The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Resolutions of Regret at the Death OF
MIR. Hardenbergh.
The Central Branch Irish National
afternoon. The meeting was well at
tended, as it was expected that resolu.
tions regretting the death of Mr.. A. A.
Hardenbergh would be presented. Several
contributions to the funds of the league
were handed in and for the Father Nc
Fadden Fund Michael Gavin gave 81
and George Brown, 81.
The following letter from the patriotic
priest of Gweedore was read and ordered
fled:-
BuNBEe GwEEpoRE County Donegal,
September 30 1889. (
My DEAR SIR am deeply grateful for your
kind sympathy and your able service to the Fair
Trial Fund
Your letter to the press is very truthful and
accurate account of the facts
feel under lasting obligations to the patriotic
members of the Central Branch, hope you
will be able to convey to them all my cordial
thanks owe special thanks to Mr. Brown for
the trouble of collecting; and | am particularly
grateful to find your patriotic priest, Father
Quinn, cooperating so generously. The trial
commences on Thursday. October II.
With every good wish and blessing, am, yours
gratefully, JAMES McFADDEN, p. P.
Mr.. M. b. Ho LINES, Sec'y l. n. L., Jersey City.
A communication was also read from
which said, among other interesting
things
DEAR Mr.. HoLMEs-We all send you and your
friends warm and sincere thanks for your most
kind and welcome contribution to the McFadden
Fund.
Under the head of new business, NJ B.
Holmes called attention to the great loss
the Irishmen of Hudson county and the
Irish cause sustained by the death of Mr..
Hardenbergh. He paid warm tribute to
Mr.. Hardenbergh for the generous SYM
pathy he had SHOWN for the Irish people
in their struggle for self-government.
Several other members expressed their
warm appreciation of Mr.. Hardenbergh' IS
generous qualities, among them being
Mr.. John English, Mr.. Il. L. Mclaughlin,
Mr.. John S. Sullivan, Mr.. Patrick LAWN.
Mr.. Michael Bluoitt and Mr.. p. j. Roo
ney, who said he remembered hearing
Mr. Hardenbergh in 1S43, at public meet
ing, eloquently pleading lreland's cause
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions which would express the
views of the members of the Central
Branch on the death of Mr.. Hardenbergh.
After short recess the committee pre-
sented the following resolutions, and they
were unanimously adopted
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God to re-
move from amongst us-we hope to a better and
brighter world d-our friend and highly respected
feliow-ctizen, Mr.. A. A. Hardenbergh; and,
Whereas, We have ever found in Mr.. Harden
pergh those sterling moral principles and gener-
the incorruptible public man and good citizen,
and we have also found in him warm sympa-
thizer with and most generous friend of Ire
land in her struggles for national independence
and her right to selfgovernment; be it there
fore
Resolved, That we express our deep regret for
the loss we have sustained by the death of 50
good a citizen, so faithful a public servant, and
so generous a friend of the Irish cause.
Resolved, That we most respectfully tender his
them in their great afhiction.
(Sgned) NJ B. HOLMES,
JOHN KENNY,
JOHN ENGLISH,
K. i. MCLAUGHLIN,
Committee.
Copies of the resolutions were ordered
given to the American and Irish-Ameri
can press, and as a further mark of re-
spect the meeting adjourned to meet two
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