New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-04

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meeting and on this occasion my party coat was left
behind iApplause In 1865 Congress passed law o
10 is as the Declaration of Independence and as i'm
portant the Constitution OF the United Sa,es. IN
can move US IGreat applause You citizens born in
ireland, aud who was born ia America, are eAiat
myself were ! to refuse TO be it, champion By
this law the President of the United states must take
position calmly and firmly. and when that position IA so
taken he win have tho sympathy OF hfty millions oi
Americans behind him. lAppaasel e.,.., a., ,or
the protection of persons and property uh1sr it
law seven Ameresn 1ens nave nsem oqnn moving in
this matter. ] violating confidence when teli
You that within ten days you viii be called together
again either to shout for the liberation Of the prisoners
or do something else Great appla1se ,, Inc pr,son
doors He has made the request w Im s an'
swer is not satisfactory. Great Britain tam
must try those prisoners. and, rom the result OF taa
fral the PRECEDENT must Judge TO the justice OF
land refuses his demand What theni "a voice" Fight
herr This is the grave question that cGnirons us
shown thar Great Britain is wrong, the consequences
must be taken by her. IApplausel
SPEECH OF SENATOR JONES.
Senator Charles w Jones, of Florida being in
troduced. read a long speech. extracts from when
are given below:
What the cause Of hi outpourng Of citizens here to
night The conviction has become almost universal
fagnni and audscious injustice and heaped upon
fne individual citizen. And the indignation OF the
which the representative Of the Republic has submitted
e. the injuries inflicted upon Lis feilowcitizens
in a foreign land. WHAT other country or government
earth but ours would have submitted Yea. 49, 10
The incgnity Put upon as so long ny me
oui causc, for whenever any nation permits rs %
ton OF foreign power aud permits hat power 10 Keep
buried in and rotten hearts ~ spies ana cln-
r the reason Tor action against such citizens is
luOulnent
TO the victim from his Governments and the chen trSs
Imprisoned is deprived OF his liberty without cause he
questions before Us tonight are in no sense irsn 91e
lions. They an ct every man In the Republic wis nag
the least pride in the glory OF the ma tna 1o"s
him, or who don't wish 10 hang his head IN
shame when lie goes abroad GeSa" 5c,t on som
the authority OF Great Britain TO deal with her own
fOf an nr Of GT nN w1 and 1H hum E n When tat
ierakcs to tell this people that no explanation Oh e
beyond wha' may had from the discretionary warrant
which consigns him TO dungeon. II VIII ina that no
aheT heT D or Ensnd viii be- strong SncSs
tain that mOnstroa doctrine in the face OF the JUST 9
justice rather OF injustice, that mas Dceh apheu ~
American citizens arrested ON suspicion IN ireh4u
Many may imagine that the agitation II moi Jlslne9
feelinSs Of the public can no longer be restrained
TIE mandate of the Government must follow the
peoples voice The heart OF the nation is III h :,
Will the ' reeiom Of our citizens is denied by
foreign power. II they violated British law, say
ar adjudged guilty by impartial Justice. punish them
But do not further offend hDertyOVng ana laW-aDiu
ing people telling them they must submit To the after
native seeing their feOwctzens robbed of their ree
DON without an opportunity OF showing their innocence
hat suspicion is Equivalent to crime, and that punish
may be Inflicted in advance OF trial and condenna
ton
OTHER SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS.
Speeches were also made by Congressman Lord OF
Michigan and Scranton of Pennsy wanna. General
Roger A. Pryor, O'Meagher Condor, Mrs. Parnell
and Samuel F. Cary of Ohio
A long series of resolutions read and adopted
which began after a number OF preambies, by de-
clarlng that we, the citizens of Naw-1Ork, ire
speclive of creed, race. extraction OF political afa-
ton, desire TO express our earnest sympathy 1OI
those imprisoned citizens in British dungeons and
our deep displeasure at the official neglect or
evasion of duty which has abandoned
them TO the mercies of their unscrnpulous
jailcrs.' " The sycophantic bearing or
James Russell Lowell our Minister at the
Court of st. James's, joined with his super
cilious replies to the appeals of our unlawiully I'M
prsoned fellow-citzens," IL was next declared,
g has been viewed by with mingled feelings OF
disgust and indignation" The resolutions then de-
nounced the flnkeyism which airs itself III
Angliclzcd circles IN this country" and declared
that Notwithstanding the profound sympathy
which true Americans feel Tor Ireland and her
cause, since that cause is KIN 10 that oil the spirit
of 10 the issues now involved constitute not an
Irish question, nor an English question, but SIMPLY
all American question"
The chairman and secretary of the meeting were
requested 10 send a copy of the resolutions 10 the
President and Nce-Presiden to every Cabinet ofii-
Ger and to every Senator and Representative III
Congress.