The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-18
THE DALLAS LAND LEAGUERs
The Meeting of Sympathizers with
Ireland Held LAST Night and the
Organization of land
League Club.

Pursuant to the call made, there was a
meeting Of those in sympathy with the land
lesguers of distressed Ireland, at the board of
trade rooms last evening, for the purpose Of
organizing a club to bo known as the "Dal.
las branch of the national land league club
of the United States" Owing to the rainy
disagreesble weather, the attendance though
fair was not as good as it would otherwise
have been. The company present we're for
the most part Irish, though there were a
number Of Americans present who sympa
thize in the cause.
General Cabel was called to tho chair.
He stated the object of the meeting 10 be
that Of forming land league club for the
purpose Of symp9thizing with and rendering
material aid TO suffering Ireland in its at
tempt to throw off the obnoxious yoke of
lAndlor6ism. The speaker reviewed briefly
the history Of the troubles in the Emerald
Isle md called upon all true Irish
men and patriots not to forget the
expressions of their kindred in the land they
spraug from.
The minutes Of th3 last meeting were read
by Secretary j. ?. Murphy and approved.
Mr.. j. L. VGnstun, tho chairman on tho
committee appointed at tho last meeting on
resolutions read the following, which was
unanimously adopted
Resolved That We, the members of the
Dallas branch of tho Irish National Lsnd
I,esgue of the United States, recogpize that
the lond Of Ireland belongs of right to the
people of Ireland, and that il is only by con-
H.nn thut ha
Irish landlords, as a rule, can lay any claim
10 the lands Of ireland.
Resolved, ThBt we further recognise no
ttlemont of the Irish land question rs vail / |
without restoring TO the people of Ireland |
the land which they were so uDjustly robbed |
of, the state or government being solely res
ponsible for the restoration Of said lands.
Resolved That our heartfelt thanks are
due and hereby rendered to the members of
the forty-sixth congress for their earnest |
action in sympath2ing with the poor and |
oppressed people of that unhappy country. |
Resolved, That We further express our
| Individual thanks TO the members who have
20 nobly maintained the rights of humanity
| by thus honoIing the brave people of Ire
land, who are now struggling for their nat
ural existence.
Resolved, That our thanks are also due to
the members of the seventeenth legislature
Of the state of Texas, and are hereby ten
dered to them, for thsir action in sympathiz-
ing with the people of ireland.
And whereas, Michael Davitt one Of the
noble leaders Of the Irish people, now Ell.
gagged in desperate struggle to extrcste
Themselves by constitutional means from the
tyranny of lsndlordigm and redress other
. hrf pn mol
laws of England, has without even an alleged
cause, been cast into prison and clothed in
convicts gsrh by orders of the British gov
eminent; and
Whereas, Michael Davi!t in all his efforts,
both in this country and in Ireland, for the
amelioration ofthe condition of his oppressed
aud enslaved countrymen has advocated
policy of peace and moderation and observ-
aucs of law; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the citizens of Dallas,
irrespective Of creed or nationality, in meet
ing assembled, do enter our solemn protest
against this tyrannical cruel and unjnstiliabe
act Of the British authorities; and be 1t
further
RResolved, That we, as lovers of liberty
tender Mr.. Davitt our heartfelt sympathy,
and stimulated by his noble EXAMPLE and un--
firing efforts in the cause of justice and
liberty, do pledge ourselves to use al means
within our power 10 advance the noble cause
TO which he has devoted bis life.
Captain j. Morony made a brief and able
speech upon the situation in Ireland and the
wrongs that had accrced from British mis-
rule and lsudlordism. The speaker appeared
to be fully conversant with the true cond'-
ZION of affairs and spoke in a very calm and
sensible way of the injustice, as he termed
it, did her people. 1t was in bis opinion
neither national or religious movement, for
there we're, he was glad to state Englishmen
ind others in sympathy with the movement.
He read and commented at length on the
coercion bill pending in parliament and de-
nounced 1t as tyranical in the extreme.
He was followed by Rev. j. 7. Vanstan,
who made An interesting talk, full of feeling.
The speaker covered briefly tho wrongs OF
Ireland, brought about by the oppression OF
tho British government, and euloglEed the
forty,six,h congress of the Unit States and
the seventeenth legislature of Texas for their
manly expressions of sympathy with Ireland,
as representatives of the people of tho great
, republic.
The committee on bylaws were given fur
{ Their time in which TO report.
, An election of permanent officers were
then held resulting as follows General W.
, L. Csbel, president; Captain j. Maroney'
wee president; Captain j. P. Murphy, secre-
tary; j. 7. Vsnstan, treasurer
1t was agreed that weekly per capita tax
of twenty-five cents be levied upon the
members until the adoption OF the bylaws
Messrs. Shields. Tracy and Blakely were
, elected and confirmed as the executive COM
mittee of the club with the.vico president
, added.
There was considerable feeling manifested
! Throughout the meeting, and when tho rolls
, were opened for subscription the crowd went
[ forward as one man and subscribed their
a Names.
, The meeting adjourned to meet at the
, same place next Thursday night. Galveston
d. and Dallas are tho only two cities in the
state so far that have land league clubs.
Now is the time to get your money, back