National Republican., 1883-04-28

soldiers lave been looscd upon people LOT; |
biddeu to bear arms, and state OF war WIN ~
its attendant horrors, with occasionally, llOsu w
retaliation, has been maintained lo'uuN I5Splcf /
sentatvcs OF the people are In prison. guhUSss ol /
crime. Freedom of speech Is abolished. freett
dom of the press is abolished. The right Ql |
peaCeable public meeting Is 0nnulled. 20 nail /
house is secure, night or day from aru'el ma,aWu'
crs who may insult ana harrn'S hs ,i,ua,nngy, |
Without warrant the citizen may be throWl |
into prison; without counsel he may ,bc puI oli |
mock trial before prciudiccd judge and pache4
jury On tho lying ayerments of purcha,el |
wretches his liberty may DO sacrificed or MS ll'p
5. instead OF protecting the property Of the peo-
pie. tho English government IN Ireland mas DeGil
c9nipiracy for US injury and ruin. ~ tWSn1
millions Of food producing land six millions RoN9 |
been allowed To iiG waste. Ihe ownctshlp ,T 8l tnp
remainder, generally acquired by force or ilauut |
has been retained III tho hands oi IAsenous tiO
nopolists, who have annunlly drained the Souni
try Of its money in the form ofrCnts no portion ~
which goes back TO the Irish people, In addl- |
tion to this an tniquions system OF taNauou
imposes on tho people gigautic burden ior tHe |
suNtcnHuCo Of foreign army, for an OPPRESSIVE |
constabu,nry for salerics to suporuumCrary OIL Z
CiHls and paCcmCn, for pensions 70 English aNoT-
iies, for blood money, for intormors aud for ayul-
gar court whose extravaganza Is cqualod ony |
rally created capital Of the country
IS sent to England, on ono prcteXS
cles Of English manufacture, which the ltish peo.
pie, under self government, would produce ior
themselves, or purchase in America, irish manu-
facturcs deliberately destroyed by Engnnd IN tne
last century, nro still dormant Her immense
water power turns no wheels Her canals are all
hut impassablc. uerrivcrys are obstruCtcd. IIct
,isofii CLAWS nnd valuable minerals are untouched
IN her beautiful hnrbofs are few ships eNcep'
those other enemy. English law forthc ptotcc-
make Ireland bleed AZ every pore for the bcneit
OF the heartless landlord and the English manu-
tacture.
4. The English government In Ireland has not
maintained peace and order, but has for 'yl
years broken her peace and destroyed her order,
., The English government IN Ireland does
Rf n1 al a
table and efficient voice in the legislature. III
England une.welnh OF the population votes iOf
members OF parliament. in Ireland one twenty
NH Of the population votes for membcis OF par
lament, In England the registration laws at1
favorable to the voter; In Ireland they are mimi
cal to the voter. In England all classes Of the
population are fairly represented; IN Ireland the
poor law is employed TO secure TO landlords ana
pluce hunters II prepundcrancc IN the national
delegation. In England the judiciary Is inde'
pendent of the executive and SymputhiZCs with
the people In Ireland the Judiciary is the crea,
ture and part Of the executive, aud is appointed
exclusively from the enemies Of the people. In
England the magistracy is chosen without regard
TO creed: in Ireland ninety seven per cent. OF the
magistrates having jurisdiction over personal
liberty nro selected from creed rejected by ~
per cent of the people, aud the dGtesiable spirit
of religious bigotry is thus leEulizcd aud per.
petuated In England the laws creating civil dis.
abilities oh account Of religion have long been
dead In Ireland laws made under Edward the
ILL., Queen Elizabeth, tho Earl of straford
Charles III, Queen Anne, aud their successors are
still vital to torment people, for whose opprcs.
sion no statute is found too hoary by ycnGl and
truCulent judges, Every measure OF legislation
proposed by an English member receives cour'
ioous consideration, any measure, however just,
necessary or humane, proposed by patriot Irish
members is certain Of COntCmntuOuS rejection by n
combined m9 @ Ul Pom fnS grGa r Engsd IaaSd
Is notorlously inadequate, Thus IL is that eyio
tions unknown In England and declared by Mr.
Gladstone to be almost equivalent 10 death sem
tenocs are of daily occurrences In Ireland, and
have nearly doubled in five years IN spite of the
boosted benefits Of the Gladstone land laws.
Ilng a. TX Ihnt. altlOuul according
ment returns, the criminals atc ~ In ten thous-
aud Of the English population, and only 10 IN ten
evaporation to which they are subjected, yet
England enjoys constitutional liberty and Ire
land is under worse than martial law. The in
trcpid and persistent attempts OF patriot Irish
deputation to obtain in the English parliament
just and humane laws for ireland, has always
failure. Now, therefore, In view OF these iacts:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Be il resolrcd by he Irish american people in con.
UentiOn assembled. That the English government in
Ireland, originating in usurpation, peTpetuatod by
force, having iGiled TO dischaige any Of the du-
ties of government, never having acquired the
consent Of the governed has no moral right what
ever to exist in Ireland; and that II is the duty
Of the Irish race throughout the world to sustain
the Irish people in the employment Of all legiu-
mate means TO substitute for II national self gov
ernment.
Resoiucd, That we pledge our unqualified and
constant support, moral and MATERIAL 10 our coun-
trymen in Ireland In their efforts to recover
more efectually TO promote this object by the
consolidation OF all our resources, and the crca-
ton Of one responsible aud authoritative body TO
speak for greater Ireland IN America, that all the
societies represented in this convention, aud all
that may hereafter comply with the conditions Of
admission, be organized into the Irish National
League OF American, for the purpose of support
tho Irish National League Of ireland, OF which
Charles Stewart Parnell 10 president.
Resolved, That We heartily indorsc the noble
sentiment of Bishop Butler, of Limerick, "That
every stroke Of Forsters savage lash was for Irish
men a new proof of Parnells worth, aud an ad-
dional title for him 10 the confidence and gratl-
tude of his COuntrymen.'
ResolreJ That we sympathizc with the laborers
Of Ireland IN their efforts 10 improve their cOndi
ton, ana, as we have sustained the farmers in
their assault upon the landlord garrison, We now
urge upon the tarmcls justice aud humane con-
sdcrntpu Tor tho laborers. In the words, for tho
employment of when an Irish member of parlia-
ment was Imprisoned, we demand that the farm.
ers allow the iaborers "a fair days wages for a
Rciohtd That as the manufacturers OF Great
Britain arc the chief source of her material great
ness, already declining under the influence Of
American Compstluou we earnestly counsel our
countrymen In Ireland 10 buy nothing In England
which they can produce in Ireland or procure
from America or France; and we pledge our
selves 10 promote Irish manufactures by cncour-
aging their import into America, aud 10 use our
utmost endeavor by plain statements of fact and
discrimination in patronage to pursuade Ameri-
can tTadcsmcn from keeping English goods on
sale.
Resolved, That an English ministry, ostenta.
tiously Liberal" has earned tho contempt aud
detestatlon of fair.minded men throughout the
world by imprisoning more than thousand ctl'
zens of Ireland without accusation or trial, q
number Of whom were noble hearted women en-
gagged in works Of mercy among the eycted VIC
Tins OF landlord rnpaCity and English law.
ResOlrsd That this convention thanks Right
Rev. John Ireland, bishop of 81. Paul Right Rev,
John O'Connor, bishop of Omaha Right Rev,
Rev John Williams, archbishop of Boston; Right
Rev. S. " Ryan, bishop Of Buffalo; Most Rev.
Patrick A, Feehan, archbishop Of Chicago; Right
Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, bishop of Little Rock
and the!r colaborers for their efficient efforts in
providing homes for the Irish Immigrants into the
United States. The people Of Ireland are by the
laws Of God and nature entitled to live by their
labor Ia their native land, whose fertile soil Is
abundanlly able 10 noGrisli them; but since q
brutal government compels large numbers to emil
them against the snares Of poverty in large cities
and assist them Ia the agricultural regions,
RGsOlted That the policy of the English gov
ernment in frst reducing the Irish poasuntry TO
abJGct poverty and then sending lhem pGnnless
10 the United States dependents upon American
upon the American government and people. We
respectfully direct the attention OF the United
States government 70 this iniquiy protest against
its continuance, und instruct the officials who
protest 20 the President OF the United States and
respectfully, but htniy, 70 urge upon The President
that Is the duty of tho government of the United
states TO decline " support paupers whose pau
perisTn began under aud Is tile result Of English
misgoyenment ani TO demand OF England that
she send no more Of her pEupers to these shores
10 become burden upon the American people.
HtsOlted, That this convention welcome the
sturdy ana undaunted patriot and the prudent
custodian Patrick Egan, who, 20 protect the land
lish government, voluntarily abandoned his pfl.
NatD business and accepted IL long exile I'm u lOT