The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-13
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| A memorial in favor of extending the royal Gle
mency to Smith o. Brien, signed by %, 800 people
in DEblin and Its suburbs, presented to the
Lord Lieutenant on the 10th October. His answer
was equivoeal, but we need not give it, as we now
know the result Of the application.
The Orangemen also petitoned for his life and
urged clemency in very strong terms. We have
room only for the following extracts:
3. That the feeling is very general among all
classes of Protestants that several Roman Catholic
priests and bishops, whose names we believe to be
well known to the Government, were leaders of the
disafected party, and that these men have not been
prosecuted by the authorities, while Smith O'Bren
has been singled out, and the strongest measures
adopted to bring him to justice.
f. That we have reason TO believe from the former
conduct character and station in life of VIM. Smith
O'Brien that he was aetuated by motives very dlt-
ferent from those who have!heretofore traded upon
agitation for their own sordid purposes and that
deeply impressed as we believe him to have been
with the unfortunate position in which this other
wise favored country has been placed by misgov-
eminent, he allowed himself, in a moment Of eX-
treme excitement, to be urged on and encouraged
by a party Of men, who, although more criminal
than HIMSELF but possessed of less honesty of pur-
pose have been permitted to escaps the just pun
ishment which we conceive they merited.
8. That Notwithstanding the great guilt of the
prisoner, land we have no desire to underrate it,
there are redeeming qualities in the man which
command respect; for instance, his desire to keep
all persons free from the consequence of his own
acts, his deep sense of personal honor, and his
anxious endeavor to restrain from page and ViO-
lence those persons over whom he had influence.
Escape of O'DIdhoRy.-lt is said that Mr. O'Ma-
hony, the rebel leader, escaped from Boumahon,
county of Waterford, on Wednesday, the 18th ult,
and that he effected his escape by means of one of
the vessels employed in taking away the produce
of the copper mines in the neighborhood.
Attempted EsCape-On Monday, the 10th ut,
about u o'clock, the governor of Newgate prison,
John Smith, Esq, in consequence OF private infor-
nation which he received, accompanied by Mr..
Bell, the registrar, John Carter, turnkey, and con-
stable B a. John Daragh, proceeded to the room
which has been occupied by Mr.. Gavan Duffy since
his arrest and found there valise. On its being
opened Carter found it TO contain we'll Reconstructed
rope ladder, and in the top compartment new
rope, all about forty feet in length These articles
were taken away, and three of the prisoners,
Messrs. Duffy, Doherty and Williams,
moved to the criminal side of the prison. where ad-
ditonal precautions have been taken to prevent
their escape. The room occupied by Mr.. Duffy
looked into Green street, and the window opens
into the street for the purpose of ventilation. This
room had been previously allotted for the use of
debtors. There was nothing of the kind found in
the apartments of the other prisoners.
The Prisoners. The city calendar contains the
following names. from which it will be observed
that Mr. Gavan Duffy is to be tried for felony, and
not for high treason:
Charles Gavan Duffy, aged thirty-tvvo, felony,
by publishing the Nation; Richard Dalton Will
iams tweniy-seven, felony, by publishing the
Irish Tribune; Kelvin Izod ODoherty, twenty
four felony, by publishing the Irish Tribune"
Yesterday the Board of Superintendence of New
gate met and issued order prohibiting all inter
course with those prisoners, with the exception of
their nearest female relatives.
Mr.. John Lawless, one of the State prisoners,
dence at Clonmel on behalf Of Mr.. Meagher.
The Writ of Error.-The Freeman's Journal,
alluding to the writ of error contains the follow
ing g We have already informed our readers that
the necessary certificate preliminary TO the issue OF
a writ of error was lodged on behalf of Smith
O'Brien. A certificate has been filed on which to
ground the writ of error in the case OF /. b. Nc
Manus, Esq"
FRANCE.
The Nelu Ministry-At the sitting of the Assem-
bly, on the 10Th, the debate was commenced by NJ
Dulaure, who demanded the sum Of lC0,0 900 francs,
as a supplementary grant Of secret-servlce money,
and who under the gIise of an expose deS motifs
for that demand read programme of the princi-
pies and plans of the Ministry A very strong de-
bate ensued, in the course of which some of the
principal members, both of the Government and
the opposition, spoke, but ultimately the Govern
ment carried the day. The 100000 francs of Sc
cret-service money was granted on a division, by
a majority of $40 votes to l55, which leaves the
Government majority of AIS votes. From this it
appears that considerably more than one-half the
whole Assembly supports the Government
The Moniteur publishes the list of members who
voted for and against the new Ministry in the di-
VISION as well as the names of those who were alb
sent declined voting and the result shows that
large as the majority in favsr of the Government
was, it did not poll its last man. The ten members
Of the Cabinet Including Sem Cavaignacl declined
voting. NJ. de Lamartine was absent by permits
Several members Of the Provisional and Execu-
tive Governments, who were present, declined
voting. Count Mole was absent, or at all events
did not vote. The three Bonapartes declined to
vote but their cousin, Lucien Murat, voted for
Government MN. Theirs and Odillon Barrot vo-
ted for the Government, as did also NM Beth
mont, Carnot and Trelat who were Ministers I'M
der the Provisional Government and M. Armand
Manast. the President of the National Assembly.
Among the Monographs who voted against the
Government are two members only of the Pr0vis-
ional Government, NM. Ledru Rollin and Flocon
NJ. Etenne Arago, the Director of the Post-office,
voted against the Governments vote which, It is
to be supposed will cost him his place. M. Du-
coux, the ex-Prefect of Police, as matter OF
course, is also in the majority; and SO Is M Cle-
ment Thomas.
Prefect of Police.-Gen Cavaignac has complied
with NJ. Ducoux's request to give him successor.
The Moliteur announces that N. Geryais (de Caen)
has been appointed Project Of Police. He was a
co-laborer with NJ. Marrast in the Tribune news
paper, and his fellow prisoner in the prison of st.
Pelagie, during six months residence in that local
ity for libel on the Government
NJ. Ducoux, the ex-Prefect has openly declared
that knowing the state of Paris he affirm that
the Communists are stronger than they are sup
posed to be, and that whenever the instruction
shall break out he is himself ready to join the in
surgents TO overtum a Government which itself de-
sires TO overturn the Republic.
At the reunions" OF the Montagnards the cry Of
alarm is everywhere heard, and menaces are openly
uttered against what they call the reactionary Co
vernment, which they declare intends to smother
the revolution. Gen. Cavaignac is charged with
using the moderate party to help him to the Presi-
dency, having attained which, he will grasp at an
arbitrary power.
A democratic banquet was held at Montpelier
few days since, at which the most execrable doc
trines were promulgated. When concluded, the
assistants paraded the streets, singing the CGrDsag
mole and Cara and shouting Down with the Ar
istocrats ''' Vipe Barbes, . ViUe Raspail VlUe