Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-29
THE LAND LEAGUE.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Last Night
Ringing Speeches and Strong Reso-
lutions.

Last evening the weather was terribly in
clement, but Notwithstanding the fact some
800 or $50 persons turned out to the meeting
of citizens in sympathy with the cause of Ire
land. The audience was composed for the
most part of Irishmen, but there was large
sprinkling of citizens of other nationalities.
Senator C:stle, one of the speakers advertised,
was unable to be present, owing to an impera-
tive call to his home at Saltwater. The
speeches delivered were all moderate in tone,
and timely, aud were received with many
demonstrations of applause.
Mr. G. M. MacCarthy called the meeting to
order, and nominated VIM. Louis Kelly for
chairman. Mr.. Keely was chosen and re-
turned thanks for the honor. He said they
had been called together to express sympathy
for that noble army of patriots headed by
Charles Stuart Parnell. He hailed them as
eyanglis of liberty-the preservers of gospel
of peace or of blood-wb;ch could be deter
mined only by events. He then read the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
WHEBkAe, Liberty of speech is a natural right of
man; and
WHEREAS, Agitation against injustice, whether In
the form of old abuses of recent laws Is the only
re medy, short OF revolution, left my people; and
WHEREAS, 1t is their constant boast that freedom
Of the press and liberty of speech are the birth
rights of all British subjects; and
WHEREAS, Ireland is said to he an integral part of
Great Britain and embraced, like England, Scotland
and Wales, within the jurisdiction of the British
constitution; therefore
Res0LUed, That in the arbitrary arrest of Charles
Steuart Parnel and his associates of the Irish Ma
tional Land League for discussing men and meas
ures and their imprisonment without any legal in
vestgation, trial or opportunity of bail, we see
gross violation of the natural rights of all men, as
well as Of the political rights of the British subject
ResoIged, That while like tyrannical measures
have ever marked the former policy of England to-
wards Ireland, the world did expect broader and
more enlightened view of the rights of men and of
the liberty of the citizen and subject from that
statesman, VIM. E. Gladstone, whose chief ambition
has been to shed torrents of sympathetic tears over
people, other than has oa0n who were struggling to
be free.
ResOL0ed, That We extend to Charles Steuart
Parnell and all the martyrs of freedom now in
British jails under Mr.. dladstone's gaglaw, the
coercion act our heartfelt sympathy and pledge to
them and to the Land League causes, our earnest
constant and unwearying support until victory shall
crown their efforts.
ResolCed, That we urge the Land Leaguers every
where to preserve their organizations, and we hail
with pleasure the fact that when driven by brutal
soldiery from tie isrmers meeting places In Ireland
in the open fields they have gathered in their chapels
tyranny of men.
Concluding, Mr.. Kelly delivered eulogy
on the brave men who had perilled their lives
and their liberty in the cause of IreIand's
freedom, declaring that Kilmainham Jail
would become historic-a Mecca for the Irish
people as the birthplace of the freedom and
independence of great and glorious nation.
William Markoe was introduced and spoke
briefly. He said it was claimed that the Irish
people were always discontented always tlr-
bulent and rebelllous. He would not speak
of Ireland's woes, for those words were his
tory in themselves. If the unjust conquest
and the robbing of Ireland of all her indus
tries and the means of subsistence of her peo-
pie were wrong, then Ireland had just cause
of complaint. Ireland to-day is contending
against the same evils against which we pro-
testsd and hurled the English from our shores
forever, but for one i'll suffered by us, Ireland
suffered thousand. The speaker then refer
red to the statement that the Land Leagne
was losing ground on account of the obstruct-
i've holding of Mr.. Parnell and the determine
tion of the Land League to pay no
more rents. He proceeded to defend
Mr.. Paraell's policy, and then spoke of the
land bill as worthless document, but defend
ed Mr.. Parnel's course in reference to it. If
the price of the land bill, even if it were adj
mltted that it had benefits contained in it, was
the rotting of the leaders of the movement in
British. dungeons, then to HI with your
land bill. He then paid his respect to the
Irish police force, characterizing them as the
most debased brutes on earth He could
have some respect for an Irishman who
put on the uniform of England, for this pre-
sumption was that he would be called pom
to fight foreign foe, but he could have none
for one who put on the uniform of an Irish
policeman, for he must know that he was re-
quired to prey upon his own flesh and blood.
Rev. DR.. Wechsler was introduced He re-
ferred to the American struggle for liberty as
parallel to that the Irish people are now 90
ing through, and he had no doubt that the
day was not far distant when the Irish people
would achieve their liberty. He was deeply
interested in the cause of the brave people.
When he had heard of the arrest of the lead.
out the world should rally round
the flag of the Irish people. He
regarded, ,the land bill as simply little sooth-
ing syrup. He believed the physician was the
one who cut to the root of the disease. Every
man who had the cause of liberty at heart will
unite in the sentiment God save Ireland He
hoped that if peaceful means
would not accomplish the
freedom of Ireland, the people would re-
sort to the arbitrament of war, and believed
that it would not be long before Ireland would
be celebrating her independence. There are
not prisons enough in Ireland to suppress
liberty. The speaker then paid high com
pliment to the ladies who are enlisted in the
cause, closing with an eloquent peroration to
liberty as represented by the struggling peo-
pie of every nation on the face of the globe.
Senator w. M. Campbell, of Litchfield, was
introduced. He had come to testify more bv
his presence than by words his sympathy for
the cause in which those present were en-.
gagged. He had been astounded when he heard
of the arrest of Parnell. He was the legal
representative Of the people of Ireland, and
had conducted his agitation in a moderate,
constitutional manner, and there was
no proper reason for his persecu-
tion. 1t had been said that the land
League was an unconstitutional body, and in
tended to confiscate the lands in Ireland.
What right had the aristocracyto to talk of con-
tiscation? Where did they get the lands, ex
cept by confiscation, robbery and downright.
theft? He referred to the evictions of the ten
antry, and said perhaps it would be the best
way to infuse a2 le humanity into the Land
lords, to shoot down few of them. He
had no patience to talk of the subject-of the
inhuman wrongs perpetrated upon Ireland by
Great Britain. lie would like to mete out a
little justice himself to the rascals-to take
the law into his own hands. 1t was absurd to
say the Land League was dead. If the British
government should imprison the whole men
of Ireland, the women, God bless them, will
keep it alive. lie did not counsel raising the
war standard, but if all other means failed,
then give it to them. He thought it the duty
of the people in this country to send money to
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