Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-09
Irish Home Rule-Mr. Gladstones Bill.

IQeuU III lClGlCESC W biNtN'4~' $1,000
forms. His arrival at the Parliament House
was greeted with great enthusiasm en- tie
part Of the people. The cheering continued
until long after he entered the House, bis
entrance into which was marked by The
same scenes among the Liberals and Par
nellite=. The widest enthusiasm prevailed,
and it is safe to say that no such scene was
ever witnessed before in the House o! Com
mons.
As soon as the cheering had ceased Mr.
Gladstone rose and moved for permission to
introduce a bill to amend previous legisla-
ton and 10 make provision for the future
government Of Ireland. On making this
motion Mr.. Gladstone said: 1.-THE time has
arrived when both honor and duty require
Parliament 10 come to decisive resolution.
II should be the endeavor TO l!heratc Parlla-
ment from tho restraints under which, dur
ing late wears, it had Intellectually struggled,
and TO restore legislation TO its unlmred"d
course. IL is orr duty 10 establish harmo.
NOUS relations between Great Britain ana
Ireland on footing Of FREQ institution, IN
which EnglisEmen, Scotchmen and lrishinon
bnve like interest" ibis sentiment was
erected with prolonged cheers. AS soon as
6nic! vas restored Mr.. Gladstone entered
uuou a brief review or the general features
Of past legislation for ireland. He dwell
mon tho coercive and repressive measures
which had been nut in force from time to
time. and deprecated any further resort 10
the rude remedies Of intimidation.
His plan, briefly stated, provides for an
Irish parliament, but there arc 10 he here
after no Irish peers in the British tinnSc OF
Iords and no Irish representatives i'll the
House of Commons Tho Irish parliament
is TO he composed oftwo housc2-the upper
consisting of 10; and tho lower oil 2o6 mem
bers. each house with qualified right 10
veto. The twenty eight Irish peers may SIT
in the upper house for lIie il they SO desire,
| while tho remaining seventy-ve members
| are to 10 elected for ten years, or Till the ex
piration of the Parliament. They must, to
| be eligible, own 81 900 worth OF property y.
The members OF the lower house are to De
elected for five years. Tho Imperial FAR
| lament will retain control OF laying Gus
toms and tho excise dues relating 10
| customs Tho Irish parliament will have
| no control of the army or navy, nor
any concern with foreign colonia! re-
Iations, nor authority in regard to
| coinage or The currency, or the creation OF
I
tho postoflice and the regulation of taxa
ton and expenditures. A sum is TO DO adj
vauced by the imperial government for the
maintenance OF !he Irish government 1T the
first, and this is 10 be gradually paid back
ont OF tho Irish revenues But any excess
| of receiDts over expenditures that may
accrue is 10 be covered each year into the
Irish treasury. The Office Of viceroy is 10 be
| retained, but he is TO I've a non partisan, and
J he NAV be Roman Catholic. The judges
| arc hereafter to be appointed by the Irish
government, and to continue in cflice until
retired by pensioning. iceland IS tc be re
lieyed of the conS!uhulary expenses beyond
| & 600. 900, and III two years the civil scr.
vice is TO be transferred TO the Irish govern
| mert.
Mr., Gladstone said Eng,and had tried to
pass many good laws for Ireland, but some
| thing better than good laws YVES necessary
| When the colonies were governed from
Downing street there was always friction;
but since Parliament had admitted the
reasonableness Of their proposition, when
| thew said we don't want Eour good laws,
but do want our own good laws, there mad
been no friction. This principle has now
come home from across the seas. and The
Throne must consider whether it Is apple.
able TO the case Of Ireland. I'VE now stand
face to face with what i; termed irish ma
tionaIity,Tn lie said, venting Itself in a
demand for general eil-government III Irish
not in imperial-allalr5: ,-
In conclusion, Mr.. Gladstone said: Il
hold that there is such thing as local pasri-
otism. which in itself IS not bad, but good.
Cheers The Welshinan is iuIi oil local
patriotism. The Scotchman is full CT local
\ al, aii6uo1jty l..
strong rs it ever was, aud if the need were
to arise believe it would be as ready TO as
sert itself as it was in the days of Bannock-
hurn. iChcers If | read Irish history
aricht misfortune and calamity have we'd
| ded her sons to their soil with an embrace
vet closer than is known elsewhere, aud The
Irishman is still more profoundly irish; but
| it does not follow that because his local pa
triotism is strong he should br incapable oI
an imperial patriotism"
Mr.. Gladstone hoped his plan would mol
prove merely q choice OF the lesser bal u
good in itself. "1'ncro H. know, IN an.
swer TO this: and what is the answer? The
answer is only fc,ind in the view which rests
upon a basis Of despair, Of absolute condcm.
nation Of Ireland and ili=hnrn n excep-
tons to those beneficial provisions which
have made, in general, Iiaroreans in par
ticular, Englishmon and Americans, capa-
bic of self government; that mn lIlsiman ls
IL lusus hdH,9r; that justice, common sense,
moderation, natural prosperity have no
meaning for him; that all that ho can I'M
derstand and all that he can appreciate is
strife, perpetual disscnsion
Nov, sir, am rot going to argue in this
House whether this view, this morstrous
view, is correct one. say the lri3hman
is as capable OF loyalty IS another man re-
newed Irish cheers !; bni il his loyalty has
been checked, why, it is bccansc tie laws
| by which he is governed do not present
themselves TO him, rs they ii" 10 rs in Eng
land or Scotland, with Il ha',"c and con-
genial clement"
The Premier maize an appeal to the for.
bearance Of both Englishmcn and lrisamen,
and continues II ask them 10 show 10 EIi-
rope and America that We, to" can face the
political problems which America lad TO
face twenty yeats ago, and which many
countries in Europe have been called on 10
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