Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-24
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

The Meeting Last Eseusne-A Animated DIS
casston on the Question Of Boycostfn0
English Goods.
The Irish National league last evening
discussed the resolutions introduced at the
previous meeting against the boycotting
of British goods. There was q lengthy
debate, in which several of the memb ers
took part, pro and con, and when the
question was submitted to q vote of the
house the resolution was almost unani-
mously voted down.
John McGarsh aid when he heard the
resolutions read he thought they had en-
anated from the Golden club, which is
flooding this country with free trade liter
AZURE. He was in favor Of
any move calculated to iniurs English
interests, and was certain that tho plank
adopted in the national league platform il
carried out would result detrimentally to
British manufacturers. In the words Of
Swift, he would burn everything that
comes from England except its cosl. The
colored mems convention held recently in
this country expressed sympathy with Ire
land, but he was yet to learn that any So
ciety or organization of English working
men had passed resolutions to do jus
tice to Ireland. With English goods he
| would class Irish linen, which was
| nothing less than Orange linen, and
| that he would also boycott SO
| long As the manufacturers remained loyal
| to England and kept aloof from the Irish
| national movement.
Mr.. McHughes denounced radicalism,
which he pronounced an unmixed evil. He
| deprecated the radical phases of the Irish
question, and quoted o'Connell as saying
| that liberty was not worth the shedding OF
one drop of human blood.
He was followed by Mr.. Gallagher, who
asserted that no reformation had been Sc
cured which had not rsoicalis1n at til bot
| tom Of it. If our American forefa hers
| had acted in accordance with O'Con-
nelfs reprehsnsible expression, could
| they have established 2 republic
| here and driven the British
| forever from our shores? Wendell Phil
| lips, VIM. Lloyd Garrison aud the martyr
John Brown we're radicals, and to their
rsdicaiism are due in great measure the
overthrow of human slavery in this free
land.
Mr.. Shadrick delivered an eloquent five
minutes speech in advocacy of radicalisn
| and physical force, and said the conserva
tire element in politics had never inaugu
rated in any country aay measures to sd
vance human liberty or for the elevation
of the masses. He was followed by
another speaker, who referred to another
saying of 'Donnell's-England's Difficult
ty is Irelard's opportunity. h
urged every Irishmen to be ready
when that opportunity arrived, and to en-
deavor in every possible manner to create
that opportunity and get England inte
trouble. Then was the time for th'
people of Ireland to strike for liberty
and their brethren here should be willing
and eager to aid them in the struggle.
Charles Early and W. q. Donshue alIsd
ed TO the execution of Poole and O'Don
nell, and said England may think thei
death an ignominious one, but the Irist
race look On them as martyrs to the caus,
of Irish freedom. The action of tn
government in the case O
O'Donneil was severely commented
upon. Reference was made to Montgom
err, Shields. Stark, Sheridan, Mesgher an,
the countless Irishmen who have Tough
and died to preserve liberty in this LIANT
from the days of the revolution down t.
war OF secession, and the speakers though