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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 168, 4 September 1886, Page 3

TOn week inSS^fl^S, 'tfm-ef'^Of t^ven (« f h « J*ss»SS^ts e^ssufPß the other d *y M - Association wMejUWis^e^^ith oj apology *^efr^i«s9s&«B*Y, o Mpfeft^ • Hammond, sarrett/H e\er i gym£n.Qf t 'the as^fttTO^UMio^^allyi^j &cV tl Mk< •€o ( ok^ftn4MMeMra T* ( te JMlm^l JfcSta 4 Roasj, B.a^tor,jMon*Man# J MQ«KWjIUy9 -= nVm^of Lindsay,. Thgmpsoji, 9M eYounK>r#ipg,J^Co« %l|a>^)]{^d ot%r 1( prominent j Ulster,, JPrQj^atftnjta^: a.i)d tole^ gramftiw^re-receiyedfijom w ( D9nQ^ t pf.peri 'sons ip sympathy w:i t th t thQi s^tj^g s ; (TJi<£ ' following. , r^solutfon,-;* ipibw|e4^,^3sviM. r P Thomas McCl&Hand, j. P #J cßpT|^ti c BpT|^ti *A4iseq ?t 1 bnded by^ J^? Alex^qder Baw.m^D, , re v preseutAtive^f t^eiWi>erai^or%g me^ql, 'Belfwt, iwa^paaeed wn^nijn9gply,f TOi v „„' I? Thati w^ pleago- OBfrwlVoVto^fiipp^rt the principle of Ndtion»l' Sell-G<iV©^hintfnt, : andto appilication -Iso' t Ireland, 1 and we justify 4 our at tine ,crieiB off our'nountry'B history^ " si •'-'!" *i> * '« - i Ist, .On natiohalgroiin^s.; 1 Because/under the present system of goVerbiiientVffoin an Imperiat centre" t^e "TbdaJ 'necessities of , Ireland,, besides being aJsreg^dedaQd miaundjQ^sto^d^ are contrpll^d ana jmpedO(i %i , the exigencies of the party politipa of Great' Britain; and . because the >pjniona of the Irish do not obtain adeiqua^eVexpreebion in the 'Legislature .for^tKeir^po^nlry.'aiiil altogether ignored, in its Aaminietration.V ' ' 2nd. .Ob religious, grounds, becajusethe; practical exclusion of our, Rena^pjCatholio* fellow countryman from positidas pf official authority, honour and emo^m^nt, and, rea-_ ponsibility,and the undue ppnppolyofjth^ae^ positions of trust by those opposed t^ thbm in religious doctrine, and, par'i icularly 'by those belonging to the parfy of'Jis^rical ascendency, creates, feelings of .sectarian distrust and animosity, whiph are really subversive of the cause of true religion, 3rd. On social and comercial grounds;, because in consequence , of the unsettled state of the country through, the protracted nature of the national struggle tbe nainds of the people are distracted, their feelings exasperated, and their energies diverted from steady industry and commercial enterprise for the Buccese of which peace, order, and security are so essential, ; and because in consequence of the unequal distribution of positions of trust amongst th.c , various religious sections of the, community, ' bad feelings are engendered, perdonaJ intercourse is strained, and society ia.dieorganioed, 4th On Imperial grounds ; because the justifiable and unavoidable dissatisfaction of the Irish people with the existing system of government makes Ireland, a ; weak link, in the Imperial chain, and, therefore, ,the extension of legislative and administrative autonomy to Ireland is not only demanded by a sense of justice to, the Irish people, but is dictated by wisdom and prudence in the interests of the Empire, of Great Britain, and Ireland, whose integrity, legitimate extension, and increasing .power and influence in the world we have deeply at heart. sth. We further justify our aotion in so far as it ia distinct from the efforts of our Roman Catholic brethren by the circumstances and necessities of the time and a« a means of affording a moral support to those who think with us in the matter, and in , order the better to combat and i&ttralise more or less definitely* expressed fears of persecution of the minority by the majority ; and with this object in view we hereby emphaticaliy declare our entire confidence in our Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen, and our firm belief that they are individually and collectively incapable of any attempt to restrict our civil or religious liberties ; and we take this opportunity of | expressing our sympathy with them while they labour under .this unmerited suspicion. ; 2. That, in accordance with the principles expressed in the foregoing resolution and the terms of the circular convening this meeting, we hereby agree, to form an | association consisting of Protestants in Ire- ! land for the purpose of, furthering the cause of National Legislative Independence | in Ireland. 3. That the association be called " The Irish Protestant Home Rule Association." —'•Weekly Freeman," May 29th, ISB6. In the course ef two or three days the above resolutions were eigned by four hundred-Protestants, including a number of influential ministers of different Protestant denominations. The • resolutions were forwarded to Mr Gladstone, who expressed great gratification with the spirit mani fested in them*.