The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-03

AtutEtCa- he 1riSh nanulAclurcrs have
been deliberately destroyed ny Engiand
IA the last century and are still dor
| maht. Here immense water power
turns na wheels, her canals arc all but
impasslbl-, her rivers art ob.trncted, her
useful clay and valuatie mine rails
are untouched. In her beautiful
barbors are few ships. except these Of
! her enemy The effect of English law
| Tor the protection OF property in Ireland
has been at once To make ireland bleed
~ every pore for the benefit of the Irish
J landlord and the English manufaciur-
ers.
Fourih-Enghsh government in lie
itnd has not maintained peace Ur order
hut hes for seven hundred years broken
i,er peace and destroyed her
/ order The English government in
Ireland does not allow that portion of
| the empire an equal and sufficient voice
/ in legislation. In England one twelfth
| of the population voted for members of
| parliament; in Ireland one twenty
! fifth of the population votes for members
Of parliament. In England registration
laws are favorable to voters: in Ireland
! they are inimicsl to voters In Eng
land all classes OF the population
are fairly represented; IN Ireland poor
lawyers are employed to secure 10 the
! landlords and place hunters
/ prepoadeTance in national al.
| fairs; in England the judiciary is
| independent of them and svmpaIIIize
with the people; IN Ireland The judiciary
! is the creative of and is part ot thI- xec-
utiye and is appointed exclusively nom
The enemies OF the people In Eag-
/ land the magistIacy Is chess u
withtsnt regard To creed: in Iseltni
hiRetT- seven per cent of the magiS,r a.,
I having jurisdiction ever ie"i,i's
liberty are select =. from q,
creed by seventy per cti., al
/ the people, AMI the dete>t table -pirIi
nj religious bigotty is thus lrssIize.i
| in England the laws create riviI
| disability an account of rrlEIpii
! long since dead In Irelami Ii,e
/ laws made under Edward Ill,
| Queen Elizabeth, Etrl of 5 afford
| Charles Il,Queen Anne and their >uc,,. :
s"rs are still vital To torment tin Ieo, T.
for whose oppression no siaiui IL
found too hoary by v.nal and
every measure of legislation pr-f, d
| by an English member receives Cn"rc-
! Gus consideration. Any measure. h.,.v-
ever just, necessary, or humane prop, 3, d
by patriotic Irish mru.b,.r
is certain of contemptunus rtjec,innS
by the combiped majority of both great
English parties. Thus the tduca;i nal
| system of ireland is VIGOROUSLY ir::,'.-
quaie; thus II Is that evictians unk-;rrT
| IN England, declared by Gladstone :, lie
almost equivalent t. death sentenc, are
| OF daily occurrence in ireland, and have
| nearly dnTbled in five wears Ia
| spite of the hnasted IL ,,-fit
| of Glads,oue's land laws Tnes = is
! that although according to ~ m
| ment returns criminals are "a in
1000, 600 of the English popul1iI"a ,.,.,i
only Is in 1000 OF Irish ponlaiin. in
| spite of the evaporation to whIch Ihc
| Irish people are subjected, yet Eng.nnd
enjoys constitutional liberty and Ireland
is under worse than martial
law. The intrepid and persistent
| attempts oi the patriot ri IA
deputation TO obtain in the English par
Lament just and humane laws Tor re-
! lond, have always been. are. and in our
belief must continue 10 be a failure
Now therefore, in view of these f1cts
be it
Resolved, by the Irish American u. -
ple in convention assembled, Thal tle
| English government in Ireland, orisina
ting IN usurpation and perpetuaied hv
force, having failed 10 discharge :ay -
The duties of government, never hseinq
acquired the consent of the governed
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Ireland; that ii is the duty of the lri>I
race throughout the worli To sus ayr l.e
Irish people in the cmploync, 90 ri
| legitimate means In substitute Cpr r a.
tiOnal self government
Resolved, That we pledge cur ~ q1.,i
flied and constant support and nsn .,
and material aid To our cuuntrymen
Ireland in their efforts TO recover na;i,3r
al self government. and in order mnr.
et1ectuaily TO promcte this object 10y Ihs
consolidation of all resources and crca
ton of one responsible and auihentig
body IN speak forthe people Of IrelarC
in America, that all societies represent
ed IN this convention, and all That may
hereafter comply with The conditions a
admission, be organized into the Nation
al League nt America, for the piirp" :,
of suppnrfiHgthe Irish National ! r. "a
of ireland, nf which Charles : ..A4.t
Parnell is president
Resolved, That we heartily rhA -
the noble sentiment of Bishop Bail {.
Limerick, that every stroke of Fors;, =:
savage lash was for Irishmen. new
. proof of Parneli's worth and entitled
him to additional confidence and TIC
gratitude of his countrymcn.
Resolved, That We sympaiiZe Will
:. the laborcrs of Ireland In their effort
To improve their condition: and rs we
have sustained the farmers in tlrir as
ssults upon the landlords earrisr,,. VI
: now urge upon farmers Justice ami I'm
name consideration for laborcFs an,
we demand that farmers allow Ia, -"->
f a fair days wages for a far days va K
Resolved, That as the mannGit-'.,. r
of Great Britain are the chief some o
her material greatness, already tie,'H iI-
r under the influence of American c"m ~
tition. we earnestly council our cnun:iv
{ men in Ireland to buy nothing in Eng
land which they can produce in Ir. Ian,
, | or procure from America or France M
we pledge ourselves 10 promote IriSl
, manufacturers by encouraging their i'm
port into America, ana 10 use the uimos
|. cDdeayors by the plain statement q
facts and discrimination in patronage Il
! persuade the American tradesmcn from
, keeping English goods on sale.
, | Resolved, That the ENGLISH ministry
ostentatiously liberal, has earned thu
contempt and detestation of fair minde,
I men throughout the world, nv impris
nnlng more than thousand citizens y
, Ireland, without accusation nr trial,
, number of whom were noble heartet
women engaged in works of mFsrc1
! among the evicted victims of landlor,
rapacity and English law.
: Resolved. That this convention thanl
! Rt. Rev. John Ireland. bishop of 81
r Paul Rt. Rev. John O'Cennor. of Oma
ha; Rt. Rev. John Lancaster SpauldiDg
nishop Of Peoria; TT. Rev Jnhl
r Williams, archbishop ri Boston RI
! Rev. S. w Ryan. bishop of Buff"
Rt. Rev Patrick A. Fcehan arch
, bishop of Chicago; Rt. Rev. Edwar.
I fitzgerald. bishop of LATHE Rock. an
their co-lsborers tor their efficient tiTnii
l in ne
grants to the United States. The peopl
i | Of ireland are by the law of God sn,
nature entitled To live by their labor il
: their native land, whose fertile soil i
! abundantly able 10 furnish thenl, Lu
/ since the British government compel
! large numbers of them to emigrate, It J
). the duty of their countrymen to war;
them against the snares of poverty il
/. The large cities and assist them in tn
agricultural regions.
: Resolved, That the policy of the En- &
i lish government in frat reducing thu
irish peasantry TO abject poverty ant
|, then sending them pennies 70 tn
: United States dependent upon Ameri
! can charity is unnatural, ihhuman ant
, an outrage upon the American govern
, ment and people We respecifaily di
| rect the attention of The United State
| government II this iniquiiv, protes
! against its continuance AM
, instruct the officials who shall
f he chosen by this convention
, - present aHr protest 10 the president o
the United States: respectfully, btI
firmly. urge upon the president that 1t j
I the duty ofihe government OF the Unitet
, States fo decline Ia support pauper
whose raupcrism heaan under and j
> fhe result Of English misgovernment
!. aud 10 demand Of England that she scnt
: no more of her paupers 10 those shore
> tn become burden upon The. America,
: people.
II Resolved. That this coHyenfion vel
comes the sturdy and un.lauat ri pstrio
!. | and prudent custodian, Patrick Egan
!. who to protect the land lea que fund