New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-12

jeremiah O'Donovan, surnamed Rossa, issued
proclamation yesterday TO men of IRISH blood and
Fenian spirit" calling upon them to meet and de-
nounce the Irish white slaves of America who
are going to cry down their eyes tomorrow night at
Cooper Institute on account of the Staying of two
men who represent tyranny" ETC. In
answer TO this bloodthrsty appeal about fifty
MISUNDERSTANDING persons gathered IN dingy
little room over grogshOp in City Hall-place last
night These men and boys seemed to possess more
"Fenian spirit than Irish blood. They sat
around the room making a row of slouched hats,
beneath which appeared grizzly boards, fierce nous
taches bleared eyes and blo2t iaces Inc leaders
whispered together and looked mysterious, occa-
sIonay ndulging in brota Iok es ard 2uns upon tne
names Of the two men murdered in Dublin, and
had the general air of bravado that the Bowery boy
assumes when tanoh he The ryas large part Se' OF
O'Donovan's mass-meeting, however, appeared III at
ease as If they had srayed from their usua Skulk-
ing places and afraid an inopportune policeman
would appear upon the scene For me Denent ,2 Oh
the reporters present ODonovan Rossa saied III ms
large way that the "maytng" would be saiycrit,
but that he had no objection to the pubnc9tl3L 2i
the fact that plan ~as TO be perfected when
would prevent Che adoption OF "slaylsh" resolu-
tious at the meeting to he held IN TIE cooper llst
tnte t0-nieht He denounced the resolutions that
have been adopted at the different meetings Of
Irishmen in this country since the DuOhn Tragedy
occurred. and said that he approved the true
Fenian spirlt breSthed IN the following manifesto
issued at Dublin on May. 5 by the executive com-
mittee of tbs irish Revolutionary SroLherhood:
A. there seems to be grave misunderstanding as TO
the aim and scope C the late executions ~ Duphn
the Executive OF the !. r. b., hereby request al the
sores0d 10 withhold their opinion sf thls mater Tor the
nresent and to from The eIpresslon 9I 5y
nj pulc meetings, which tend TO hunliatc iielabu, anu
to tye aid and comfort tn EDgand As 10 tho Hlonrter
Rurke he had preysc upon the Ves ara Deter CT uls
countrymen for many years. and has deserved death
tbouzand times BaEds; anu IS 10 LOIu flSu
erck CaVendish, the linesl descendant OF the ln-
famou. Lord BTOghiU, who hanged tlc sAlitnt
and natriotic MaeEagan, Bishop Of Ross, at Car
rieadrohd, because he would not DetIay ms
country-his very stinks Ia tne hostfHss u,
the rish people by iniqutes OF his brother lOrd
harrington and the Wholesale evcuoIs OF us Iatnei
IN. Duke Devonshire thereby driving tnousahus VI
tnc rgb;fnl owners Of the soil TO the pOOIpouho elo
and death This organization has tolerated. tne
Of Mr. Parne and his safe ;reasonO1Sers ntli lie Has
nlled the bastes in our country Win toe Us Va
useless Parliamentary agitation whlch ielI -o,ooo PC.
snns hnmcless last year and drove millions ol lno
Gower of our people ey1le this ceases 10 De
when a truce is made By which he Ainsc anu 1is Ii
friends are allowed to 30 free anu eighty VI t1d -
hrvst sons are left 10 angush Ia prison. To De eAe
ssaassnated and these the men VINO, ny ths h0ca9u
outrages" opened tho prison doors 70 nI ,
We psk our friends In America to ponder on our uos
perate circumstances, 70 think OF pIuno i,a n,a
honorable people driven to despair by Witnessing
the White bosons of women torn open Dy me nsy
oucts of Engsh mercenaries ana our ~ 80
a1e sbo down In the highways, while our Wels u
guish are sti1ed In our blood. We are sand
rne nrospsrity can In ireland 80 long a Ensanu
posses.es aer stOmhodse5 there. Allowing hcI Ia
fsctures 10 paAs into Ireland duty iree, 'nerooy
leaving our Irish mechanics unempoy co. d aid
the enormous war trbnte eAAe'eu .rhv ~ fo1cing
taxing away the produce OF the land, thereby
the Irish people stafve. Now iurtherinoIe' VIC Va
nnon a our brothers in America particularly tne u
yanosd Nationalist ~ aid by every means wltnln te
psHer, the men who have carried OUT .bls M
and hereby further declare that they deserve "e VI
th air