The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-22

b'gotry and national psifidy that
trampled under feet the articles OF that
treaty. Such opportunities thus fer
have come at intervals OF cen uries-
at the end OF the seventeenth and at
tie close of the eightesnth-and now
again, at the close OF the ninetsenth
century, / do not say another oppor-
tunity will not occur. The case is
now very different. You have put
such WEAPONS in the hands OF
Ireland, the weapons OF constitutional
freedom and representative govern
ment, which she will know well how
to uss; and though you reject her
prayer, you do not thereby settle the
difficulty, or even obtain an interval
of prec ar Gus Tepose. Do you Iemem-
Der Burke's words when the support
ers CT the ruiuous American eaid they
were abe TO suppress the Americans?
He said: "The moment of military
success will he the commencement OF
political difficulty; and II you sup.
press srmed resistance in America
you never will be able to govern
America " DO not hold out to yoa
the terror Of civil war in Ireland. 1
leave that to
THE LOYAL oRANGEMKS
[laughterl who are flying through
the country with rifles from Belfast to
Boyne. Laughter II 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 will
never be able to alter what has hap
pened in the last six months, which
has stamped upon our own history
facts ineffaceRble in themselves and
certain as TO their results. II that
prayer is rejected you never will be
able to govern Ireland again. You
will find that disappointment will pro-
duce desperation, social order will be
more and more impaired, society will |
be disquietsd aud disturbed by agra
rian outIag s, the time OF Parliament |
will be filled with odiuus battles. Co |
ercion will be demanded. Coercion |
will be resisted if adopted and fgain |
withdrawn, and the same miserable |
round of struggles will dishonor the !
history Of our country. Cheers. To |
arrest all these mischlefs, we ask the |
country to
LIsTEN TO OUR PRAYER
Reduced within the limits OF reason |
aud safety, we ask you to achieve
victory fer the best and highest inter.
ests of mankind" Loud and pro-
longed cheers, in the midst Of which
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat, hav.
ing spoken one hour and q bali.
Replying to a quest on by an elector
as to whether he favored system of |
grand committees Of Parliament to |
act as proviu cial 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 a specified time, aud, if |
no objections be entered, then carried |
to the House OF Lor S without further |
discussion.
Mr. Gladstone said ihat the subject |
was long one, but he would deal |
with it with rs much iu'lness as pos
sible; pTrhsps, in tomorIow's address. |
RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution wss unauimouslyN
adopted that "the electors Of Midlo- |
luldu nhNG C'uuubUCS III MI dldu- |
stone, cordially approve the Irish pol
icy of thu government, and welcome
Mr.. Glads one in bis return to Scot
lar ct the present.. isis."
AT THE EXHIBITION.
After the meeting Mr.. Gladstone
moved away with lis wife and the |
Countess OF AbCrieen to the exhibi-
ton, followed by cheering crowds.
Later in the evening series of reso-
lutions wers adopted at a mass meet
ing in favor of home rule, and were
presented to Mr.. Glads'on who, in a
speech expressing his thanks, said
he hoped to see speedily an
honorable termination of the euter-
prise. A slow terminal on would be
painful and probably 'amelul one;
ON the action Of the nation depended
the question whether the termination
should be an honorable one, or should
leave behind ranking sores which
would tend 'or long time 10 qualify
any good one.