Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-28

ter's savage lash was for Irishmeu
giving new proof OF Parnell's worth
and an additional title for hin
TO the confidence and graft
tude of his countrymen.
RESOLVED, That we ~sympsthize with
the laborers of Ireland In their effort,
to Improve their condition, and as ",
have sustained the farmers In theiI
assaults upon the landlord garrison,
we To- urge upon the farmers justice
and humane consideration for the Ia,
borers; we demand that the farmers
allow lsborers q fair days wages fol-
o fair days work.
RESOLVED, That % the manufac
turers of Great Britain are the chief
source Of her material greatness,
already declining under the influence
of American competition, we earnest
ly counsel our countrymen in Ireland
to buy nothlng..in England which they
can produce In Ireland or France,
and we pledge ourselves to promote
irish manufacturers by encouraging
their import into America, and to use
our utmost endeavors by plain state,
ments Of facts and discrimination In
patronage, to persuade American
tradesmen from keeping English goods
on sale.
RESOLVED, That an English minis
try, SYSTEMATICALLY LIBERAL" has
earned the contempt and deteststior
of fsir-minded men throughout the
world by i%mprlsoning more than 1 ,00C
citizens of Ireland without accusation
or trial, . number Of whom we're
noble. hearted women engaged in
works of mercy among the evicted
victims of landlord ~rapacity and En-
glish laws.
RESOLVED, That this convection
thanks RI. Raw. John Ireland, bishop
of St. Paul; RI. Rev. John O'Con.
nor, bishop, Omaha; Ri. Rev. John
Lancaster Spaulding, bishop, Peoria;
Most Rev. John Williams, archbish.
op, Boston; Rt. Rev. s V. Ryan,
bishop, Buffalo; Most Rev. Patrick
A. Feehan, archbishop, Chicago, and
Ri. Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, bishop,
Little Rock, and their oo.laborers, for
their efficient efforts In providing
homes for Irish Immigrants In the
United States. The people of Ireland
are by the law of God and nature en-.
titled to live by their labor In thei,
native land, but since the British
government compels large numbers to
emlgrate, 1t IL the duty Of their ooun'
trymen to warn them against the
snares Of poverty In the large cities
and sssist them to the agricultural
regions
RESOLVED, That the policy of the
English government In first reducing
Irish ~peasautry to abject poverty, and
then sending them penniless to the
United States, dependent upon Am.
erican charity, is unnatural, inhuman
and en- outrage upon the American
government and people; we respect
fully direct the attention of the United
States government to this iniquity
We protest against Its continuance, and
we instruct the officials who shall BIZ
chosen by this convention to present
our protest to the president Of the
United States, and respectfully but
firmly urge upon the president that it
is the duty of the government Of The
United States to decline to supper
paupers whose pauperism began under
and Ii the result Of English govern
ment, and to demand Of England tina
she send no more of her paupers Il
these shores to become q burden upou
the American people.
< RESOLVED, That this convention
welcomes the sturdy and undauntd
patriot and prudent custodian, Patrok
Egan,l who to-. protect the Aand
League funds from the rr1be' hands
OF the English goverrnepS,. volun'
tarily abandoned his private business
and accepted . long exile In foreign
lands, the integrity Of whose guardian.
ship has been certified after minute
examination of his books by the dis.
singuished and independent patriots,
John Dillon, Rev. Euaene Sheehy
and Mathew Harris. Grateful for
these invaluable services,his country.
men rejoice that they possess on this
important occasion the sdvantage of
his wise and experienced counsel, and
are proud to welcome him to their
hearts and homes.
HOW IT TooE
The reading of the report was pune.
tusted by hearty applause. At the
a%rraignment Of the English govern.
ment In the first resolution the entire
convention rose and oheesed.
Chadwick moved the rssolutions be
discussed and disposed 4 seriatum.
Brown, tf st. Louis, moved q sub.
stitute that they be adopted as read.
Firerty, Ct Chicago, hoped the gen.
tleman who moved th Substitute
would have the decency to withdraw
his motion, He was opposed to put
ting q court plaster on osrbuncle.
He appealed to Brown te withdraw
his substitute for the sak,. of Ireland,
and, said he, (Finerty) would move
to lay 1t down on the taDl,if not with
drawn. Brown should not be actuAted
by q desire fJr partisan thumph.
Brown declined to Withdraw the
motion.
Flnerty moved to Icy 1t on the
table. Lost amid cheers and Kisses.
An exciting debate was interrupted
by Doherty, of Boston, moving the
previous question On the adoption OF
the resolutions, which Sullivan, of
Boston, seconded. Fifty men were
now on their feet, and Firerty, Of Chi,
esgo, said, Are we going to be gagged
hete2" He then asked II a motion to
lay the motion for the previous ques-
tion on the table was not In order.
The chairman said no.
Then l decidedly differ with the
chair" said @ ,ngressman Fnerty, and
ej aculating "We have no chance, 1t Is
no use to try" he sat down.
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