The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-28
IRISH NArI0NALlSTS
CONVENTION AT PHILADELPHIA.

Yesterdays aProessdisEs-spseehts By Nunbt
OF Pri.sts-Lstttr From ConErss.nAa Cox.
The Fall Text Of the Platform
Of Principles Adopted.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2Z-It was nearl!
eleven o'clock before the Irish Nationa
Convention assembled this morning. Th,
reading Of the minutes was dispensed with
Dr.. o'Reilly announced that the Com
rnittee on Resolutions had prepared /
report, but was not yet ready to present it
Col. Michael Boland, Chairman OF The
Committee on Organization, then said thai
the Committee on Organization would moi
be ready with their report until after the
Committee on Resolutions had reported
as after long debate the Committee on
Organization had not been quite able to
agree on the number OF officers for the
National League, or It's exact scheme OIL
government. Col. Boland thereupon
moved that when q recess be taken 1t be
for two hours, to allow the Committee on
Organization 10 perfect its report. Carried.
The Secretary.then read, by unanimous
consent, communication from S. S. Cox,
Of New York, congratulating the Conven.
ton on what II had achieved, and declar.
ing that It was impossible for Ireland to
remain under British government on ac-
count Of the commercial restrictions OF the
latter. There were 6S, ,242 able. bodied men
engaged in keeping the peace" while
there were but q ,00O engaged in teaching.
The uncertainty Of the land tenure and Of
the political status, and the standing army
Of the spies 90 to render Ireland the worst
governed country in the world. The agi-
tation for liberty will go on. The question
Of extradition, citizens rights, ETC., II il Is
considered by this Conveaton must be
viewed in the light Of lessons OF recent
events.
Edward % 0'Meagher Condor then moved
dered to Mr.. Cox. Carried.
On Mrs. Parnell's entrance she was
heartily cheered.
SPEECH MAKING.
Father Boylan, OF County Cavan, Ire
land, then addressed the convention.
Amid much applause, he said that now
John Bull would be put on one horn Of
the Irish dilemma and the landlordsj on
the other, while Pat would milk the COW.
He complimented the spirit in which the
American press had treated the Irish ques.
ton. America had given Irishmen EN-.
poyment, but Irishmen had done Ameri-
cas- hardest work on the fields OF both
peace and war. ID.
The entire convention rose to it's feet and
cheered Father Boylsn simultaneously.
Cries for "Betts" were heard. The Chair.
man said DR.. Belts was not in the hall.
Father Agnew, formerly ofScotland, now
delegate OF the United Manhattan League,
then addressed the Convention. He said
the Irish in England and Scotland would
have been the first to fe.l the effects Of any
incorporate action on the part OF this Con-
vention, and he was glad 10 congratulate
the delegates that their action had 30 far
been wise and moderate. He moved that
a vote Of thanks be rendered Revs. Father
Boylan aud Agnew.
Mr.. Carney, OF Massachusetts,, said, on
this motion, that every Scottish clergyman
had for many years endeavored TO nation.
alize every Irishman who crossed the
channel. Carney, amid Kisses and con.
fusion, was pronounced out OF order.
The motion for vote OF thanks was
then carried.
At ll:40a recess was taken forty hours,
to await the reports Of committees.
THR IRISH NATIONAL PLATFORM.
At 2:40 the Chairman OF the Committee
on Resolutions submitted his report as fol.
lows:
The Irish.American people assembled in
convention at Philadelphia, submit to the
intelligence and right reason Of their tel.
lowmen that the duty OF government ia
to preserve the lives Of the governed, to
defend their liberty, TO protect their
property, 10 maintain peace and order, to
allow each portion Of the people an equit.
able and efficient voice in the Legislature,
lust and humane laws. We solemnlv de.
clare and cite unquestioned history and
universal knowledge Of living men in
testimony thereof.
First-That the English Government has
existed in Ireland, not to preserve the lives
OF the governed, but to destroy them.
Entire communities II has wantonly mas.
sacred by the sword. To asylums Of terri.
fed women it has deliberately applied the
blazing torch. Into helpless towns It has
discharged deadly bombs and shells.
Throug d consecrated crypts, where age and
infancy sought shelter, 1t has sent It's
bloody butchers. The sacred persons OF
venerable priests II has stretched upon the
rack or suspended from the gibbet. Pulling
babes have been impaled on the points OF
It's bayonets, because, in their own words,
| its emissaries liked that government. It's
gold has been folded in the hand Of the
assassin, and has rewarded the infamy OF
the perjured traitor. It's treacherous false
hood has lured patriots to an unsupported
death. As II the sword, cannon, touch,
scatfold, dsgger and explosive were not
enough, It enjoys the unique nfamy Of being
the only government known to ancient or
modern times, which has employed famine
for the destruction OF those from whom 1t
claimed allegiance. Forcibly robbing the
Irish people Of the fruits OF their own toll,
produced by their own labor, It has buried,
not u uuuuItu1 uOt n ktAOunAuNt uuk uOIc
than million OF tbs Irish race unshrouded
and uncoffined, in the grave 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 10 no form OF cruelty
known TO the lowest savage which It has
mot practiced on the Irish In the name OF
the highest civilization. There is no device
OF fiendlsh ingenuity It has not adopted
to reduce their numbers. Within two
years It has massacrsed children, and
woman's body has been the victim Of It's
licensed rufiians. There is no species Of
destructive attack, however insidious or
violent, ancient or modern, rude or scien-
tific, whether directed against life or mat
ter in any portion Of the globe, for which
its barbarlties In lrelend have not furnish
ed an example. There is no form OF re.
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