The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-11
ERIN'S EPIC.
ADDRESS RX ARCHBISHOP CROKE
To the CIergy and Land League Of
TIPpeFaFy-A Moderate and Well
Advised, bat EIOquePt speech
"A PenlAn Plot.

DUBLIN, June l0.-Archbishop CTokei
conference with the clergy and Land
League at Tippsrary Is discussed by all the
papers, The Arch bishop was received a
Limerick Junction railway station at
noon and escorted to Tipperary by mem
bers oil the local Land League, headed by
brass bands. Alta mile from the town the
horses were taken from the carriage and
he was drawn by the people through the
main streets. His Grace asceuded tenn
porary platform outside OF the church and
addressed an assemblage OF 1000 persons.
thousands more filling the streets out OF
sight oil the speaker. The chiet oil the
town commissioners read an address from
the people Of TppeFAry and adjoining
parishes.
The archbishop, in the course oil his
speech said: ''This old land Of ours has
special claims upon the love and devotion
OF her children. She has had troubled
times ever since she sprang out oil the
ocean. Once the chief civilizer of western
Europe, she has suffered from the ruth
lessness OF Dane az well 90 from the "a
paCity OF Saxon. Her history presents
oil the continuity OF an epic, and though
many times defeated, she has never been
subdued. We see her on her legs again
to-day, fresh and fearless, and trust In
vincible. [Cheers The only arms she
intends 10 use are organisation and en-
lightened public opinion. II appears to
me that two things only can prevent her
from achieving 0 material victory and
gathering in lis most ample fruits. These
two things are mismanagement and dis
union on the part Of the leaders Of the
people, and indiacreion or something
worse on the part OF the people themselves.
BY the leaders OF the people, | mean
the advanced Parliamentary party in the
House Of Commons, with their adviser
PArnell. Immense cheers | earnestly
trust and pray they will prove themselves,
and | believe thoy will be equal TO the oC.
casion, but their policy for the next two
years must be one oi judicious hsxibiity
as well as Of hrmnsss. They must be firm
In their determination not to accept the
bill now before the House OF Commons,
unless II shall come out oil the Committee
in such shape as to render It clear and
substantial boon 10 the tenant farmers OF
Ireland. Atthe same time they must be
careful not to imperil the measure by
voting against II, II some minor amend.
ments are not incorporated In Il. Though
the bill Ia not believed to be perfect,
ssy that the bill ought to be accepted, not
as final settlement OF the land question,
hut Gs conveying large installment oi
justice, and as one calculated to effect
needful improvement Ia the condition ol
the tenant farmers OF Ireland. Cheers
With regard to the people themselves,
they too must put themselves uAder
slight restraint during theae days Of great
national excitement, and while they are
fully determined not to submit 10 the ex'
tortionate and obviously unfair rents, the
payment OF which, even when possible,
can only be made by sacrifice Of them.
selves and their children; they must
make up their minds 10 meet engage.
men,B 90 honest men, and turn 10
the best possible account the pro.
visions Of the bill when 1t has
passed into tho laws. Under al cir.
CumstanCes, bill or no bill, the people
must take care not to bring themselves
into dangerous collision with the armed
forces Of this great Empire. Iiyou should
do 80 what will be the issue? recommend
the people to be conspicuous BY absence
Tor the future. Wherever the police or
military appear in large numbers, whether
to evict q tenant or sell farm, oppO.
silion can do no good. Hooting and alone
throwing may become dangerous pas.
time, and l recommend and sdjure the
people to abstain from the practice,
Tor, independently Of danger, II
Ia an unmanly style ot warfare,
He who commits q crime gives
strength 10 an enemy butIhe government
may commit 0 crime as we'll Gs an indl.
viduAl. Is 1t not crime To punish man
who has committed no oHense2 What
crime has the tenant committed who
from adverse circumstances cannot pay
his rent? loud cries Of none, aud cheers
l want iE clearly to be understood that
with those who can pay fair rent and will
not l have no sympathy. What crimes,
let me AK, have those men committed
who are now paying the penalty Of
crime 10 jail2 Loud cries Of Dillon,
D4viGt and Father sheehyl II was the
boast Of England that Il she was not the
cradle she was the nurse Of liberty,
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