New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-09
CONVENTION OF INSTANTANEOUS.
A GALL ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
NATIONAL LEAouE-TwENrY THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR pARxELL.

DOLLARS FOR PARNELL.
clnoinu,A. Feb. s-The Council of the Irish Ma
ticnal League consisting of John Fitzgerald Hugh NC
Cafrey, the Rev z. A. ,MoKenna, Patrick Martn the
Rev Charles oReiIly, NJ V. Cannon, John f. Arm
strong. william p. Smith, Matto Doherty, George
s,reenev. J. J. Donovan and John P. Sutton met hero
Yesterday and passed resolutions pedging support 10
the Irish people and their leaders, expressing graude
10 the enfranchsed British masses and to GLADSTONE
10 reassemble Irish exiles in convention at PhAoef
bia in July 10 aid the Irish home and urging ths
parneu be requested to send ENJOYS TO that conVen
tion The following address was Issued;
To the Friends of Ireland ,,,a
for the Inallenable hight OF elfgovernment
by them al such tremendous sacrifices ana as'is. ~
scb mighty odds rs Just now being subjected In the
persons Of It's devoted leaders 10 announcer oluV1 "a
Exceptional severity. The Tory Government OF s Esg.
land has thrown aside even the forms Of decenoy under
which It has heretofore at times, veea l's
s9d nov stands orss sesnosm InS We view with Just
pride the unity and perseverance exhiDi'ea py ya.iS S
Irish people in this latest struggle aS sss1 SpresSon s has
been denied them by these Tory tyrants unaer % brsn
forms OF law but ori5eS st snJ5ts Or nsterIaIy check
their onward march. We assure them that ,L uona
countrymen In America stand Gady "a % nridence nav
dictate I'm their struggle 10 recover their iiDeIues
We regard with indifference. Il not contempt tne esaY
perin1es IN the Commission Court, and declare h al
Vance that tribunal so constituted and PACKED can
not render any Judgment which VIII III enc so Soea
Ireland fbe friendship Of the masses in all clviRed
cOmmunities who have watched irelandh eIub5Io
for freedom The Times" may ran, supoIn pSrIurit
and continue IT'S heinous Work OF cnueaNotInS "
destroy the National cause by furnishing our eSnors
reputation but in vain Englanas uIea , cta.o J,1iS
batoDings and budgeOnings, tails and prison garos
have been shown % have no terrors Ior uo pooPlv,
and their leaders. True, she added the InuIuSL ~
Mandeville 10 the Dnumefable list OF maftyrea ish
heroes and Bafour the latest represehaIam'g aa - s VI
80 exnressed word that he would lnu william OBflen
and John Dillon by long terms OF iapIlsoaiednE iand,d
etiIl there has been no faltering, ana the sPIsulu
snt ~ tbe people shows that they are worthy OF our
hest efforts and should receive our prompt eneouve
and continued assistance until l. ha oeen m r
that peaceful agitation has failed TO produce IN Eng
land q sense Of Justice and desire TO repair her
countless injuries inflicted upon ireland. A,o,
In prOuogiuC the remedies for these WroDBs, MhoH
IN the langIage OF one OF Ireland's tried and rnest
souls cry to Heaven for vengeance, we haye tahen
have for the present. decided upon the following plan
and now you, lovers OF Ireland cause IN Amer
lea the cause. of Justice and humanity, 10 co-operab
with us In the work We have declded 10 cau
National Convention In philadelphia, the date OF which
you VIII soon learn. TO this convention every 0r,
with the Irish National In the past VIII DC M
vited 10 send Representatives THIS. the Is. h th
convention Of the Exiled Gael" should DC inc
greatest in numbers the most emphatic ana eHccuVe
close 10 The last ten years OF heroic sacrince wnn
lovers Of liberty and justice In America have 50 srSi
made. a., o..as y,
That the proper act may accompany the WORDS 80 OF
hope and encouragement which Ireland neehs IN ,lo
her trying hour, we hereby authorize tbe Mea1oaU' p
OF the Irish National League OF America, the rev;
Charles oRelly ,sto send Immediately 10 Nj. farhol
tie OF S2O, 1000