The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-09

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4, fined The ess, nee Of the union TO
be the fact that whereas, before the
union there were two separate and
Independent Pal aments, aie the
union there vas but cne. To speak
of the dismemberment OF the empire
was, in this century. a misnomer and
an sbsurdity. The fault OF the admins
trative system Of Ireland YVES that its
spring and source Of sction was Bn.
Rlsh. [CheerFl The government
therefore felt that the settlement oil
the question was to be found by
ESTABLISHING A PARLIAMENT AT DUB
rnr LIN
Irish cheersl for the conduct Of bufi-
neea Of both q legislative and an ad,
minis,rative nature. The political
economy Of the three countries must
be Teconciled. There should he an
equitable distribution OF imperial bur-
dens. Next, there must be reasonable
safeguards for the minority. And why
could not this minority In Ireland take
care OF itsei7 He had no doubt about
its ability 10 do that. When we have
passed through the present critical
period, and been disarmed OF the
ealousies with which any change was
approached but for the present, there
we're three classes OF people whom
they were bound TO consider: First,
The class connected with the land
second, the civil servants and oftic srs
OF the government in Ireland; third,
the Protestant minority. Toe speaker
could not admit the calm OF the Prot
estant minority in Ulster or elsewhere
10 rule on questions which were for
! the whole Of Ireland. Several schemes
for the sepa ate government OF Ulster
| had been submitted to him. One was
that Ulster province should be ex-
Guided from the operations oil the
present bill; another was that a 5epa-
rate autonomy h1uld be provided for
Ulster, and third suggested that r
tain rights should be reserved and
| placed under provincial councils. No
one Of these proposals, had appeared
TO the government 10 be so completely
jultfisd by its merits or by the weight
1 al public opinion In it's favor 90 to
warrant the Cover In including
II In their bill. However, they de-
served fair constellation, aud the free
discussion that would follow the 10
PRODUCTION OF the present bill might
lead to the discovery OF one plan which
had q pfedominating amount OF gu D.
poTt, and the government would do
its best TO adopt the plan that seemed
olikely 10 give general satisfaction.
Il rHR GREAT SETTLEMENT OF 1882.
Referring TO the great settlement Of
! 1872, Mr.. Gladstone taid: ut was
not q real settlement-and wbv2 Was
: it Ireland that prevented real settle.
mont being NADER [Inth cheers
No, it WAS mistaken policy OF Eng.
land, listening to the pernicious voice
aod claims OF ascendency. The Irish
Parliament labored under great disad
! vantage; yet II had in 1t tplrk o.
, the spirit OF freedom, and it emanci
B pated the Roman Catholics in Ire
land, when the Roman Catholics in
! England were still unemanCipated. /
] received Lord Fhz William with opeT
: arms, end when, aitr brief career
? he was recalled to Eopland, the Irisl
j Parliament registered their confidence
+ in am by passing a resolution desir
ing that ne should still administer tn
government. lord FltE.Wil,iam ha,
A prnmoted the admission of Romai
/ Catholics into the Irish Parliament
|, and there wes aepirit In that Parlia
. ment which, IL 1t had had free scope
Wonld have done noble work an
q probably would have solved all Cd
/. Irish problems and saved this govern
ment infinite trouble.
q PLAN FOR AN IRISH JEGisLATURR,
The speaker said no would no,
!, pass TO the p an how TO give Ireland
!. legislature to deal with Irish, as dil
q tinRuished from imperial, affairs. II
d was confronted at the outset wit
6 what he felt to be a formidable d
lemmR. Ireland was to have n dc
n meatiC legislature for Irish affairs
Q That was the rostulate from which h
Q set out. Were the Irish members an
n the Irish repr NATIVE peers in tn
l. other house 10 continue To form PAL
y Of the repr sentative assembliesH 7
!. speaker thought it would be perfect
d clear that II Ireland was 70 have
y domestic legislature the Irish peer
NJ and the Irish repres eutstives eoll
ls not come to Parliament TO control FL
ID glish and Scotch aifsire, [Cheers
n Then, with regard 10 the quest9
a whether Irish representatives shout
10 como TO the House OF Commons iC
ar the settlement of imperial ailairs, h
2 thought that could not be done II
d, had therefore arrived at the coucli
nj sion that Irish members and lis
or peers ought not to sit in th
ne palace Of Westu iusier. ron, OIL an
ie cheer II Irish members were M
n to sit in the HOUSE OF Commons, Iris
Ne peers ought not to sit in the 9th,
Or house Of Parliament, Hear, hear III
Ie- DILL How were the lrish people I
be te taxed II they had legisla ors |
~ both Couutries2 lie believed III,
he Great Britain would never impoI
as upon Ireland tax 1lion without repr
IL Bentation, and added, az We were
sh have taxation without representatio
w then there would come another que
to ton which would raise q prsttiC
Ie, difficulty, and that s Are we TO gi'
up that fiscal unity Of the empire
lie did not think that by giving I
q. ths fiscal unity Of the empire th'
nm were giving up the unity Of the Ell
M pire. lie, however, stood upon Il
Of substantial ground that TO give up Il
A. fisch unity Of the empire would be
yal public inconvenience and misiortun
aw 1t would be \ great misfortune
IW Great Britain and greater misiortu
he for Ireland. He conceived III
,at one escape from that
II lemms would be such
sai arraug snent as would give the il
no periRl government authority 10 Ia
se, customs duties and such excise duti
he AZ wers Immediately connected wi
lis. the customs The conditions OF gu
INV m arrangement were; Fist, that I
ire. & aneral power Of t,Xation over al
w above those particular duties shot
Oh | pass into the hands OF domestic /
,nlt islstuIe in Ireaud second, that |
vIf prCC Aeds OF the customs and exc
'-et should be held for the benefit OF l
md land Snd for the discharge of the
M l'gsticns Of Ireland and the peymt
M. OF the balance, after these oblig ATTIC