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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1880)
May, 1880. THE WEST SHORE. '55 people belonging to the third and fourth classes live. Those who arc accounted of the first and second classes arc in no special need of our sympathy, ami lor the present, we will waive the dis cussion of their situation. Judging from my own experience before visiting this country, I am con vinced that the generality of Americans do not fully understand what is known in the newspapers as the " Irish move ment," the "agitation in Ireland," etc. In many respects, this movement re sembles the premonitory efforts of the early colonists in America. Ever since the O'Conncll movement of 1842 and 181.1, the secret fires of patriotism have been steadily burning, smothered though they may have been at times by the iron rule of England. On Thursday evening, May 19, 1870, a private conference was held by a few Irish patriots, at the Dillon hotel, in Dublin. At this meeting, the famous "Committee on Resolutions" was cre ated, and, a few days later, the labors of that committee culminated in the joint adoption of "The Home Rule Government Association of Ireland." Several articles of this association were couched in the following language : " I. This association is formed for the purpose of obtaining for Ireland the right of self-government by means of a national parliament. "II. It is hereby declared, as the essential principle of this association, that the objects, and the only objects contemplated by its organization arc : "To obtain for our country the right and privilege of managing our own affairs, by a parliament assembled in Ireland, composed of Her Majesty, the sovereign, and her successors, and the Lords and Commons of Ireland." Other obieets are here spcctliol m -1 ' clear and forcible language, which however. vc will not enumerate. Ar ticlc III. reads as follows : "'Ibis association invites Hie co operation of all Irishmen who are will ing to join in seeking for Ireland a federal arrangement based upon these general principles." So much for the principal demon-tra tion since O'ConncH's time. Again on Sunday, April jo, 187S, a public meeting was called at Irishtown, an in considerable village situated in the por tion of Mayo adjoining the counties of 1880. SPRING. PK.U.KU 1 1 Roscommon and Galway ; large por tions of the country, here, being owned by absentee proprietors. This meeting was called to order with Mr. Daly in the chair, that distinguished gentleman being one of the four persons since ar rested for " plotting against the crown." At this meeting the following pre amble and resolution were drafted and TAHI.I5 CUTIMCHY, 1 8 So. adopted : WitKRKAS, Tin' looltl condition of tho Iriiili pooplo buying t)on roducod, through tholr uh- ioctiuu to Kuulniid unit it o.oncivo ItiL'i.lutlon, lo u Htuto Mow Unit of any civilinud country in the world ; und, Whkricau, Tin- mouthpii'ro of Knglih public opinion, whou puking 01 cniitinviiial uu -. . 1 1. inent in Into your, having declared tlml. " tlov- ernmunt should bo for tho good of tho governed, ond thut whenever ruler, willfully nndpor.i.tontly s(,J(lt.J,,, s(0(. ( , UIOVO UllfS, iin.tnmia il.ii nf ll.. .IP uu l.liii'l u iillliiir ill Mini intormt. of toman ntiit.a. or to iimUI Ihoorio of IKMll'I.Y Ii.ll of ulllill Has )U'('llllM,ll rolinion or Jiolitio, uch rulum Imvo horoliy lor- . 1. ,,! I,.,...... nil vimi'litl foili.dolU:loiniloull,ci,inn.."li.iitlli.'i. (oio nt 101 1 '", ' ' ( I HI III at) .III . I lilts, KemWnl. Tlmt we. ll l.lllni'll. n.m'inl , toiluy, I llllll llll IIS Y ill lltlll 0111' III'll'I'S til in our UiouBumi, no noroiiy iiuioiiw ni.i niii'g.ung , ..,: ,,,1 ,, , ,, ,, .I....I... ,1, .ml. ..I i..i. . ! ' 1 " PLATBD WARD, WOODEN WARE, RtC.i I'.tc. W. Jackson & Co. Now ( her u very largo and well declaration, a embodying tho ponitioii und wrong of our miiigiiYorni'il null iinpovoriMioil couniry, und M likowino alTnrtling us o iutitli'ntion lor recording our unri'initng aotormiiiiitiou to ro.oit to every lowful miuii. compatible with on out Nlti'cliil ufl.-iillou ui wit to or.t.-rrt l.v iiiall. N. II U'e 'fo n.f Oliill uoitdN nl lo. Ih'iM rugo.l, civilized people, whereby our iiuilinuiililo , "" ""' "ion rlirhl. iu.lili.-il iiiiiI , inl oni. 1m lomiined from ",h"1""1'' ' l,"'l' flM llOOi M right, polllic.il onu oilai,iuu im rogoiiuii uoi.i (,(v uu ,. , ,,, .,,.,. wl w tholr cnomloi. These proceedings, eloquently BX pressing the sentiments of the intelli gent classes, will do more to reveal the true inwardness and riltillU of the present agitation in Ireland, than hundred letters written by your humble corrcsDondent. It makes one think of the old-fashioned Fourth of July eel cbrations of the by-gone days, to attend mill. I D. W. PRENTICE & CO, ii n"i il Agiml for llio t'iirlvulo.1 Wobor, and Hainos Bros. Pianos, And Ci'liilirnti'd Sliiinl.il d, ami Ks(iy Organs, the public meetings now being held 'H 107 Flrtt-ct., bet. 8tark and Washington, over the country, here, and witness the patriotic demonstrations there exhibited "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church," is no truer an assertion in ecclesiastical history, than that the blood of Ireland's slain patriots is at this moment crvinii lor instance from the ground. To make use ot a uininm um, which every American reader will at once understand, it may be lrul Iffd that England has "got an elephant on her hands," in the adjustment of her present domestic embroilment llelieviug that truth and right will ultimately prevail, let us hope for the glorious fulfillment of all good. Oitu.vi . l'oillaml, Or. ( H AS. IIIHSTKL ii CO., ImpOfMfl '""l WhlilrNttlfi ftjeti In Books Stationery, Nlllions, I UTS, I'.IC. los i i . ' i mul li7 Troiil hi. . . i. I'OM I .A Sill. Oil Allk.NTX Hull John Foley's unlrl Pana and Pencils, ri.i.i.m.' Ink. lr rHprra. r.rliiii. rrl.-.. M liiiiln' I .1.1.. in . .1 ( i.tl.rj, s. l.'.i.l II, H.I.. .....I I ..j . VsiiIim IIM. Oregon Transfer Company. Cutril hmmi m mmti Fri'klit and Huggago ForwardiMl and Delivered with IMNputrh. Pianos und Furniture Moved. 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