Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-03
ENTRAL LIND LEAG UE.

A Meeting Last Night-Letter of Thanks
From Parnell-Gen. Sanborn's Speech.
There was large attendance at the
Central league last evening, and much
enthusiasm was manifest. President G.
NJ Mccarthy read the report of the Dub
lin executive meeting of March 10. AT
that meeting Rev. Harold Rylott, Unita-
rlan clergyman, Belfast, presided, and
there was large attendance of clergy
and laymen of all denominations, which
is the best evidence that the Land league
in Ireland will not down. 1850
was received during the previous week
which included E100 from New South
Wales and E4O from New Zealand. The
circumstances of number of evictions
were reported and the usual provisions
made. The branches through
out Ireland were never more
determined to go on despite coercion,
which seemed rather to strengthen them
in their convictions. Though ejectment
writs and processes were falling like a
shower of hail all over the country, yet
the people were not respondent, and there
seemed to be a general determination that
it was now or never with the Irish ten
ants. Up to the date of the report twen-
ty-seven leaguers had been arrested and
lodged in Kilmainham Jail, principally
officers of local branches, but in every
case there were twenty ready to take their
places. The arrests do not intimidate the
people as expected. A remark being
made to Dublin detective that the coer-
cion act was already like a spent bullet,
the officer replied: "Oh, bedad, the peo-
pie are not afraid at all. I don't think
there is the least use in issuing warrants
OF making the arrests, for any man we
want we have only to write to him and
he will come up to u.s."
The people are determined to hold out
against the payment of rack rents, and,
notwithstanding the efforts of the gov
ernment to blacken Ireland's fair name
by bogus reports of outrages, "whlte
gloves' were presented to the judges at
several of the county spring assizes, evil
dence of the total absence of crime, and
at the Tipperary asslze Baron Dowse de-
clared that the so-called outrages "were
not to be attributed to language used at
the land league meetings." The report
closes with the most encouraging evil
dence of the strength and working of the
league.
The president then read the following
delayed letter from Mr.. Parnell, acknowl-
edging the receipt of the Minnesota reso-
lutions:
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
March 8, 1881.
| c.. M. MacCarthy, Esq, st Paul, MINI.
| My DEAR SIR: beg to acknowledge with
many thanks your letter of the 18th February,
conveying to me the resolutions passed by the
| legislature of the State of Minnesota, and
trust you will allow me in my own name, and
that Of my colleagues, to convey to you my
warmest thanks. Be good enough, also, to
| convey our Acknowledgements to Governor
| Pillsbury, Senator's Mccormack and Case
| and other friends whose action in the
| matter deserves our hearty gratitude.
The manly and outspoken expression oi
| good will and sympathy that comes to strug-
| Cling Ireland from the great republic are most
encouraging to us and should certainly cause
the mind of a so-called liberal government te
acknowledge the necessity of doing full justice
| to the people of Ireland. Yours faithfully,
CHAs. 8. PARNELL.
| Treasurer Bell reported balance on hanG
| to credit of Central league $71; to local
branch account $120 In addition the fol.
lowing from local branches were reported
Medota Sio "
| Davitt league, st. Paul, Rev. P. Fgan,
| treasurer. ou "
Total .......... .,.....:.. 200 W
/ Gen. Sanborn then addressed the meet
ing in an earnest and forcible speech, re-
viewing the feudal land system which
still prevails in England and Ireland
and with such baneful effects to the lat
ter. This old effete system had been de
stroyed in America and American opinion
would now help to destroy it in Ireland.
Short addresses were delivered by s
D. Madden, Mr. Hare, H. j. Mcclure, o
Chicago, and VIM. L. Kelly. Receipt
J for dues $40. Receipts Of meeting Ss4