The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-14
LAND LEAGUE CONVENTION.
The Hesolatiaas AdoPtea--Fiaancs AZ.
fairs-OIliceFS Elected.

AHs HeS0tRttoas Ad0RteH-F4aaAc8 At
fairs-Onicers Elected.
WARRINGTON, l, ,C.April lS.-Thecon
tion Of the National Land League reassem.
bted this morning and the report of the
Treasurer was read, showing the receipts
since the formation OF The League 10 be
Sls0,5SO; remittan ces to Eagan and Miss
PGrnell, Sl6O,272; balance on hand after
the payment Of the expenses OF the League,
S!Ol2; total amount sent to Ireland, both
direct and from the Treasurer, S272, $40.
The Secretary stated that he believed the
total receipts since the Buffalo convention
would aggregate nearly 100000.
The following Is the report OF the Com.
miltee on Resolutions
WHEREAS, The evil and long.continued
English laws relating to the land in Ireland
have kept tire people Of that country in
constant poverty, subject to the terrible
visitatiOns OF famine aud rebellion, which
have been their repeated Affections; and
the Irish people havingat length resolved 10
abolish these unjust laws by public agita.
ton and other Legitimate means, we
regard this an American as well us an
Irish question, The millions Of Irish.
American citizens Of this country having
deep and natural interest lit their kindred
in Ireland, TO whom, by their filial rela-
tions, they are compelled to keep sending
annually enormous sums Of money to pay
the rack rent Of the landlords and save
their brethren from ruinous distraint and
eviction, and the suilerings ofthe Irish peo.
pie under this iniqiateUs system having
been too often misunderstood by the other
nations through the malcvolent misrepre-
sentattons OF the English press which, Us
an excuse for English oppression, persist.
emily 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
Tree press, by the imprisonment without
trial Of 700 OF the most respected repre-
sentative people, by constant threat OF ar
rest !eveEed at every man who dares criti-
cize the injurious policy OF the govern.
ment, or address the people on their rights
and duties, while 50, 600 soldiers and $4,000
military police overnwe the people under
absolute control OF magistrate paid by
the government, while cannon are planted
in the public places 0i the cities OF Ireland,
while public meetings arc prohib.
tied and dispersed, while the police
dwellings, and enter and remain ut private
meetings, while every mans liberty is at
the mercy Of the spies and informers. who
are encouraged by the government procla-
ton, while among the political prisoners
are four members Of Parliament, one Of
whom is acknowledged to be leader OF the
Irish people, and would, under free institu-
tions, be chief magistrate OF the country,
while the possession Of arms is q crime,
punishable by heavy fine or Imprisonment,
while the habedS corpus net has been for
years suspended in time OF profound peace
md the country is suffering under the 59lh
savage coercion law since the wear 1900,
and no reform can be expected, while over
six million acres ni land tout of total
acreage Of l4000OO0) are owned. by less
than 800 individuasl, most OF whom live in
England and spend there the enormous
revenue Of G20,0O0,000 Tor 100000, ,OOO),
which they grind yearly from their Irish
tenants, while twelve Of these monster ab.
sentec landlords are in possession OF nearly
100000 acres, 1000, 900 OF the Irish people
own not u solitary One; while for the
protection and proprietorial rights Of
these few thousand landlords stand-
ing army Of fifteen thousand military
police is maintained at the expense oil an
impoverishedAnd detenseless people. And,
WHEREAS, suffering Irish tenant farmers
look to their kindred in America for sym
pathy with them in their efforts TO better
their condition and TO explain the motives
of their agitation and protect their good
name before the world from falsehOod and
the Hspersion OF the English press; there.
fore, be it
Rssolrtd, That this Convention OF the
Irish National Land League OF the United
States send to the struggling tenant farmers
OF Ireland an expression OF profound sym.
pathy from million Of their race in Amer.
ica, who are proud Of rleir faithful and en-
during ndhercncc 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 tiunu-
clGl support until they have succeeded in
their antiquated and destructive
land system.
Rt$0lsrd, That We heartily endorse The
desire Of the Irish people for national ex.
istcncc, and as Ireland, first by force and
and again by corruption, was robbed OF her
national birthright, we pledge ourselves
to do all that is consistent with American
citizenship to place her once more among
the nations.
RcSOlred, Tint we advise the farmers OF
Ireland TO continue steadily and patiently
in their passive resistance, which has
already proved so effective II weapon. We
exhort them to stand unninchingIy by the
policy lett them by their leaders, now in
prison, and to keep fresh in their memory
these words Of Charles Stewart parneII,
addressed to them before iiisimprisonment:
"Let no man leave his post. Continue
your organization Just Us before, and have
others ready to take the place OF those who
may be arrested. By this policy OF pas.
sivo endurance the Irish people will COM
lAand the respect OF the world and prove
themselves worthy Of freedom"
ResOlucd, That this Convention instruct its
officers to confer at their earliest opportuni-
ty with their Council OF Seven, chosen at
the Chicago Convention, as to the fe.si-
bilityo Of uniting under one head all the
Land League branches now organized in
the United States.
ResOlrcd, That We express the eutitude
fthe Irish-AmeriC0n people to the ladies'
OF Ireland who, like "the women OF Linn
erick," took the place Of their husbands
and brothers, and assuming the risk Of ar.
rest and imprisonment, nobly upheld the
Land League.
ResOlrCd, That we are proud OF the Chris.
tian forbearanCc of the Irish people under
their dreadful evaporation, and while ex-
horting 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 tho responsi.
bility Of all crimes and outrages Of m ex.
traordtnary nature occurring since the i'm
prisonment Of tho chosen leaders Of IN
indomitable and exasperated race.
Rcsoircd, That while We do not ask tho
release Of any citizen who has violated the
Just law Of the land, we demand OF the
proper authorities, not as favor, but as Il
right, the immediate trial or unconditional
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