Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-22


irish history from 1900 TO the time OF Par
nell, "whose first demands" he said,
were made when his party were mi
nority OF the Irish representatives. Only
recently the Irish members were mar
shalled into one Dand to tell you first
what Ireland wants, and, secondly, pre-
pared to reduce the limit of the demands
OF Ireland within the bounds which
l think the Liberal party IN
general will acknowledge to be
reasonable. Cheers. That is why it
would have been premature on my part
in any way TO have distinctly associated
myself with this movement till the pro-
per time arrived. What would you think,
gentlemen, if on any subject vitality
touching your interests sixty of our sew
enty-two representatives with one voice
made distinct demand in behalf OF Scot
land in respect to which it was clear that
the interests of che empire were not
threatened. What would, you think Of
tAe rejection of that measure? Pro-
longed cheers.
NOT COMPLAINING.
Mr.. Gladstone said that he did not COM
plain of the secession of Lord Harrington
and Mr.. Bright. They were a.small frac-
'tion of the Liberal party. They had aban-
doned its traditions, which were as hon.
? Orabie regarding Ireland as Fox's. The
speeches and actions for Fltzwilliam aud
eCavendish showed theirdescendants were
trying to resist thatpolicy which, il it had
been carried out, would have saved years
of trouble. The land purchase bill was
applicable at the time when be introduced
1t in the House of Commons, but he had
failed TO receive the support OF Lord Hart
lngton and others. He did not think Eng
land and Scotland received it 80 favorably
as they received the home rule bill. The
Cabinet were now free TO re-approach the
whole subject. II they continued in office
the Cabinet would carry out the home
rule programme with regard to their oblI-
cations. They desired TO secure local self
government for Ireland, with perfect secu-
rity to the imperial union.
NO CoNCEALMENT.
He had never, be declared, concealed
his ideas from the country when a great
crisis had come. People had the audacIty
to say that he bad endeavored TO force
this question forward. Last autumn, he
said, he foresaw an Irish demand which
would sweep into the shade all other leg
islation. He fOreshadOwed, but did not
f0resee, that the demand would be so wise
and moderate. Mr.. Gladstone further
said tnat he hoped they would notle slip
this golden opportunity, which does not
often occur, especially IN the case of Ire
would not settle the question and bring
peace, but there would be the same miser-
able round OF contention. He asked them
TO listen TO q prayer reduced to tho limits
of reason and safety.
1t is not often in the history of countries
that such opportunities occur.
RARE IN IRELAND's CASE.
Rare, indeed, have they been in the
case Of Ireland, tAe first, l believe, being
the opportunity provided by the treaty OF
Limerick. All, gentlemen, had that
treaty been executed the last 200 years
would have told very different tale, and
the indefible blot of disgrace, which the
judgment of the civilized world has fixed
upon England for her treatment OF Ire
land, would never have been found to sully
her brilliant and illustrlous escutcheOn.
Cheers. am sorry to say it was Pro-
testant bigOtry and national perfidY that
trampled under not the articles Of that
treaty. Such opportunities thus far have
| come at intervals of centuries-at the end
Of the seventeenth, at the close of the
eighteenth, and now again at the close of
the nineteenth century. j do not say an
other opportunity will not occur. The
case isnOw very different. You have put
ksuch weapons in the hands Of fIreland-the
weapons of constitutional freedom and
/ representative goveTnment-which she
will know we'll how TO use, and,
though you reject her PRAYER.
you do not thereby settle the difficulty
SOr even obtain an interval Of precarious
frepOse.
DOES NOT SETTLE THE DIFFICULTY.
Do you remember Burke's words
when the supporters of the ruinous
\ American war said they were able to
suppress Americans? He said: ssThe
momentOf military success will be the
commencement Of political difficulty, and
II you do suppress armed resistance ia
America, you never wIll-be able TO gov
ern America. do not hold out to you
the terror OF civil war in Ireland.
| leave that TO the loyal Oragemen
I Laughter) who are flying through the
country with rifles from Belfast to the
B0yne. Laughter If there were
any such terror as that, you have
ten times enough force to suppress any
such resistance, but, gentlemen, under
the present system you never Will be able
TO alter what has happened in the last
six months, which has stamped upon our
own history facts ineffaceible In them
selves and certain as 10 their results.
SEQUENCES OF REJECTION.
'If that prayer is rejected you never
will be able to govern Ireland again. You
Will lind that this hisdisappOintment will in
duce evaporation. Social order will be
more and more impaired; society will be
dlsquieted and disturbed by agragrian
outrages; the time OF Parliament will be
filed with odiOus battles; coercion will be
demanded, coercion will be resisted If
adopted, and again Withdrawn and the
same miserable round OF struggles
will dishonOr the history OF
our country. Cheers. To avert
all these mischiefs we ask the
country TO listen 10 our prayer. Reduced
within the limits Of reason and safety, we
ask you 10 achieve victory for the best
and highest interests OF mankind. Loud
and prolonged cheers, IN the midst Of
which Gladstone resumed his seat, having
spoken an hour and half
GRAND COMMITTEES.
Replying 10 a question by an elector, as
10 whether he favored the syst0m OF grand
committees OF Parliament 10 act as pro-
vincial councils for England, Scotland,
ireland and Wales, TO discuss local bills,
which, when passed. should be laid on the
table IN the House OF Commons for
specified time, ana II no objections be en-
tered, then carried TO the House Of Lords
without further discussion, Mr.. Gladstone
said that the subject was long one, but
he would deal with IL With as much full.
ness as possible, perhaps In to-morTow's
address. ID.
A resolution wns unanimously adopted
declaring that the electors Of Midlothian
have confidence IN Mr.. Gladstone. COR
diaily approve the Irish policy Ofthe gov
ernment aud welcome with enthusiasm
Mr. Giadstone's return 20 Scotland at the