Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-22
O'CONNELT.

H'"en 'fiuHph 20 inc wings ul England,
and was looked apon as a victory over the
Tory administration. Sir John Russell
stated IL his place in the House of Com
mons. that ne +" could not hcip expressing
bis b,l'ef thai Mr. O'ConneII had not hid
fair trial-'hai, in shorl, he vas tried By
y jury deliberately put together, for the
purpose of conviction" The Morning
Chronicle accompanied lis announcement
OF the event with the following remarks
The great case of The t,u-en against
OConneli, which has interested AID ag,a-
ted the British empire Tor several mouths
back, and which has excircl So macy hopes
fears and coneciurcs, mas bccI brought 10
final termination at last. Tie House OF
Lords, after . discussion Of II. passing IN
trreSt. have decided tnat tn, judgement
which had been given against Mr. O'Cnn-
nell should be reversed, aHuu e1 ana hol-
den for nought, and tat the sad ID ME
OConne should be restore 10 al lhingS
which n had .o,t ly he SAID JnJg me l.
Ihus the league long nndr tu,"n The
more nterninaJl- pie dings, the iu~inua-
ton Of treason under n mere accusation OF
misdemeanor, the plalnest objections and
claims OF right over.rulcd, the slrajnlhg
Of law and the perversion of iIrIire-aIl
hnvo come to nought. The convuls We ri-
forts oil n court o. fanatics 10 push their
car OF JnggernaUt over the nec of a cho-
sen band OF irish victims, has failed to i'm,
molate, although lis weelS have been al
lowed 10 crush aud wound them. Justice,
though it limped has srlI come to assert
tie right; and though ii cannol make up
to the injured the large potion Of punish
ment, unfairly, precipltat,ly. and ni9ui-
tously inflicted by political vengeance, il
still holds out II shield for the lu'ure
against the arbitrary risks aud chances Of
n monster prosecuti n.
With our strong and repeated Y sxores-
scd convict Oh of the Illegally Of those
proceeding, our frs, feeling is one Of eS-
uItaton, that by this great and mem rabe
net. justice has been indicated, and a
stain, otherwise indllbIc. removed from
The administration of tho Law. An enur-
nous wrong, soIemnly protested against
by whole people, has been cor, eel, d. -
a prosecution the most un(nIr, unsciu-
puous, and oppressive by which in our
times legal forms have been disct edited
has been condemned and branded by au-
thoriy, unsurpassed n legal or moral
weight. This mob assertion Of The trrs
principles Of English law wil take lis place
smongst those great historical transactions
which give dignity and warmth o the love
OF freedom in this country, and the memo
ry Of it will be a warning to The Judge,
and ministers Of future times. Compared
with this great and lasting good any lem
porary inconvenience aud cmb rrass-
ments which may ensue TO cabinet, are
as dust in the baan'c.
But. justice being done, we are obliged
TO cast a look also at the immed ale re-
suits. 1t is hardly worth while paus ng TO
ask what is the post on Of the COVE nment,
but the thought in every mars mind :,
what is the position oF The country The
C'ConneIl prosecution is al Iengl conc u
ded, and what has il affected The iri h
people have been filed with irritation nd
resentment. Their leader has been Al
tnckel, accused, unfairly tried, unfairly
condemned, stgmaliSed as a criminal, and
consigned to n prison while the very qurs-
ton OF his guilt was undecided. In prison,
and lying under the impu,tlon of crane.
he has not lost bat gained in tn" paSsronlo
vtneratlon Of his cOunrymen. But pow ii
now event occurs which must aglatc the
Irish mind with new intensity, aud raise
4 national enthusiasm t. an uncNamplsd
height. 1t IS acknpwlr dyed that Ire OBJ
noXlous trial was unfair, tie unpopnlar
sentence unjust and VIII ,e these lire, ara
read, he prison gales may b. thrown open
for the lb'r Anon otrhc popula chlmp on.
lle comes forth with redpublcd power
He tramples upon g vcrnme"t a. no
leaves the prison walls. l he fJctgc Of
his legal inIaltbIity Is restored IN the eyes
OF his country m.r. From The gtcatesl
strug L. OF his life he cCcrgeS ,ctotlo s.
What use will he make of me NV and
tremendous power which thiS unhappy
prosecution has beslow, upon II ~? Inns
Quostinn, which now llrs t,om moulh 10
mouth, is the best cornm%nt up"L the poll
~ recently pursued. Alter all ou' NIgn
rouS government al Ireland. are &c u hing
0A Mr., = Coaneli's lrS 10 Ioorn tive 1T O.
lual .uutrs rs this thc trtmugh ct .
government too Iirp4 tu trucklc ,o agitation
No m"St con s. We see dtrl. reason "a
lnpo tnnt the ,eparaloa, rrrsssar.'v lnrdy
and Impcricci, wh.h fha aw Ea~ makes
o. Mr. oEoauail for the wrong t.,u CO.
HIM. v u check the activity OF the vuos
u9yemcna TN ,he contrary, tne agitation
IS likely tn e. uu with increased totc" "u
der lHe stua,J> OF events, Nu5cb VIII "oa
- the puugrucy of every popular ~ Hui to