New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-27

ggaHced MIN 6ulfy, ana JOhh N4bN'ib pa"
Jad.e has doomed him 10 Death-and sucn Death -
he so be- hanged ~ the neck until he u dead and
men qgsrtered and behesdodhs head to be placed al
ne disposal Of Her Majesty. SO runs the sentence de
s,sred with the greatest Indifference by the Chief
Justee and heard with thrill Of horror that curdled
NJ boo3 Many took refuge in incredibly and refused
believe. aud though at last forced 70 give credence
9TH fearful news, they persist In hoping that The sen
yroe viii not be- carried out Perhaps IN no oinef
.,sptyy could Government have procured SUCH yer
sel but the Attorney General knew his nen-ine Ju'
,.ver. unan.mous--there was not one swlcss par
tee 70 thwart his plan-snd smith bnch iaiis VIC
,m,o Jury murder Never did a victory give such
Hsle cause for triumph Toe En.lish papers say the
ssnch nigh, have taken Lesson from the Dock From
mt to last he asserted and maintained his superiority
rer willing Judges and Crown Prosecutors. Patriot
sn--tho worn.out cant OF modern days-the prelude
psplace-he has halowed and clsssed !, in the cat
,.ory with Martyfdom aitness on the proceedings
,ld there never was such never was such he
rosln displayed beloreihat Emmett and fitzgerald,
ssd al combined did not up to him he was so
alm 50 dignihed, 20 heroic IL ~as hero and ne
,yose truly There was no strsinng after efect-no
o.tentation OF iorttude-uO parade Of masuanimity-
Bat that quie. hrmnoss which nothing moved except
70. learned LOunstls hAuslOu 10 ,a'itN t'co u
home To preserve some regularity will take up the
uisl where ended in my last with the close OF the
Ease for the Crown MI Whiteside made an eloquent
defence He contended that The witnesses produced
BY the Attorney General proved that the rising for
the purpose OF protecting Mr. OBren from arrest and
that, though serious misdemesnor did not constitute
High Treason that the speeches sworn to went to
prove the same thing tina, the dread Of arrest the
4 lid. Al fIrfan and his
associates He denounced the trial attempt 10 re
,ye the doctrine of Constructive Treason and mpored
the Jury to scout 1t at once He referred to the evi
3snce Of Dobbin the normer. and snimsdverted upon
the injustice Of the Irish Treason Law which refuses
the accused lst OF the witnesses to be produced
ss.lnst him, Though an Engishman indicted for the
ume crime can demand ii matter OF right there
By deuryine him of all chance of being able to nvs
date their testimony. The necessity OF this was de
nonstraed in a remarkable manner. A Mr.. Dalton
reading in tho Freeman account of the trial was
struck by Dobbin's name lie remembered singular
conversation he had with person OF that name some
time before, and from the the man gave his CIV
dence, had no doubt it the same. Moved by a
ense of Justice, he determined to make public 1t
was a. follows Being in publichouse in stephenSst
some time last June his attention was arrested by a
men near him on the best method OF bonetne Ireland
Two of the speakers were O'Connelliles and they
maintained that moral force the only thing necesss
ny, and the only thing adequate The other (Dobbin)
said he was Northern Orsngcman and disciple OF
John Mitchell and that in his opinion the only way to
night their wrongs was in battle line and to enable
them do So they must organise and arm Dalton be
Ing appealed TO- denounced agitation in general aud the
nh in IN leaving the plHcp he
was followed by Dobbn, who euloglsed Titus Oates to
the skies spoke Of his determination TO emulate him ;
Of hi. desire to hook tn roguos of Priests and OF
hs wish to him an associate. On receiving
an indignant reply, he withdrew.
They met sometime after opposite the FsloH office
when the proposal was again renewed and again re
ectod Dobbyn then said he only sounding him
very necessary prccsution the country was swarm
M with detectives. Mr.. Dalton drew up statement
Of this aud brought it to the Freenass Journal Office
ior insertion Mr. Wilson Gray, brother OF the pro
pretor OF the paper having read considered that the
winter would be most important witness, and having
cot an eminent counsel to agree with him in this opin
ION enssced special engine and of for the South
At o'clock in the morning accompanied by Dalton and
Mr.. OHea the barristcr he had consulted. They ar
rived while the Judge charging the Jury-the case
honted but twas of no avail Ahcr an hours delib
Grafton the Jury returned verdict of Guilty with
.,ron; recommendation to mercy rs for many res.
IONS they thought his lite should be spared The
Court was said to be aoctod-ihc foreman OF the Jury
80 much 60 that he could not read the verdict and
low and suppressed murmur of grevod surprise told
the feeling Of the audience But that fearful word
guilty 50 unsuitei for human lips to utter, was heard
hv NJ rffh hn aimuls thAt
characterized his conduct throughout the entire pro
ceepines ls not an awful thing for Man shortsight
ed erring aud iabe to stand thus the place Of God
to usurp OF the Deity and take away the
hfe he cannot gve-poicni only to destroy Yet If he
held IN hi hand the lite giving powers OF the Almighty
ii be could create, revsify and resuscitse, be could
aOt doom 10 death with less with less bur
deusome Of responsibility Il Is in cases like the
Prescott when desth IS decreed Tor mere political of
fences without stain the moral character, that we
become more deeply sensible Of the savage baIbsiiy
Of the death penalty and vet how wrongfully. The
Alocious criminal whose guilt shuts on, sympathy is
noss 10 be lamented-the crimes thst make him de
ssning OF death render him unht to die.
The Chief Justice did agree with the rest OF man
and IN thanking MI OBrien morally suiltess lie
preached 10 him on the enormiy of his crime snd i'm
plOred him TO repent Before passing sentence he
sked Mr. OBrlen had ne anything to say IN extenus
boa Of his conduct. Mr. Brien replied Ny LORD
MS no, my intention to enter into any vindesuon OF
ny conduct however much | might have desired to
,'s myself Of this opportunity Of doing so am per
sesy satisfied with the consciousness that have per
h'rned my duty to my couniry--thst have done only
aAi which in my opinion il was the duty Of every
rsAnan to have done and ain prepared now TO abide
Ne consequence Of having performed my duty to my
naive land Proceed with your sentence" The three
Hesss assumed their black caps and delivered ludg
nsst Tbs said that the day the verde, given,
NJ oBren was met BY Mesgher in the underground
Passage that leads TO the cells in fever Of anxiety TO
fnos The verdict Mr.. Briens equsnimty deceived
even hin, and he hoped, bu, twas OF short duration
eail'y, Messher this is what we get for not sell
'as ths country" soon undeceived hun.
sr Charles Napier examined ior the defence
'ss the letter he produced. and which revealed
Sasme o, ,reschery purely whissish vas not reeeiv
:" oy the Court Il has been published however Il
was written By Thomas Young Secretary TO Lord Mel.
''a'ne, then Prime Minister AMI addressed to Major
esnerai. then COZ Napier laaslo, oi The p,a.nsaiar
va NeauDs a..l io o.. ,am.aali ol .l. J5l nca
~ march 20 L0sd0a, sxpsSrRs this means 70