Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1883 — THE IRISH. [ARTICLE]

THE IRISH.

Firfrt Meeting of the American F t s Council-of Severl An Address to the Friends of Ireland Everywhere. * • 1 » The Council of Seven, the executive bead of the Irish National League in AmeHca 1 held the first meeting at the residence of Bet. Dr. Bellly, Treasurer of thexeague, in Detroit The council consigtectf Dr. W. B. Wallace, of New York; James Keynoldg, of ■ New Haven, Ct trudge 9. G. Ddtanelly, of M V. Gannon, of Davenports, lowa;RD?A. McKenna, of Hu<|on, Mass.; John F. Armstrong, of Augusta, Ga.; ana Senator Fair, Qf Nevada; all of whom were present except the last two. Dr. Reilly and »Aldkander Sullivan .of Chicago, President tpf thg League,, took part in the meeting. The council definitely determined the functions of Dr. Rally as •Treasurer, pnd Jfrovided that he'should at stated times transmit altmoneys to the Treasurer National League in Ireland. The status of the Jeagua in America was fixed as simply auxmary and Bubmdinatfi to the organization In Ireland. All funds from the focal branches in the United.-Htateß and Canada must be sent to Dr. lieilly, A plan for the urfifoim organization of oranches in every State and the Canadian provinces »Was adopted. M >* . .>,• Quarterly statements were ordered to be issued by the TreasurerWtrd Secretary, after being first submitted to the Auditor; and the president appointed Rev. Father McKenna, Of Itudsen, Mass., tauditor of the council for the ensuing year. Thfi members of the council, while they haqno'powei', officially, fb take part in, the Pai-pell testimonial fimd, gave* tne urevemefit their most, hearty support personally, and authorized their names to he appended to an address in its behalf. The address Is .beiiigprepAed byllev. Dt O’Beflly and Rev. Fatabr Mditenna;rihd, WtAhe request of tho President, fihe Rev Father 'jhomas J.lConihtjtapf Worcester, Jttass.- has consented to act as Treasurer for Amenca of the Parnell tesWndbial fund Detailedplans for State and local organization wew prepared and ordered prated and circulated All localities desiring lectures by Mr. Thomas Brennan, of Ireland, were requested to the National Secretary, whdwill answer through the National Committeemen of 1 , The following address was approved: ’ To Ibi®-Amebioan Societies and ‘All Frßwd* The convention oA the (Irish race which assembled in Hliiladelphia haa parsed into history. f The Laud haring becu forcibly suppressed in Irerand, th®" Irish people,' still rising intellectually above the force and tactics of thdinopprefifiOte,^formed T themselves into a>ew organization, the Irish National League, preeervmg the aims of ittf predecereor, enlarging its scope, and gathering within itsriines thefiefitbfo popufotibn except the foSlgn (garrison and its beneficiaries. The Land League of America, who® glorious if brief career shall be forever® remembered hs a srfijndid testimony of the devotion of a seadivided race to its distressed JrindrifiLjicceding to the desire of its Irish exemplar, mlfiiwfrrtfhminary ite befiiaL adjfiurned s he die and ifi| delegates, together with those of numerous other Irish-American societies, aggregating more than twelve hundred, entered into convention fort jibe purpose of uniting all the elements of the Irish race in America, the to aid their countrymen, at home. ; The and wisdom wlfch oharacteHfed. the deliterations of the great body tnus ebnstituteu commandedihewapectof reflectiag mem Unreservedta accenting the platform of the Irish Natiouai of Ireland, of wmeh Charles Ste Waft Krnell Is President, it solemnly organized the Irish National League of Ameriesi and fih*s inaugurated the most 00mpitit, tpEng mAvemeut of the time for the pyomotfori*OTmn bbjept at oticehurtiane anapolitical. That objfict is the restoration of f elf-government to a people whose poverty, fiejuentiy descending to famine, and always on tile verges of it, is not dtie to the EOff.but result of the blind vicionltaess of-t hostile -foreign power whfoh, annSually drafting put the naturally created capital, mgbitains. a systgm qf terror and lawlessness, ininbus of peace and a fatal barrier in the wfty oftaduitrial and soOial development The substitution by legitimate means s os mational self-government for this coerbive and desfruotti% force is the chief aim of the Leaghe. The direction of the movement in America was unanimously intrusted Hy the oonvention to a council consisting of a President and executive council of seven. This oody is now formally organized. * ' In ooniplianceMdth the duties imposed upon us, we request all Irish-American bemilitary, literary, sortMpfitriotlc and musical socteties sppteseTteed, i> tfie <jK|pventipn or,' desirous of afflnating.withtffi Irish National League of Amertcamnmediately tintend to the Secretary, Ro<#n 5, Nd. 84 Clark street. Chicago, Ilfiv theirtiull name, ‘wish tine and plage of meeting, the name and correct postofflee address of their respective Presidents and Secretaries, that they may be supplied-with the platform, rates of organization, aqd literature to be issued in the future, by means of, which, the dosesb union netweew this cduntry 'and lieland will be constantly fiilintaliied. Ejfieh eoofety will continue ite special work tfoder itfoownitame; hfit, as. members of the Irish National League of America-each will be designated “Branch NIT— ’’ffi the orfler in’U hlch they comply wfth sfeeffon 11 of the plan of organization. We that all -sooietita belonging to, the, league, and alltintendtag to join in Shml meet singly or in groups on the evenl-rffc- OT Tuesday, Julfe 5, fdf the purpose ofVatify.ng thft*ffrbcetilings otathe convent||n;.and'we suggest that, in Mjhlition to apaddresses, tire platform of the th? platftfrmdf the Irish National Leagde of America bte read. ■ We earnestly appeal to menfibf our race, not members. of. societies, conscientiously to f consider the critical condition of tffar Kindred irr Ireland at this time. The platform of the Irish Itetionalleague te one upon which all reasonable men of Irish blood can hontetly stand together, method is one by which all can, work vigorously and deficiently together. !• objecfils san®oned hylhe highest niorallt» aad the experience « mankind that it may be achievecf t>y persistent, determined and tiWteti effort. The syirtpathybf our Ameri•nfrimeawe earnostlyipvite tor the Wliest Shwn dFrebelMbtt in the American effiorties so the latest Motif off American in*p“ae»w’xSl«^vS' w "* alliei . • A . President 4 --A iff OReAiA, 01). it t **.» .<€ . tit l>» fiTreasyrer. .joR/- Hynes,