The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-27
PROXY PATRIOTS.
The LAND LEAGUE !, CONVENTION
Personnel 81 i of til. e.tA.rinr-w.rn Reception to
Mrs. Della Parn.ll-RissIus Speech Of Hr.
Arthur, salllIas,u Of ChisAgo-Ysltsrdlys,
/. ,,;Rrss.sdlnks of the COnrsntlOn.

Arthur SaillIas.'i OF ChitAgo-f Yesterdays
4 iRrsessdlnks OF the Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2G.-The delegates
to the Irish National Convention, gatheret
slowly this morning and showed marks Q
fatigue from yesterdays long session. |
was believed by those in the confidence .
the leaders that the organization Of today
convention was agreed upon Yesterday, ye
speculations as 70 the personnel Of the off
GERS who would preside over the seeone
American Convention Of the Irish Nationa
League occupied eager groupb at doors, i
corridors and on the sidewalk toner's I
The arrangement OF the hall was similal
to that OF yesterday, the new feature beint
large Irish banner in the rear OF the stag
with the motto: Commemorative Of The
Irish National Convention" '"i'S
Delegates frohl all reputable Irish organ
izations in the United States and Canada
which are in accord with the Dublin plat
form, were entitled to seats on the floor, a
result Of which, thetdelegates seats were
iull as were the galleries, to-day being evi
IDENTIFY considered the great day Of the
Convention Shortly before Il o'clock ex'
Mayor ]. W .Powderly, Of Scranton, Penn
sylvania, the noted labor leader, stated
that as soon as the Committee OF Seven
arrived, the Convention would be called 70
order. A few minutes later Mrs. Della
Parnell entered, escorted by Alexander
Sullivan, OF Chicago, who introduced her
amid tremendous applause, as "a greater
than the mother OF the Gracchi." 81,
" '''' suLLISAS'I SPEECH. NOW
AT le'o'clock Mr.. Sullivan at the request
Of the Committee Of Seven, and. in pursu.
ance of the official call, called the, body to
order andspoke as follows: as /,
The.duty Of formally opening the pro
ceedings of this Convention has been as.
signed to me by the distinguished gentle.
men whose names are appended tothe call.
When we behold the personal magnitude
Of this assemblage; when we consider the
geographical area from which it has been
spontaneously drawn; when we contem-
platethe intensity Of passion which ami.
mates it for the sole object we have in
view, and the diversity Of honest opinion
concerning the methods by which that
object may be- accomplished, 1t is meet
that weishould. on the very threshold Of
our debates, invoke Him In whose hands
are the destinies Of nations, that our
proceedj ngs may be characterized by wis
dom, liberation and prldeIce;| and that
they may result IN that actual unity which
alone will insure substantial pre- tgress iu
securing Justice for our Motherland. We
hold the anomalous position Of being the
only fairly and freely chosen Parliament,
which may assemble to consider The welfare
Of the wretchedly oppressed, plumber
ed and mis- governed people; and we
are restrained at the same time
from stepping outside thefunctions oil aux
iliaries to the patriots who are,heroicalIy
struggling at home, and in an alien and
hostile legislature, in the vain hope OF
awakening the long suspended conscience OF
q powerful and brutal foe. How great are the
possibilities, how great the responsibilities
OF this convention. We have met, neither on
one hand to dictate to our brethren Id Ire.
land III anything; nor on the other hand to
apologize to their and our common enemy
for anything. We have met to organize
and concentrate all the forces OF our race,
that their united strength shall be made po-
ten,ial in our National struggle. We have
met to solidify all the elements Of our Ma
tionalsympathy, that hereafterithere shall
be antanthorized body TO speak Snot for the
party, not forthe man, but for united, ex.
lied Ireland. We have met to tell our breth.
rem in Ireland that it Is theirs to choose the
road which leads to liberty, and ours to
march with them upon It. The racial blood
that flows in our veins shall feel the
same pulsebeat as theirs, and that beat
shall be as firm and as steady as the tap OF
the drum on the morning Of battle. It is
emineh,ly proper that we should assemble
aroundthe cradle Of American independ-
ence, for, in It's achievements the Irish race
won the first enduring triumph against the
tyranny,which 1t shall continue to resist
until lis clutch Is loosened from civiliza.
ton. In, these precincts 1t is Just that we
should declare, In thewords ofthe organic
instrument OF the Republic, that "all men
are created free and equal," and that the
political liberty we enjoy belongs equally
to our kindred in Ireland. In these pre-.
cincts the fathers Of the Republic entered
upon the discussion OF the grave questions
with wide diversity Of opinion; but with a
singleness OF aim. They contemplated
many methods, but all tended TO q common
purpose. Their debates were protracted
and free, but they were conducted with
dignity and decorum. BY neither their
siIenceri nor their speech did they
afford aid or comfoft to the ene-
my. Grateful for their example let .,us
enter upon our duties with an over. master.
ing sense Of high and holy responsibility.
It was noble boast Of the young patriot,
as he was about to descend the scafold,
that he had wished to procure for his
county. the guarantee that Washington
had 1tncured fof America" 1n,the spirit
in which Robert Emmet died we live In
bis words, we are determined on deliver
ing ournative country from the yoke OF
foreign and unrelentlng tyranny" and "to
place her independence beyond the reach
OF any power on, EARTH" That We may
have upon our deliberations the approval
Of the Almighty God and Of all Just men
who love liberty, We must show in this,
the Parliament Of our race, assembled in
the City OF Brotherly Love, that every
party Is less than the cause; that every in.
diyidual is esteemed below our country,
and that every lrishman Is brother.
q. = ORGANIZATION or SOCIETY.
( The speech was most wildly received.
Rev. Morris J. Dorney, Of Chicago, was
elected temporary chairman. On taking
the chair he thanked the newspapers for
the kindness accorded to the Irish in their
reports Of this Convention. This was "a
Parliament held by the people who ought
to have another method Of choosing q Par
lament. The Irish needed a place in the
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