Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-14

inent his famous "neclaration of indie.
pendenuc' declaring that ''nono but the
King Lords and Commons ofalroland lad
a right to enact laws for her government.
That that WAS an inherent right ri the
Irish people and one they would only SUR
render with their lives"
This resolution was>sanctionod by the
King on May 9th, 1882, and for the next
Is years Ireland made more progress in
every direction than she had ever done
before or has ever done since.
Peace and prosperity reigned on every
side. Trade revived. Commerce liourishrd,s
Old industries received new impetus and
new ones were introduced aud encouraged.
Revenue increased. The Bank OF lrclhnd
was established and the future promised
well for Ireland
But this could not last. The govern
ment that had disgraced history with the
record of its broken covenants and vio-
lated treaties, could not tolerate the grow
ing prosperity of the sister kingdom, and
Immediately measures were taken to rob
her OF her Parliament.
Martial law was proclaimed. One hun
dred thousand soldiers were imported and
quartcred on the defenceless peasantry
and permitted to commit che most violent
excuses, without the least effort being
made TO redress the same. The pitch-cap.
hanging. burning off the hair and like
fortunes were tT>iy INDUCED in and con.
niveu at by the authorities. Arrests with
out warrant, and street hanging without
trial became the rule. Neither person nor
property was safe. The gaols were crowded
with innocent victims, and the scatfold
was red with the blood of the murdered,
Death-eXCesses worse than death aud
fortunes Teigned on every side.
Is it any wonder that the people we're
goaded into reballipn2
Would they nat be less than human If
they Iamely submitted Ia such outrage
aud carnage? And the desired result of
England was accomplishment country
rose in rebellion, and, once again, the
British red coats were treated to Il sample
of that iudomiiably heruiSm and courage
that made them quail at the Yellow Ford,
| at Limerick, Cremona and Fontenuy
But while the issue was not successful 1t
was by no means dishonorable, aud we
| tonight can look back upon il with feel
ings of positive pride A handful of dis
organized peasantry unarmtd and undisci-
| pinned lighting valiautly for their homes
and their affairs, their honor and their
| wives and daughters virtues. against an
army that had won iaures over the flower
of European forces. The insurgents failed
| to attain their end, but the means en-
| ployed by them still gloriously live, with
examples OF courage, deviation and heroism
| from which the Irish Nationalist of to-
day may proiitahly take hope am -qrning.
| With their defeat came the ,AOrpus
| agitation for the union and all the
machinery of the government was put in
| operation To effect it, Brides were freely
| given, rotten bOroughs bought up. emOlu-
meats conferred and offices bestowed Oh
political place seekers III order to obtain
their votes on the union. Lord Castle.
reagh declared in the Irish Parliament
that he would carry the union, though it
| cost him half a million in bribes.
The price Of q single vote was $4,000, Or
nearly $4,000, or in its place an appoint.
ment under the government worth $4,000
per annum. More than So, 600. 900 were spent
in brides, 81, OOj, 90 more in buying up close
rotten boroughs, making in all almost
Sl400O,UOO expended to effect the sub
jugation of Ireland. Vet with the Sl4, 600.
900 and 100000, there were 7OI, 900 Irish.
men who petitioned against the union and
only 5000 for ii.
BY a system of violence. theft and I'M.
parallel.ed corruption, England forced
Ireland into a union that converted hei
INTO province and annihilated her nation
atty ruined her commerce, paralyzed hel
Industries and left her completely pros
trate and broken hearted AZ her adver
sary's feet
Such was the hapless and helpless con
| tAN'ph VI Nutll lsulilltI
from the continent, and, like the heroic
spartans Of old, he determined to liberat,
his country or perish IN the attempt.
Liberty is word capable OF many anC
, various constructions, but TO the lrisl
, heart it has but one, and that is--a com
plete and absolute separation of lrelant
} from England and her domination.
II is a natural inherent right Of all men
and more particularly Is tins so of nations
| and there FpuSnu-htIpnr mr. a t,-itt
why Ireland should be kept in bondag
by the Saxon. When a nation has been
by fraud and Intimidation deprived OF ii
9 legislative assembly and degraded to til
: rank Of dependency, the laws of God an,
5 man from the beginning of the Christian
era decree that 1t is Just and right for tina
nation to win back its independence an,
/ nationality by all and every means.
5 Enniscurhy, Ross, Uulart and Ninega
/ Hill, to-day are silent witnesses to tn
butchery our people suffered almost
: century past.
: The waters of the Slaney and the NOR
T crlmsoned and sanctiiied with the bloO
t OF martyrs and patriots have changed /
= their original purity, in their cuntinnou
aud uninterrupted How to the ocean, blu
l.. they have not been able to obiLerate o
0 wash away the heroic memories so ii
deliby written on thcis banks.
s The inygoratlng bree2cs Of spring tim
o aud the gentle Hsphyrs ACCOMPANIED b
c the summers sun for the past hundre
l. years have produced fruit, flowers an
Il vegetation on these historic sites. The ic
blasts OF chilling winters for the sam
:, period have robbed the earth of her sun
& mer pride. summer and wimter-til
3 fruit and tue frOst-are alike fleetn,
;. They came and have gone. They wei
h priced ANA are forgotten, But that whlc
y comes and goes nOt-that which was an
II is-the memory of the men OF '0S is rich,
e than the fragrance OF summer anu mon
II lasting and permanent than the rigors [
II winter.
n The flames of Father Murphy's chanel
|. BDolavugue still fire the hearts Of the sca
d tered Eelt, ami they will yet serve as
@ beacon light to freedom for our Oppresse
II nUthrrund.
d Emmett is gone. but his spirit still lis.
Is to animate aud unite the scattered men ,
1t our race 10 strike the blow that viii mai
II their country free.
IS His blOod-stained sCaffOld in our altar ,
ID llberiy-lt IS to us Al inspiration on whiu
$, all our hopes are centred and from whit
y our prayers ascend. as did his gentle spiri
III pHtrlUtlr suppllcatiOu to the throne
x the Most High; and have trust ana col
le fdence that our petition is not unausvere
% that tue dawn of rciuud's freedom
II about to break, that her long dark nicl
ir OF lnlsrule IS about 10 end, that She
Is about to take her stand once more anol
Ell the nations OF the earih, attired in
"a mantel of glory cast around her by ii
bravery of her illistrious sons. prociaiI
b. ing to earth's thousand tribes that She M
- but slept, and commanding in trunlp
IL tones, as she points To Emmrt's untnarl;,
II tomo-"Let his epitaph be written