Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-05-04
OrR RLSH FELLOWCJTizENS


trn. II men in this country could be o.
fred than the meeting Of our Irish
American fsllow-cilizems" in Philadel-
|hia last week.
We yearly have instances Of the meet
ings Of ex-confederates, in which old
comrades talk Of old times under the
flag which is doubtless still dear to many
If them aud make the most "unrecon-
Mructrd" speeches particularly after
the banquet-showing that their hearts
are still with the lost cause But none
Of these ebulitions are looked upon az
harnfu or seditious The fiery hue of
most Of them fades away in the utter
ance. and no doubt the most pronounce
ed advocate Of the righteousness of his
cause twenty years ago awakes the next
morning thankful that the old issues ore
dead and that we arc united people.
Truly this freedom Of speech is one of
the great glories Of this free country and
makes this blessed asylum for all peo-
pie who have grievances to air.
Undoubtedly all is not well in Ireland
The Irish people have many causes of
complaint against England, and they
are evidently determined not TO be sat
b6ed with any concess ions short Of abso-
Tute independence Such separation
might be a good thing for Ireland, but
whether it would be or not, it is unfortu
nate that the management Of her own
affairs can not BE- granted her for
time ct least 1t would be better even
II Ireland remain part Of the British
RmpiTs that her own people should be
given office within her dominion to the
extent of appointing an lrishman Home
Secretary. hen change in the land
tenure by which the land workers might
tcS. forward to owning the soil, would
leave the Irish people nothing to contend
for but the name of independence
But the sympathy which we would
naturally feel fer people striving for
independence is very much dampened
BY tie methods used in Ireland to
be freed from the English yoke This
Thing Of sneaking around with bludg
cons. drks and dynamite, and battering
Mabbing and blowing up without offer
ing the assaulted the remotest chance to
defend themselves, can hardly be con-
sidered otherwise than cowardly. That
there may be some moderation in Mr..
rarDeil and such as he amounts TO very
little when they not only are not able to
restrain the bOycoters and assassins,
but seem to give tacit support and en-
enlargement to their unhOly perform
nnces.
This was done in the remarkable con
vention held at Philadelphia. 1t was
apprehended by the more moderate that
a positive endorsement would be given
tue dynamite workers and that actual
dynamite war would be declared against
England. That this was not openly
and actually done has caused much ia
vOrable comment on the part Of some of
our journals, but total absence ofany
condemnation of the dynamite policy,
agrarian crimes and assassination of
officials seems a commentator Of such
proceedings. especially when these acts
and the projects for these acts are going
on under the eyes of the world The
resolutions were framed to stir up dis
content. and by charging England with
such crimes as deliberately applying the
torch to the asylums of terrified women,
discharging bombs and shells into help
less towns and impaliug pulling babes
upon bayonet points just for the fun of
the thing. the most uncquivocal sanction
was given to such retalitory measures as
stabbing secretaries boycotting landlords
and blowing up parliament and the En-
glish Navy. As one correspondent from
Philadelphia wrote, dynamite could be
read between the lines all through these
resolutions.
They also propose that the President
Of the United States be ''fcpJy urged"
te see to it that the United States gov
ernment has no more English paupcr,
on these shores and that all trades peo-
pie be prevented as far as possible from
dealing: in English ware, This. cou-
pied with the boast that the Irish are ten
millions strong in this country, may be
looked upon as threat, and We may
soon, expect to hear of an attempt to
blow up the State Department, and OF
the boycoting of Dudes" who get
their clothes from Lond n, to say nj tn
ing Of the Wholesale destruction of all
mercantile establishments exposing
English goods.
II the Irish will make themselves
nuiSances by Matching their diabolical
plots in this country and talking inc, IL
diary DOnsense, let them be satisfied
thanks to our free country ami our
treaty with England that they can do 50
undisturbcd, without trying to drag cur
government aud our people into their
qusrrels and destroying the last ve>tagc
AZ the amicahlp ral Al ions Which now pv