The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
A PETTY TRICK.
The Benevolent Britain Ventilated by
the ish.American.
A Fine Scheme, but Unfortunately Alto
gether One.sided.
Paupers Landed by the ShiplOad on
COlumbia's Shores.
Home Rule as Exemplifled by the
Forster Policy,
Taken Away to Die in Strange Land
and no
Siller to Spare, Either-Mr. Arthur
Grapples
With the Problem Relief Promised.
Siller to Spare, Either-Mr. Arthur
Grapples
With the Problem Relief Promised.

WASHINGTON, June PA deputation
representing the Irishmen, waited
upon President Arthur this morn
ing and presented him with resolution
concerning assisted emigration" advo.
Gated at the recent meeting ol
rtrr national league in Phila
Il tivelyTAe delegation was composed
Of the ss.a.,, dec 80 qs ,S AleT Sationai So
president, Cincinnati; Eugene Kelly, New
York; James Lynch, New York; Henry
Hognet, New York; VIM. B. Wallace, M D..
New York, of the Irish Emigrant society;
Judge John Rooney, Brooklyn; John q.
Mcguire, Brooklyn; James Reynold, New
Haven; Bernard Callahan, Chicago; J. T.
Armstrong, Augusta, Georgia; Michael j..
Doyle, Savannah, Georgia; Edward John
son, NJ. D., Watersown, Mrs Hugh
Mccartney PhitadeRphla; hn Ri1ai;r,,d L. 4noo,B B.
Nebraska; John Fahy, Rochester; P,
Smith, Cleveland John Roach, Chester,
Pennsylvania Octavis A. White, Mary
land. Eugene Kelly, of New York, was
chairman OF the delegation, and John c.
Mcguire, of Brooklyn, was secretary. The
party were received in the presidents
library and Sullivan addressed the pres-
dent in a speech of some length.
sULLIvAN's SPEECH.
Mr., PRESIDENT "A convention at Phila-
delphia of American citizens of the Irish
race, composed of twelve hundred dele
gates, chosen from all parts of the United
States, instructed me to present 10 the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Resolyed, That the policy of the Eng
lish government in first reducing the Irish
peasantry to abject poverty, and then send.
ing them penni ess to the United States,
dependents upon American charity, is un-
natural, inhuman, and an outrage upon
the American and ba people.
tention Of the United States govern
meet to this iniquity, protest against Its
continuance, and instruct the officials who
shall be chosen by this convention to pre-
sent 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 government of the Uuited
States to decline to support paupers whose
pauperism began under and is the result
Of English misgovernment, and to demand
of England that she send no more Of her
paupers to these shores to become burden
upon the American people.
1t is needless to say that in adopting this
resolution and in respectfully presenting il
tn you, the convention aimed 10 reach and
to try to remove the causes witch produce
pauperism in Ireland and transfer IL to the
United States. 1t was not intended to cast
reproach upon the unfortunate victims ol
these causes nor to discourage voluntary
immigration. A republic whose entire
civilized population is of immigrant stock,
with its material resources in only the infant
stage of development, and with nearly a
billion acres OF rich lands unoccupied in
nineteen states and eight territories, must
continue gratefully to receive those who
freely repudiate foreign political bonds,
and, undertaking the obligations of Ameri-
cans, bring to the service of the republic
Ioyal he arts and usetul hands. Tue Ameri-
can citizens who met at Philadelphia were
many of them the heirs Of Irishmen who
fought for American liberty against Eng
land in the war OF the Revolution. Some
were the sons Of Irishmen who
fought for American liberty against
England in the war of 1872,
under their countryman, Andrew Jack
son. A considerable number were them
selves soldiers In the recent conflict, when
the life of the republic was threated by a
domestic combination made formidable by
the crafty encouragement OF England.
which, while robbng and betrayiug the
South, sought the destruction Of demo-
cratic institutions on this continent and de.
sired the lapse OF the American people,
Northern or Southern, into anarchy or
monarchy, this announcement being
voiced by the present prime minister,
Mr.. Gladstone. The question which, as
American citizens, We desire TO bring TO
your attention, is as essentially an Ameri-
can question as was the resistance OF the
American olonies to English tyranny a
L.. aroa .vaaro a0a. the ragfatapna of tha
American republic TO English eRcroach.
ments In the war OF 1912; and as the sue
cessful demand by the American govern
G1sst %sns Britain Ea for for damages d'" arising %
out Of the offenses committed in England
against the American republic in the hap
pily ended civil war.
II is, Sir, this question Shall foreign
government be permitted to reduce by law
and force 10 pauperism large numbers OF
those from whom II claims the allegiance
Of and TO whom it owes the protection que
subjects; and then compel the Republ Q
Of the United States 10 receive and provide
AS American citizens. we charge that the
government Of Great Britain BY law and
force reduces 10 pauperism many thous-
ands Of the people Of Ireland and tbeA de-
ports them 70 the United States, their ar
being Of common knowledge and Official
record. As American citizens We solemnly
protest against this outrage on humanity.
on civilization and on International equity.
The only defence unofiicially offered
by the English government is. that
Ireland is 80 poor that emigration
il . snecessity. In relstion 10 this defence
we submit this proposition. That II the
poverty Of Ireland be not natural but arti
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tion Of economic principles. but OF Doliti-
cal system therein maintained, The English
government cannot take advantage Of its
own yrong-doing; IL not entitled 10 an
avoidance OF its consequences, and should
not be permitted 10 infict its victims as
charges upon the American republic.
We affirm. ss American citizens, that
the poverty Of ireland is produced BY
English Law, and not by the Law Of nature
We affirm that Ireland is not ovsrp0pu-
lated in proportion 10 ber resources for the
naintsinsncs OF life; and that emigration
IL not a social necessity, but . pOlitlcsl op-
preston. We sffirm that II the political
No sruls producing poverty In Ireland be
removed, she not only viii beaDme
s-lfsupporting bat viii enter the circle Of
thrifty and eoterprisinE nations whose
creesps the happiness Of rnan kind. and er-
tepds in neu direcd0ns the benefcsuce Of
civilization. We aftrm that while the
political csuses producing poverty IN Ire
iand defy the protests Of justice and hu-
manly. snd are ignored Or Ioiersted bv the
Ameriran repubiic, lrelsnd mus renlsin q
tsr. directly and indirectly upUo Amsricsu
ritre-s for tbe benefit ~ foreign gDss-B-
ruert within bEr BOUNDARIES. in suprori
Of tbess aftrmsfions ne cIts f0lloEiuE
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