Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-14

individual or corporate. The Irish National
League will persist in exacting the fulfllment
of these pledges, until the enactment Of ma
| tiOnal and State constitutional amendments
shall insure the republic against the reopen
ing OF the Irish land question upon American
| soil.
Fellow countrymen, the only credentials re-
! cOgnZed on this floor are the credentials Of
/ the Irish National League. On yonder
! threshold we dropped our character as men,
| bers of American parties. The only demand
/ the Irish National League makes in American
| politics IS the demand for the elevation of
/ American citizenship at home and abroad.
We meet IN the historic city of the republic,
| hallowed by the earliest struggles of the
| American people against the foe whom Ire
land shall yet win TO terms of peace-strug
/ giles IN winch our race was valiant IN arms
| and discreet in council. We meet in the hall
/ over which the genius of Liberty presides;
| whose walls have resounded to the inspired
! words Of HIM who stands 10 all lands and all
| races and all ages as the ideal of American
| citizenship-the lOyerof Emmett, the friend of
! O'COnnell-WendeHP Phillips. The proudest
name 10 which we aspire we accept as he
realized it with its highest and fullest sIgnif-
cance, with all its responsibilities and ell its
| dutIes-the name of American citizen. To
| ennOble it by our character as race, and by
| our conduct as individuals, L the resolve OF
| every man who is determined to aid his
| countrymen IN the achievement of national
! self-gOvernment for ireland.
The Secretary then read the call by
! which the second National Convention of
the League was assembled, after which
Chairman Sullivan announced that by
| unanimous vote Of the National COnven-
tiOn the following were recommended as
! temporary officers of the convention, and
they were elected by a unanimous vote:
For Temporary Chairman, ,IeX-Presdent of
the League James MOOhey of Buffalo;
Secretaries, Charles McGlaw of Penn
sylvania, NJ. J. Griffin of Iowa, and
| Thomas j Fiatley of Massachusetts. MIR.
/ MpnnnvT IN hoI hFiD a6
| dressed the convention. The rules of the
last convention at Philadelphia were
adopted. The usual committees were ap-
! pointed and an adjournment was taken
until O'Clock tonight.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was called to order
| at about $40 O'Clock. The Committee on
! Credentials reported through Judge
Rooney, of New York, that from some of
the States there were societies not in good
| standing, but that there was no over re-
| presentation. The Secretary of the CON-
mittee then read the long roll of delegates,
! footing up 3SI. Some additions were then
| made, making the whole number over
! 400 At this point the audience rose and
| broke into tumultuOus cheers as Mrs.
| Parnell, and Messrs. Sexton and Red
mOnd, members of Parliament, came in
| escorted by Gen. z. A. Collins and sew
was first introduced the audience stood up
and cheered. When quiet was restored
| he addressed the convention for an hour,
| keeping the enthusiasm of the audience
at the tumultuOus pitch:
Mr.. Sexton said:
sEXTON's SPEECH.
| LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The Chairman has
| introduced me to you Mr.. Sexton. from
| Ireland laughter and appausel but as have
a YA W
| received the introduction, found it hard to
| believe that was not Mr.. Sexton in ireland
! laughter and applausel, because nowhere
| upon the soil OF Ireland to-day could the ap-
pearance OF any pubic man in COnnemara or
| the plains of Tipperary be greeted with cheers
more evidently springing from the
| Irish heart, more obviously ut cred by
| Irish tongue, more clearly proving that
| indestruCtible adhesion to one another
| of the scattered fractions of the Irish race,
| which neither time nor circumstances. nor
| calamity nor distance have ever been able to
| breaG down. Applause. 1t is this sOlidity
OF the Irish race-it is this obstinate adher-
! ence Of men and women Of one kith and kin to
| the hopes, to the rights, Of their race, that is
| making us in Ireland feel that it IS no longer
with hope, but with absolute confidence that
| we regard the future applausel, because the
oppressor is made to feel, as the world feels to-
| day, that he has no longer to deal merely in
small isolated island with 100000 or 100000
1 OF weak and disarmed people, but that he has
| to grapple with the intellectual force of the
public opinion of 25,000000 of the Irish race
! scattered by his own evil policy all the world
| over and affecting by their intelligence the
| conduct of the greatest nations of the earth.
| Applause
A REFERENCE TO PARNELL.
| Ladies and gentlemen. in the name of the
| Irish people and of the Irish National League
and OF the Irish Parliamentary party
| and its illustriOUs leader [great applausel,
| salute this great convention OF our race,
this convention which, by good order and the
| propriety of ITS deliberations, discretion and
| the judgment OF the conclusions at which it
shall arrive. will prove to all observers in de-
| fance of all calumniatOrs that capacity of
! delberatiOn upon important questions and
! for self-goyernment, which our enemies
would fain deny us. [Applause.l In paying
my first visit to this great country, which
| have lOnged wished to visit, both as a lover of
national liberty and also as an Irishman, /
| count myself peculiarly fortunate in thai am
| enabled to cOndense into the experience Of q
| few hours in this city of Boston what other
| wise l could not hope to gain by over a year
| Of travel, for here in this historic han and in
| this IllustrlOus city, rich in traditions OF
| peculiar good fortune to meet in this inspiring
! arena an assemblage representing every State
and Territory OF this Union, an assemblage of
| men, national leaders of the Irish race on the
| American continent, men qualified by public
| service, by character, by capacity to interpret
] the thoughts and utter the sentiments of the
! Irish race upon this great continent. APP
| plause. | also congratulate the convention
| in that its asSemblage is graced by the pres
| ence of the gifted lady. who verifes and en-
| phaslZes the tradition Of the devotion of her
| family to the cause of liberty. LApplause].
MRS. PARNELL's WELCOME.
To this lady, great as a woman aud illus
| trious as mother, / can tender on behalf of
| you our most respectful and most
am here not only as dele
| gate of the Irish Parliamentary party,
| bur of the Irish National League Applause
1 | fO Ia ba ~
| America, not only on behalf OF that party
! which faces the OppressOr of our race on the
| floor Of the House of Commons, bnt also to
| utJerthe sentiments OF that organization which
| trains and organizes the resolution, ingenuity
| and strength of the Irish people for the strug-
| gle upon the soil of ireland. Applause /
| am here as representative of United Ireland.
! rGreat applause and cheers. lam here to say
| that there is difference in principle. no
| difference in intention between the men who
| confront the OpprcSSOrS of our country ID the
! legislative arena and the men who conduct
! the public cause at home. Applause and
| cries of Good And while / declare that
| there is at this moment perfect identity of
/ action, perfect unity Of principle between the
| people in Ireland and those who struggle for
| them in the English House Of Commons. | be-
! lieve may add that no man who at this mo-
/ ment commands the confidence and love of the
| Irish people will. in the critical future which
| is near approaching, which will decide not
only the social but political rights of our race.
| interpose any personal view or preference Of
| his own il he finds that it Will have the effect
| of injuring the unity of the people or of en-
| dangering the success of our cause. Ap-
APLEA FOR UNITY.
Speaking to you, then, as a spokesman of
united Ireland, would say that l have conf
| dence that you will prove on this occasion that
1 the Irish race, long schOOled IN political adver-
| sity. has learned to extract from il sweet re-
| suits; and that, looking back upon the past of
| our country, disGgured along the hideous
| track of oppression and Of suffering. you
! will resolve that the historian will not have to
say that you added to these landmarks bv
! your disUnion, but that you will reflect in
! your conclusions here that unity to which
| the people at home have been driven and
| that to whatever conclusion you may come, it
will be the conclusion of you all. and that
! whatever step you may take to break down
| the power Of the OppressOr, that step you will
| take all together, and that there shall be no
| disunion in all your ranks. Great applause
William Redmond, member of Parlia-
ment, was next introduced as a former
| visitor in America and was received with
much applause. Mr.. Redmond spoke
briefly, in the course Of his remarks
| saying;
Last year l had the honor Of attending
! convention somewhat similar Of representa-
| tives OF our race in Australia. Small though
| it was, it was as distinctly representative of
| the patriotism of the Irish people of Austria
| liza as this great assembly is of the DatriOtism
| TGFeat applause Next month an assem- re
| similar TO this Will take place in ireland raD-
! plausel, and thaPe and then we will be able to
make OF England n demand for the govern
ment Of our country lapplausel with all the
| more emphasis, because we can point besides
| to the convention of Irish in America and the
| convention Of the Irish in Australia. rGreat
| applause"