Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-03

the creation Of one responsible and
authoritative body to speak for greater
Ireland in America, than all the socie.
ties represented in this convention, and
all that may hereafter comply with tho
conditions of admission, be organized
into the Irish national league of Amer.
ca, for the purpose of supporting tho
Irish national league of Ireland, of
which Charles Stewart Parncll is pres.
| dent
That we heartily endorse the noble
sentiment OF Bishop Butler, of Lime
rick, "that every stroke of Forster's
savage lash was for lrishmen "A new
proof of Parncll's worth, and an addi
tional title for him to the confidence
aud gratitude OF his countrymcn.'
That we sympathize with the laborers
Of Ireland in their efforts to improve
their condition and, as we have sus.
tanned the farmers in their assault upon
the landlord garrison, we now urge upon
the farmers justice and humane consid.
GRAFTON for the laborers. In the words,
for the employment of which an Irish
member of parliament was imprisoned,
we demand that the farmers allow the
Iaborers "a fair days wages for fair
day work
That as the manufactures OF Great
Britain are the chief source OF her ma.
terial greatness, already declining under
the influence of American competition,
we earnestly counsel our countrymcn
in Ireland to buy nothing in England
which they can produce in Ireland or
procure from America or France; and
we pledge ourselves to promote Irish
manufactures by encouraging their i'm.
port into America, and TO use our ut
most endeavor, by plain statements Of
facts and discrimination in patronage
to persuade American tradesmcu from
keeping English goods on sale.
That an English Minister, ostcnto.
,iously "liberal," has earned the con.
tempt and detcstation OF fair.minded
men throughout the world by imprisou
ing more than a thousand citizens Of
Ireland, without accusation or trial, a
number Of whom were noble hearted
women, engaged in works Of mercy
among the eyicted victims Of landlord
rapacity and English Law.
That this convention thanks to Rt.
Rev. John Ireland, Bishop Of ST. Paul
Rt. Rev. John U'Conncr. Bishop Of
Omaha 1t. Rev. John Lancaster Spald.
ing Bishop Of Peoria Most Rev. John
Williams, Archbishop Of Boston III.
Rev. 5. Y. Ryan. Of Buffalo Most Rev.
Patrick St. Fechau, Archbishop Of Chi.
cngo; Rt. Rev. Edward Fitzgerald,
Bishop of Little Rock, and their co.
laborers, in their efficient efforts in pro
yiiing homes for the Irish emicrants
into tho United States. The people of
Ireland are, by the law Of God and
nature, entitled to live by their toll in
their native land, whose fertile soil is
abundantly able TO nourish them but,
since brutal government compcls
large numbers to emigrate. it is the
duty of their countrymen 10 warn them
against the snares Of poverty in large
cities and assist them in the agricultural
regions
That the policy Of the English gov.
eminent in first reducing the Irish
peasnntry to abject poverty and then
sending them pcunilc's to tho United
States, dependent upon American
charity, is unnatural, inhumau and an
outrage upon tho American government
and people. We respectfully direct
the attention Of the United States GOV.
eminent to this iniquity. protest against
its continuance and instruct tho officials
who shall be chosen by this convention
to present our protest to the president
Of the United States and respectfully
but firmly urge upon the president that
it is the duty Of the government Of the
United States to decline to support
paupers whose pauperism began under
and is the result Of English misgovern
ment, and to demand Of England that
she send no more of her paupers to
these shores to become a burden upon
the American people.
With welcome and compliment to
Patrick Egan the report closed and
after a brief debate was adopted as
whole.
Resolutions of the York County Demo.
CTacy.
THEY SOUND THE RtSG or THE TErE METAL.