Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-02
TALK WITH PARNELL.,

WHAT he THINKS OF THE PHILADELPHIA
CoNv ENTIoN AND ITS EFFECT on IRE.
LAND.
The Boston Globe, OF Sunday morning, con
tanned the following cable from London:
MT. Parnell was interviewed to-day by
correspondent, who is also personal friend,
as to the possible results Of the Pniladelp hia
convention and its effect on the condition of
Ireland. He spoke reluctantly and eau
tiously, and would probably have preferred
10 say nothing st all. He expressed positive
regret at having been unable to go to Amer
lea, aud facility admitted that prudential rsa-
IONS had much TO do with preventing him
from calling on April 9th, 50 ne had intend
ed, although the sudden change Of the par
EamentaTy work at that tine, and the
TACT that UConnor Power would resign
az the Irish whip, were quite cuff
cient reasons for abandoning The Amer.
lean trip. Ire Trudential reasons grew
cut Of the explosives bill, as already stated
in these dispatches, and the Irish leader up
10 last hight ie5red that the convention
might still take some action which could be
construed into something like sympathy for
the dynamite policy, which personally he
aLruusiy e5Bsiclaus. lis said that i: was as
yet TOO early Tor him, or any oneelee, to
criticise this proceedings OF the convention,
as the latter hai been imperfectly reported
by cable IN Tue EjglIsh press.
He had no hesitation in saying that lie
was greatly pleased at the fact that 30 large
q body Of Irishmsn, so great a number of
men who had suffered themselves, or repre-
senled others who had suffered long under
every possible provocation which could ex-
Gle the feelings Of patriotism, should have
essiy conducted the lJrgcst convention Of
the present age with moderation and good
political Esnse. Mr.. Psrnell at this point in
the interview almost forgot his apparent de-
termination TO be reticent, and, bsfore he
| checked himself, spoke with much warmth
as follows:
ave have nothing 10 expect from the pres
ent Parliament; absolutely nothing, H. is
rssoluiely set 10 edYauce against every pro-
posal ia the Irish interes's; even against
such legislation rs bumsnity demands. We
seem 10 be alone in Parliament We are
alone. We are foreigners. The very prin-
ciples which the ministry not long a-o
urged Parliament 10 apply IN legislation for
| Ireland are at present Get aside, as II The
Irish people were by Themselves hnm .pity
! for the government Of whom experience
| proves nothing, and for whom 4 new D liti-
| cal philosophy must be discovered; and vet
the Irish people practically ask for nothing
| but the ipplic ition;o tn em, upon their own
| soil, of the principle that taxation snd rep.
resentation ought 10 go together. They be.
| .isve that they know best what is good for
| themselves, and naturally feel, aud will ior-
| ever feel, an unCon9uersbie zpiril Of resist.
ance 60 the form OF government that make
| coicnsts OF them in their native land. The
desire for sslfgovernment among III.
Ir;sh has never for one instant beer
| quieleG, aud among them, more than amOns
| any other people, has been demonstrated [.
be absolutely unconqusrable. For England
to ignore This desire Is politically folly; Il
| attempt TO govern the Irish without concss
zion to this desire is political cline. Bu
| the folly and blunder 90 on. Ireland hs
suffered beyond political prebension, AM
Englsud's political growth has been dwarfed.
"Mr, Parneli,' your correspondent asked
"wby DO yon state that you have nothing L
hope for from this Parliament?p
| Because" replied the Irish leader, ether
can be nothing hoped for from a body whic
| at every vote rises with an overwhelmin
majority sgsinst every measure proposed 10
the Irish people, except tbat Of emigration.
'HoW do the maj lrity fe5 m 10 desire 10 ar
ply that principle% asked Your correspond
emit
"They seem to desire 10 apply il rigorous
| iy, both - parliamentary reply TO ever
statement Cf Irish grievances, and az
messGre in practice by which TO rid them
selves Of every Irish trouble. Ii point on
hat the people in Ireland are discontented
the IA sjoritV reply that the dsc1 ntent
net political but material. II il be sal
that ihe Irish people would make ,hsmselve
materially prosperous, ii let alone TO man
age their own sffAirs, it is re'o,tsd that TIA
country ia TOO denseiy populated to allow c
fsir division Of prosperity. II il be pointe
out that there is immPasursblE mere goo,
arabic land IN Ireland than is needed f.
| the comfort OF twice the prescott population
aud that The government should m axe
more tqujtsble d srihuii1o, il is answered
that would be c9nmunism. We are toi
that statistics show that the ratio Of pros
psrity in those districts wAtre there is no
sort Of continual famine is e1acll
proportionate to the loss Of popula
ton 10 The districts by emigration
aud that the misery in the famin
districts s exactly proporiioned 10 the low
the people have for their native land, aud 1
the numbers that cannot on viii not lesT
! it. That Is, the only cure fof the Ills 70
Ireland is emigration. The ministry prac.i
caIiy Gays to he Irish people: The onl
vBy her mai -sty's gov rnment knows how I
make her Irish sutj-cs prosperous Is /
assist them 10 leave the Briti-h empire AM
become aliens That such thing az tbi
was absolutely true in the year 1888 of th
Chri-tian religion, ard in Christian nation
will be the most difficult subj ct for e1plac;
ZION to the future historian; that tbs COVE q
ment which has no other political phiiosa
ply than Ibis to apply Tor the relief Of th
discomfort and distress in one Of the mos
! fertile aud naturally en4owed portions {
the empire, has an overwhelming m lori;
of supporters in It's Legislature, is a sham
upon the time. We hsye nothing to hop
for until there IL 4 complete change in sue
| 4 miulstryn