The Irish standard., 1886-06-26
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to be spent, not in buying out hi
friends,' the landlords, but it is to b
spent in the forced emigration of th,
Irish people. Cheers.) But que S
tion precedent to that policy is, will
the Irish people emigrate? Cheers.
The Prime Minister has told them tina
their claim is expedient, is just, ant
that it ought to be acceded to. Cheers.
The declaration is adopted by the bulk
of the Liberal party, and enthusiastic
ally affirmed by great assemblies o1
Englishmen, and with that moral and
physical strength on their side the
Irish people shall never be driven from
the land that they are destined to rule
loud Irish cheers.) Why, sir, if you
emigrate one million, and turn discon.
tented men at home into bitter enemies
abroad, those who remain will become
more troublesome. You will have to
emigrate second million, and third
lcheers,) and when the majority are
disposed of, and only the "loyal minor
ity" remains, the hon. and gallant
member for North Armagh (Major
Saunderson) will make an Irresistible
demand for separate Irish Parliament
in the name of a really united Ireland.
(Irish and Liberal cheers, and hear
hear.) The hon. and gallant member
will, of course, then be older, though, i
apprehend he will never be very much
wiser (laughter,) and, I have no doubt,
the Government will find in him a
much more troublesome and turbulent
man than my hon. friend the member
for the city of Cork. (Cheers.)
Mr.. Sexton pointed out in lucid and
forcible language the ample protection
provided in the bill for tae minority
after which he proceeded TO demolish
the fallacies. about the Ulster wealth
and loyalty. He then took up the
question of the approaching election,
after which he resumed his seat amidst
prolonged cheers.
THE NEXT ELECTION.
We look with confidence to the appeal
from this House to the country.
(Cheers.) Now, for the first time, the
people Of England know the truth, and
they have been told that truth with All
eloquence, and comprehensiveness,
and force that no other man could
(Cheers.) Ibelieve the ap-
peal to England, to the man to whom
the Prime Minister gave political
force, will result in their using that
political force in the name of justice,
and that the right hon. gentleman will
be supported by a force that will be ir-
resistible. (Irish cheers.) This is a
struggle between a giant and throng
of Lillputians. (Great laughter, and
Irish cheers.) The noble lord, the
member for Rossendale said that the
Bill is dead. Sir, the Bill is not dead.
(Cheers.) The Bill is alive, and it will
thrive in Che hands of a living Irish ma
ton. prolonged cheers.) But I will
tell the noble lord what is dead-his
party is dead. (Liberal and Irish
cheers.) His party is one of the husks
shed by the Liberal party, and these
husks are represented by territorial
Wings and sham Radicals. TCheers
and laughter.] Lord Salisbury took
upon himself to state that in a few
days this Bill will be matter of his
tory. 1t will be a matter of history but
it will be history of one chapter
closed and another opened [hear hear]
1T will be history Of a chapter which
lasted 700 years, chapter unequaeled
IN misery and in shame, a chapter Of
tyranny, retaliation, and of persecu-
lion. 1t will mark the opening of a
better and a happier chapter [cheers,
IF a chapter to last. I hope, through
,he ages yet to come, chapter of JUS
ice and of mutual kindness-a chapter
If proserity and peace. [Cheers.] Sir,
{ believe that in the hall of the Irish
Legislative Cbamber-opposite the
statute of Charles James Fox--that
)ne great Englishman, before our time,
Who had the wisdom and the greatness
% appreciate the justice Of the Irish
cause, will stand the statue Of the
light hon. gentleman the Prime Minis
er. Loud and prolonged cheers.l We
Who will have remembered him in his
;reatness-we who have seen and
leard him--will know how he feared
lothi4g, how he dared everything
where his head and conscience led HIM
% champion the Irish cause. [Cheers.]
His memory will be a benefcent lnf1u-.
nee to the future time. Hear, hear
History, the impartial justifer Of
light, when the passions Of this strug-
lie are stilled, when every one Of us
S lying quiet i'll our grave, will
herish his memory as one who
brought to an end the woful and
bitter fight between two nations
he struggle between the English
nd the Irish people - will bless
lis memory as that of him who ini-
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