Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-03
ANEnGi IsHMaN,s VIEWS

OF THE PURPOSES, LIMITATIONS, RESULTS
AND EXPRESSIONS OF TIE PHILADELPHIA
CONVENTION.
CuicAeo.-The Herald has the following
Wsshing on dispatch, based on sn Interview
held by Its correspondent with gentleman
connected with the Diplomatic Corps:
"The Irish convention," said the gentle
man, "was as much Of puzzle a. disap-
pointmeut. There were the best OF reasons
for expecting a row. The infAmmable ele-
nent was present in force. Ia the hotel cor.
ridors, am told, there was ferce talk OF
dynamite and dsggers. England wss 10 Sc
kept in mortal terror by threats, Paruell
recognized the danger OF any open declara-
tions against Great Britain. Although only
one cablegram was read from him, Mooney,
Eyan and Brennan received several dis
patches of inslruclion. They were told TO
act with the utmost caution-that threats
would be the sigoal Tor strong measures by
tine British government and might enGapger
the future usefulness OF Irish members of
Psriiamenl.
"Before the convention met the leaders of
the so-called moderate party had their plaus
laid. 1t was sgrced that the dynamits fac
ton should be pablicly suPprsssed, and, th al
while stropg denunci ,lions OF Eagl .nu's al
tituds toward Ireland M ght be tolerated the
Tesolu ions should not coupteuance any lhir z
but constitutional agitatioa. Tnis pias was
adrouiy csrritd out. The Rosa gang was
kept ia subi ciion aud P3ruelrs advice fol-
lowed to lhe letter, but you will notice that
acts OF violence were not condemned.
"Inierview1 with iadi ividu,l members chow
that The ID sjoriiy oil the delegates were in
full sYmpathy With the extremists. Whi!s
| the Irish-Amsrican Lasgue has nothing psr-
| ticularly offensive in lie platform, save lot
4 II ~ I'll
the members Of the League are pledged 10
o.her ways 10 tire and sword and bloody re.
taliation iu " ~ form for alleged wrongs.
| 1t WAS sdroitlY managed. The American
people may De deceived by the lambllke at
| ti,ude of tie League, but the Eogiisb gov
eminent ia full. aware of its secret purposes.
| Tnat Council OF Seven will bl closely =
watched. | understand one mt Der is a
| United States ssnator. That, Of course, sdds
| dignity to the body, but a. the same time
increases the danger OF a rupture batHeen
| The two countries"
"What do you mean by glttering and
nonsensical generaliIies?" asked the Herald
correspondent.
81 have reference TO that absurd preamble
| about British lnisgovernnent, bar6arities
and outrages The English may have made
mistakes in Ireland, and grievous ones st
that. Anything they have done in the wsy
| Of cruelty has bsen called forth by more
| outrageous acts on the part of the Irish.
| Crom sell himself was, IN part, justified for
his bloodthirsty policy. Prior to his advent
| on the island there was q general N assacre
of the English, conducted under circum-
stances which made retaliation in those
times excusable. The Iri-h have been
treated as we'll as they deserved. Every
| thing done TO improve their condition has
/ L
| enee of the British in their midst was owing
10 the importantly Of one OF their numerou,
| kings, who, unable TO manage matters for
| himself, besought the aid OF Henry III to
subiusaie his royal rivals. If you Ameri-
] cans would read Irish history you would
| iud that there is no satisfying The Irish.
Eaglau has N sde frequent attempts to im'
| prove their condition. Each time she h.
| been met with Conspiracy and
murder. Every hsrsh measure adopt
ed for the last hundred years has
| besn Tor defensive pqrposts. No nstioo can
stand damnable p'ofs with patience. There
wzs a sneer al the Scotch in the convention
! The Irish do rot like the Scotch. One rea-
son for this is that they are loyal and knew
that common interest dictates union with
! Gceat Britain. You cannot get an Irishm sr
10 see things in the same light. The sooner
ne forces himself to that conclusion the bet
ter It will be for al concerned. Ireland is :
psrt Of Great Britain. She will remain q
part despite your Egsns, you Rossas, your
! Brennans, your Ddnus and your Finnerlys
| These gentlemen will leave no stone Urtufn
ed to free her, as they call il. They have
undertaken Dig contract. Their sureiiss, i
.ney have any, had better look to it hat the J
do not fail Great Britain wilt n,yer Civ,
up Ireland, and the Irish patriots know 1t.
what about those complications with oul
government ycu recently limited at?'
"There ia 30 new development. Certain de
mands have bssu IA sde by Great Britain snC
are in the hands OF your State Department
Tney will be passed upon within a yer!
short time. The peac. ful tone of the con
veution may lead to hesitation on the por
Of your goverpmsn', bat decision mus; c
necessity bs reaches within a few week
The R1sss Gro sd is not ide. There will b
more arrests 10 Elglsud and Ireland and in
creased activity on the part OF the conspira
tors here. T1e clerical element kept thing
in order in PnilAdslphis. They had thei
instructions from Rome and we're qnick {
act upou them. The Pope c1nnot afford t
anger Great Britain st this ime. He is /
favor of Law aud order. He knows thai any
thing tendiDg toward revolution IN Eugia
and Ireland means destruction 10 the Churc
in Europe. DJn't run away with the ids