The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-28

harrass his family. Without warrant
citizen may be thrown into prison. With
out counsel he may be put on trial befor
a prejudiced judge and packed jury. Oh
the lying averments oil purchased wretChe
his liberty may be sacrificed or his III,
taken in the name OF the law,
Thirdly-Instead Of protecting the prop
erty Of the people, the English Govern
ment in Ireland has been conspiracy iol
its injury and rhin, and OF twenty millior
acres Of producing land six million have
beeh allowed to lie waste, and the owner
ship Of the remainder, generally acquired
by force or fraud, have been retained In
the hands OF ravenous monopolists, who
annually drained the country Of Its money
in the form OF rents, no portion OF which
goes back to the Irish people. In addition
to this an iniquitous system OF taxation
imposes on the people gigantic burden
for the spstenance Of foreign army, for
an oppressive constabulary, for the salaries
Of ofsupernumary officers and placemen, for
pensions to English tayoritps, for blood
money, for iniormers, and for q vulgar
court whose extravaganza is only equaled
by the shame Of its pretensiOns. Nat.
urally, the created capital OF the country
is sent TO England on one pretext or an.
other, and brings no exchange except ar
ticles OF English manufacture which the
Irish people, under self government, would
produce for themselves or purchase in
America. Irish manufactures deliberately
destroyed, by England in the last century,
are still dormant. Her immense water
power turns no wheels. Her canals are all
but impossible; her rivers are obstructed,
and her useful clays and valuable minerals
are untouched In her beautiful harbors
are few ships, except those Of her enemy.
English law for protection OF property In
Ireland has been lance to make Ireland
bleed at every pore for the benefit OF the
heartless landlord aud English manuiact-
urer.
Fourth-The English Government in
ireland las not maintained peace and or.
der, but has for seven hundred years broken
her peace and destroyed her order.
YoTFAlRLY REPRESENTED.
Fiith-The English government in Ire
land does not allow that portion Of tie
Empire an equitable and efficient voice in
the Legislature. In England one-twelfth
Of the population votes for members Of
Parliament; in Ireland one,twentieth OF
the population votes for member OF Parlia-
ment In England the registration laws
are favorable to voters; in Ireland they are
inimical 10 the voter. In England all
classes OF the population are fairly repre-.
sented. In Ireland the poor law is employ.
ed to secure to landlords and place.
hunters the preponderauce in the national
delegation. In England the Judiciary is in.
dependent ottheexeculiye, and sympathizes
with the people. In Ireland the judiciary
Is the creature and part OF the executive,
and is appointed exclusively from the enc
mics Of the people. In England the magis-
tracy Is chosen without regard to creed. In
Ireland OF per cent Of the magistrates hav-
ing jurisdiction over personal liberty are
selected from creed rejected by rs per
cent oil the people, and detestible spirit
OF religious bigotry is thus legalized and
perpetuated. In England the laws creating
civil disabilities on account Of religion have
long been dead. In Ireland laws made
under Edward III, Queen Elizabeth, Earl
OF Stafford, Charles Ii, Queen Anne and
their successors are still vital to people
for whose oppression nostatute is found too
hoary by venal and truCculent judges the
instant they were presented. Every meas.
ure Of legislation proposed by any English
member receives courteous consideration;
any measure, howeverjus necessary or hu.
name, presented by patriot Irish mem ber Ia
certain OF contemptuous rejection by the
combined majority OF both the great Eng.
lish parties. Thus the educational system
Of Ireland is snotoriously inadequate. Thus
It is that evictions unknown in England
and declared by Gladstone to be almost
equivalent to death sentence are Of daily
occurrence in Ireland, and have nearly
doubled. in five years in spite Of the boasted
benefits Of Gladstone's land laws. Thus II
is, that although according to the Govern.
ment returns, criminals are q in 10000 oi
the English population, and only l6 in
10000 Of the Irish population, in spite oi
the evaporation to which they are subject.
ed. Yet England enjoys constitutional
liberty, and Ireland is under worse than q
martial law. Intrepid and persistent at
tempts Of patriot Irish deputation 10 obtain
in the English Parliament Just and humane
laws for Ireland has always been, is, and
in our belief, must continue to be q failure.
A LIVELY pEBATE.
The reading oil the report was punctuated
by hearty applause. At the arraignment
Of the English government in the first res.
olution the entire convention rose and
cheered. Mr.. Chadwick moved that the
resolution be discussed and disposed Of
seriatum. Mr.. Brown, OF St. Louis, moved
to substitute that they be adopted as read.
Mr.. Finerty, Of Chicago, said that he hoped
the gentleman who moved the
substitute would have the decency
10 withdraw his motion. He was
opposed TO putting a court plaster on car
buncle. He appealed to Mr.. Brown to with.
draw his substitute for the sake OF Ireland,
and said he tFinerty) would move TO lay
It on the table II not withdrawn. Mr.. Brown
should not be actuated by the desire for
for partisan triumph. Mr. Brown declined
to withdraw the motion. Mr.. Finerty
moved to lay 1t on the table. Lost, amid
cheers and Kisses. An excited debate was
interrupted by Mr.. Dougherty, OF Boston,
moving the previous question on the adop.
ton OF the resolutions, which Mr.. Sullivan,
Of Chicago, seconded. Fifty men were now
on their feet, land Mr.. Finerty, Of Chicago,
said; "Are we going to be gagged here?"
He then asked II the motion to lay the mo.
ton for the previous question on the table
was not in order"
The Chairman said no.
"Then l differ with the Chair" said
Congressman Finerty, and calculating, I'VE
have no chance; It's no use 10 try" he sat
down.
The resolutions were then adopted.
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