Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-01-08

last Sunday afternoon, with the fol-
lowing temporary officers:
President, Michael Carney.
Vice President, Peter Cordial.
Rec. Secretary, james Sloan.
Fin. Secretary, ]. P. Moody.
Treasurer, Andrew Carney.
The following declaration of prin-
ciples was read and on motion adopted:
THAT, we hold these propositions to b
self-evdent ruths God made the world
or mans use and benefit; that creating
all mankind with equal necessities, Hc
likewise created them with equal rights to
His free gifts that the Land, the Air, the
Light and the Water are equally necessary
to mans life and proper action that they
were created for no special class, but are
the natural inheritance of all, and can be
alicnated from none, without contlayening
the law of the Greater that any monopoly
of, or artificial interference with, the free
use of these gifts, IS crime and a blasphe-
my against the Creator deserving the uni
yersal condemnation of humanity; and
that labor is the law OF life, and the full
fruits thereof belong in justice and reward
to the laborer And
WHEREAS, Ireland, suffering for ages
from Il wicked and unnatural land system
II system that has exiled, impoverished
ant, wasted its people, tostcrcd iniquity
and idleness at the expense OF virtue and
industry, degraded and disinhcrited the
many to subservc the selfshness and pro-
lligacy OF the few, cnthroned vice and in
Justice. filed land capable of supporting
many times its present population with
the wailngs Of famine AID desolation, and
in every shape and form violated eternal
iusticc--has at last risen in its manhood,
and, under the banner OF Natural Rights
seeks to demolsh forever the curse that
has borne down ats people; and
WHEREAS, Viewing the struggle now
beng made against landlord iniquity by
the Irish pcoplc-as the dawn of humanitys
emancipation the world over, and Lolding
it to tie the duty OF every one-without
distinction of nationality or creed-to
send substantial aid and cheer TO thtm in
this hour of their trial; and believing
that this may be best effected by co.opera-
ton and organization, we therefore Eand
ourselves together until landlordism, Topt
and branch, shall have been abolished, and
the equal right of every man in Ireland to
n share in the bounties Of God, free of
rent or other immoral eXactlon, shall have
been acknowledged and established, never
mere to be denied or abridged Therefore,
be 1t
RcS0lred That we do herein and now,
form ourselves into al auxiliary branch Ct
the Irish National Land League, with
"The Land for the People and no Compro-
mise for our motto.
Mr.. Thomas Rooney in short
speech explained the objects and pur-
poses of the Land League.
On motion the ministers Of all de-
nominations were invited to become
members and participate in the or
ganization.
Measrs. P. ]. Cordial, Michael
Bowling and Edward Donohue were
appointed a committee to procure
speakers for public meetings to he
held shortly.
A committee, consisting of Messrs.
P. Hoye, G. Robt. Cooper and Joseph
Carroll, were appointed to solicit
names for membership.
The following gentlemen were en-
rolled as members: Michael bowl
ing, John Flanagan, VIM. Broiderick,
P. Brady, P. ]. Cordial, P. F. Brady,
John 0. Winters, Edmund Barry, G.
Lynch, Edward Donohue, Jas. Harvey
u, Campbell, Hugh Mcclure, Nor
ris Lee, P. Hoye, Jos. Carroll, Peter
scally, G. Robt. Cooper, Thos. Roney.
The object is to alleviate the con-
dition of the tenantgy Of Ireland, and
all persons irrespective'of creed, con-
dition or nationality are respectfully
requested to meet in the basement Of
st. Michoel's Church. tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock, and
become members.
PERSONAL---VERY.. J. NJ. Jones, Of
Wtstelnpcrt, visited Rev. V. F.
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