The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-21
A Bold Inior-rment.

An organization known as the Irish
r. pub lean Brotherhood, under date Of
the 9Th instant, issuei at Dublin u pro-
clamation. which tends to shed a ray OF
light rs to the causes which led 20 the
violent death Of the Chief aud Under
s, crttiries for Ireland. The proclama.
tion is addressed ITO the Irish people
aud all lovers Of liberty. and particu-
larly to our brothers of the 1. II. d. and
kindred organiza;ions," aud reads as
follows:
"As there saEms 10 be q grave mis-
und,r,tandiDg ns to the aim and scope
Of the late executions at Dublin. we. the
exc cutiye Of the l. Il. b., hereby request
al the afore said 70 withhold their opin-
ion OF this matter for the present aud
refrain from expressions Of sympathy
at public meetings. which tend to hu-
initiate Ireland aud give aid and com
font to England. As to tho monster
Burke, he had pre-ed on the lives and
lib'ry Of his countrymen fer many
years and had deserved death n thousand
times at our hands, and as to Lord Fred
er.ck Caven iisb. lineal defendant OF
I ,e famous Lord Brougham, who hanged
I gallant AMI patriotic Mace Agnn,
hop Of Ross. at CarIigadroid. becauss
lie would not betray his couutry. his
very name stinks in the nos,rils Of the
Irish people by the in;quities OF hi,
brother. Lori Harrington. aud the
Who'll, sale eyictions of his father, the
Luxe Of Devopshire. ther, by driving
thousands Of the ii ghifni owners Of the
soil TO the poor house. to exile and to
death. Tn s orGnnIz tlion has tolerated
the vag,ri,s Of Parnell AMI his safe
treason mongers until he has filIed the
bHstiles Of our country with tue victims
Of useless parliamentary agitation,
which left 10000 persons hom= SIS last
year aud drove millions OF the AIwer
Of our pSople TO exile. This ceases 10
be harmless when truce is made by
which he himself and his friends are
allowed to so free aud eighty Of Irelaud's
bravest sons are # to languish in the
prison, to be e1iled or assasunated and
these are men who. by so call, out
RACES. opened the prison doors TO Par
nell and his frien Is. II England wish, d
to denl fairly with Ireland, why not issue
Il general amnesty, by which the prison
do RS would be opened and thous .uds Of
our eIiled brethern who now pine in
foreign lands. could return in safety aud
in honor. Instead OF this. Gladstone
sent emissaries to the venerated head OF
the Catholic Church. who by lies and
false presentations, have deprived
thousands Of our poor. persecuted peo-
pie Of the comfort Of religion by turn.
inn our altats into political platforms.
Lit US ask the people Of ireland. are
there no classes OF people to be consid.
cred except farmers? and Of whnt avail
will it be to Ireland il selfish class nre
firmly rooted in the soil aud become
thor ughiy loyal to England? We nsk
our friend N America TO ponder OH our
desperate circumstances, to think Of a
brave and honorable people driven to
despair ly with, ssing the white bosoms
cf women toru open by the Layonets Of
English mercenuries. and our chil.Iren
Uf tender Y ars shot down in the high
wuy4, while our waits OF anguish were
sIitivd in blood. We are convinced that
no true prosperity Caa eAiss in Ireland
~ long as England has her custom
houses there, allowing her manufsc-
lures 10 pass FREQ, tbcrlly leaving our
Irish mechanics unemployed and an
enormous war tribute cxncted in Eng.
land; taking away tho produce Of the
land aud thereby forcing the Irish poo-
pie TO starve.
Now. fuTthrrmorc, we call upon all
our JreihtIeu in America. particularly
advanced Natioualisis. to aid by every
means within their power. the men who
have carried ont this execution; aud we
hereby further decl are they deserve we'll
OF their country.
by order Of the Executive Of tho
]. Il. b."