The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-11
IRISH INDIGNATION.
A Mass Meeting at the Court
House Last Night.
Speeches and Resolutions OPP
posing English Rule.

house was crowded last night on the occa-
sian of the mass meeting held for the pur
pose of denouncing the English policy
toward Ireland.
The exercises included brief addresses of
several citizens, and the adoption of reso-
buttons appropriate to the occasion.
The audience was very enthusiastic in
| their applause of the patriotic sentiinci''s
advanced by the different speakers, while
the resolutions were also adopted with
great enthusiasm.
The meeting was called to order by
Alderman Mahoney who in brief manner
nominated and introduced Mayor Carse as
chairman of the meeting.
Mayor Carse upon taking the chair
thanked the meeting fol the honor confer
red. and stated his inability to make a
speech. John O'Neil was elected as Sec
rotary. On motion the chair named COM
mittee of three on resolutions. The com
mittee as named consisted of Hon. p.
O'Mara, J. b. Danforth and J. V. Maho
neY.
TIE REV. THo's MAcKIN
made the first address, in which he pointed
out the critical age in which we live. He
also spoke of the mighty influence of pub
lie sentiments thatattended as far as civil
cation itself. In this light he intimated
the good that might result from the meet
in Rock Island and the other citizens of
America over the English treatment of her
Irish provinces. The speaker in brief
manner narrated the effect of such public
opinion during the revolutionary war in
this country. and read the appeal made by
| the colonists to the residents of the Emeral
Isle, as follows:
"FFIENDs AND FELLOW SUBJEcTs--We
| are DESTROYS of possessing the good opinion
of the virtuous and humane. We are pc
culiarly DESTROYS of furnishing the people
of Ireland with true state of our motives
and objects, the better to enable you to
Judge of our conduct with accuracy, and
determine the merits on the controversy
with impartiality and precision.
your Parliament had done us no
wrong, You have been friendly to the
rights of mankind, and we acknowledge
| with pleasure and gratitude that the Irish
nation has produced patriots who have
highly distinguished themselves in the
cause of humanity and America. On the
other hand We are not ignorant that the
labors and manufacturers of Ireland, like
| those of the silk worm, were of little mo
ment to herself, but served only to give
| luxury to those Land Lords who neither
toll nor spin.
accept our most grateful acknowledge
ments for the friendly disposition you have
| already shown towards us. We know that
you are not without your grievances. We
sympathize with you in your distress. The
| tender mercies of 1.-THE British government
have long been cruel toward you. God
grant that the Ubiquitous schemes of extir-
pating liberty may soon be defeated"
The speaker then gave reasons why the
adopted citizens Of the United States
should experience a kindly feeling for the
sufferers of Ireland. He also stated that
this kindly feeling and desire to render as
sistance should not confine to the Irish cit
liens of this, their adopted country, but
should extend to all people who believed
in personal liberty and were opposed to
oppression and tyranny in any form. The
speaker drew touching picture of the
exorbitant rents, and by a natural sequence
denounced the coercive policy of England
for affecting the arrest Of Parnell and his
followers, because they dared to oppose
such tyrannical practices.
Rev. Mr. Mackin spoke of Parnellss
legislative conduct his conspicuous part
in formulating the land bill that if passed
by parliament would have proved of great
good. The speaker concluded by stating
that the arrest of Mr. Parnell, because of
ed by law, and pernicious to popular lib
erty.
CITY ATTORNEY PARKS
made brief speech, in which he spoke of
the difficulty of a native born American,
reared under government whose corner
stone was free speech, comprehending the
Irish question, where arrests had been
made because of the exercise of abe God
given privilege. The speaker de-
tailed the influences of caste
in society, by which the landed
property became the hereditary right of
one class, and the renting of the same be-
came necessary for those not so fortunate
Mr.. Parks thought it was both right and
proper that helping hand and words of
sympathy should be EXTENDED to the suf
fering, famine stricked residents of Ireland.
The speaker thought the American people,
having achieved their own freedom from
English tyranny, were ready to assist the
Irish to the same end. 3
E. Fl. Mc'ELHERNE.
followed with a few remarks, iu which he
counselled unity on the part of TIE land
league, as he believed that great good
would result from that organization. The |
principal good which he expected from
the land league was that of keeping the
struggle constantly before the Ameri |
can people and thus before the civilized
world.
Other addresses were made by J. B. I