The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-09-05
FREE IRELAND.
A Revival of Armed Rebellion Is In
the Air.
Excitement in England Over the Speech of
MIR. Parnell.

LONDON, August 20.-Mr. Parnell's
speeches have come at just the right mo-
ment to concentrate popular attention in
England. The English politicians are still
buried in contemplation Of the great prob
lem of how the cat will jump, and they
maintain an unbroken silence. Into this
void the. e.clear notes of the Irish leader pen
etrated with exulting tone. His throwing
overheard of all subsidiary questions, and
making an immediate call for legislative
independence, created surprise and anger
at the first shock. Hitherto the English re-
ply has been an unbroken chorus of emphat-
icrefusal. The Liberals are especially warm,
their.present cue being to go before the
country on an, anti Parnellite cry, arguing
that an enormous Liberal majority will
alone save the country from Parnell's die
tatorship Mr.. Parnell in the mean time,
has retired to Wicklow, secure in the fickle~
ness, pliancy and necessity of the English
parties, the activity of his lieutenants, dis
cipline of his organization, and his more
than ever supreme power in Ireland. The
Irish constituency have acclaimed the de-
cisiop to give him an absolute vote of
all candidacy which he disapproved, and
his colleagues have resolved by rigidiy
excluding all -rogues and cranks, to
build up party of an indissoluble unity.
1t is now considered certain that the Irish
party will have eighty seven seats in the
new Parliament. Wonderful confidence
reigns in Ireland, and the meetings reach
Land League proportions. The members
of the Parliamentary party are everywhere
enthusiastic, and the conviction is general
that the end of the struggle is near. The
fracas in Dublin ON Thursday, when Mr..
John Pollok thrashed Captain Barry, of
the Royal Horse Artillery; and Mr. John
Albert Blakely, a Deputy Lieutenant for
the county of Galway, is expected to
result in some sensational revelation of
manners, customs and morality of the Irish
arstocracy, especially that portion repre-
sented by the Dublin Castle clique. A dis
patch from Galway says that parties con-
cerned in the affray are Magistrates, and
are well known in the county. Pollok
owns large estates in Scotland in addition
to his landed property in Galway. Years
ago he evicted all the tenants on his estates
in the latter place and turned the land into
an immense pasture. He has since become
the largest cattle and sheep breeder in Ire
land, and has taken prizes in fine cattle
and sheep at all the shows recently held In
| Ireland. Captain Barry was Earl Spencer's
Aid de- Camp while the Earl was Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. A leading member
! of the Kildare Club said to-day that
both Barry and Pollok were
members of the club. Pollok, he said,
was staying at Keann's Hotel, opposite the
clubhouse, and seeing Barry enter the lat
| ter place, followed him and lunched at the
same table. Both parties kept .glarlng at
| each other during the lunch, but a friend
prevented row. When Barry got through
| his meal Pollok also arose from the table
| and followed into the street. After the
| fight with Barry. Pollok mounted Pat Cal
| Ions car, reputed to he the fastest in Dub
| lin, and drove 20 Burlington road, where he
met Mr.. John Blakely, who had been yacht
ing with him just previous to the quarrel.
Mr.. Parnell's speech remains the sensa-
| ton of the day. Stories of outrages are
|: also.renewed. The banner of separation
| being lifted, wild talk of armed rebellion
| is revived. The alarm has spread like
| wild fire in England, and the Liberal press
raise the cry, "Ihe Union is in danger"
| while the Liberal orators trumpet, "Down
with separation" Gladstone is back to
| lead the Liberal hosts, though Harrington
| began the battle in speech tonight at
| Rosendale. The declaration of Parnell
| for separation gives a new color to the
| impending struggle. 1t is a god
send to the "grand old man" in the honr of
| direst extremity. The Tories can now be
taunted with the Parnell alliance. Public
| opinion was crystalzng fast in favor OF
| Irish home rule, but it was long ago decid-
| ed that separation means bloodshed. 1t Is
an enemy on the threshold and inside the
gates. Public opinion inexorably DEGREES
| the maintenance of the union, and this
will be an effective campaign cry OF the
| Liberal party.