The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-27
FENIANISmS LURID FIRES.
PHYSICAL FORCE THE NEW WAR
CRY OF THE IRISH.

The Irish National LenEue with It's
Trust in Legislatures and Its Re-
lance Upon ParIiaments and En-
Hctments Buried Ont of sight-WiI-
liam Lyman, wealthy Irishman
OF New York the First President OF
the New Organization.
chicago. Sept 26.-Birth was given by
the Irish national convention this after
noon 70 an organization which has for it's
avowed purpose the independence of Ire
land as republic by a policy Of physical
force.
The ashes of the Fenian brotherhood are
rekindled; the National League with it's
trust In legislatures and IT'S reliance upon
parliaments and enactments is buried
from sight; and In its place rises the Irish
nationalities Of the world. incidentally,
too, the Irish parliamentary party across
the Atlantic is repudiated and hencefor-
ward will be deprived of the abundant
revenues that have been contributed from
this country for its maintenance and sup
port.
For the next two years at least New
York city will be the seat Of operations,
William Lyman, a wealthy Irish-Amer-
first president OF the alliance, with au-
thority to appoint a secretary Of his own
choice.
The plan Of operations adopted provides
for a central council with authority to
issue charters for state organizations.
Membership is limited to people of Irish
birth or descent. and who shall pledge
themselves to aid in the liberation Of
Ireland by any means consistent with the
laws and usages Of civilized nations"
The plan closely resembles that Of the
old Fenian brotherhood
This evening the convention adjourned
sine die. Nothing was done by the con
Vention at the morning session, owing to
delay in the present committee on res
olutions in agreeing to a report.
When the delegates reassembled at
O'Clock the committee on ways and
means and plan OF organization present.
ed us report The Introductory was as
follows. THE new movement shall be
known by the style and title Of the Ma
tlonal Alliance. 1t shall have for its
object the securing Of the independence
Of Ireland by any means within its power
consistent with the laws and usagcs of
civllized nations
THE qualifications for membership
shall be good moral character birth on
Irish soil or descent from Irish parent
age on the paternal or maternal side, or
pledge: /, , hereby pledge my
word Of honor to aid by every means
within my power IN conformity with the
constitution and by-laws of the Irish ma
tional alliance, IN securing the independ-
ence of Ireland
In a subsequent paragraph 1t was pro-
vided that the officers should consist of
a president vice president and treasurer;
a secretary to be appointed by the presi-
dent and an executive council Of nine.
The membership initiation fee was fixed
at 81 with dues of soc per quarter, and Il
was provided that IS per cent. Of the gross
receipts Of the subordinate councils should
be turned into the national treasury.
Some sharp criticism was made on the
report by John Fitzpatrick OF Illinois, a
veteran, who said that he had tramped
barefooted while carrying messages In his
hat for the revolutionists of as, and who
cOntended that the convention should form
a government then and there and establish
provisional Irish legislature on Ameri-
can soil.
Delegate O'Higgins Of Massachusetts,,
offered an amendment that the national
secretary be elected by the convention,
but ne was ruled out of order and the re-
port was adopted with half dozen dis
senting.
form and resolutions was presented by
O'Neill Ryan of ST. Louis and was unan-
imously adopted amid great cheering. II
read thus: THE people Of Ireland are
a sovereign people. Ireland is by nature
separate from every other country and
liberty is the. birthright Of her people.
as a nation long before the dawn Of Chris
tianity, and was the home of civiuZation
while England was still barbarous.
"Engiands claims to authority in Ire
land originated in force, and have been
maintained by corruption and coercion:
they have never ripened into a right to
rule; the title to the conquest has never
been perfected, inasmuch as the irish
people have continually by constitutional
agitation or revolutionary movements re-
sisted England's power and endeavored
to destroy her unlawful supremacy
ireland is deprived of almost every
civil right. which the American people
most dearly cherish. Unexampled cruelty
and brutal vindictiveness have been the
distinguishing features of English rule in
Ireland. England has destroyed Ireland's
industries and ruined her commerce.; she
has placed upon her statute books laws
making it a crime to educate an Irish
child; She burned Ireland's school houses
ana destroyed her churches. She has
driven into exile or left to perish in her
dungeons thousands Of men whose only
crime was love of Ireland.
Every measure for the last century look
ing towards legislative Independence Of
the irish people has either suffered defeat
in the commons or been arbitrarily re-
jected by the lords England has Violated
every treaty and broken every pledge and
with almost every year of the century
she has imposed upon Ireland brutal laws
of coercion and one Of the most drastic
character is now upon her statute books
ITO the pleas Of the people for Justice
and their prayers for mercy, England has
responded with scourge and the scaffold
and yet to-day, Ireland enthralled but
not enslaved, crushed but not conquered
Is in spirit nation.
1T has become evident, after many
years Of earnest endeavor to obtain a
measure of independence from the Brit
ish government by peaceful agitation that
appeals to reason and for justice are
futile. 1t is left, therefore, for the men
Of the Irish race to proclaim again the
truth recorded by all history that the
liberties Of a people and the independ-
ence of a nation cannot be achieved by
debate, but must be won upon the field
Of battle, and we declare our belief that
the men Of Ireland who are being driven
into exile or into the graves Of serfs in
their native land by English misgovern-
ment are entitled by the laws Of God and
man TO use every means In their power
to drive from their country the tyrauts
and usurpers, and we believe that ireland
has the right TO make Englands dim
Guilty her opportunity and TO use all posi-
BILE means to create that difficulty
.'In view Of these facts, the members
Of this convention appeal with Confidence
to their American fellow citizens and an
lovers Of liberty to cooperate with them
in aiding the people Of ireland in the
achievement of the same measure Of Ifh
erty enjoyed IN these United States
'Resolyed, That we earnestly protest
against the continued Incarceration IN
English prisons Of Irish patriots Thai
we consider il inhuman and against the