career of our
nation. For my part will ask no man for any
subscription for Ireland but at the same time
! think IL right TO say that II America, In her
generosity. Wishes 10 contribute To mitigate
this great disaster, we have an org snza-
tion-the National Land l. ,ague-that can
Distribute that money m lrs eif 'otnalig AMI
can obtain better results than any other body
Ia IRELAND
Mr. Dillon concluded hia rem nrks hy stating
th 1t II was the dutyof Mr.. parneli aud him
salt to sse that lreland's cause did not suffer
In America owing to tho misrepresentation
uf the British piess.