Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-20

| have given to our cause we have, l think,
reason to rejoice at the opportunity which
| they afforded to our suffering and eXAsperated
| people 70 show the magnanimity OF their ma
lures and the unalloyed purity of their
love OF liberty. What spectacle Ire
| land Afforded to the world when at last one
| great Engllshman rose bold enough and wise
! enough to do justice to her character. Ages
| OF heartiess oppression and bitter wrong,
hundreds OF thousands of martyrs to irish
| freedom, ages of stupid religious persecution,
| ages OF depopulation and state created
| famine, never ending insult aud ruthless
| caluuny. All in that one moment we're for
| gotten, and the feeling up ermost IN the
| hearts of The Irish race at home and abroad
were gratitude to the aged Statesman VINO
simply proposed to do Justice, and anxiety for
the blessed oblivion Of the past.
READY TO SHAKE HANDS.
| Who in the face of the reception given to
the bill of Mr.. Gladstone, cramped and de-
| formed as it was by humiliating safeguards
and unnecessary limitations, will dare to say
| that the principle of our movement is merely
race hatred of England Last April Ireland
was ready to forget and forgive. She was
ready to sacrifice many things for peace 30
| long as one essential principle for which she
struggled was conceded. she was willing on
| the day when the portals of her ancient Senate
| house were reopened to shake hands with her
hereditary foe, ana TO proclaim peace between
| the democracies of two nations whom the AL
| mighty placed side by side to be friends, but
who had been kept apart by the avarice, pas
sions and Injustice of few.
| BITTERNESS REVIVED.
Once again the policy of concihation has
been cast aside by England. The English
Viceroy, who represented the policy of liberty,
| and who, for the first time since 1875, was
greeted with the acclamations of the popu-
lace in Dublin, has left our shores, and in his
| place has come one bearing the hated name Of
| Castlereagh.
Once again all thoughts of amity with Eng
land have been banished from the minds of
Irishmen, and to-day we are once more face
| n Ia hnrn0ttarV
cloud has descended once more upon our land
but we have right to call the world to re-
member how brightly and peacefully the
Irish landscape smiled during the brief sun
shine of the last few months. The duty Of the
moment is clear. We have given England
most convincing proof that on the concession
| of liberty we can be trusty friends. 1t now
remains for us to prove for the thousandth
time that as slaves we can be formidable foes.
ENGLISH RULE IMPOSSIBLE.
1 assert here to-day that the government of
Ireland by England is an lmpossibility, and
believe it to be our duty to make 1T so. We're
our people tamely to submit TO the yoke
which has been once again placed on their
necks they would be unworthy OF the blood
which they have inherited from their fathers,
who preferred poverty to dishOnor, and death
to national slavery. But there is no danger
of such disgrace The national governments
in the hands of a man who can be bold as well
rs cautious, and claim the confidence and
support of the Irish in America. not only be-
cause they are animated by the same princi-
pie and same hopes as we are, but because
our movement at home is conducted on wise
and honest policy. So long as we are true to
the great principle OF Irish nationality, reso-
lutely refusing either to be bought or CO.
creed from rigid adherence to the tull
anga[e sn o"g as we are able to point To- our pasi
policy ae honest and successful, we say we,
and no others, are entitled to decide for our
selves upon irish soil. and upon our own re-
sponsibity, what our policy for the future is
to be. This is the condition upon which you
have given your support to us in the past, and
it is the condition upon which alone we can
accept your support for the future.
THE COMING POLICY.
Ozone thing however, you may rest as
sured. The policy in Ireland in The near fu- =
ture will he one of fight. The chief of the
present English government recently pre-
scribed as remedy for Irish discomfort
twenty years of coercion. He forgot the his
torical fact that since the act Of union there
have been eighty six years of coercion and
that the spirit Of the people Is sterner and
higher to day than ever it was before. For
coercion he was quite prepared and to coer-
clon Lord Salisbury will most assuredly
be force to come, although the policy Of the
new government seems to be to try and ftave
off stern measures for a while. They will,
however, soon lind out their mistake. To the
concession of justice and lib srty there is nc
alternative by coercion To imagine that Ire
land could get along peacefully for even six
months under the rule of the new Castlereagh
is to set down our people as crazy or fools.
WINTER TO BRING WAR.
In the coming winter the laws of nature it.
self will forbid the possibility of peace. The
tenant farmers OF Ireland have nlayed part
too little known and appreciated here. They
submitted to untold privations and suferings
and eXactions in patience and in 81 lence, lest
by one word or act OF theirs they should EN-
BARI ASS their leaders in Parliament or retard
by one moment the concession OF home rule
The landlords of Ireland noted but totally
, misunderstood the meaning OF the
change of attitude. They mlstook
forbearance and patriotism for oowardice
and the crowbar brigade once more set tC
work. Still the tenants suffered in silence. Mr.
Gladstone proposed land 9lli whicn wonIo
gantly high figure. Yet the Irish tenants
were ready becau-e 1t was coupled with the
concession of home rule to paw this eXorbitani
sum as the price TO be paid for national free
dom.
NO MOTIVE FOR FORBRARANCE.
But all motive for forbearance on then
part is now gone; the sands have run through
y the hour glass, and the old lght between land.
lord and tenant must revive II the people are
not to he swept out of existence while they
are waiting for home rule. Once more the
, Irish landlords have behaved with unac-
countable folly and stupidity. They have
once more stood between ireland and hel
free dom. and have refused even an eXtrava
CANT price for their land because the offer wai
coupled with the concession OF an irish par
lament. SO be II. l believe the last oifel
has been made to Irish landlordism
The ultimate settlement Of this question
mnst now be reserved for the Parliament o
ireland, and meantime the people must TAKE
care TO protect Themselves aud their children
In NAV parts OF ireland assert that rent to-
Cay is an iulpossibiity and IN every part OIL
land the rents demanded are eNorbltant am
viii not and cannot be paid. The Old struggl,
will be revived. and before three months arr
= over the new government Will be force d rs o
| old in defense of the rents of landlords 20 at
tempt to forge anew the letters of coercion.
THE MEMORY OF THE DAY.
, Gentlemen, | have now done. The memory
: | Of this day will live with me while memory
p ! lasts The effects Of the work upon which yoJ
70 have been engaged, viii, believe, 1--we and DI
o felt 80 long as this struggle continues. lOul
' | wisdom Will guide our poiicy. Your COURAGE
/ | ,nI inspire our hearts. our marvellous
0 union will eNeiie our emula ion. You hav,
= GOOD reason indeed TO he proud Of the pro-
= | ccncdiuVs Of this day. You are, IN truth
I | engaved in a noble and sacred work
q ! nnIbing 10 5 than champlonlug the veal
I a 5atnst the strong, the helpless against thu
q un,yer,u', the afflicted against the prosper
4 1us. 70 nave long tince earnct Tor your
se yes and your adopted country Tue essng
Q | of me Nor, and rest assured. Wncn ~ las
@ | yict r /, It's upon our cause anu freedom d
4 | again enthrcnsd IN lrelsnd, on also Will rear
r | the reNaru, Tor the sod OF the poor and op
nrea.ed. the God OF justice and o. mercy vii
| niso increase your prosperity aIu "atch eter
nally over your libcfli,s'
. At1:10 O'Clock, on the conclusion OF Mr.
I Redmond's speech, the convention ad.
r iourned to O'clock this afternoon. Mr.
G otnofuV rpmarkg were Wiidll