Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-17
.%gy;iaring Ireland,

4'ha meeting last night [, aid The sufferers
from famine and residence IN Ireland was q
large AMI enthusiastic gathering. Ga the
;is ORA were seated ministers of every de-
nomination AMI representatives. Of ncnr.y every
profession and trade. Rev. Fathers Daunis
Diane and a, j. Heating. Of the Catholic
Church; hcv9. l.. II. Pearc, and W. X. Boyle,
o! The Motl'odist Church; Reg nr. j. j. Bul-
lock. Of the Presbyterian Church; Rev. ". s.
ponck, OF the BAPTIST Church, md Rev. DR.. +.
Nj. Scalnr, of tho Hebrew congregation, and
Senator &. w. Jones, of FlGrids; Rapresrpta-
i've NJ. +. O'C0nnor, OF South Carolina; q On.
NJ. p. Corsa, Gen. NJ. Maryc, Colonel il. d.
Withcrs. Gel T. w. Ashby. Col. H. w. Reid,
COL ". X. Beard Of Florida. Major George
Dntiay, Gpaf X. kcmpcr, Lieut. George Nc
Burncy, jc., Judge Charles f.. Stuart. Judge
A. ". Chi't0n Dr.. NJ. NJ. Lewis, Mtsirs. :.
c. NeaIc, Lewis NcIicr zic, Il. j. Carne, VIA,
+. Carne, VIM. II. Marburg, II. L. Do9nham.
j. T. l., cthau, i. l.. BrCckett, ID. 4. Wind,
alr. Linden kcut, Edmond Burke, :. q.
Brent, }. I. Hutkc, Edward Hughes. Jas Il.
Waldcy, James Il. Eat0o, NJ. +. Harlow,
john nirnsly, II. Nj. Latham and il. j.
NlvGtt
M. II. Il. ilntow, rs President Of The Al
cxaUdIia Cathol DC1ciicinl Society, by when
tic mogemt ut was irauguratcG, called lie
meeting to order, ADD stated its object. lie
thtD. ~ connection with the assistant SECRETARY,
Nh II. j. N2vett rcAd letters from Ilou. j.
&. 3. blackburn, Rev. Wm. Dipwiddic, lev.
II. Suffer- Rev. VIZ. Grlham, Rev DIR. Nortoa,
Rev. II. 7. Sharp. Col John W. Daniel, Capt.
John s. Wise, Hon j. W. Johnston and Others,
rcgcting ihcir lusbiiiy to be present, bnt cx-
pressing their sympathy in and hearty endorse,
mcnt OF the cause i0r which tho meeting gss
held.
Mr. Harlow then introduced s. Chapman
Ncalc, esq TO The audience, who lad been
elected to lriaid1 over tic meeting.
Mr. Ncalc SAID that having been Sell ctcd
10 preside over meeting so large in HumhcI S
auh iniluontlal IN ciarcc.cr IVES compliment
for which any one might be Justly proud. But
the compliment was heightened and tho moro
aIprlc iacd when the OF jGct and aim Of the
assembling was considered. They had met for
the purpose 81 aiding destitute and an i'm
p0vcrishCd people. From that people an ocean
divided us--onr affections spancd tho distance
and he ieIt quite sure that the answer that
would 90 nip from Alexandria to tho cry CT sui
lc1Ing ireland would be 60 prompt and as gene.
rOUs az ii the dl5taico between tho countries
were a few instead OF thousands OF miles. lie,
then, stated The cause OF The distress 10 ireland
an mentioned the fact that there We re hundreds
and thousands pEo hu. short tins sir c. were
~ 'ilIlCLc>, that wrrn COW reduced to absolute
wnnt, ard were crying Tor broad. and that there
vas 10 bread to give. 10 this the TINS of her
need Ireland had turned instuc,voly TO Amer
icI, where 10 IGany OF hcT sons have found
home, and tho lnnsc that America has
rrluraod Was all that could have been desired
in the good causa anmnsit!cs had been iOrrot-
ten, differences buried and wherever the story
Ol lFtIandH sGrroT had been portrayed c.nlIi-
iullons had poured III. In whatever asrCct
the l;sh character Was con- IjcGcd it was Hor nv
q oar admiration and rcspIct. Mr.. Nca!c re-
iUtci IN Glowing terms Of some OF tie iluSirl-
aus nee ireland had pr06rc'h--StCrro. Swift,
Hurkc, Grn,tan, Moore, Emmett ami kGnrney
No race, he claimed. we're trucr other friends
and moro loyal to their VOID than tho I,i4h-'
nonc were more pnhlc spiricd-nonn mare
read? /, iIsi 70 tn tue cry ct distress, shd IT,
'uarot tho IN ctch. None moro eager &C.
nIrHgn an n>ujG 20 Arnrrica Ihc Lard Il lhrir
hioplIon. AHhrI.cs had bncn piratiy hcaulifrG
hy her lrs1 fellow Z ~ Us irni, had beer
stimulated by II Stewart, the legal prulcs-
shan adorned hg an o'tounrr Ar hrntiilch by
t0lcur.u, nnr cnnIair sXrEnilird l.:
Ryan, nni tItr hall, ul Nougrrss var:
naw g!acrd ~ . .Ion,s and an O'Cpanor
H. spoke tr"itnllJ ni the Iii,hmcn who
Ia I>hI. responded 10 Tho appeal ihcu
made tJr h'lp, nnd trt or The field
OF battle, struggling Ter what has rvcr
Leon dear 10 iilr;n 3 sa2o--ti,c prJ ctrlcs Of
It@'ty-"nd SAID vInIa i!c cause OF their death
may uovor nG known ii Eoma, il IVES
EH"wn iic!c III the land OF iiG!r ADOPTION, anl
lh"if c'c'lAhci memory would bo handed dofrr
10 ro"lcrl'y 81 stcccd heritage. lie rlasad
Milh ia appeal to the pc0rl2 10 GENE 20 the
'g'cnr o: CID ireland nnW. 10 the hour Of he,
no'd, as sue never faiiCd 10 GnrNo 10 lhuir 70.
~ Whenever help was needed. The speech Of
Mr.. NcalH vas chasta and cIGurcpt, and Haa
received with enthusiastic arpsuso
Senator Lharaa w. Joncs. ri Florida. wae
The next speaker introduced. sad, for abou.
three quarters Of an hour, held the audience
,hchiHDcd by his TfclteI OF tie suffering Of the
IRISH peopc. tie attributed tho cause of the
ar9lnG 70 The landlord sfs:cu,, which, he said,
HSd robbed the 0ri9lna! owncr4 OF tho fertile
soii OF tho !inia Leland that God bad given
them tor fcs5iE2 TO them forever All the
feelings Of the Irish were in keeping With the
r23re Of Tho Ualttd States; for 1 70 years they
Haa STRUGGLED ioI tho principles that tho pnopla
~. '"h'lt i"uS'It IJut years lOr--tI5 pTlGc.
PIE OF sci government. Their flag had gooe
Gown, Ike the flag OF The South, not in dis-
.ra3c but crushed by Imco. Il was Got their
iaat that They were 10 day crying for bread,
lat tho iault o! the oppressive and ubiquitous
p9lc2 CT Tho British government. lilo appeal
ed 10 tho audience 10 give generously to cl!,vn
me tarsIDg people ti lrela.d.
lion. NJ. /. OCopnor, member Of the House
OF Representatives from South Carolina, vas
then introduced and delivered truly eloquent
speech, saying that you en- relieve Ireland
nov, but unless the cause Of the famine is TO-
moved IN less than twenty five years you
will heAr the same c,y Tor bread again. While
ne d'd not wish, as q member OF tho United
states Cons rtss, to say anythiag against gov
SFnment with which tho United States was on
lflendIy terms, the Gains Of the Irish people
C9nid not be considered without presenting the
cause OF their pre- s,nt suffering. The oppressed
e>1dttlOn OF Ireland 10 day was because of the
rohcV lnrEucd toward that unhappy people by