The Portland daily press., 1882-05-08
THE IRISH HORROR.
VIEWS OF WELL KNOWN PohI'
LAND FRESHMEN.
Bishop Healy Expresses himself
Strongly.
The Portland Land Leagues senti'
ments Voiced

The PORTLAND Lanu Leagues 0o
ments Voiced.
The Portland branch of the Irish National
Land League held meeting at the l. A. ~ a.
hall yesterday afternoon A large numper
was in attendance. William H. Looney, Olty
Solicitor and President of the League calied
the meeting to order,
MR.. LooNEY's REMARKS.
President Looney upon taking the CHAIR
called the members attention to the lnsein-
gence, which has flashed across 1.-The ocean, ol
the death of Lord Cavendish and Under oec-
rotary Burke by the dagger of an assassin. no
felt sure that he reflected the sentiment OF
every member of the League in denouncing
the murder as cowardly, brutal and BASTARD
ly crime, and 10 expressing the prayer that the
assassins should be speedily arrested and just
ly punished. Assassination was opposed 10
and inconsistent with, the principles Oh 'ho
League, the object of which was, by peace
full constitutional agitation, and by arouslng
the moral sentiment of the world to the MUS
tice under which the Irish peasant suffered, 70
effect such q change in the land tenure OF Ire
land as to make the tiler owner OF the SOIL
The leaders of the League, Davitt, Parneli ana
Dillon followed in the footsteps OF O'Conneh
whose great principles of action were HE VINO
commits crime helps the enemy" "Notnihs
is politically right which is morally wrong
This crime is evidently the work OF the Sc
cret revolutionary societies, which to-day nom
eycomb Ireland, and is the logical outgrowtn
of the infamous system of absentee landlord
ism which reduces the Irish peasant to the
condition of a, serf, and the coercion laws OF
Forster. If the agitation of the League,whlch.
as Lord Derby admitted, was perfectly consul
tutional, and conducted within the limits OF
law and order, was not struck down by the
mailed hand of despotism, then these dark and
murderous societies would not have existed.
Dayitt and Parnell warned the government |
that if coercion was enforced outragas would
increase; bloodshed and crime would hold high
carnival. The crime of Saturday, awful as 1t
was attested the wisdom OF their words. 10
Forster then, and his laws borrowed from the
Spanish Inquistion,-no to Parnell and the
League,-is to be attributed this Infamous
crime.
JAMES cUNNINGHAM's REMARKS.
Ex-Alderman James Cunningham condemn
ed in strong language the assassination. He
did not believe it was committed by any mem
Der of the League, but by some OF the ennis
saries of the landlords who incensed at the new |
departure of Mr.. Gladstone, have taken this
method of wreaking vengeance upon the agent
of the liberal government The details cabled
show that the murder was most cowardy and
cruel He did not believe any Irishman would
resort to the dagger of the assassin. AS rule |
crimes committed under circumstances like
these are not committed by Irishmen. Every |
true friend of Ireland, not only here but
throughout the country, would deplore the |
bloody crime, not only on account OF Its re-
voting character, but for the sake of the Irish
people. He hoped and believed after the first
heat of excitemement that it would have no |
political significance, but would be viewed in its
true light as a crime committed by some friend |
of the landlords, and denounced by the Irish
people,
THOMAS F. sHEEHAN's REMARKS.
Mr.. Thomas. F. Sheehan, ex-president of |
the League, echoed the sentiments of the two
previous speakers. No true member of the
Irish Land League could have committed the
known, that it would be found that some of
the mercenary tools of Forster-his emergency
men-had committed the deed. Mr.. Sheehan
spoke of the bright hopes of Ireland which the
policy Just initiated by Mr.. Gladstone prom
ised. and trusted that this bloody and unfortu-
nate crime would not cause him to take any |
step backward. The crime deserves and will |
receive the condemnation of all true friends OF
Ireland, especially the members of the Land
League whose methods are those of reason and
peace, not of force and war.
NO RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
1t was thought proper not to pass any reso-
luton condemningl the assassination until
fuller details were received.
Without an exception the members OF the
League in this city denounce the outrage and
desire prompt arrest and punishment of the
assassins.
BISHOP HEALY's SENTIMENTS.
The Cathedral OF the Immaculate Conception
was crowded yesterday forenoon as usual,when
Bishop Healy previous to his sermon took oc-
casion to offer the following remarks:
Yesterdays cable brought us the serrowful
news of the assassination of two prominent
Irish officials, Lord Frederick Cavendish, the
newly elected Chief Secretary of Ireland, and
his assistant secretary, Burke. The foul and
cowardly murder of tfese men is deeply felt
in this community and by none more keenly
than our Irish citizens. The sad occurrence
has brought shame and humiliation to noble
cause as we'll as disappointment and shame to
a noble people.
Just at time when Ireland was emerging
from her difficulties and every thing gave
promise of better days the hand of the assassin
is raised to strike down two OF her officials.
This shameful murder should be condemned
and abhorred and must have been the out
growth of those bad secret societies which ex-
lat in Ireland and are so much condemned by
the church. The Rt. Rev. Bishop spoke
earnestly and feelingly and voiced the senti-
ments of the large congregation present as
we'll as the entire Irish Catholic population of
our city.
MR. CHARLES McCARTHY's VIEWS.
Mr.. Charles Mccarthy felt deeply the terri
BILE crime of Saturday. He could not conceive
the motive. If, as he said, it had been Forster,
who had so openly and freely expressed his
views, and who was the father of coercion, it
would not have SO much astonished him. But
Cayendish was man OF known liberal and
aimable sentiments and characteristics. The
Gladstone government had taken the back
track. There was no motive for the crime on
the part of the Nationals. The only men who
could have had a motive were the emergency
men, vino stood the chance of being thrown
out of job as the landlords would have no
further use for them.
Other we'll known Irishmen expressed the
same views as those of the above named gem
tlemen.
Railroad Notes.