Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-03
EASTERN DISPATCHES
ma Iri,h national Convention.

CHICAGO, Dscsmber 2.-Ths follow
ing resolutions were adopted BY the
Land League Convention:
RESOLVED, That, a. In the words OF the
American Declaration Of Independence.
the consent Of the governed 10 the only
power from which . government justly
derives authority. and ~ In the words
OF her British Msjssty's present Cabinet
Ministers, one hundred years OF Euelish
rule In Ireland can only be maintained
by force, this convention declares Eng
lish rule 10 ireland to be without either
legal or moral sanction, and demands
the establishment In Ireland Of . Na-
tional government, based upon the will
Of the Irish people.
Resolved, That - the English govern.
msnt has avowed . resolve TO subjugats
the Irish nation BY Wholesale eviction.
by the arrest Of every friend OF the popu.
lar cause, the suspension OF every popu-
lar riQht and the terrorism Of military
force, and 90 the Irish people have
shown an equal determination to meet
these and by passive resistance defeat
this attack on their liberties. this con.
ysntion, representing the Irish-Anericsn
race, pledge the people Of Irish birth
and Irish descent In this country to
stand by the people ct home inthis mo.
msnteus struggle 10 the full extent OF
their power and resources.
Resolved, That this convention thor
ouRhly indorses the policy Of the Irish
leaders at homo In the present crisis;
that We have entire confidence In their
patriotism and statssmauship, and that
We tender to them and to the Irish peo-
pie Of large the expression Of hi sym.
pathy and the assurance that 10 every
struggle against British rule they will
DO fully sustained BY their kindred In
America.
Resolved, That w heartily indorss the
'No Rent" manifesto Of the Home Ell.
eeutive Of the Irish National Land
League at once a. the best available
weapon to strike their landlords and
j%ailers, and o. . swift and smiting In.
strument to abolish utterly Q bad and
hateful System. and II Is the fitting an.
swer Of the Irish people to the attempt
OF the coercion minority to force the 90.
ceptaucs OF defective legislation at the
point Of the bayonet.
Resolved, That with the view OF giving
practical effect to the foregoing address
and resolutions, this convention recon-
msnds that q special levy Of s. from
the organizations here represented, and
oil other organizations friendly to the
Irish cause, and from the friends Of such
organizations. be forwarded as an In
stsllment, before the FIRST OF February,
1882, to the Central Treasurer OF the
Irish National Land League.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF
the resolutions the Chairman OF the
Committee requested John +. Finerty to
read the address. The address was in
the spirit Of the resolutions, only much
more ampliAed.
Without settling the question Of the
$3.50, 600. recess was taken.
Upon reasssmbling there was two
hours' debate upon the method oil carry.
ing out the purposes Of the %oonvention.
when q resolution was adopted that the
Chair appoint q committee Of seven
whose duty 1t should be to call . future
convention TO confer and act with the
leaders Of different organizations here
represented. or any other that may here
after be organized, to further the inter-
ests OF Irish rights In promoting the OBJ.
jects and pledges resolved and adopted
by this convention.
The Chair appointed IN such commit.
toe Judge Birdsall, OF Connecticut; MI
cbasl Boland. Of New York; Patrick
Ford, OF New York; F. A. Collins. OF
Massachusetts; w. B. Wallace. Of New
York; Alexander Sullivan, Of Chicago,
and Andrew Brown, OF st. Louis.
Subscriptions were then received. and
In two hours $27. 459 were registered,
the sums varying from s25 to $1,000.
The Chairman Of the convention was
made Chairman Of the committee to 10.
licit Secretary Blaine TO take action to
libsrats American citizens from British
prisons. After the usual vote OF thanks
had been adopted the convention, which
had been unusually successful in its 70.
suits. adjourned sine die.