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The Irish Convention.
PHILADELPHIA. April 27th.-lt was nearly
II before the Irish National Convention as
sembled this morning. Reading OF minutes
was dispensed with.
The Chairman of the COMMITTEES on Organ.
IL alton stated tina. said committee would moi
be able to report until after the Committee
on Resolutions had reported. After LONG
debate the Committee on Organization bad
not been able 10 agree on the number of fiji
GERS for the National League, or its exact
schemes of government.
The Chairman of the Committee on Reso-
lutions submitted his report at 2:40. It says:
The Irish American people, assembled in Conven-
tion at Philadelphia, submit to the intelligence and
the right reasou of their ellowen that the duty OF
the Go ernment is TO preserve the lives. of the gov
erned to defend their liberty, to protect their prop
erty, TO maintain peace and order, TO allow each
portion of the people equitable and efficient veice
IN egi5lature, and to promote the general welfare
by wise and Just and humane laws. We solemnly
dc clare and cite the uuquestioned history and uni
yer sal knowledge OF living stimony thereof,
First That the English Government has existed
in Ireland not to preserve the laws of the governed
but to destroy them. The resolution then pictures
at length the alleged barbarities OF the English Gov
ernment; how the blazing torch has been applied to
asylums and to terrified women how the "deadly
bomb has been fired into helpless towns, and adds
AS if the sword, the cannon, the scaffod the dag
ger and explosives are not enough, it enjoys the
unique infsmy Of being the only Government known
to ancient or modern times which has employed
famine for the destruction of those from whom it
claimed allegiance forcibly robbing the Irish people
of the fruits Of their own toll, produced by their
own labor. 1t has buried not hundreds, not thou
sands but more than millions of the Irish race,
shrouded, uncoffined, in graves Of hunger. 1t has
mercilessly compelled other millions in compulsory
poverty to seek in alien lands the bread they were
entitled TO in their own. There is no form Of cru
city known to the lowest savage which it hss not
practiced on the Irish people in the name of the
highest civilization. The last paragraph OF this
plank refers to dynamltel There is no form of re.
taliaton to which despair or madness may resort,
for which English cruelty in Ireland is not exclu-
sively responsible.
Ireland has not defended the liberty Of the people,
BUT has annhated the statute enacsed since the in
vasion, and passed series of coercion laws, framed
deprive the citizens of all the the vestges OF per-
sonal freedom, and to reduce them to eutlawry in
order to confseate their property and compel them
to flee TO foreign lands.
The reading of the report was punctuated
by hearty applause. At the arraignment OF
the English Government, in the frat resolu.
tion, the entire Convention rose and cheered.
Chadwick moved that the resolutions be
discussed and disposed of seriatim.
Brown Of Sc. Louis moved as substitute
that they be adopted as read.
Finerty of Chicsgo hoped the gentleman
who moved the substitute would have the de.
cency to withdraw his motion. 81 was op.
posed to putting courtplaster on csrbuncle
He appealed to Brown TO withdraw his sub.
stitute for the sake of Ireland, and said he
(Finerty) would move to lay it on the table il
not Withdrawn. Brown should not be actu.
ated by desire for partisan triumph.
Brown declined to withdraw bis melton,
and Finerty moved to lay it on the table
Lost, amid cheers and Kisses.
An excited debate was interrupted by
Doherty Of Boston, moving the previou;
question on the adoption of the resolutions,
which Sullivan of Chicago seconded.
Fifty men were now on their feet, an6
Finerty of Chicago said: "Are we going tc
be gagged here p He then asked il the mo
tion to lay the motion for the previous ques
Chairman said "No." "Then I decidedly
differ with the Chair" said Congressman
Finerty, and calculating, I'VE have ne
chance, and it's no use to try it" he sal
dowr.
The resolutions were then adopted.
IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICA.
tioa was then read, as follows:
WHEREAS, In the opinion of citizens of Americs
and Canada Irish and cf Irish descent, it is needfu
for purposes hereinafter set FORTH that sinking al
private prejudice and creed distinction, they dc
unite to secure this common end, to band them
selves together under the name and title of the
Irish National League OF America.
Section 1. The objects of the Irish Nationa
Lesgue of America are: First, earnestly and &C
lively to sustain the Irish National League in Ire
land with moral and material aid in achieving self
government for Ireland second, to procure
clearer and more accurate understanding by the
American people of the political, industrial and
social condition of Ireland, that they may see fol
themselves that her poverty is the result CT centuries
OF brute force and destructive legislation and il
permitted to make her own laws on her own soil,
she will demonstrate the possession of all essentials
natural and ideal, for political autonomy, bene-
fetal alike to Ireland and the United States
third, to promote the development OF Irish manu-
factures bv encouraging their import into the United
States; to present and to circulate carefully pre-
pared literature in schools and societies, that the
justice OF the cause may be thoroughly defended
against ignorance, malice and Misrepresentation
to encourage the study Of the Irish language, the
cultivation OF Irish music and our enlightened love
of art, Characteristic which made the past Of our
bright amid darkness, and have always secured
for the Cet success and renown ia every country in
which he has had equal opportunity with his
fellows; to hurt the enemy where he wi feel 1t
and by using all legitimate influence
to discourage tradesmen from keeping English man.
ufactures sale to abolish sectional feeling; ia
destroy those baneful animositles Of province and
creed which have been ius.duously handed down by
the enemy; to weave closer bond OF racial pride and
affection, and to keep alive the holy flame of Irish
while performing faithfully the duties Of
American citizenship.
section 2. The officers OF the League shall be, q
President ice-President, Treasurer and Secretary
Santia 2 Tla Liant onal tall aaf
ings of the League and perform such other duties
may hereafter in these articles be imposed upon
him.
Section 4. In the absence or inability to serve BY
the President his duties shall be discharg by the
Vice President.
Section 5. The Treasurer shall properly account
for all money paid to him by the Secretary behalf
of the League, and make explicit reports Thereof
annually to the Convention Of this League.
Section 6. The Secretary shall keep a correct
record Of all meetings of the League, receive all
moneys for its from subordinate branches and
afiliating organizations in the States and counties
and pay the same over to the Treasurer taking his
receipt therefor, and all moneys paid to the Sec
retary shall be by draft postofce order in favor
of the Treasurer.
Section z. The governing body Of the League
shall consist Of the President, Vice President and
Council, which shall be composed Of one member
from each State, Territory, District Of Columbia
and the Dominion of Canada, and which shall be
elected by the National Convention. and shall NEE,
at least once annually the time and place for which
shall be designated by the President.
Section s. The governing body shall meet at least
once annually at the time and place heretofore pro
vided, and shall frame organization in character
for each State, Territory and the Dominion OF Can
ada They shall provide for the general welfare Of
the organization, and they shall have the power
necessary to promote the interests and extend the
organization and influence Of the League.
Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago, took the
floor. Thomas Bracken, of New York, al
the same time arose among crowd of dyna.
mite men in the rear hall, and earnestly pro.
tested against the proceedings. He was a,
once surrounded by clsmorous crowd Of
delegates, the Chair meanwhile pleading fol
order.
Finally the dynamite men qnieted down,
and Sullivan nominated Rev. d.. Charles
ORsilly, of Detroit, IS Treasurer of the new
League. Colonel Bolaud seconded the mo-
tion, and Father O'Reiliy was elected by &C.
clsmation.
Father Conaly nominated for President J,
John O'Bierne, of Cincinnati.
Colonel Boland nominated for Presideu,
Alex. Sullivan, whose name was greeted with
wild applause.
Sullivan received great ms jority of votes,
and on motion of O'Bierne, his principal
competitor, she election of Sullivan was
made unanimous.
Sullivan declined, but his declipation was
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