New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-10
THE DUBLIN CONVENTION.

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION MERELY A CAUCUS
PACKED by MR.. PARNELL To ABUSE ENGLAND
AND FURTHER TIE LEAGUES PEoJKcrS-TliE
LEAGUE NOW FULLY COMMITTED TO ATTEMPT
THE DEFEAT OF rHE LAND ACT, THE ABOLITION
OF ALL RENTS AND TIE DGsMEMBERMENT or
TIE BRITISH EMPIRE-MR PARNfLL LOSING HIS
HOLD on TIE FARMERS AND BAsING HIS RE-
LANCE UPON THE LABORFRs.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE THIBUSEI
LONDON, Sept. 1s.-A body of organized agitators
calling themselves a Convention of the National
Land League of Ireland, sat for three days
of last week in Dublin, Mr.. Parncu
nresiling. The English Government whose
tyranny IS the object of their hourly cxccratiOn,
might have prohibited this meeting They might
have arrested and locked up IN gaOl for n twelve
month without trial any Of the men who took part
in it, They did not prohibit the meeting and though
nearly every speaker s7oatcd scdiuon, they
have not arrested any one of the members OF the
Convention Tia, is perhaps the best answer to the
wild outcry of the Irish Home Rulers against Eng
lish oppression. There is not another country IN
Europe where such meeting would have been per-
mtted or where II would have been SO much IS con-
templated The Paruells of France and Germany
have no choice but TO plot in darkness Alone
among all the Governments of Eur pean
Christendom the English Government tole-
quoted Mr.. Justice O'Hagan a. saying alorctme
that the Irish had liberty TO SIT dunghill and
curse the Queen. They had, said Johnston with
that polite urbanity characteristic of the Irish
patriot, the same liberty to-day, and they enjoyed
1.-THE latter part much the first.
The Convention cheered this little The
torical outburst with enthusiasm, as
they did the equally hearty maledictions of other
ora ors upon the landlords and upon the English in
genera. There is not time enough TO comment upon
all the curangs and revilIngs which echoed through
the Rotunda during these three days. As Sydney
Smith said or is said TO have said. to Lord Mel
bourne: Let assume everybody and every
thing TO be damned and come to the point"
Thus meeting was called, firstly, to define the posi-
ton of the Land League with reference TO the Land
Act. Mr.. Parnoll speaking in Tysone, described it
as Conference. 1t was IN sense Conference.
Not in the palmiest days of "the machine"
did a New-York State Convention ever
assemble with Its work thoroughly
cut out for it beforehand. Mr.. Parnell has been
sitting at the feet of Mr.. CODkling. In his opening
speech he announced III those placid tones which
give so much effect TO his calculated arrogance,
that the resolutions, which were thirteen IN number
would be moved and seconded IA gl0JO. The Con
ventiop did not know what in gOJo meant, but they
knew what Mr. Parnell meant The leading spirits OF
the League had taken counsel together, resolved on
their programme, and the Convention was TO nave
the honor Of ratfying the decisions OF secret con-
clave. But when Mr. Parnell has carried point
lac rs not strenuous on a matter OF form. Having
arranged that his resolutions should be adopted
he was willing they should be discussed
1T will be permitted" said he, with easy con-
desccnson for each county to select two or three
speakers to speak in reference TO these resolutions
and, if they think proper, TO propose any amend
ments or additions to them" No doubt the Conyen-
ton gave hearty support to the resolutions. But
since an effort has been made TO represent this
Convention of the people of Ireland, it is
desirable TO point out clearly that it was
in fact, nothing but a Land League eau
Gus. The delegates" were delegates from the
branches of the Land League. They had no choice
and probably no wish but to accept the decisions of
their chiefs The thirteen resolutions are simply so
many expressions of the opinions of Mr.. Parnell and
his confedcraes on the questions to which they wish
TO direct attention They state conclusions arrived
at PRIOR TO the assembling of the Convention,
and they come before the world with such author
ty as belongs 10 a resolution of the Land League;
neither more nor less. Mr.. Parnel it was said Out
before the Tyrone election, had there been disso-
luton the other day, would have returned all his
old sticks and umbrellas for the Irish constituencies
There was no dissolution, and so he held Conyen-
ton of them instead
What the Land League has to say to the Land
Act may be found in substance III the words OF
tho fourth resolution That in order 10 ascer-
tain precisely and speedily the true effect Of the
Land Act upon the rental OF Ireland the Executive
be authorized to select at their discretion test
cases upon estates in various parts
of Ireland. and cause these cases 10 be brought
before the court" The significance OF that rcSolu-