The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-03

4. Mooney Of Buffalo, of the Irish land
league of the United States; secretary J. J.
th s"e1 irish land DN league s Of the UNI IL
ted States: assistant secretaries, William F.
Sheehan ri Buffalo and J. d. O'Connell Of
of Washington. No vice presidents.
Mr.. Mooney, on taking the chair made q
very sensible speech Various committees
were appointed and financial and other re.
ports received and accepted. The report of
the secretary shows that during the year
1883, the new branches reported to the
central office, and now on the national roll,
number $50, of whose existence the central
office has official knowledge, and 2S9 not
known officially.
Total amount of money received by the
secretary from April IL, 1882 to April Is,
Ss3. was sS9oas.
following, appointed to consider the method
Of merging the Land League with the new
organization:
Arizona, James Redpath; Connecticut
James Reynolds; Georgia, Col. J. +. Arm
strong; Illinois, Rev. Morris Downey; Inai-
Kentucky, Matthew O'Dougherty; Lo 'isi-
ana, T. Mahoney; Maryl Id, Col. E. T..
Joyce; Mich, Rev. DR.. Charles O'Reilly;
Minnesota, NJ. Z. Mccarthy; Missouri, DR..
Thomas O'ReiIly; Massachusetts, Rev.
Father Conaly; Maine, 10 n A. Gallagher;
New Hampshire, William H. German; New
Jersey, John q. Sanderson; New York. u.
C. Feely; Nebraska, John Fitzgerald; Ohio,
Major John Byrne; Pennsylvania, Rev.
Thomas Barry; Vermont, William Mullen;
Rhode Island, Col. F. s. O'Reilly; South
Carolina NJ. M. Kennedy; Virginia, Patrick
McGovern; Wisconsin, James G. Donnelly;
District of Columbia, Arthur Rooney.
On Thursday the convention continued
its session. Mrs Della Parnell entered, es-
corted by Alex. Sullivan of Chicago, who
introduced her, amid applause, as "greater
than the mother of the Ora chii." Mrs.
Parnell was loudly cheered upon entering.
On motion of Mr.. V. Cannon of Iowa res
olution of respect and sympathy for mother
Fanny Parnell was adopted by arising vote
It is stated the central league of Boston
would decorate Fanny Parnell's grave.
Permanent organization was effected with
the following officers: chairman, NJ. A.
Foren of Ohio; secretary. john J. Hyeres;
assistant secretaries, John J. Wright Of
Michigan. Edward Fitzwilliams of Massa-
cnusetts, Cornelius Koran of Pennsylvania,
J. D. O'Connell of Washington. A num-
ter of vice presidents were also chosen.
The following telegram from Charles
Stewart Parnell was read which is notable
for its apparent depreciation of what is termed
the dynamite policy. His most noteworthy
recon- mendation is that the convention
frame platform that will encourage aid
from America, while the British govern
ment should at the same time have no pre-
text for entirely surprising the national
movement in Ireland.
LONDON April 26,-James Mooney, Esq,
President Of tue Irish-American Convention,
Philadelphia: My presence at the openi g
of the most representative convention OF
Irish Americans in my opinion, ever as
sembled, being impossible, owing to the
necessity of my remaining here to oppose
the criminal code bill, which re-enacts
personally the worst provisions
of the coercion act, and if
passed, will leave constitu-
tional movements at the mercy of the gov
ment, would respectfully ask you to lay
respectfully advise that your platform
should be SO framed as to enable us to con-
tinue to accept help from America, and at
the same thine avoid atfo1ding 3 pretext to
the British government for entirely sup
pressing the national movement in Ireland.
In this way only, can unity ofmOvement be
preserved both in Ireland and America. I
have perfect confidence that by prudence,
moderation and firmness the cause OF Ire,
land will continue to advance, and thou, b
persecution rests heavily upon US at presel t,
before many years have passed we shall
have achieved those great obj cts for which,
gled. CHAs. STEWART PARNELL.
The committee on merging the old with
the new organization not being ready to re-
port, tn, day was mostly spent in discussing
minor matters. Ofthe result he has sti per-
feet confidence. The speeches made were in
the interest IF harmony and united national
action.
Friday was the last and most important
day of the session. In the afternoon the
committee on resolutions reported very
lenthy series, constituting q very min
ute and terrible arrangement of
England for her course towards Ireland
cip'es, among which and the most jmpor-
tant were the following: Resolved, By the
Irish American people in convention as
sem bled, that the English government il,
Ireland, originating in usurpaion and per.
petuated by force, having tailed to discharge
any of the duties of government, and never
having acquired the consent of the govern
ed, has no moral right whatever to exist in
Ireland, and that it is the duty of the Irish
race throughout the world to sustain the
Irish people in the employment of all legiti.
government.
Resolved. That we pledge our unqualified
support, moral and material, to our coun-
trymen in Ireland in their efforts to recover
national selfgovernment, aud in order more
eftectually to promote this object by the con-
so. idation of all our resources, and the Gre
alton of one responsible and representative
body to speak for the greater Ireland in
America, that all societies represented in
this convention, and that all may hereafter
comply with the conditions of admission,
be organized into an Irish National League
OF America. for the purpose of supporting
the National League of Ireland, of which
Charles Stewart Parre'l is president.
Resolved, That the policy of the English
government in first reducing the Irish peas
them pennlless to the United States, depend
emit upon American charity, is unnatural,
inhuman and an outra se upon the American
government and people.
The resolutions were adopted. The re-
port of the committee on organization was
then read as follows:
Whereas, In the opinion of citizens of
America and Canada Irish, and Irish de-
scent, it is needful for purposes hereinafter
set forth, that, sinking all private prejudice
and creed distinctions, they do unite to Sc
cure this common end, do band themselves
together under the name and title of the
Irish National League of America.
Article The objects of the Irish Ma
tional League of America are:
First-Earnestly and actively to sustain
the Irish National League in Ireland with
moral and material aid in achieving self
government in Ireland.
Second-To proc re clear and more &C.
curate understanding by the American peo-
pie of the political, industrial and social
condition of Ireland, that they may see for
themselves that her poverty is the result OF
centuries OF brute force and destructive leg
islati0n, and that if permitted to make her
own laws on her own soil, she will demon:
strate possession of all essentials, natural
and ideal, for the political autonomy, bene-
fetal alike to ireland and the United States.
Third-To promote development of Irish
manufacturers by encouraging their inl-
port into the United States; to promote the
study of Irish history, past and present. and
circulate carefully prepared literature in
schools and societies, that the justice of the
cause may be thoroughly defended against
ienoraRce, malice, and Misrepresentation:
Fourth-To encourage the study OF the
Irish languague, cultivation of Irish music
and enlightened love of art, characteristics
which have made the past of our race bright
amid darkness and have always secured for
the Celt success and renown IN every coun-
try in which he has had equal opportunity
With his fellows.
Fifth-To hurt the enemy where he will
teei it most BY refusing to purchase any ar
ticle OF English manufacture, and by using
all legitimate influence to discourage trades
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