The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

for 5000 English icudal lords to squandcr and
enjoy. The Land.lcague seeks to force down
the rents to the Griffith tax valuation, which
would leave Cnc.third OF the rent for twenty.
five millions ct dollars year IN the hands oi
the miserable scriS whose toll produces the
whole. To crusl. out this purpose, the British
government has introduced lis coercion blll,'
anu proposes to proclaim martial law through.
out ireland It demands the pound of flesh
and quart OF blood with IT. taken from near
the heart Of the wretclied Irish. And that is
the Land.lcaguc question"
SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND.
The venerable Peter Cooper recently ad,
dressed m eloquent appeal to Gladstone IN
behalf of Ireland, which, as no reply has been
vouchsaIcd TO it, he has published. He re.
minds Gladstone of the enormous cost Of iorci'
bic compared with poaceabo means to accom-.
pish grea, reforms by instancing the case OF
the abrogation OF slavery IN America the war
for the destruction of which cost at least six
thousand million dollars and half million OF
bought all the slaves and freed them peaceful
| ly. So England, he advises the British pre-
mier, can save money by purchasing all the
land In Ireland and selling it afterwards on
easy terms to the tenantry Says our New
York sage IN conclusion:
| Is there not danger if coercion IL attempted
by n resort to military force, that the landlords
| like the shareholders, may lose their property
and many OF them their lives? Will the land
question be settled even if coercion is appar.
emily successful. What If the popular senti-
ment in England and Scotland should also be
given to the Irish tenants: would not such II
result endangcr not only the lives and proper.
~ of the landlords, but seriously endanger the
English government also?
In view of all these contingencies does not
your great knowledge and experience in pub
lie affairs suggest that the purchase OF these
lands by the government and Its sale to the
tenants will be the wlsest policy for the Eng.
lish government to pursue in adjusting the
Irish Liant Question.
HOUSING MEETING AT BOSTON
BosToN, Feb. II -Faneuil Hall was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity, tonight to express
sympathy with Ireland. Mayor Prince presld-
ed and Wendell Phillips and Gen. Butler
were among the speakers, and advocated Civ
ing moral and financial sympathy to the PEG
pie of Ireland in their present struggle Gov.
Long in a letter, expressed sympathy for the
cause of the Irish people so long as they seek
within constitutional lines and by legitimate
methods, to secure their political and social
welfare. Lctlors were also received from
Josiah e.. Abbott, Gov. Rec and Others. Reso'
lutlons were adopted calling upon the people
of Ireland to hold up To their purpose of re-
form, ard allow nothing to drive them to vlo.
lence, for which they are not prepared.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY
LONDoN, Feb. l0.--A serious encounter has
taken place at a fair held at KIlkeely, in which
the people stoned the police. An encounter
has also occurred at Balyhaunls, where the
poice charged the crowd at the point Of the
bayonet. A crowded meeting was held last
night to protest against coercion. Mcssrs. |
Dillon and a. NJ sullivan, homerue members
of Parliament made speeches. Judge Fltz.
gerald has ordered that the five officers OF the
Tralec Branch of the Land League who were
for trial be admitted to bail Mr..
Parnel has retained to London. Al Mglin |
gar to-day the Rev DR.. Nulty, Roman Catholic |
Bishop of Meath, speaking at a banquet, DC |
nOunced the Coercion act as atrOCiOu5. y |
telegraph clerk in the Limerick postoiiCe has
been arrested on Il charge OF divuIgng the
contents OF II telegram concerning the recent
mail car robbery AT Llstowcl