The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-26
ENGLAND ARRAlGNED.
Irishmen Place Her on a Par with
Turkey.
STIRRING RESOLUTIONS PASSED
by = Mass Meeting Held in New York Under
tho Auspices Of the Irish National Am
Gallagher and whitehead.

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LILO AUSPICES OF the irish NATIONAL AM
nssty Association-The Condition of DIR.
Gallagher and whitehead,
NEW YORK, Oct. @'-Under the auspices
OF the Irish National Amnesty association
OF this city, which Is affiliated with the
organization OF the same name in the
ohlted hlngdom,a mass meeting was held
last night at the Grand Opera House to
protest against the treatment extended to
irish and lrlsh.American political pr,s-
oners IN English prisons Tho meeting
was presided over by the Hon. Morgan j.
OBrien, judge of the supreme court.
Inc following resolutions were read and
adopted;
whereas, England has been cruel to
her political prisoners to such an inhu.
man extent that at least six men have
Deeh driven mad, twice as many hurried
to the grave. and others SO shattered, men.
Tally ana physicaiiy, as to be rendered In
capable or taking their places again among
men to nght the battle OF life
Resolved That we American citizens,
IN PUBIC meeting assembled, denounce
ohs treatment TO which these prisoners
nave oesn subjected, asunworthy OF even
ha1lon OF the lowest Darbarlans, and pro-
tsst against lts continuance IN the case OF
cho politlcai prisoners VINO are still heid
IN Engiands dungeons
whereas, we have seen Dr. Thomas
uallagher ana eeorge Albert whitehead,
Two most worthy oitizens OF our country,
the former a physician OF eminence, the
iatter clever mechanlc, ana both physl-
caiiy and mentally without blemish
when Ghey leu these shores. returned TO US
altef thirteen years mental and physical
"recks' ht only to be detained until death
reieVe them' IN an asylum Tor lunatlos;
ana,
whereas lheir condition Is due, IN the
OPINION OF specialists, TO tho brutalltles
whlch were inflicted on them by the En-
elsh government brutaiities shocking BE-
yohd conception, according to eye wit
hesses,
resolved, mat we, the Fellow citizens
OF theSe sufferers, hereby record our horror
at the cruelties, DAD as ever imagined by
lufk OF Neapoitan, Practiced upon them,
ana declare That England III the face OF
the world, instead OF posing ABOUT atrocl-
ties In Armenia should hide herself In
sackcioth and ashes Tor her own atroclous
mlsdolngs IN the gulse OF CIVILIZATION, and
Resolved, That we hereby respectfully
call upon our government TO make such
protest without delay that these barbar-
tiles must cease, and the world stand
aghast at Englands barbarlsm ana ny
poorisy, as Will insure the cessation OF
such Darpar'ues, ana inc release OF these
mon, all or whom were convicted on ao-
knowledged perJured testimony and under
law hurriodly elected by parliament to
secure their lInprisohinent
Resolved, mat copies OF these resolu-
lions Do sent 10 ffesiueht cleveland, Dec
rotary OF State olney and other members
OF the cabinet and to the representatives
In both houses OF congress.
The secretary read the report of the COM
mittee which recently visited Dr. Galla-
CHER and Whitehead at Amityyllle. The
report was as follows:
Your committee appointed to take
charge OF the released prisoners and see
that they are properly cared for would re-
spectfully report that we visited them at
the Long Island Home, Amityville, and
found thom in about the same condition
as they were when they arrived In this
country as far as their mental condition Is
concerned, but their physical condition is
much improved. From Dr. Gallagher you
cannot get any connected conversation,
only that he considers himself Ill treated,
inasmuch as he has no money IN his pock-
at IN