Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-03
THE IRISH CONVENTION.

quent Speeches Delivered Over 81, 900
Raised in Two Hours.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The Irish National con-
vention met this morning. kilograms were
read from Michael Dillon, Hagerstown, Nd,
saying he was an old man, but he would give
his four sons and his daughter to serve Ire
land, with $4,000 If necessary; that these
should be the sentiments of every man and
woman who loves liberty, and he trust
ed Ireland's offspring would Sc
cure her freedom, with Charles Stuart Par
nell as her president. Another telegram from
the ladies' league Of Montreal, of a somewhat
violent nature, aroused great enthusiasm.
The committee on resolutions made its re-
port, which was unanimously adopted, to-
gether with the address to the Irish people of
America. Discussion then began upon the
proposition to raise quarter million dollars
to send to Ireland.
Without settling the question Of the quar-
ter million fund recess was taken. Upon
reas ssembling there was two hours debate
upon the method of carrying out the purposes
of the convention, when the resolution was
adopted that the chair appoint committee of
seven, whose duty it should be to call future
conventions. and also to confer and act with
the leaders Of the different organizations here
represented or may hereafter be organized to
further the interest Of Irish rights in promot-
ing objects and redeemiDg pledges. The chair
appointed as such committee, Judge Birdsall,
Connecticut; Michael Boland, Kentucky; Pat
rick Ford, New York; P. A. Collins, Massa-
chusetts; w. B. Wallace, New York; Alex.
Sullivan, Chicago; j. A. Brown, St. Louis.
Subscriptions were then received and in two
hours 81 400 were registered, in sums vary
ing from $25 to $1,000. The chairman of
the convention was made the chairman of the
committee to solicit such aid and take some
action to liberate American citizens from
British prisons.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Rcsolued, That in the words of the Ameri-
can Declaration of Independence the consent
of the governed is the only power from which
a government justly derives its authority, and
as in the words of one of her British msjesty's
present cabinet ministers, Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, ''after hundred years of English
rule in Ireland, English rule there can only be
maintained by $4,000 bayonets,' this conven-
tion declares English rule in Ireland to be
without either legal or moral sanction, and
demands the establishment in Ireland OF ma
tional government, based upon the will of the
Irish people
Resolued, That the English government has
avOwed its lesolve to subjugate the Irish ma
tion by wholesale eviction by the arrest of
every friend of liberty, by the suspension of
every popular right, and by the terrorism of
military force, and as the Irish people have
shown equal determination to meet these,
and by passive resistance to defeat this attack
on their liberties, this conventionrepresenti
the Irish American race, pledge the people of
Irish birth and Irish descent in this country
to stand by the people at home in this momen-
tous struggle to the full extsnt Of their power
and resources.
Resolued, That this convention thoroughly
indorses the policy of the Irish leaders at home
IN fhn onf hat t,ox ftro
fidence in their patriotism and craftsmanship,
and that we tender to them and the Irish peo.
pie at large expression of our sympathy and
the assurance that in every struggle against
British rule they will be fully sustained by
| their kindred in America.
ResoLUed That we heartily endorse the tsne
| rent" manifesto of the home executive of the
| Irish National Land League at once as best
available. We resolve to strike their landlord
ja;lOrs, and as swift and shifting instrument
to abolish utterly bad and hateful system,
and as fittIng answer of the Irish people, TO
the attempt Of a coercive ministry to force
the assistance of defective legislation at the
point of the bayonet.
Resolued, That with a view of giving
practical effect to the foregoing address and
resolutions, this convention, recommends
special levy from the organizations
here represented and all other organizations
friendly to the Irish course, and from all
friends of such organizations be forwarded as
an installment before the first day of February,
1882, to The central treasurer of the Irish ma
tional Land League.
tions. 1t sketched the struggles of ireland,
especially those OF late date, declares
that Irishmen have kept within the constltu-
tional laws of Great Britain, hut have never
theless been dealt with by the British as revo-
lutlonists. The last vesige of freedom of
opinion has been destroyed. Terrorism by mill
tary occupation of their soil has been in
augurated.
Outraged in their hottest feelings by treach
erous arrest of their tried and trusted friends,
handed over as far as the foreign government
could hand them to the vengeance of an in
furlated landocracy, the Irish people, faithful
to the doctrine of passive resistance,
have as an overwhelming majority,
stood by the manifesto Of no rent
issued by their imprisoned leaders, and in so
doing they exposed themselves to all the pen
| alties that the British government could i'm
pose upon them. As we can not, in person,
share whatever danger the people in Ireland
may be called upon to face, It would be ungen-
| erous in us to urge acts beyond
their power but having assumed the attitude
Of passive resistance to lanced robbery as en-
bodied in the address to the Irish govern
ment of the people lodged In Kilmain-
| HALL jail VIC CduuOL 10 less LnaQ
sustain their action and render them that
moral and material aid which they so
urgently require. We have but one opinion
regarding the Irish landlord question, and that
1t is too Infamous to have any existence in any
country that pretends to he civilized II has
been established by the sword of conquest
and maintained by foreign influence, and
made Infamous by plunder and whole
sale starvation OF onr people
was and is the national result of British rule
in Ireland. In whatever efforts the Irish peo-
pie may now or in future make to rid them
selves of alien domination and to regain the
highest privileges that q people can enjoy, that
OF seif-goyernment, we pledge ourselves
to be their faithful allies subject
| to their calls upon US for aid SO far as our
power and resources may permit, but dictat-
ing to them no policy and demanding from
them no conditions, we believe and declare
that Ireland cannot be happy, prosperous or
contented under the rule of au alien parlla-
ment, and furthermore we have no
sympathy with any government or any
country that has not its own foundation in the
love of the people governed. We applaud
with most heartfelt pride the indomitable
spirit of the Irish people at home, who have
never acquiesced in the fraudulent destruction
OF their autonomy, and we hope, with them,
to see Ireland restored to her rightful position
among self-governed nations.
After several votes of thanks had been
adopted, the convention, which has been un.