Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-14

| WAsHISGTos, April 13-The conven ton
of the National Land League reasonable
this morning, and the report Of the treasurer
was read, showing the receipts since the for
m alton of the League TO have been $50, $50;
remittances TO Egsn and Miss ParneIl, $685.
262; balance on hand after paying expenses
of the League, S7012; total amount sent to
Ireland, both direct and from the treasurer,
| 1912 $40. The secretary stated that he be-
lieved the total receipts since the Buffalo
convention would aggregate nearly $500, 900.
The following is the report of the Com
mittee on Resolutions:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The evil and long-continued
English laws relating to land in ireland
have kept the people of that country in con-
slant perversity, subject to terrible vista
tions OF famine and rebellion, which have
been repeated sfiiictions, and the Irish peo-
pie have at length resolved 10 abolish those
unjust laws by public agitation and other
legitimate means, and we recognize this as
an American ss we'll as an Irlsh question:
the millions of Irish-Americsn artisans in
this country having deep and natural in
terest in their kindred in Ireland, to whom,
by their flial relations, they are compelled
to keep sending annually an enormous sum
of money to pay the rent of the landlords
and save their brethren from ruinous dis
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the Irish people. under this iniqui-
tous system have been too often mis-
understood by the people of other nations,
through the malevolent misrepresentation
of the English press which, as an excuse for
English oppression, persistenty maligns
the character OF the Irish people and their
movements, by exaggerated and false reports
of manufactured agrarian "outrages," and
the people of Ireland are gagged to silence
by the suppression of a free press; by i'm
prisonment without trial of 100 of the most
respected representatives of the people; by
the constant threat of arrest leveled at every
man who dares to criticise the injurious policy
of the government, or to address the people
on their rights and duties, while $4,000 sol-
diers and 5000 military police overawe the
people under The absolute control of magis-
trates paid by the government; while cannon
are planted in the public places of the cities
of Ireland; while public meetings are pro-
hibited and dispersed; while the police in
wade and search at will private dwellings
and enter and remain at private meetings,
while every mans liberty is at the mercy of
spies and informers, who are encouraged by
government proclamation; while among the
Of parliament, one Of whom is acknowledged
to be the leader of the Irish
people, and would, under free institutions,
be the chief magistrate of the country;
while the possession of arms is crime, pun
ishable by heavy fine or imprisonment; while
the habeas corpus act has been for years sus-
pended in time of profound peace, and the
country is suffering under the fifty-ninth
savage coercion law since the year 1900.
And no reform can be expected while over
100000 acres of Irish land, out of a total
acreage of IA 900, 900, are owned by less than
800 individuals most of whom live in
England and spend there the enormous
revenue of s20,O0O,000 Tor 500, 900, O0O),
which they grind yearly from their Irish
tenants, while twelve of these mon
ster absentee landlords are in pos
100000 of Irish people own not a
solitary one; while for the protection of the
proprietorial rights OF these few thousand
landlords, a standing army of 10000 mill
tary police is masntained at the expense of
an impoverished and defenseless people;
and, whereas; the suffering Irish tenant
farmers look to their kindred in America for
sympathy with them in their efforts to bet
ter their condition, and to explain the mo-
tives of their agitation, snd protect their good
name before the world from the falsehood
and aspersion of the English press; therefore,
be it
Rescued, That this convention of the Irish
National Land League of the United States
send to the struggling tenant farmers of Ire
land an expression of profound sympathy
from millions of their race in America. who
are proud of their faithful and enduring ad-
herence to the principles laid down by their
brave leaders now in prison, and an earnest
assurance that we will stand BY them with
continued moral and financial support until
they have succeeded in abolishing their an
tiquated and destructive land system.
RESOLVED, That we indorse the desire of the
Irish people for national existence, and as
TraI fret hvrf nd hv
ton, was robbed of her national birthright,
we pledge ourselves 10 do all that is consist
ent with American citizenship to place her
once more among the nations.
Resolved, That we advise the farmers of
Ireland to continue steadily and patiently in
their passive resistance, which has already
proved so effective a weapon; we exhort
them to stand unfinchingly by the policy left
them by their leaders now in prison, and to
keep fresh in their memory these words OF
Charles Stewart Parnell, addressed to them
before his imprisonment: "Let no man leave
his post; continue your organizations jest as
before, and have others ready to take the
place of those who may be arrested. By this
policy of passive endurance the Irish people
command the respect of the world and prove
themselves worthy of freedom"
Resoloed, That this convention instruct its
officers to confer at their earliest opportunity
with their council of seven, chosen at the
Chicago convention, as to the feasibility of
uniting under one head all the Land League
branches now org anizad in the United States.
Resoir'd, That we express the gratitude of
the Irish-American people TO the ladies OF
Ireland, who, like the women of Limerick,
took the place of their husbands and brothers,
and assuming the risk of arrest and impris-
onment nobly upheld the flag of the Land
League.
Resolued That we are proud of the christian
of the Irish people under their
dreadful exasperations, and while xhorting
every man in ireland to continue to use
his influence in preventing even the least
act of violence, we solemnly charge the
British government with the responsibility
OF all crimes and outrages of an extrasrdi-
nary nature, occurring since the impison-
able and exasperated race.
Resolred, That while we do not ask the
release OF any artisan who has violated the
just law OF the land, we demand of the
proper authorities, not a favor, but as
right, an immediate trial or unconditional
release of American citizens confined without
accusation in foreign jails.
The report was adopted by almost unan-
imous vote.
The Committee on Constitution and By
Laws presented their report, which provides |
Tor the same constitution and bylaws under |
which the proceedings Of the Land Conven-
lion were conducted, the only important |
change being provision for increasing the |
Central Council from three to seven members. |
The committee also referred TO the conven-
lion without recommendation proposition |
to establish State leagues in States having |
i've or more branches.
Many speeches were made upon the first |
Mr.. OBrien, of New York, said they were |
only here TO collect money, not to enact |
avs, upon which Mr.. John Currau, Of Ala |
oama, said that he seconded that idea and |
would contribute 500 now ss Alabama's |
hare.
Ii was finally decid=d-104 to 92-to con-
inue the Central Council with three MEM
1ers only.
Several me N bers asserted that parties had /
7oted who were not delegates, which asser-
ion caused some half dozen persons to sud-
lenly leave the hall, and a doubt having |
been thus cast upon the correctness of the
To:e, it was decided TO call the roll upon the /
disposition of the amendment, and as re-
ult OF the roll-call the FIRST vote was SUE
aimed.
The Committee on Officers here presented
he following list of names for the ensuing
'ear: President-Pa A. Collins, Boston.
First Vice President-The Rev. Patrick Gre
lin Ruff,lo Second Vice President-Thad-