North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-18
ENGLISH GRIZZLY IN IRELAND. I7ss.

ENGLISH CRUELTY IN IRELAND, I7sss
"iou ATE come too late" exclaimed a
young man 10 those unleeIng monsters;
+ a" ! am now beyond your power, my inior-
nation was feigned, but il afforded me q
moments respite. knew you would dis
cover the artifice, | knew the fate that
awaited me, but have robbed you of your
victim. Heaven is more meroliul thanyou. >
and he expired. This melancholy
transaction occured IN the town OF Droghe-
ia in the spring OF 1889. The unhappy
victim was a Young man of delicate lorme;
be had been sentenced 10 500 lashes, and
received portion with frmness, but dread
ing lest bodily suffering might subdue the
fortiiude Of his mind, he requested that the
remainder should be suspended, and his in-
formation taken. Being liberated from the
triangle, he directed his execuiioners 10 a
certain garden, where he informed them
arms were concealed. In their absence he
deliberately cut his throat. The arms not
being discovered, for none were there ,dIsap-
pointe & irritated the party FASTENED back
10 inhict the remainder of the punishment;
he only lived 10 pronounce the words
which have reported.
About the same period, and in the same
populous town, the unfortunate Bergan
was tortured To death. He was an honest
upright citizen, and man Of unmpeacha-
bic moral conduct. He was seized on by
those vampires, and in the most public
street stripped oil his clothes, placed in a
horizontal position on cart, and torn with
the cat-o'-nne- tails long after the vital
spark was extinct. The alleged prctence
for the preparation of this horrid outrage
was, that a small gold ring had been discov
cred on his finger, bearing a national de-
vice,-the shamrock of his unlortu-
nate country.
1t was now evident to the most sceptical
mind that Ireland could not remain tranquil
nor longer passive under the torures with
which she was goaded. Life, liberty, and
property were not worth the purchase OF
an hour. In the "domiciIiary visit" and
forcible entry Of the peaceful mansion at
the hour Of domestic repose, every rule OF
decorum and feeling Of deicacy was oulra-
ged; and the high-minded female, in hum
bic or exalted life, was not permitted mo-
ment's indulgence for attiring her person.
to protect it from the obscene glance of the /
ruffan. Many were the scenes
OF brutal and dastardy outrage TO which
this detestabe measure gave rise; and the
heart that had the courage 10 feel or the
arm that had nerve to resist, was sure to
fall the victim to its bold and noble temeri-
ty. | met the velered Baron Hassev in
this reign Of terror; he had been reared in
had fought with the sanguinary
Cossack, and he had been the captive of
the barbarous Tnrk-he had lived familiar
with scenes of desolation and death; aud
he declared to me, on the faith OF Chris
tan, and the honour Of soldier, that he
had never witnessed such horror before.
mo man." said he, "dare impeach my
loyalty or question my respect for the
throne, but ere consent to receive those
-uiiians within my walls, to destroy my
property and polute the sanctuary of my
lwelng, | will die on my threshold with
arms in my hands, and my body shalt OPP {
pose barrier to their entrance. ''--From 7
feelings Personal Narrative of The Irish q
Rebellion. F..