Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10
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The meeting of lie Ieish National
league hsld last evening was unusually in
terestiug, and the nail was packed full
with an Intelligent audience Of ladies and
gentlemen. After the transaction of rou-
| tine business, Mr.. William McHuph, a
young attorney, was called upon for a
speech. Hespoke of the necessity of be-
ing ten perate in the use of language to
advance the caIse il which the league vas
engaged. The leaders of the movement
have abstained from violence and to that
fact and to the sanction Of public opinion
may be attributed the triumphs they have
secured. He referred 10 the mur-
der of Cavevdish and Burke
and said that sanguinary act had set Ire
land back half century. The perpetra-
tors OF that crime were brought to Justice
and suffered the death penalty. The man
who was instrumental in brin in them o
the scaffoid, SHE informer, Carey" was
murdered and his slayer has been also
brought to justice and is sentenced to be
hanged. Irelend's cause is not represented
by such men as VDonnel Or O'Donoyan
Rosa. Irishmen should show the world
they have no sympathy With them. They
do not justify their acts Or mako them the
e1ponents of Irish opinion or partistisn.
The president, Mr.. McPortland,
said England had never done
done justice to Ireland, and all British
writer's with few exceptions have always
misrepresented her. Mecauley has malign-
ed Ireland and her SONS. Goldsmith and
Swift and other bright luminariss of liter
allure were abused and misrepressnted by
that historian because they were Irish pa
triots. Bobbett and Bryon were friends
of II Gland, the latter having in his maiden
speech in parliament advocated the cause
of that niegoverned nation, and saying
is union with Britain was the union of the
shark with its prey. Ireland has demand
"a justice from England,
bat whatever crumbs have been
given we're forced from that tyrant by fear.
The speaker was in favor of
using all violence calculated to injurs the
snsmy of Ireland and its nationality.
Mr.. Shsdrick and Mr.. Donahue followed
In the same strain IS the last speaker and
delivered stirring addresses which were
raptuously applauded. They believed in
avenging the death of O'Donnell and in
using every appliance that science has
brought forth in striking terror into the
heart of the British lion. They reviewed
at length the atrocities, the contiscations,
the spoilations, the violation of solemn
treaties, the crimes and cruelties perpe-
trsted upon defenseless people by the
British government and its officials,
and were in favor Of using
every means known to modern
warfare in compelling England to loosen
her grasp upon Ireland. They enumerated
the charges and the Declaration of hide
pendence, preferred by Jefferson, against
George the III and the British parliament
of that day, and said the colonists had not
suffered tithe of what has been endured
by the Irish people. They cited the vol
unteers, the fear OF civil war, and the fear
inspired by Fenianism as the causes that
led to Irish parliamentary independence,
the act of Catholic emancipat and the
abolition Of the English church establish
ment in Ireland. All these measures of
reform were obtained through fear and
not from sense of justice.
They advocated the boycotting OF British
goods and called upon the audience to
patronize only the clothing houses and
other commercial establishments in this
city that keep for sale American manu-
featured goods. The members of this
league are in dead earnest to hurt the
British enemy in every way practicable.