Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17
ANOTHER MANIFESTO
VsRlsN ON The BOULOGNE CONFER.
ENCE WITH PARNsLL.
FAN Statement IN Reply TO tho Din
bolical Charges" Of tho Parncii-
ttes-Otber Foreign Ncws.

10y Anclo-Amcrican cable TO tho Dispat-,i.l
LONDON Enc. October lG.-It has been
animated for some days past that Mr..
"'silam OBrien was preparing state
ment or manifesto in reply TO the recent
farhellitc dcaancos which have been scat
tered right and left by the leaders of that
party. Mr. OBrien's statement is given to
tie public to-day. He writes:
have waited since the funeral. hoping
INIT the late Mr. Parnclls leading sup
lorters. knowing my relations with Mr.
iarneii at BOulognc. would have the man
Illness 10 disaesociate themselves from the
d.aoolical charges circulated broadcast by
their special organ that Nr. Dillon and
myself bounded thor leader t. death.
Now are the councils of peace madly and
hrally cast ;o the winds: now have ;he
ioulest insinuatiOns a. TO our treatment Of
Mr. Parncll become part OF the machinery
OF tho dis,enslon-morgGr without "a word
"t reputation or rcbuke from the men
VINO know the charles to be the foulest.
most ungrateful. and inlquitous ever
leyeiled at an Irish Nationalist.
ABsoLygD IRON sILn,cY.
Ny coun'ryrncn will agree with ne
that am absO!ved from all obligations of
silence IN regard - the conference at Bon.
iognc The unaltcraale basis OF AL com
nuncatlons with Mr.. PaTncll at Bou-
!ogne was. frs, and last. Lis retirement
from the ieal,rsMp. IhrOke Of cOmmuni-
cation with hlm after The first interview
until ! was informed hy h.s chief heutea-
ant that h. would entertain the proposal.
J inyit" Parncl's representatives, 20 rubbish
every document concerning the BoilU-ne
Negotiations.
I'VE kept three objects in 9lew 6rs'
that It WAS impossible that Mr.. Parneli
( could continue A. chairman Of tho paIlla-
Ment2rv Committee: secondly. to soften
/ the memory OF Ar. Parneil - i.i.t by evefy
/ possible palliative and evidence OF good
Will TINT hls most deNo' q c ,!l~agu"s could
suggest: thirdly. To avert the cnIuiities
! which We ke MY fcli 10 hc in,c palablc
/ from any disruption of .O:ces.
TIE PARTY liIgHT HAVE NErN MIN.
We were fullyrersuaaed that trcse ob-
/ iocts would have been attained had tie
/ terms va suggested been iDfaily accepte !.
mud the party would incn hago troa r.
united under the leadership 81 Mr. Mc-
! CMthy, leaving Ar. lffneh ni' EomOf@bie
/ place IA IRISH pubic hie.
Mr. laraelps tour most luiiu"ntlel
/ Eeut.raut~ profess Il themselves iu rt rs
! eager ~ ourselves 10 secure Nj. Pnrnc!ls
withdrawal. either on these terms ur by &C.
! union under the leadership az Mr.. Dillon.
These same men arc now silent whist
their organ charges lac with p.otflre -
get rid of Mr. Par9cN 1hey Themselves
! pressed Lac To cors,nt % is laruoli's
! first proposition. which was that II" should
retire IL favor Of myself. ana az tine close
| Of the negotiations toy repeat" tleIr
| CONVICTION that II VoIld have solved tie
difficulty had couscntoi.
PAESEL1's TEYlI,0.
MI Pgrnelis own feelings as to my treat
ment of hlm are explained in the follow
lag letter, written TO HE on the day we
broke of negotiations:
FEBEvAHY. H. 1890.
"Dear O'Brion,-l desire 10 express to
you how deeply | feel the kindness and
gentleuess OF spirit shown 10 me by you
throughout the negotiations. have fe {
all along that | had no right to expect
IRON anybody the constant anxiety 10
meet my views. the intense desire that all
proposals claiming your sanction should
| he as paiatable as possible to me which 81
distinguished your conduct IN the COM
munioations which passed between us. |
| know that you have forgiven much rough
| ness and asperitv ou my part and that you
| have made allowances for some unreason-
| able conduct from Inc. which, TO anybody
! gifted with less patience and Cancellation
| than Yourself, would have been most diff
! cult. Appreciate intensely the difficulties
which surrounded you during these neGo-
| tlat,ons: the constant, daily anxiety
| which would have been overwhelming TO
| anybody possessed of less courage ami de-
| vot.on than yourself.
HOPE FOE BETTER DAYS.
81 fervently hope and believe that TIE
| prOsuects OF ireland are not so dark as you
| fear aud that after little time having
passed through the clouds and darknes,
we shall again stand on our former foot
ing when. III happier dsys. we were COM
radcs in arms in behalf of Ireland.
dearest O'Brien. | am always yours,
"CHARLEs ). PsgNKIL
Mr.. OBrien concludes: Thus closed
the BOulogne communications with iuli
recognition that we parted AS honoraole
opponents"