Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
IRISH DANTONS.
ParnsII and Dillon Sowing the
Storm.
Prophesies of III Omen to Landlords
and the Government
BLOOD AND BRUTE FORCE "


By Cable to the Herald.l
DUBLIN, December 6, 1SS0.-Last
evening a great banquet was given to
Mr.. Parnell at Waterford. In re-
spending to the toast in his own honor
he said that the English government
had great resources, but he did not
believe her resources were adequate to
perpetuate her government in Ireland.
Il 20 not believe" he continued,
that any amount Of money or the
strength and power Of even the great
est nation in the world can work i'm
possibilities, and it is abnndantly
proved that governing Ireland outside
of ireland by a power and people who
do not live in the country is impOssi-
BILE. We have gigantic forces arrsyed
against us, but we have more power
iul forces on eur side-namely, the
forces of nature, forces of nationality
forces OF patriotism and true devotion.
These are sufficient to break the yoke
of English disagreement and chase
from the country that usurpation
which has long had its heel upon our
neck. Lock at what we have done to
this pitilul government. In twelve
months we have obliged them to
reverse every principle, every law,
every tradition on which they
built their position. We have made
them eat their speeches. Even Glad.
stone, l don't believe Gladstone can
settle the Irish question without
breaking up his cabinet. He could
not even pass his miserable little com
pensation bill last year. fl had moi
been confident that the lords would
reject it, | would have had the Irish
party reject it; but l preferred TO lei
the lords do my dirty work. Wher
John Bull finds that he will have Il
pay ESQ 00, 600 in the next four Of
five years to govern this country, b.
will think the English mode Of gov.
erning Ireland very expensive. j.
may be told that concession would b.
better, but when concession perpetu
ates an evil, it is better to reject il
Now, a few words on the nationa
question. | do not believe we CA
settle the national question till W
settle the land question. We hay
10000 landlords, with 100000 de
Tendencies arrayed against Ireland
, self government. IF the remaiuin
5,00O, goo souls combine, nothing ca
resist them. The British govern
ment may pass a coercion act, thougl
| don't say | would let them. But j
q they did, they would not be advance,
one step.
THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY.
Il tell them that all their acts ant
S statutes are so much waste paper
that it is impossible in these days t
6 continue governing this cOuntr
against the will of the majority OF tn
people. No nation in history wa
ever able TO do it. and of al the ma
!! rions that ever tried it England ha
: made the worst mess of it. We stan.
u, to-day in the same position in whic.
our ancestors stood. We declare tina
I it is the duty OF every Irishman t
free his country if he can. We re
fuse to inaict needless suffering O
!, the masses. We will work by con
stitutional means so long as it suit
= US to do SO. We refuse TO plunge thi
country into tho horrors Of civil wa
e when she has not a ohanes. But
ask any man at this board. / ask an
true Irishman, be he priest or lsymar
whether he would not consider il tn
first duty of an Irishman to do wha
e be could to enable his countr
to take her place among tn
nations of the world. Deatenin
5 cheers,) lift could be proved to 70
that there is a fair prospect that sue
/. cess would follow from the sacrifice
ask you whether it would not be yor
!, highest duty to give your lives f
your country that gave you birth.
, call for no useless sacrifice, | don
/ wish to be misunderstood. Our pre-
Z ent path is within the limits of III
. constitution. England has given I
Z that constitution for her purpose
e We will use it for ours. If | eve
! call upon the people to 60 beyond til
D constitution we shall do 80 openly an
aboveboard. We shall not ask til
people to take a risk we are not viii
ing to share, but for the present "
will remain within the constitution
[ relying on parliamentary action !
England and upon organized nations
= action at home | believe we have j
{ these power to achieve our ends. w
J call upon you, ifyou believe in its US
f and believe In our honesty, to help u
with the ability and the genius Go
has given you, confident in the futur
} Of our common country" (Gres
cheering.)
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