Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-27
CELTIC CIRCUS.
Continuation of the Lard lea9ae
Convention.
OPENING ADDRESS or Mr.. SULLIVAN.
I'VE are Determined on Delivering OA
Country From the Yoke Of
Foreign and Unts'eNting
Tyranny"


PuILADELrHIA, April 26.-The delegates
to the Irish National Convention gathered
slowly this morning and showed marks OF
fatigue from yesterdays session.
At 12 o'clock Mr.. Sullivan at the request
of the Committee of Seven, and in pursu-
ance of the official call, called the body to
order and spoks as follows:
ave hold the anomalous position OF being
the only fairly and freely chosen parlia'
ment which may assemble to consider
the welfare of a wretchedly oppressed,
plundered and misgoverned people,
and We are restrained at the same
time from stepping outside the
function Of auxilisries to the patriots who
are heroically struggling at home, and
aliens, in the vain hope OF awakening the
long suspense of a powerful and brutal
farce. How great are the possibilltles!
How great the responsibilities OF this con.
yentiOn! We have met to organize and
concentrate all the force OF our race, whose
united strength shall be made potential In
our national struggle. We have met 10
solidify all elements Of our national
SYmDAtOY, SD tudl sHStS
shall be an authorized body to speak;
not for party; not for man, but for the
united, exiled Ireland. We have met to
tell our brethren in Ireland that it is theirs
TO choose the road which leads to liberty
and ours to march with them upon IT.
The blood that flows in our veins shall
feel the pulse beat as theirs, and that beat
shall be as firm and steady as tap OF the
drum on
The Morn OF Battle.
1t is eminently proper that we should as
Semb,e around the cradle OF American IN
dppendence. for In its achievements the
Irish race won the first enduring triumph
against the tyranny which shall continue
to exist till its clutch is looJened from CIV
i!ization. In these sacred precincts It's but
lust that We should declare in words OF the
organic instrument OF the republic that
all men were created free and equal and
that the political liberty we enjoy belongs
equally to our kindred in Ireland. In
these precincts the fathers of the Republic
entered upon discussion OF grave ques'
tions with wide diversity of opinion, but
with singleneSs of aim they contemplated
many methods, but all tended to com
mon purpose. Their debates were pro.
tracted and free, but conducted with dignity
and deCoTum by neither their silence nor
their spe ech did they afford aid or comfort
10 the enemy. Grateful for their ex-
ample, let us enter upon our duty with an
over mastering sense of our responsibility:
In the spirit in which Robert Emmet died
we live in his words. We are determined
in delivering our country from the yoke OF
foreign and unrelenting tyranny" TO
place her independence beyond the reach
Of any power on earth"
The speech was most warmly received.
Rev. Morris J. Dorney, OF Chicago, was
elected temporary chairman. On taking
the chair ne thanked the newspapers Tor
the kindness accorded to the Irish in their
reports of this convention. This was
parliament held by the people who ought
10 have another method OF choosing par
lament. The Irish need place i'll the es.
timation Of the world which had hitherto
been denied them. They were here
eXiled from their fatheriand for the
highest purposes ever placed before peo'
pie.
let them take advantage of them all. Let
there bc cherished good. hearty, brother
ly feeling toward those who differ as to
methods. Old Captain Jack Berry started
the American navy here. Let lriShmen
here start their ship of state. United
throughout all this great land, all would
recognize the power OF the Irish.
pr. OReiIly, OF Detroit, said yesterdays
experience was sufficient warning TO war
rant the presentation OF the following
rules: NOdclegate shall speak more than
twice on any subject, nor more than once
until every other delegate who wishes TO
speak on the subject under consideration
shall have done so. No delegate shall
speak longer than five minutes, unless by
unanimous consent. All resolutions shall
be handed, unread, to the Secretary and
referred to the Committee on Resolutions.
Only delegates shall be allowed on the
floor of the Convention, except by vote
No debate shall be in order on any subject
rOt included in the call for the Convention.
The rules we're adopted.
a Recess
OF ten minutes was then taken 10 allow
these committeeman to be chosen.
At 80 the Convention was sga!n called
to order. Father Dorney's paying Of fifty
cents for an unclaimed telegram brought
forth the remark that it might be for NO.
l." and was the cause OF much mirth.
The roll call for committeeman on Gre
dentialS answered to as follows: Colorado,
7. ". BreCn; Arkansas, Thomas Finch
Connecticut, John T. Power; Delaware,
Vim. Converse; Florida, +. II. O'Donovan;
Illinois, Henry +. Sheridan; Iowa, t. +.
Martin; Kentucky, \. VintOr; LOut.
sana. +. w. Mulqueenv; Maryland,
7. J. Campbell; Michigan, Will
iam ]. Dawson Massachusetts,
Thomas Flatley; Minnesota, P. J. Hallran:
Missouri, JeremiSh Sheahan; Maine, John
A. Gallagher: New Hampshire, Joseph
Rurn; New jersey, Charles Donohue; New
York. Judge John Rooney; Nebraska, VIM.
J. McSlahan; Onion John HaGerty Penn
sylyania, Cornelius Hawkins; Rhode
Island, j. F. Mulvey; South Carolina, NJ.
+. Kennedy; Tennessee, Rev, Thomas Mof-
fett; Vermont DR.. Mullen; Virginia,
Patrick MCGOvern; Wisconsin, Thomas +.
SUners, District Of Columbia, James Plant
Canada. Edward Reynolds.
After a short resess a permanent organ
ila;iUn was effected With the following 9th.
Gers: Chairman, NJ. A. Foran, Ohio; Secre'
tary, John J. Hymes; assistant Secretaries,
John J. Enright, Michigan, Edward FItz.
Williams. Massachusetts, Cornelius Hagan,
Pennsylvania, J. ID. OConnel, WashiHg'
ton. 4 number OF vice Presidents were
also chosen. Foran, before taking the
chair, said speeches enough had been
made: now was the time for work. He
courselled union the unification OF every
Irish society perhaps in the whole world.
The following telegram from Ar. Parnell
was then read:
"L"NroN, April 2G--I have perfect con-
tideuCe that by prudence, moderation and
iIrmness tie cause of Ireland will continue
to advance, and, though persecution rests
heavily upon us at present, before many
wears have passed We shall have achieved
these objects for which through many CEN
turieS our race has struggled.
iSigutd, CHARLES STEWARr PARNELL.
The committees were then announced
ana the convention adjourned till Friday.
Tobacco for shipment.