Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-02
Volume BEE...,.Nunlber ID.
Irisl; Siatc TrinIs.

counsel for John O'Connel, Esq. January 27h, ls4+.
from the Dublin Freeman's Joumal)
You may have heard many references made 10 The year
l19s, and several stan1ns Of a long poem have been read
70 YOU IA ordei 20 asien them on Mr. OConneli. IL was
IA l19S that The celebrated man was called 10 The bar. who
was destined 20 play a part 80 conspicuous on the theatre
Of the world. lie wa Ia the bloom Of youth-Int the full
blush Of lfe-ihe blood bounded in hrs veins, and IA .
frame fgi Of vIgor was embodied IN equally elastic agd
aihl. TIC mind. Tie was Ia that season Of life WheH men
aTe most disposed 10 high aid daring adventure. lie had
come from those rocks and mountains Of which a de.oup-
ton - striking has appeared IN the reports Of the speech
Is which have been read Il YOU. He listened, ss he says.
to The great Atlantic. whose surge rolls unbroken from he
coast Of Labrador. He carried enthusiasm to romance:
aud OF The impressions which great events ere calculated
10 make upon M j. Ike hs. ne was peculiarly suscept-
be. lie was %unNedded. tie had given no hostages to
the state. The conservative affections had not tied their
ligamenis. tender but indissoiubie, about his heart. There
was at thet time an enterprise on foot, guilty. and deeply
guilty indeed, but not wholly hopeless. The peaks thsi
%overhung the Bay Of BauiIy were visible from lseragh.
What part was taken in that dark adventure by this cor
spiraior Of %sixiy-ninel Curran was suspected-Giatian
was suspocted-both were designated a. traitors unim-
Peached but on the name of Daniel OConneil a oonJec-
ture never ighiel. And can you bring yourselves TO be-
leve tha, the man who turned with abhorreuce from tho
couJurauoa II 1898. would now, IN an old age, which Re
himself he's called not premature. engage in an insane un-
dsTtakIng, IN which his own life. and the lives Of those
who are dearer II him than himself, aud the lives OF hun
dcds Of thousands OF hrs eountrymen would, beyond ell
doubt. be sacrificed Can YOU bung yourselves To believe
that he would blast all the laurels. which II = hs
boast that be has won without tie ofiusion Of a single
drop Of laod-that he would dUnch the land Of his
birth, of his affections. and OF his redemption IN a delugS
OF rohtl,ss blood, aud that he would lay PROSTATE that
great m raj monument. which be has raised - high that Z
IL visible from the remolest region OF the world! What
he was IN 1898, he Is IN 1874 10 you believe that tho
man Who AIMED At a revo'uuon would Tepud'aie fr'noh
assistance. and den0unce the present dynasy OF France
Do YOU think that the man who aimed at revolution
would hold forth II the deiestsiion Of the world tie mia
nous slav.r ~ 10y which the great transatlantic republic, 10
Ler everlasting shame permits herself 10 he degraded or.
T. omp aa-ar hona a., xau fl1uk that the man who AIM
cd at revolution would have Indignantly Tcfudiaied Inc
prol,re junction with the English Charistsl Had a
combination been If ctel between the Chari-is and The
RePcalers, 1t would have been more than formidable.
Mr.. Shell conluIed as follows: You mag deprive him
of hleriy-you NAV shut him out from the face OF nature
you may inter HIM Ia a dungeon, - which the ray OF
the sun ne'er Vet descended; but YOU never ~rl take
away from HIM he consciousr ess of having done a good
and noble action. and Of being entitled 10 knee down eve
~ night he sleeps, and 10 address 10 his Creator 'e div
nest portion oi our Rsdecmcr's prayer. The man 10
whom that letter was addrcs sd. aud the son % ihe m n 10
whom that l,uer was addressed, are not guilty ct 'he San
culinary intcuis wiicl have he "a ascrIbsd 10 them. and -
tins they put themselves upon the country. Rescue that
hiase from IT. cchuicalues-Lt u 10 longer be a let
= uous one II we have lost our representation "a Iafiin-
! ment. let u behold a IA the jury box aud that you lafnei-
D pate ia the ieihngs oi millions Of your counirymen, let
, your verdict oft d 4 proof. Bur II II not - lreanc That
the acAi Z So ici uAe with which the rrsali 81 ths tfial ~
iutenty watched, will be confined. There y not a great
4 city ~ Europe "a which, upon the DAY when tie great M
j ftllgence shall IL fNf ectcd 10 arrlNc. mfn VIII iot sop
O each 'iie' % tie puh4c way. aud inquire whether 'wels"
I mcn upon then osihs have doomed 10 Incarceration tho
D man who gave liberty TO Leland Whatever may be
your adiudtatfn. De T. prepared TO meet It. lie knows
that the Eyes oi tie world ATE upon hun, ard that pos Ell
j ty-wheiher IN a gtol Or out ct twill looA back to him
q with admiration he is almost ird:n' rcrt e. wLat may te-
is ial him, and Is tr more o icit0us Tor otheIs 81 this mo-
nent. than for himself. But lat the commencement Of
r what / have said t. you-ItII YOU that / was not un-
moved. and that many incidents II my political he. the
Strange a.temitofs u fortune through which | have pass
A., ~. came lack ulou ne. Bot rav. The bare possibility al
q which / have rlauc d, has, ! t.knoHtdg', almost unman-
ned mr. shall |. uho stretch ont 10 you ~ behalf II the
son. the iaud who's, fefers the i'h,r had struck II I've -
i, cast ny eyes upon that doaic.lc IL SORROW. IA The vicinity
Of this great metropolis. and say.-"'Iis there tey have
. inn ur,l tie Lthcrator f Iceland wi'h hrs ioudssi aud hest
' beloved child - No, II sial never be. You will not
y cors gn l:m io ihespot 10 which tie Attorney General
invite YOU 10 surrender him. NJ Whom The -pring
sail have come ag,u. aud tie wni'r shall have passed
y -whcn the spuug slaa have come again. It Is not through
J the windows OF a Trs'n-Aou-e hat IN iai her # such a
d sfn, aud he son of such a islhcr sail look upon hose
j. green hills on which The eyes Of many a eapINe have
gazcd - wi>ffuiiy IN vain; lui m their own mountain
= home ac,n. they shal listen to the murmuFs Of The great
4 Atlantic ia ) siai GO forth aud mhale the freshness Of
tie morning air together; 'they shall be fec OF mountain
r. sohiud's ihes wml lie encompas>ed with tie l'iii'si nm
age IF liberty upon every size nd a tine shall have
stolen l,-st ~ lencss from the faihers knee. 81 impaired the
u frmn,ss # has tread. he shall lean GA The 'hud II Aerihat
watches over him from heaven ant shall look out from
some hich pl Ice far and wide INTO tie island. whose great
. re,s rtd whose glory shall te forever as-ooiai'd with his
j name. ~ your love If Ju-uce-in Your We Of Ireland
4 IA YOUR love e lof es'y and far play place nv comb
u dence. ak YOU tor an srqnittai, tot ouls for tie sake Of
Z" Your country. hut fr your own. Ion tue DAY when this
ual sasil have b ca brought u a ierininaiion, when, amid"
e" thr hush It expectancy. "a answer 70 H- saiemn ir'eT
Toraiorv which sAfi tc tut u Nou ts ihe finfef 81 th.
8. mt va slrI IN svtr. "rt guilty. nrh What irirspor
" Will tho; -'er,us nsgaate O.. ~'iconei : How val yo-
d, lie L',z.. storcl. wor-- ? anu ~ten retiring from hit
u feene 81 escstsmcui I'D q pa-,.-n, YOU sal f'u'n ="
4 your o~n tntqmi homes. how ;ieasurasis vai y"n look
=. uron your c5lIrcn. go De- consciousness CT v"u VII ha'c
- lett lem = la'rnoHy # peace, imsfes-ing ni"n =
n Bru.4 cafi.et ilsi -on.e otA'r "e-safe D's''''r Sac
,r.ccauon = to.,.as r. BE "a Iicsuen 4 your cour-
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