Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-10


the English population, and only sixteen in
ten thousand Of the Irish population. in spite
H iect Inc vet England enjoys constitutional
| liberty, and Ireland is under worse than mar
fa t aw natri nf rsb depntaten to Obtain in the
| English Parliament just and humane laws ior
Ireland have always been. are, and IN our pc
| lief. must continue to be, a failure. now
| therefore, in view of these facts. be 1t
Resolved, By the lrish;American people, In
| convention assembled, that the English Gov
! eminent in Ireland, originating In usurpation
and perpetuated by force havlng tailed 70
| discharge any of the duties OF government,
| and never having acquired the consent OF the
governed, has no moral right whatever 70 ex-
1st IN Ireland, ana Ina The orld n 70 sustain the
| Irish people in the employment of all legitl-
mate means to substitute for 1t national SELF
Resolved. That we pledge our unqualified
and constant support, moral and material. 70
! our countrymen In Ireland in their efforts to
recover their national sef-government- and,
| in order to more efectual1y promote this ODD
| ject. by the consolidation OF all our resources
and the creation Of one responsible and au.
| thoritative body to speak for greater lrelandl
this Convention and ali that may hereafter,
| comply with the conditions OF ADMISSION, De
America, for the purpose Of supporting the
Irish National League OF ireland OF whicn
| Charles Stewart Parnel is President.
| sentiment of Bishop Butler of Limerick, that
every stroke of Forster's savage lash was for
| an additional title for him to the confidence
and gratitude of his countrymen.
| ReSOlUsd, That we sympathize with the labor
ers of Ireland in their efforts to improve their
condition. and as we have sustained the farm
ers in their assaults upon the landlord gar,
rison, now urge upon farmers justice ana
humane consideration for laborers In the
words for the employment of which an Irish
member of Parliament was imprisoned, we
demand that farmers allow laborers "a fair
days wages for fair days work"
Great Britain are the chief sources OF her
material greatness. already declining under
earnestly counsel our countrymeN in Ireland
to buy nothing in England which they can
or France, and we pledge ourselves to pro-
mote Irish manufactures by encouraging
theirimport into America, and to use the ut
most endeavors by plain statements of facts
and discrimination in patronage to persuade
American tradesmen from keeping English
resolved That an English Ministry ostenta-
tiously::.. Liberal" has earned the contemplated
the world. by imprisoning more than one
thousand citizens of Ireland without aecusa-
hearted women VOL engaged in works of mercy
among evicted victims of landlord rapaclty
Resolred, That this convention thanks the
Rt. Rev. John Ireland Bishop of St. Paul; 1T.
Key g nbn of shon k
Peoria: Most Rev. John Williams. Archbishop
of Boston: Rt. Rev. s; v: Ryan, Bishop of Buff
of Chicago Rt. Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, Bishop
of Little Rock, and their co-laborers. for their
immiarants in the tinted States. The people.
of Ireland are by law of God and nature en-
land whose fertile soil ia rabuudautly abb. to
nourish them, but since brutal Government
S0mpes iafRe e NUMBERS 10 eni'1re, IL s, tne
against the snares of poverty in large cities.
ann assist them in agricultural regions.
Resolped, That the policy of the English Gov
eminent in first reducing the Irish peasantry
penniess to the irn ne States denepdents
upon American charity lis unnatural inhuman
and an outrage upon the American Gov
eirnnt th ana people Tespecss,nny
Government to this iniumity. We protest
against its continuance. and we instruct the
o ono VINO Snaii ne CHOSEN py thls c9nven.
the rs N States and resnectfmlIr h5t AMI
to urge upon the President that it is the duty
of the Government OF the United States to de-
cline cline to support panpers, whose pauIerism
royernment' and to demand of f. Enaiand that
She send no more of her paupcrs to these
shores to become aburden upon the American
pe Hise;,>a That th,s convention rvo,ooos thu
sturdy and undaunted patriot and pr,Is,ent
custodian Patrick Egan who. to protect the
Land La League funds from the robber hands of
dnned he nr;vate bnsi,esS ana annentnyd nn
exile in foreign lands: the integrity
of whose guardianship has been certified after
minute examination OF his books by the dis
Dillon. Rev. Eugene Sheehv and Mathew
Harris. Grateful for his Invaluable services.
his countrymen rejoice that they possess on
Ills isa Up oCoasioii ,ie AdSan1lge OF ms
to welcome him to their hearts and to their,
homes. -,
Intense silence prevailed during the read
ing of the report. punctuated bv
hearty applause at times. AT tl,e solemn
arraisnment of the English Government i'm
the first resolution the entire Convention
arose and cbeered The reading Of the re-
port was finished at two minutes mast three.
o'clock 1t was then moved by Mr.. Chad
wick that the resolutions be taken up. dis.
cllssed. and adopted seriatim. III ~
Mr.. Brown. OF St. Louis. moved az suh.
stitute that thev no adonted "a road :,
An exciting debate ei,sned a DOZEN mon
irving to get the Sneakers eve. -7'7'''ir
The reSolutions 1yaro fnoIi,, o5,,>.o1 .,
read. - =
Rev DR. Charles O'ReiIly Of Detroit xvas
elected Treasurer nf the new Iaooua>
Alex.ndar SriI;,,an IL CI;enn s
AieAaiier ouilNal, q ChicaS0, ana
Major John Byrne, OF Cincinnati, were
placed in nomination for President A vote
nv St.toc GO C,,II;,,,, 49, 80 - -: