The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-03
THE Irish CONVENTION.

The representative AMcrican-Irish-
t"cn have been in council. Philadel-
Plia has listened for the past week to
the deliberations Of that convention,
md all who witnessed It's nsscmblage
Ind attended its sessions, were I'm
pressed with the cariiestiiess; ability
hnd zeal that pcrvatlcd its discussions
from beginning to end.
On the first day Of lis scssio;, Mrs.
\ Della Parnell, the mother Of tho great
Nish leader, WAS escorted Into the
1nNl by Alexander Sullivan, brilliant
yodWg lawyer Of Chicago, and intro
tucfd to the convention 'as q greater
than tho mother of thG Grncchi."
Mr.. Sullivan was elected president Of
the convention by al overwhelming
maj lbrity, and delivered an address of
greft power and cloqucncc. In strong,
vigorous aId touching language he
portrayed TIE condition Of Ireland,
and the awful responsibility resting
upon tho American Irish to aid tic
Fathers Of the rathcrlanl in their
struggle for independence. In con-
clttsion ne said: "rhnt No iifly have
upon our deliberations tho approval Of
tile Almighty Cod and of all just men
who have libcfty, wb ihust show in
this parliament Of our race, assembled
in the City Of ,Brothcrly Love; that
every party is less thhn the cause, that
very Individual is cstccmcd below our
country and that ct|cry Irishmun is q
brother" The speeches or tile various
delegates were strong, sensible and
high-toncd, and it was u noteworthy
fact that O'Donovan Rossa and his fol-
lowing were compelled tU take back
seats in tho convention.
The following extracts from rcsolu-
tioils passed during IFS sittings will
give our readers some idea of tho OBJ
jccts and purposes Of tNS conventions:
BE 1t resntoe1 by the Irsh-Amcrican poo
Hg,iSn 9 in SN98XSAtlaGHn tnfS4ehGd; hfat ths
IN uSt,rpatton, pcrpctuatcd by force, hay
ing filled to discharge any of Tho duties of
Government, never having acuiiircd the
coh$tht Of the governed, las no inofal right
whatever to exist in Ireland, and tlI;it it is
the duty of the Irish race throughout the
World TO sustain the Iri3h people in the en-
ploymcnt OF all Legitimate means to sub
stitutc for it national self government.
Rcsolced, That we pledge our unqualified
and constant support, moral and material,
too. our countrymen in Ireland in their
HffottS tf, vim ,k,1,
and In order more cffcctually to promote
this object by the consolidation of all our
resources and the creation Of one RESPONSE
ble and authoritative body to speak for the
greater Ireland IN Amciitca, that all socic
ties represented in this Convention and al;
that may hereafter comply with tho condi.
ttons Of admission bo organized into the
Irish National LetguG of America, for the
purpose of supporting tho irish National
League of Ireland, Of which Charles Stew
art Parnelt Is president.
Rcsolced, That the policy of tho Englisl:
government In first reducing tho Irisl:
Peasantry to abjcct poverty and then send
ing them penni:ess to the United States de-.
pendent upon American charity is unnut-
ural, inhuman and an outrage upon the
American Government and people We
respectfully direct tho attention of the
United States Government to this inuuity,
protest against it's contmltat,ce,' and in
struct the officials who shall bc chosen by
this Convention to present our protest to
the President of the United States and
respectfully but firmly to urge Upon the
PRESIDENT that it is the duty of the Govern
mcnt of the United States to decline to s,ip
port paupcrs whose pauporsm began I'M
der and is the result Of English msgovSrn
mcnt and to demand Of England that she
send no more of her paupcrs to these shores
to become burden upon tho American
people.
1t is difficult to shy whether or not
any substantial good cAh result to Ire.
land from the deliberations of tic irish
Convention im Philadelphia, but ccr-
tainly tho iuljlc'purposes of the assem-
blagc will find an echo in the hearts OF
oil libcrty-loving mcn in every corner
and section Of the globe, and the ma
terial thatcomposcd it gives earnest Of
long, continued and tirelcss efforts for
the ainelioration of Ireland.
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