Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-15
IRELAND'S LOYAL SONS.
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION COM
PLETES ITS LABORS.

livan as President-Most of the Other
Omcers Remain In Harness-A Plat.
| form Full of Patrfotism-WiIIiam
O'Brien Handsomely Remembered.
BOSTON, Aug. 14.-At to-day's session
of the Irish National Convention the
financial report was read and approved.
1t showed total receipts of $42,529; re-
mitted to Ireland $29, 1872; balance 81. .767.
Several contributions to the Irish Parlia-
mentary fund were received to-day,
among them one of$1, 900 from Milwaukee.
Letters Of regret at inability to accept in
Vitations were read from many prominent
American citizens. Some of these ex-
pressed sympathy, notably Congressman
). ). Cox. B. f. Butler, Daniel Manning,
John Kelly, Gov. Cleveland, ex-Goy,
Rice and Gov. Robinson.
Thomas Sexton again addressed the
convention at length. Father Cronin. Of
Buffalo, followed Mr.. Sexton in an impas-
stoned address, in which he assured the
representatives of the Irish Parliamen-
tary party, Messrs. Sexton and Redmond.
that America would stand by leland to
the last. Father Cronin then mentioned
that United States Senator Jones, of Flor
ida, who, he said, was driven from Ire
land when he was boy of 10 years. was
present. The name OF Senator Jones was
received with great cheering, which was
repeated when the Senator took his place
on the platform.
MR.. JONES' SPEECH.
He said that he had not expected to
make an address when he came to the
hall, but he had never vet been found in a
position where he could not say word
for ireland, his native land. The Senator
recounted the experiences of his visit to
England and Ireland. He said that when
on the other side Of the ocean he was re-
strained d by his official position from giving
utterance to sentiments that he felt when
he saw for himself the destitution in Ire
land caused by English misrule. The
speaker said that he had heard the
last sermon of that eloquent divine,
Father Burke, which he left his dying bed
to preach. In that sermon Father Burke
said that there were 5000 children in
Ireland dying from famine. Senator Jones
compared the action of the American
Congress with the English Parliament in
sending relief to the destitute within the
borders OF their respective lands. Con-
gress voted relief in all cases of distress
by fire or flood, while the announcement
IN the House of Commons that 5000
children in Ireland were dying by
famine created no sensation.
In conclusion Senator Jones assured the
League of his entire sympathy as native
of ireland in the cause OF Ireland, its
freedom and its ultimate emancipation
from English misgOVernment. At the close
of the Senator's address he was loudly
cheered.
REDMOND ON IRISH SERFDON.
The Chair then introduced William E.
Redmond, member of Parliament, who
said among other things that if there was
~ hot I,1, so.l.R 4, Il
returning 1t was that he knew that
he was going to land where
slavery in its worst form existed,
the slavery of Irishmen to English mas
ters. If there was any qualification in re-
turning 1t was in the fact that he could
report to his cOuntrymen that the Irish
men in the United States were as ready to
support those who were fighting the bat
tie in Parliament, as if they were fight
ing in arms on Ireland's own green fields.
lie said that if the irish party was sup
ported he could promise that the Irish
party would within year have a repre-
sentation of 70 votes in the Commons, and
under the leadership of ParneII this
party would compel the British Govern
ment to give Ireland the first installment
of her demands, and those demands were
that Ireland should be ruled in Ireland
according to Irish ideas. In conclusion,
he assured his auditors that the struggle
for Irish emancipation would never be
given up, and that the contest had now
reached point when success for Ireland
was certain.
SULLIVAN PUTS IN A WORD FOR O'BRIEN.
Alexander Sullivan followed, and at his
suggestion it was voted to send f1000 to
VIM. O'Brien, editor of United Ireland.
for his recent services in the cause of Ire
land and morality.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
that they had agreed upon the following:
The representatives of the Irish National
League of America, In convention assembled,
anfming the principles adopted at the Phila-
delphla Convention, congratulate the people
of Ireland and their able leader, Charles
Stewart Parnell, on the heroic efforts and un-
firing zeal which have so signaly marked the
history of the past year, abounding in evil
dences of gratifying progress, in placing the
people of Ireland on higher plane and Sc
curing for them and their natural right more
adequate consideration from the intelligence
of mankind.
We renew the protest. which for seven cen
turles has been uttered with every heart throb
Of our race. against the cruel and unjust usur-
patton of power by government alien to our
people in all that distinguishes one nationali-
ty from another, and we pledge our moral
and materia! support to every legitimate
means for re establishing the God given right
OF the people of Ireland and to the possession
and government of their native land.
UNITED ON ONE AIM.
To this end we are firmly purp0sed to direct
all our efforts to the creation in Ireland of
complete national life, and the development
OF al diversified industries which render a
people self-sustaining and prosperous, not
merely by reduction of rents, nor a change
from idle proprietOrs to working proprietors
but also by a revival of Irish manufactures to
the exclusion of English goods, and the pro-
motion OF an economy and civil life by the de-
velopment of sincere, noble and
pie for the common welfare. Now,
therefore, in view of these facts, be it
l. ResoI0ed, That the Irish National
League of America hereby expresses its un-
qualified approval of the course pursued du-
ring the past year by Charles Stewart Parnell,
and the Irish Parliamentary party under his
leadership, and pledges itself to support them
by every moral and material aid in the con
test which they are waging against landlord
ism and on behalf of Irish national indepen-
dence, and to this end we commend the parlia-
mentary fund recently opened by our execu-
tive for such purposes to the generosity which
characterlzes our countrymen.
PAUPER BANIsHMENT.
e. ResoIUed, That we congratulate the Irish
National League of America on its success in
stemming the tide of forced emigration of the
artlhcIally impoverished, and In causing the
United States Government o compel England
to take back those whose poverty is the direct
result of her misgovernment.
3. ResOJUed, That we record with satlsfac-
ton that the opposition Of this League to land
grabbing in America by nonresident aliens
has been, by the efforts of our Executive,
adopted as the divine will of the American
people in their political platforms, and we
recommend the efforts of this League to the
end that this evil do not cease until a complete
remedy be enacted into the laws of the land
4. ResOtped. That we congratulate William
O'Brien, of the United Ifelqnd, upon the vic
tory obtained by him in his struggle against
immortality and the abomination which is the
consistent outcome OF English misrue IN Ire
mask Off castle Officialism, and for bringing
It's hideous practices under the execratio9 Of
mankind Notwithstanding government resis-
tance.
ERIN'S NATIVE TONGUE