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but has for ,even hundred years broken

but tas for teyen hundred years broken
bsr pesce and destroy ed her order.
Fifth-The English Government In lre.
land does not allow that portion OF the
Empire an equitable and etfieieut voice in
the Legislature. In England one.twelfth
OF the population votes for members OF
Parlisnent: in Ireland one.twentieth OF
the population votes for members Of
Parliament. In England the registration
laws sre favorable To voters; in Ireland
they are inimicAl 10 the voter.
population are fairly represented. In
Ire and the poor law is employed to secure
TO landlords and place hunters the prepon.
derance in the national delegation. In
England the judiciary is independent OF
the executive. and sympathizes with the
people. H. Ireland the Judiciary is the
creature snd part OF the executive. and is
sppointsd exclusively from the enemies of
the people. In Euglsnd the magistracy is
chosen without regard 10 creed. In Ireland
81 per cent Of the magistrates having ju.
IisdictiOn over personal liberty are select.
ed from creed rejected by Is per cent OF
the people, and detsstsble spirit OF
religious bigotTy is thus legalized aud per-
retusted. In England the laws creating
civil disabilities on account OF religion have
lorg been dead. In ireland laws made
under Edward III, Queen Elizabeth, Earl
OF Strafford, Charles III, 4neen -Anaie end
theif,successors are still vital 10 people
for whose oppression no statute is found
TOO hoary by yenal and trurulent judges
the instant they were presented. Every
measure Of legislation proposed by any
English member receives courteous con.
sid.rstion; any measure, however JUST
necessary or humane, presented by .
frin Iris har ia lain nj
tenptuous rejection by the combined ma.
jority Of both the great English parties.
Thus the educational system OF Ireland
is nOtoriously inadequate. Thus it Is
that evlciiuns unkno~n in England
ard declared by Gladstone 10 DO
almost equivalent 10 a death sentence are
OF daily occurrence in Ireland, and have
nearly doubled In five years in spite OF the
hoasttd benefits Of GIadstone's land laws.
Thus il is, that although according to the
Governments returns, criminals are u in
10000 OF the English population. and only
lG in 10000 Of the Irish population, in
spite OF the exasperaton TO which they are
subjected. Yet England enjoys constitu.
tional liberty, and lrelsnd is under worse
than a martial law. Intrepid and persist
ent attempts of patriot Irish deputstion 10
obtain in the English Parliament just and
humane laws for Ireland has always been,
is snd in onr belief, must continue TO be
failure.
After brief but spirited parliamentary
bout the resolutions were adopted. The
repOrt of the Committee on Organization
was then read. The name Of tie new or.
ssriystior as proposed by the committee
is The Iri h SA'ionAl League OF Amer.
lea"
The Objects
Of tie National League OF America are TO
give moral and material mid to the National
League OF Ire and. to enlixhten the Amer.
icsn people as to the condition Of Ireland,
10 promote manufacturers and the study
Of the history Of Ireland, and TO secure
fair uial by jury.