, 1881-02-17
pARNELJ'S REPLY

DuDt.1y, Feb. 1U.-A ieputation from the
Land League submitted resolutions to Pnr-
nell usking him TO 20 10 Alncrlca. They re-
ccivc,l the following reply to read Mt the
meeting Of the Land League here to-day:
Pants Feb. l;L-T0 TIC Irish National Land
Leupuc--GESTLEMES: l hnvo been honorcl by
tho rccuIpt Of resolution adopted at your meet
ting Of the ath requesting mo TO proceed Mt onco
to America, with tho object OF acquiring tho
sympathy Of tho Amcricnn people md tho CO.
operation Of tho Irish Nation thorc. After full
and grave confederation Ut your resolution and
tue general situation. and after due coneultn-
tiou will, frtclt1s whose opinions nrc worthy OF
consideration, haso decided that It IA my duty
to remail IN lrcland aud III Parliament during
tho present crisis. ind for rGasons Which Will
shortly detail to you.
oCn MOVEMENT IN lAME1lIC.s,
although Ut great Importance ami capable Of In
,nct.se development. depends entirely on the
stand made in Ireland II wO nrc worthy Of tho
occasiou hero. tho American pooplo and tho
Irish Nh tion In America vii! give US psopost!on-
ntc sympathy md practical help. 1t tho spirit
md courage of our people at homo be man-
tnIned tho resources OF the whole Irish racO
abrond will 10 n. our disposal. while, II thoro is
tho slightest iinchtrx Or rrhotion in Ireland. II
will produce disastrous results In Ancrica. Nor
dt, agree With you thnt for tho remainder Ut
tho session very Ittto ia to be expected frOul
parliamentary action.
THE EXrE1.LEn tREs1r MEMllEllS
l,nvc utmost unanimously tlecldeu to remain in
tllor places and otter oyery resistance which tho
f0rIns TT tho lIosse Of Commons still permit 10
tho pussngc OF tho Coercion and Arms bills. III
this resolution fully concur
THE ItEsuLT OF TIE RENEWED EXHIBITIONS
or OUR FATTY
since tho coup lGtnt and tho adoption Of tho
gngKinX resolution hns been 30 fur most en-
colIrngIng- Moreover, 1t would DO scarcely fnlr
of INC 10 Leave my party to tAco tho uphill
work ontncd upun tho,i, and think can bo
Of sumo servlco during tho pass9go of tho Land
bill In pointing out in what rcapccts 1t may
fall sh0rt 0f Il aettctucnt of tho lGnd question,
Rhnuiu II fill to o!Icr III adequate solution.
Thu Government of England huvtnE nioptcd
| rules uf COERCION and intimidation against our
pcopla at liomo and thoir representatives In
| Parliament, and having practically attempted
| to tlryG both Us and nttlcra outside tho limlts
| nr tho Constitution by tho uso OF unconstltu-
tioMal and llIeyll moans Ia Parliament and III
tho country,
| TWO COURSES
appeared opon to lis: the tlrBt, that Irish mcm-
hers should retro III body from tho House Of
| Connlut.s. aud announce To their constituents
| that tho constlt donal weapon OF oflparnnontAry
representation nud bpon snatchvd from their
| tailds. and TINT nothing remained but suIlcn
acquicscrnce, or appeal to fprcp In upposLtl0n
to tho forco which had bcSn uscd against us.
| Tho second aud only other alternative appeared
to he that SHOULD stcadfastIy labor OIL. deep
ettnu tho llnns and wlduniug tho aroa Ut our
agitation. appealing to tho gront masses OF tue
population OF England and Southland, wno aro
| AUCll LEES NEl'NEsESVED
| In thu House OF Commons thAp tho maBscs III
| lrclani,-APpelnK sUy, aKnfnst tcrrEtotlallstn
! and shonocrucy which .lo,ninatu Parliament, tu
! tho wprklnK1pcn and AGRICULTURAL lahorcrs ot
l.rta1u, who surely have 10 interest III tho nils
| uoyorn1iyut anc persecution of lrutand. have
Is,n,ssu1 tho first Of these courscs tro,n ronsid-
rrutlop. but tho seeoui alternative presents tn
US many eletneuts Of hopo ln ultiu,atu success.
As Lhpya eNtt 1ar,ia,lrtt Is ut t,resus& governed
ty tho landlords, manufacturers, and shol-
kcepcrs or uroat tIrltain. At election. times
tho snriuxo aro set In motion by tho wlro- puIlcrs
nr tia two uolItlcal parties, and tho masses of
ri,rtors nro driven lu tho pollinx- buoths to
rcvistcr tho ,fecrccs Of souo CAUCUS with
p,uco, mid nowor, and not thu good OF
tho ncoplc. nd It's ubJect, Public opinion
in EnxJui,a ia aIso deliberately and tloul,
Iy mrynrted with scuulr,i to ireland, l}ut ylEor-
nm nvltntInn IN England and Scotland would