Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-20
O'DONuBLL BULOGIZED.
an ENTH UsIsSTIC HEETTNG IN
WASHINGTON LIST EVENING.
congressman Robinson. Belford, Calkiss
and Finerty Make Rousing speeches-
Minister Lowell Hard1ed Without
GIoves-BeIford Declares the killing of
Carey England Execrat-
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

mouse Go-nlght, was largely etlenQed. Int
speakers, mem bers of congress-, were Rob
inson, of New York, Celkins, of Indiana
Belford, of California, and Finerty, OF
Chicago. They spoke in the order named
Mr.. Robinson ridiculed Lowell till the
audience at times broke in shrieks of
laughter. When Mr.. Calkins was presented
he threw off his overcoat briskly and step
ping forward took position not unlike
that of pugilist who offers to fight any
man breathing for from 500 to 5000 a
side. He had evidently studied his
subject well. He announced
himself as lover of liberty
and passionate admirer of everything
Irish. He eulogized Irishmen from the
days of Emmett down to the present time.
Both Bedford and Finerty were especial
IL strong in their denuncistion of England
and their utterances were applauded to
the echo.
Western Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.--A large meeting
was held this evening in Ford's Opera
house, under the auspices of the "Clan
Nagael," to express in the words of the
call, s'The American opinion and feeling
in regard to the judicial murder of Patrick
O'Donnell by British authorities" Con-
gresham Robinson of New York presided.
He stated that O'Donnell was not the first
Irishman England mad murdered, nor
would he be the last, fer there would be
interminable war between Ireland and
England. He thanked good fortune for
this, because England repre-
senfed oppression, and everything
despicable in the nineteenth century.
He criticised the Anglo mania which led
the American people to fete and make
much OF Epglishmen who visited America,
simply because they were Englishmen
He did not find fault with the SO ,00O, 600
citizens Of the United States, but with the
$4,000 dudes who focked in the train of
every Englishman. The United States
could not afford to have her citizens ar
rested by England without protest, nor
have them convicted without fair trial
The name of Patrick O'Donnell is proud
er and more houored than those of all The
queens and mcnarchs IL the world. He
stated ms intention 80 get the House of
representatives. TO say whether it approv-
ed of the course OF its minister to Great
Britain. If he had been a trne Represent
alive of the United States Pste.sui. O. Dom
nell would be alive to-day. Lord" j.
Russell Lowell must come home. The
whole diplomatic corps is disgrace to
America.
Congressman Calkins said he was not
here because he had irish blood in his
veins, but because he had always been a
lover of liberty, and because he hated
tyranny and intolerance. He hoped to
live to see the day when the people of
Ireland would be as free as the citizens
of America. The time is not far off when
the tyranny under which Ire
land is oppressed will be broken.
If it should turn out, when proper investi-
cation is made, that O'Donnell was con-
yicted in spite of law and against it, then
Ireland has added one more patriot to her
long line of individual sufferers for free
dom.
Congressman Finerty, Of Illinois, said
the meeting was called to lament the i'm
potency this great nation, which, by a
nation not fit to black its shoes, had
been insulted in the person of its
president. There was day when leaders
of America, though more feeble than to-
day, woud have answered the insult and
defiance of England. The question is not
SO much one of Irish liberty as of
American deoadence. There never was an
Insult more direct or less inexcusable than
the refusal of Lord Granville to consider
the request of the American nation. Sup
pose the president on Friday night had
fll ,ta6 II
the respite of Patrick O'Donnell for nlne-
ty days or diplomatic relations are sus-
pended" If he had said that the blood
of the nation had been up, and if England
sent her fleets they would have been met
as they have been met before. In re-
ferring to the contest for the chairman
ship of the house committee on foreign
affairs. no said the backbone of
a certain party would resent
appointment, of any man said to be un-
der the influence of England as the head
of that committee. If any zone party wss
responsible, it was Minister Lowell. He
| did not want another party to be respon-
sible for gentlemen who were certain to be
allies and supporters of the policy of that
minister. He spoke these words as a
Democrat, knowing the backbone
of the party, because he thought that some
Democrat should tell the presiding officer
of the house what the people think of his
sentiments, ard that he thought of sur
rendering the control of foreign affairs
into the hands of the clique who believed
in hob-nobbing TO the English aristoc
racy.
Congressman Belford, of Colorado, en-
dorsed the remarks of Robinson, and as
serted that O'Donnell had done absolutely
just act in killing sneak. Had he beer
tried in Colorado the jury would have &C
quilted him without retiring. Th'
man who entered into,
conspiracy and then gave ava,
confederates in order to save his owMnecl
had no right to live. The meeting, which
was very enthusiastic, frequently inter
rupted the speakers with loud cheers. I
adjourned after the adoption of resolu
tions condemnatory of the action of Grea
Britain in the O'Donnell case.