, 1881-12-18
THE IRISH.

ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Special Dispa1 h TO n: Chicago 1rtbure-
| New Io1.k, Dec l7.-Tle Executive Com
mittee appointed by the Irish National Con-
yention, held III Chicago Oil the I'd inst, met
today in Room No. Ill Ast0r House. The
committee consists Of Col. Michael 'Bo-
land, Of Louisville, KY; Gen. T. A.
Collins, of Boston; Patrick Ford and DR..
". 8. Ballair, OF New York; u. c. Brdsall,
of Connecticut; Alexander Sullivan, of Chi
caso; and Andrew +. Brown, Of St. Louis.
All the members Of the committee were pres
rnt, aud 4 permanent organization was
effected by the election of Col. Boland as
Chairman. Andrew +. Brown, Of St, Louis,
was made temporary Secretary. LII further
ance of
TIE PLAN .sUGG ESTED AT CHICAGO
of forming National society to aid the
people Of Ireland, but which did not at that
time meet with favor, because it was feared
that such d society would interfere with the
autonomy of the various local societies al
ready existing, which it was proposed
it should, embrace, the committee adoped
4 aresolution requesting all the Land Leagues
in the United States to correspond with the
Secretary, giving their views lis to the best
method Of forming 4 National society which
shall embrace the local societ!es-1libernian,
Land League, and others-without affecting
their separate existence. The committee
spent most OF the day in the preparation OF
THE FOLLOWING Address:
NEW YoRK, Dec II, 1Ssl.-To Tie friends of ire
uou, held i'll Cbi9ago i1so weeks since. at which
every portion of The United States and Canaoa
was 50 atly represented. it was promised t? % our
kindred in Ireland TINT We should sustMaR them
to tho last III their heroic struggle for Hb4t., ut
which they arc now tptnlly deprived. and TINT.
hnd I1n M aid .ho!e who arc esicted VIC % their
li1tlc holdings ID spite nf tho boasted benefits
OF the new Land net 1t IS not
provisions of that measure do not extend to
th,,sc who. OH account Of the famine Of Inst
year aud the reduced crops which preceded 1t,
are
IN ARREARS OF RENT,
and are now being mcrcilcsiy turned out into
tho highways To perish from ct'lh and hunger. II
charity DOES not rescue thefn: it was asso SOL
vcntion thar We shall stand by the people of
Ireland iii their resolve
To MEET COERCION WITH COERCION.
rs tho first installmcnt under these pledges, the
convention resolved to send 10 Patrick Egan.
Treasurer, bc:nrc the lsr day Of February. 1sss,
the s,,m Ut S1,taV, as Il su,stnntiAl reply to the
it,solcnt untru1hs Of Lord Granville. that the
Irish people i'll America do not symlHlthtxc with
their Kindred in this contest for lEltionul
and inalienAble rights, and us I'LL assurance to
uur brave CUu1trytHrl that we are neSl VI their
flesh, and slalI DO our duty III the hour Of their
great extremity 1t the te.,antry Ut Ireland
can bc maintained through tho winter in their
resistance to the tyranny Of the Irish landlord
system, the tilIcrs Of tho soil,
WILL. lie ENABLED TO BECOME ITS OWNER,
:,rtittcjal fa1nitlc witt be rendered f0rcrer i'm
Mrssiblc, for the people OF IRELAND Will nave
come into their own again. and be tp placed on The
icent and just eNd your combined aud self
sacrificing efforts ure necessary. Proceed nc
once. by every method i'll your power. TO false
the money with which TO redeem the solemn
pledges uf your representatives. Let each So
cie1y represented III the convention rcfoube IT'S
energy. Let those who are not members of any
society join such us they elect, or hand their
this gracious season, when all Christian
hearts are tlled with goodwill, when every
home is being l,ri.htcnc't for tho genial festival
OF Christmas, when cueh I,urse, wntthec ample
tou it Ii elnncntly becoming that cur hcArts
and our pursts shuud be directed to our kim
drud in the mother land.
TO THE BARE HOMES
which land1ordis,n and legal tyranny have
stripped Ut everything; to the prisons In which
yotlon 10 their kind: to the mothers ocreft Of
s,,,,s: TO the ll1rIc children who know nothtnE OF
the Joys Of Christmas In the most plotls
country under Heaven. and who will not
the families eyicted from, humble roofs, and cast
out To perish IN the name the law and crltzA-
ton: to our poor and brave countrymen. Let
Us do our duty manfufly, and To the emu that our
IA lions! MICHAEL holland, Chairman.
r., i. COLLINS,
u. c. DIuDsALL,
PATRICK FOnp,
WILLIAM H. WALLACE.
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN,
ANDREW Z. BROWN