[Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by William Henry Hurlbert]@TWC D-Link bookIreland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) CHAPTER XVI 30/98
If we succeed in this, which we are confident of, the future of our country will be great, and, although an appeal to the constituencies must be made, the Irish party in those few days have made an impression in future that no Government can withstand.
The Salisbury Government want to appeal to the country on the integrity of the empire, and, of course, for the last few days have tried all means to lead to this by raking up the Curtin case and all judicial cases, which _must be avoided for a short time_, as our stoppage to the Eviction Act will cover all this .-- Yours faithfully, J.D. SHEEHAN.'" This letter was read, the leaflet informs us, by the Rev.Mr.O'Connor, at the National Schools and other places. NOTE G. THE PONSONBY PROPERTY. (Vol.ii.pp.
59-66.) The account which the Rev.Canon Keller gave me of "The Struggle for Life on the Ponsonby Estate," in a tract bearing that title, and authorised by him to be published by the National League, is so circumstantial and elaborate that, after reading it carefully, I took unusual pains to obtain some reply to it from the representatives of the landlord implicated.
These finally led to a visit from Mr.Ponsonby himself, who was so kind as to call upon me in London on the 15th of May, with papers and documents.
I give in the following colloquy the results of this interview, putting together with the allegations of Canon Keller the answers of Mr.Ponsonby, and leave the matter in this form to the judgment of my readers. _Q_.
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