Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-10
THE LAND LEAGUE.

Reports of Branches--The Ladies' League
, Address by Capt. Castle---ResOlutions
Regarding the Arrest of BOyten.
The usual weekly meeting of the Cen
tral Land league was held last evening,
President MacCarthy in the chair
Treasurer John Bell reported balance
on hand to credit of Central league, $50,
and to the total branch account, s1S5,
and in addition a remittance this week of
$40 from the Clontarf branch, per l. l..
Green, treasurer
A report from the Davitt branch of the
league was read, showing membership
of $110, remittance of $50, and balance
on hand of $3.50; nj. Il. Prendergast,
president; VIM. F. Markoe, secretary.
The president read the report of the
Dublin executive meeting of March 22d,
which gave the usual information as to
the workings of the league and provision
made for evicted tenants. The receipts of
the league that week were S2, ,354 los, of
which $4,000 came from the land league
in America, including f23 from st. Paul
Central land league. This money was
being used for the benefit of families of
political prisoners and evicted tenants,
and in many cases of the latter neighbor-
ing farmers gave the ground and the
league put up houses for them, while in
no case can a man be found to take farm
from which the former holder has been
unjustly evicted. The league was grow
ing stronger every day despite the coercion
laws. The president then read the
following letter, which was handed to
him by the treasurer of the Ladies' Land
League:
LADIES' IRISH NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE,)
39 UPPER SACKvILLE STREET,
DUBLIN, March 90, 1881.
DEAR MADAM: return you many thanks
for your leagues generous subscription of
$40, which we received this morning. Know
ing that st. Paul's league is one of the
staunchest of the Irish friends, another of your
many proofs of sympathy is doubly welcome
in those critical times. Again offering you
our sincerest thanks, 81 am yours truly,
ANNA PARNELL.
Capt. H. A. Castle then addressed the
meeting, reviewing the work of the
league, claiming that the simple intro
duction of the present land bill, however
short it was of meeting the situation, was
a victory for the league, which would,
sooner or later, with the march of pro-
gress in Europe, accomplish its object
those who titled the soil should own it.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting, through the chairman, VIM.
Louis Kelly, reported the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Rcsolued, By the Central Land league of St.
Paul, that having heard with pleasure the an
nouncement through the public press that the
department of state at Washington had under
It's notice and consideration the recent arrest
and imprisonment, in Ireland, under the in
famous coercion act, of M. p. Boyton, an
American citizen, that we express the earnest
hope that the distinguished gentleman now
secretary of state for the Uuited States, will by
his energy, earnestness and fearessness prove
to the world in this case that American citi-
zenship is more than name, and carries with
it in every land the fullest protection to the
humblcst man who is privileged to claim it;
that while we believe M. P. Boyton to be guilt
less of any crime for which he should answer
in civilized State; yet, that even under Great
Britains barbarous code he is entitled to a
speedy trial by jury, and cannot be denied it
without offense to this government, whose
citizen he is and whose treaties with England
protect.
Resobued, That the secretary of the league
forward copy of these resolutions to the
Hon. James G. Blaine, secretary Of state,
Washington.
On motion the resolutions were adopt
ed with ringing and unanimous vote.
The letter of the courageous Arch
bishop of Cashel (Dr. Croke) boycotting
the London Tablet, leading Catholic or
gan in London, and after earnest remarks
on the subject resolution enjoinlng like
action by leagues in this country was
adopted.
1t was also resolved that an invitation
be extended to Rev. Geo. W. Pepper to
speak in st. Paul under the auspices of
the Davitt league.
After admitting several new members
and collecting sl0.50 the meeting ad-
journed.