Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-18
ULSTER'S ULTIMATUM.
Resolutions of Resistance Against
Any Irish Parliament Are
CARRIED WITH LOUD ACCLAIM.
Great Enthusiasm, Religious and Political,
Swsys the Meeting.
PRELATEs. AND K0BLEMEN TAKE PART

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of the home rule question, was held in thiI
city to-day. Work was generally sus
pended. shops and houses being decorated
with flags and bunting and many mottoe!
expressive of the Ulsterites' determination
never to submit to the rule Of an Irish Par
lament
| The convention is held in an enormous
pavilion erected for the purpose. About
10, 900 delegates were present.
The proceedings were opened with a
prayer by His Grace. the Prifnate of all
ireland, after which the 46th psalm, 'God
is Our Refuge And Our Strength, was read
by Rev. Nathaniel NJ. Brown, D. D., ex-
Moderator of the General Assembly.
Robert McGeagh, President of the Ulster
Liberal U Unionist Association, then moved
that the chair be taken by His Grace, the
Duke of Abercorn. The motion was car
ried, and the Duke was escorted to the
chair and addressed the convention.
Tho Duke Strikes tho Popular Chord.
The Duke of Abercorn, In his open ad-
dress, described the meeting as one of SOL
emn nature, deeply earnest in its motives.
1t was animated by love of country, family,
home and religion. Above it all was ami
mated by determination to live as an in
tegral portion of the United Kingdom. The
meeting, he declared, was not sham, but a
throbbing reality that would never accept
home rule. This declaration was received
with prolonged applause, the immense au-
dience rising to their feet to better give vent
to their feelings
The Duke added that the meeting was not
intended as a menace, but held out the hand
OF friendship to the rest of ireland. The
people of Ulster entreated the rest of Her
Majestv's subjects not to make them the
victims of an unparalleled act of treacherv,
and warned the people of England, Scot
land and Wales that such an act would not
bring peace to ireland, but would bring
strife, disgrace and ruin. listers iber-
ties, he held, must not be jeopardized by
the rash experiments of party politics.
There is a critical period before them, but
they have no cause for alarm.
The Voice OF Ulster in Resolutions.
Upon the conclusion of the Dukes
speech Sir William Quartus Ewsrt, D. L.,
proposed the following resolutions:
First-That we avow our fixed resolve to
retain unchanged our present position as an
integral portion of the United Kingdom, and
to protest in the most unequivocal manner
against the passage Of any measure that
would rob US Of our inheritance in the I'm
perial Parliament under the protection of
which our capital has been invested and our
homes and rights safeguarded.
Second-That we record our determination
to have nothing to do with Parliament GER
tain to be con trolled by mon responsible for
the crimes and outrages of the Land League,
the dishonesty Of the plan of campaign, and
the cruelties of boycotting, many of whom
have shown themselves the ready instru-
ont pf n no hnn I'M tnr
Third-That We declare to the people OF
Great Britain our conviction that the at
tempt to set up such Parliament in Ireland
will inevitably result in discord, violence
and bloodshed, suoh rs have NOT been ex-
perienced in this country, and announce our
resolve to take no part in the election or the
proceedings of such Parliament the au-
thority of which. should it ever be consti-
tuted, we shall be forced to repudiate.
Fourth-That we pre- test az atnst this great
question, which involves our lives. property
issue in the impending struggle.
Fifth-That We appeal to those OF our fel-
low-countrymen WHO haye hitherto been in
a demand wnieh hopelessly divides Irish
men, and to unite with us under the I'm
perial Legislature in developing the re-
sources and furthering the best interests of
our common country.
Sir William Ewart, in moving the adop-
civil and religious freedom was the cause of
the meeting. ALI the Loyalists of Ulster
were welded together by common danger
which caused all differences of creed and
party to be forgotten.
The resolution was seconded by Thomas
Sinclair, who declared that Ulstermen are
determined never to submit to the hateful
ascendancy of the children of revolution,
and would ignore the existence of any acts
passed by the Dublin Parliament.
Lord E-ne, Grand Master of the Orange
men, said they were there to proclaim their
loyalty to the Queen and their love of the
constitution; but if a Parliament is estab-
lished in Dublin. there will be no place in
it for the loyalists of Ulster. The Ulster
ties would repudiate its authority and pay
no attention to its DEGREES. [Cheers
John Megaro, tenant farmer of Bally-
money, said the farmers would be more
likely to get an early and just settlement
of the land question from the imperial than
from any Irish Parliament; for unless land
lords are abolished without compensation
for disturbance, no Irish Parliament can
give such terms as the imperial Parliament
All Outspoken for Resistance.
Mr.. Andrews, President Of the Ulster
Reform Club, declared on behalf of the Lib
eral Unionists that they would never elect
members to Dublin Parliament and would
never give their allegiance to such a body.
Mr. Andrews concluded his speech amid the
greatest enthusiasm, the whole convention
rising and wildly waving hats and handker-
chiefs. He declared that 'as last resource
we are prepared to defend ourselves, and
we will do SO"
The resolution was carried unanimously, |
Rev. DR.. Lynd, a Presbyterian clergy
man, moved the adoption of the second |
resolution. He denied that Ulstermen are |
by bigotry. They are animated |
by dread of bigetry, for Dublin Parlia- |
ment, when not dominated by a reckless |
spirit of lawlessness, would be dominated |
by a most intolerant and arbitrary priest
hood.
This resolution was also unanimously |
adopted. The third, fourth and fifth resolu- |
tions were then taken up in turn, and after
q number of speeches, in which the speakers |
reiterated the idea Of resistance as voiced |
by the previous speakers, all were adopted |
by a unanimous vote.
A vote of thanks to Lord Abercorn was
passed, and the immense crowd of dele
gates and spectators then arose and Joined |
in singing, "God Save the Queen" The |
volume of sound was tremendous. Upon
the conclusion of the proceedings of the |
the proper delegates proceeded |
to the Royal Botanic Gardens, where an
outdoor demonstration was held. At three
platforms resolutions similar to those
adopted at the convention were offered and |
adopted.
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