Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-06


cibles? They did not belong 10 any OIL her
society, revolutionary, constitutional or eth
erWise, and they never sid they did. They
belong to The Invincibles; they have couf sssd
| 1t, but Of them or their society know 90, a -.
Ing more than what the newspapers have
| pHblished.'
| 'Do you consider that the In7inciblss
! ought 10 be denounced for The methods thew
have taken?o
They might nave served their country
osL'er hSo ,ney been with the recognized or
gaO[~stion and obeyed its of6eert"
Mr.. John J. Breslin wss asked the same
| question put to Mr.. Dewey, ard be gave cub.
stantislIy lie same answer that Mr.. Devoy
gave.
Would you denouncs thess men, Mr.
| Breslin?"
TT is not my business" was the answer,
10 go Out Of my -aJ TO denounce anyone.
| Ii Ia we'll known that the old Fenian Broth
I erhood wss never in favor of assassination,
and, IN fact, always opposed il. The British
| government has given It's successor bitter
prsvocstinn and deliberately Invited IL TO
| bloody outbreaks and reprisals. The pres
| eni trarquillity Of IrelGsd is a sufficient an
| sWer 10 Inc caiumDy that Irishmeu delight
in sceues Of blood and riot. In my opiniou
| and all the cruelty that despotic and bar
bsrous government could devise, Is proof
that the Irish people are strong, self.reliaut
and patient, and tina: they await the time,
which must surely come, when they can NEE,
| Engljsh soldiers 10 sodierly way"
The reporter uext showed Mr.. Patrick
Esan the dispatch relating to the confes-
sion. Mr.. Egzn glsrcsd att aad irahae-
diateiy laid the slip oil psper dowu, with the
ftT ~ f1L
about the matter"
In answer to The questions which were put
to Mr.. Dsvoy and Mr.. BTesliu, Mr.. Egsn re
piled, Il bave nothing 10 say about IT,"
Alter acme hesitation he continued, well,
II ls useless 10 put questions 10 me about
these matters. My opinions are well known
upon Irish politics and there ought 10 be TO
nesd to repeat then ss information. l am an
advocate OF constitutional means for redress
ing the wrongs under which Ireland suffers,
and therefore know nothing abou. the secret
societies"
I'D d YOU ever meet any OF these men in
Dubiu?"
"Ye,, knew Carey and CrFieJ by meaDs
Of pnbiic Recommendations in which | used TO
take psrt. l. demonstrations in Dublin the
trades unions always play sn important part.
When We we're getting up amnesty meetings
for the release OF the political prisoners some
years ego, met Carey as a delegate from
he brick ayere' union, and also Cnrley.
CUrIey wss bTight, intelligent fellow, with
4 good character"
"What did you think CT Carey, judging
from his appearance, when you met him%
Carey IS by no messs man 10 make a
favorable impression on anyone. His face
l did not like. OF cour.e, l had no suspicion
that either he or Curley belonged to any Sc
cret sccietyD
"Were they at any lime members of the
Land Lsaguep
"Nevsr. The English police have made
strenuous efforts to connect then, no matter
how remotely, with that organization ard
have utterly failed. Neither hey nor their
associates had anything to DO with the L'nd
Lsague--iudeed, they were opposed 10 it."
Mr.. Egan was sske4if the exposure made
at the Dublin trials had any effect upon The
Land League in decreasing its membership.
He said laat neither the Land Lssgue nor
National League had suffered. Notwith.
standing what happened men still stood firm
and the Leagues roll-call went on increasing.
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
"Was the Philadelphia convention suc-
ces., in your opinion, Mr.. Eganp
"It was an uuequsled success" was the
reply. "Such large gathering, 80 hsr-
monious aud 30 thoroughly parliamentary,
shows 10 the world that 1rishmen are capable
of governing themselves we'll as others.
Some American papers have been surprlsed
that il should have ended without discord,
but almost all have treated it in a fair sad
impartial manner. l may say that many Of
their commen's have been hsttering. L have
been 80 struck with the ne aspaper reports
and editorials that yesterday and the day
before / dispatched no les than sky copies
OF American newspapers cont aioiug these ar
ticles to England and Ireland"
TO CONVERT ENGLISH OFFICIALS
"For what pdrposeW
10 chow Eoglishmen what Americans
think of US 1 nave sent copies to Mr.. Glad
stone, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Mr.
Forster, Earl Spencer, the irish Secretary
and Under-Sscret tsry, the Archbishop OF Can
terbury, Archbishop McCabe, Mr.. John
Bright, asd, in fact, ali of the leading off
cials in England and Ireland. L have
marked The articles 10 blue psucil, so ths.
the purport cannot be mistaken"
''Aud what effect do you think this news
paper deluge will havep
alt may wash away some OF the sins Of
the recipients" said Mr.. Eg 10, with a grim
smile.
when you-I mean the Lsud League
invited the revolutionary societies of America
10 the Philadelphia convention, was il in The
hope of converting them to your ways2"
asked the reporter.
'We did not invite revolutionary societies;
tbs call was for benevolent, military and
political organic 'tiors."
But it is said that the Clan-na Gael is
revolutionary society, and that it was in-
viied?"
"I think you will fnd that is a mistake.
II there we're Gamma Gael IEen there they
came as represent stives OF benevolent snd
such like soeieties. l bslieve the Gamma
Gael was not at all represented as an organ
izition"