Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-16
THE IRISH CAUSE.
Meeting OF Delegates Representing the
Irish National League to Consider
the Best Methods
or Re.Establisbing that Organization
on q Firm Basis-Pr0mineat
Leaders Present.
The Address Adopted by the Natiena
Commlltee-Gr Demonstration
at 0sden's Grove.

CHICAGO, ILL, August 15-Dsiegates
representing she Irish National League OF
nearly every State of the Union assembled
this morning at McCoy's Hotel to consider
the best methods of re-establishing the Or
gsnizstion with which they are affiliated
on firm and enduring basis. Among the
most notable OF the delegates who are
present may be mentioned Mr.. p trick
Egsn of Lincoln, Neb, president of the
League and at one time treasurer of the
parent organization in the cid county
Mr.. Alexander Sullivan, ex-president of
The Lesgue; Thomas Brennan, who Of
| tciated as secretary of the organization in
Ireland; the Rev. DR.. O'Rielly of Detroit,
the treasurer Of the League for over three
| years; Roger Walsh, the secretary; NJ. V.
Cannon OF Davenport, Ia, DR.. Thomas
! O'Rei ly Of st. Louis, P. S. Kstley of Bos-
| ton, Capt. Msurice Wilhere of PeunsY. va
| uis, Judge Donnelly of Wisconsin, Capt.
| William Lomasney Msckey Of Detroit, NJ.
B. Holmes Of New Jersey, DR.. Fox of Troy,
| n. Y, James Reynolds of Connecticut,
Capt. Michael Boland of Denver, Colo,
| Gen. Martin Kerwin OF the New York
Tablet and several others. The object of
| bringing these men together is to device
the best and wisest methods Of lending aid
to Mr.. Parnell and his colleagues in the
old land. The National League is the sue
cessor of the Land League.
SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The session OF the Executive Committee
| of the Irish National League commenced
| at 10 o'clock. All the members we're
| present except Flsherty of Boston. Sena
| tor Rid6leoerger did not arrive this morn
| ing as expected. The committee that went
| to meet him at the Baltimore and Ohio
| depot were informed that the train on
/ Eal,1 -
| fifty miles from Chicsgo. He will not ar
rive until about II o'clock.
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
| The National Committee OF the Irish
| National League, composed of one mem
| Der from each State, went into session at
| so O'Clock. The chief purpose of the
meeting of the committee was TO determine
| when and where the next National Con-
| vention will be held. Senstor Riddleber-
| ger of Virginia, who is to address the as
| sembly this evening, arrived unexpectedly
| and was not met by the committee and
| escort appointed to receive him. About
| noon he was discovered ct the Grand Pa
cific and taken in charge by Alexander
Sullivan and Gen. Kerwin.
| IN SECRET SESSION.
At 2:45 o'clock the committee was still
| in secret session. 1t has been learned,
| however, thai the National Convention
| will probably be held in Chicago. A mes
sage from Psrncll was read, in which he
advised the col ference to fix he date of
| the convention TO occur after the English
| elections.
| THE COMMITTEES address.
| The following is the address formulated
and adopted this afternoon at the meeting
| Of the HrtUuai OUramittee OF the tT4Sn
/ National League OF America:
| In obedience to the suggestion OF the
| chosen leader of the people of Ireland,
the National Committee of the Irish Ma
| tional League of America assembled t1
/ designate the time and place for holding
the next National Convention of the
| eague in the Un ted States have decided
/ to POSTPONE the date of meeting until jan
uary, 1885. 1t must bs manifest tn ali
| members of the league and all friends of
| self-goyernment in Irelsnd that it would
| oe impossible either for Mr.. Parnell to at
tend the convention in this country or to
| send any of his abe associates pending
The general election, which will prob
ably occur next November. Hence
the wisdom of his suggestion that
the convention be postponed. Meantime,
however, the league should inangurate g
period of activity not less earnest and en-.
eTgetic than that which prevailed when
Ireland was threatened with another atti-
fetal famine, and when her leaders were
imprisoned and her press silenced under
so-called Liberal government. The party
led by Parnell need support How well
that support ia deserved we need not tell
the word-assuredly we need not tell men
i of Irish birth or descent. Parties without
| compensation, without official power or
patronage among aliens, who have parse
| cuted and who have sought to degrade
| them, being numerically less than one-hali
| # tue body in W. ich they serve, they
| have a chieved success unparalleled in
the history of struggles for free
| government by their ability, THEN
] unity, their discipline, their faith in the
instics of their cause and by their rest
| less 'abors: theyfhave forced not only the i
| enemies but the world to lock upon op-
| preston and to listen TO the recitals OF an
outraged, plundered, misgoverned people
They nave with matchless skin seized upon
Every opportunity to thrust bsfore the
| world their cause. Itis one which will beal
| the SCRUTINY of light; they never allowed
it to be hidden. They blocked the i-eisla
tioa of the English Parliament; they 90
jsc5ed TO, postponed and defeated ioet
| egisla;ion intended to foster and expedit,
EUglish business interests in retala
ion for the dull, brutal iudiffer
ecee which was shown to Irish
| interests. For the first time il
| Euglish history it was impossible to ex
| end the franchise privileges in England
| and Scotland without giving Ireland absc
| ute equality. While they have not beer
| bic to crmpel the government to disgors'
| the surplus of the upexpended fund RAISED
o support the now disests soiiShed Chur, n
| hey have wrung away frem the cham
i, ns of that coos-a robbery the admls
| ION that it belongs to the people of Ire
and and have compelled the return OF
| oortion of the stolen funds. They hav
not secured the land of Ireland for tn
/ | eop,e of Ireland, but they have force,
ne enactment OF legislation which, a.
though inadequate in its effects, is SO ex
traordiuary in it's terms and confessions a
--~nunt to confession OF the enormit
v # the system wh;c. has 40 long Groun m
e DOWN and impoverished the Ia" oet
d 1 pie. They have not been adj
Il to get back Grattan's Parliamen
, for Ireland, but they boldly an
! ucunce that no lesser measure will b
Il accepted by them, and, pending its restori
d | lion, though prohibited from governin
L | Ireland. thew have been able to dictaI
D l Who must cease and who nay assume th
T l work of governing England They hav
a driven the patty of coercion, the party
e judicial murderers, the patty OF eviction
e the party which vainly sought to lmpriso
II | ideas when 1t thrust men INTO uuDBoon
o | the party led by Gladstone, who wroi
e boss,ir gy of the downfall of the Amer
-e can republic, into disgraceful retireGleI
e from Dublin Castle; and they haN
shown that, while Dublin Cast
was the home of the so-cale
English Liberalism and seat OF tyrann.
ii its unnatural vice and imported Easlie
u bestislity made it only worthy OF site
): the sncient Sodom and GomorIah or
le modern London. Their labors have bee
i herculesn, their accomplishments und
D, most adverse circumstances are aimo
y | miraculous When they next appear
OF Parliament their numbers will be increase
70 | from thirty to at least eighty. They W
have more or less OF the only reliable T.
y | glish support. that which comes fro
ID fear, from a number of Englii
e. members who will owe the
election to the judiclous exercise OF Il
balance of power by exiled Irish in Eu
Hand and Scotland. With thst strength tn,
. | will be able to throttle English legslatio
:, and thus to compel the English to allc
- 4 them to retire from the atmosphere p'
a. lutsd by royal and aristocratic beastialit
,is and to establish free Parliament for 4
~. government of the free people in lrelan
~ 1 In the accomplishment of this work tn
~ need one more great effort on the part
- their American auxiliaries. We appeal
every branch league to give renewed Il
and determination to the work. We ear
VS. l estly invite all who are not members
mt join the lesgue, and we invite ali men
il. our race, whether members of the lesg