Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-13

tcsial rights Of these few thousand iandioras, .
ssinea q the expense OF the Impoverished and q.
And whereas. the suffering rr,sn tenant farmer.
loox 20 tneir Kindred In America for sympathy
Win tnem In their efforts 60 better their condi-
and protect ther good name before the world fross
s., .aenSoa % ana ssperxon OF the English press;
Resosued, That this convention or the yrsa
NATIONAL Land League OF the United States send
70 the struggling tenantfarmers OF Ireland an
millions OF their race in America, who are proud
OF their faithful and enduring adherence 20 the
principles laid down by their brave leaders. now
stand by them with continued moral and imam
cial support until they have succeeded In abolishing
tnelr antiquated and destructive land system.
Reso,rsd, That we heartily endorse the desire OF
the Irish people for a national existence, and as
nrss by iorce and again by corruption,
ourselves TO do all that Is consistent with Ameri-
san cltizenship 10 place her once more among the
Resolved, That we advise the farmers q, IRELAND
TO continue steadily and patiently in their passive
resistance, which has already proved SO elective
~ the policy left them by their leaders now in
Prison, and TO keep fresh In memory these words
or Charles stewart Parnell, addressed 60 them
before his Imprisonment: "Let no man leave his
post Continue your organization just as before,
and have others ready 60 take the place of those
who may be arrested. BY this policy OF passive
endurance, the Irish people command the respect
dom"
Resolved, That this convention instruct us
officers 70 confer, at their earliest opportunity,
with the council OF seven, chosen at the Chicago
one head all the land league branches now organ
lied In the United States
Resolved, That we express the gratitude Of the
irish american people TO the ladies OF Ireland,
who, ike "the women OF Limerick" took the
place or their husbands and brothers, and assunl-
Ing the risk OF arrest and Imprisonment, nobly
upheld the nag OF the land league.
Resotced, That we are proud OF the Christian
@ OF the Irish people under their dread
In Ireland TO continue TO use his influence IA pre-
venting even the least act OF violence, solemny
bility OF all crimes and outrages OF an extraord.
nary nature occurring since the imprisonment or
tne CHOSEN leaders OF an indomitable and exasper.
Resolved, That while we do not ask the release
or any citizen who has violated the just law OF the
favor, but a right, the Immediate trial or un-
conditional release OF American citizens confined
without accusation in foreign jalls.
THE RESOLUTIONS DEBATEn AND ADOPTED.
Mr. De Laney, OF New York, offered an amend.
ment TO the resolution looking TO the organization
OF all the land league branches under one general
head so as 70 include oil ailiating organizations
Mr. Moore, OF New York, opposed the amend
ment, saying that the land league was broad
enough for any friend OF Ireland. He said there
were organizations whose purposes We're foreign
TO those OF the land league, and there was danger
OF tnelr attempting 10 supplant the land league
organization.
Mr.. Cannon, OF Iowa. said, in supporting the
amendment, that they wanted IL understood that
no lrlshman was excluded from participating In
this movement He said there were men who
DeieVed that they might go far for Irelands good.
They had but one common country and they
should say TO her: "We are working for IrelandS
salvation and your destruction"
MeSsrs. Oliver, OF New York; Spellman, OF vef.
mont, and Brdsall. OF Connecticut, favored the
amendment Mr.. OReilly, OF Rhode Island and
others opposed IT. Mr. DE Laney then withdrew n
and the resolutions, as reported, were unani-
mously adopted.
Mr. Hugh j. Csrroll, OF Rhode Island. chairman
or the committee on constitutions, reported an
amendment constituting central council of seven.
10 DE elected, including the president, secretary
ana treasurer, In lieu OF the present central coun.
Gil, composed OF only the officers named. The
committee also referred TO the convention propo-
sltlon received by them TO establish state leagues
IN states having five or more branches. The pro-
posed amendment recognizing the central coun-
Gil provoked a long discussion.
The amendment, as reported by the committee
was finally lost by vote OF s2 TO IO4, leaving the
central council as heretofore constituted.
CONVENTION NoTEa
celved this morning, coming from various parts OF
the country
Mr.. Tom Murphy, OF New York, was present at
the convention this afternoon.
Al the session this morning the Rev. p III. Clark,
or Iowa, called attention to a resolution which
appeared In the local press this morning as having
Deen adopted by the convention yesterday, when
IN fact the resolution was not entertained by
that body, and was so stated by the chair. IL was
that leads to specific settlement with England"
&c.