Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-08

E.,hns,astic Gathering The
address of Mr.. ParneIl-Interesting
proceedings.

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Stewart Parnell, NJ. P, the illustrious leader
of the Irish people, would address the meet
ing of the Land League last evening, at
tracted to Mozart Hall large and fashion
able audience. 1t was not only a
full turnout of the League, but In
cluded a large number Of our most
conservative. and respectable citizens. A
fine representation Of the fair sex also
graced the occasion with their presence
all being DESTROYS of testifying their appre-
citation of the patriotic and eminent ser
vices the illustrious family, Of which Mr..
John II. Parnell is the worthy representa-
tive. is rendering to the cause OF Ireland.
The hall was beautifully decorated with |
several appropriate notices wrought in the
leading colors of orange and green, amongst |
them such as, "Weleome Parnell, were |
Irish EVERYWHERE" Limited We Stand, |
Divided We Fall"
Previous to the hour of meeting the Me
chanics' Brass Band took their posltl0n III
front OF the hall and discoursed many Oeau-
tiful and patriotic airs, after which they
entered the hall and occupied the orchestra
Shortly after O'Clock Capt. M. J. Doyle,
President Of the League, called the meeting
to ORDER, and, after making few felicitous
remarks, announced the order OF exer-
eises.
ParnelI," by Mr.. Thomas d. Downing,
which was reeited in true elocutionarV
style. The poem was received with ROUNDS
of applause:
WELCOME TO MR.. PARNELL.
To the Envoy Of Erin. so daringly grand,
To the Protestant chief of a Catholic landi
To the grandson of Stewart, our old Commo-
dOre, -, ,,,fo,o,
| For this gallant young star is the life and the
OF his people. emerging from slayery's night
And your children, some day, VIII exulungV
Before Ireland was free. father welcom'd
Parnell.
Fs. ,bs 5.s&rj 1t Of love was that national lay;
Twas the wall of mother, heart broken to
| part
With the hope, and the pride, and the love of
But we'll send him home safe with a golden
| "God-speed."
Ere the primroses bloom in his own Royal
| Meath"
To do battle once more with the Great
Britons" yell
h.their rowdy-ruled Commons to silence Par
nell.
Amid caU-o-lIs, and maudlin, ironical cheers,
Did he down at u-~ bidding of trembling COM
peerSs
Did he quail before melAbers, three hundred to
! ten,
As he chained them for nights in that bedlam-
tie dem
No, his GOODNESS and courage and ready re-
tort,
That Cox, Blaine or Randall might claim as
( Ciinch d the logical nails with a glorious knell
In the sick Tories coffin-young fearless Pa
| nell.
England striking at Parnell through New York's
! Daily Lie,
AS she swore in her hate that our Union should
/ die,
When her guns were all shotted on Rubicon's
| bank,
Had not ireland stood watching to leap on her
flank.
But though Might trampling Right, though her
green flag be furled,
She vas born to be free at the dawn of the
world:
And that birth right no power could give, buy
From the Danish defeat to the days of Parnell
On the slopes of Pacific, around by the North,
| To our capital city, fame heralds your worth;
And a prayer gushes up with affectionate
Heavens blessings attend you wherever you
When you see the green felds-we may never
see more
Give old Ireland our hearts love, a thousand
Next in order was an Introductory ad-
| dress by Mr.. John Mclaughlin, who, IN his
admins able and inimitable style, entered at
length into the merits of the Irish land
question, and paid a merited tribute to
many OF lreland's patriots amogg them
! Thomas Davis and Daniel O'Copn II. His
address was exceedingly entertyi ing and
instructive, and was cheered VOCtferouslV,
at the close of which he introduced Mr. |
Parnen to the audience in appropriate |
terms. Mr. Parnell, in coming forward, vas |
applauded to the echo, the band previously |
PLAYING the air OF st. Patrick's Day' in |
inc style. When the applause subsidized |
Mr.. Parneu spoke substantially as follows: |
Ladies and gentlemen: l assure you feel |
very much honored with the very kind re-
ception have met with ia your beautiful |
city OF Savannah. l was not expecting auv |
such reception. In responding to the call |
of the Irish National Land League OF sa-
vanDsh l only felt l was doing my duty for
the cause of Ireland.
II was with the greatest pleasure l visited |
Tybee Island on that anniversary day of |
Americas independence, because the OBJ |
iect OF the visit was for such good and |
noble cause, to enable US to take up the |
fight for our Own island of Irish-America |
across the water.
l will not call It an English island, be- |
cause that word sounds out Of place.
The Irish in America having paid so much |
money to English landlandS 10 help pay |
their fathers and mothers rents ought to |
consider Ireland as an Irish American. You |
could not have chosen better time than |
this for this occasion, because it will give |
the Irish taste of what their future indie |
pendence would be, If she could only have |
a day of her own independence to celebrate. |
l hope | will see the day when she will. |
l am thinking that that day is not very far |
NJ n no m urh Trp-
land will defeat the English Government |
through her superiority OF character, enter |
prise aud energy, and enable her to whip |
out white slavery in our Ireland. II she /
can do this without bloodshed she will |
show other nations how to gain their ends |
through perseverance and energy.
l am sure it is very gratifying to everyone |
to see the Irish keeping aud working to-
getheT. This union will In the end insure /
them the greatest success. This united |
feeling is the most striking feature OF the |
present movement, and is perplexing the |
English so much. They do not understand |
its meaning. 1t shows them how deter
mined the Irish are to have their rights
asserted. Let them try first to obtain these
rights through constitutional means and de-
feat their enemies in their own stronghold: /
not by bullets, but by the voice, actions and |
cool Judgment of determined men to gain
their country's rights. Defeating the Eng
llSQ LluSf VIII cQeckmabe Llem IN their
bloodthirsty intentions, which viii prevent
them numbering women and children in
cold blood, which they have been striving
to do, by bringing on bloOdshed in Ireland.
| am glad to see them repulsed at every at
tempt to do so.
l think Ireland has only begun this great
agitational movement. 1t is going to take |
many hard fight yet TO win our cause.
The English are so stubborn they will not |
give up until they are forced to do so. This
great fault will be the means of overthrow
ing themselves some day, and this agitation
against monopoly of land by land robbers
will overthrow their own land system in
England.
The Eoglish talk about suppressing sla-
very In other countries, but they do not look
at their own slavery and its suppression.
The day is not very far distant when she
will not only lose her present form of gov
eminent, but also her rank amongst other
nations. Her power is fast disappearing,
and l should not be surprised to see Ireland
the cause of this downfall, and which will
place Ireland amongst the heads of other
nations, amongst which her principles of
freedom will be sung for generations.
These things will come to pass some day,
because great things spring from little OBJ
jects. Ireland may be the great from the
little. Eogland had better hurry up and
give the Irish all they want, and more be-
sides, because, If she does not, she will lose
all,
Let the Irish now show their strength.
They can do so If they unite together. Let
them have no mercy on England, but let