The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-04

Mr. John Martin, the proprietor ofthe Felon news
paper, has been committed to Newgate TO take hls
trial o1a charge Of felony at the commission which
stands adjourned to the Sth of August next and not,
as Mr.. Marin imagined when he gave himselfin
the custody OF the police to the month Of October
next The government are acting with energy, so
far as the state the law will permit Previous to
Mr.. Martins surrender. the police had seized all
papers, ETC., at the Office of the Fet0n yesterday
evening and this dav they seized upon all the lum-
bers OF the Felon they could lay their hands upon,
either at the office of that paper or amongst the
news-venders in the streets. But the treason jour
nails are still increasing in violence and the club
organization proceeds at railroad speed
Mission of.lIr. MeagAer to he United States-
The confedefates and their clubs have been work
ing in secret since the passage Of the Treason Fell
Ony Act One portion of the plans Of the Executive
Directory, however, has transpired, namely, the
mission Of Mr. T. F, Meagher to the United States.
There are various rumOrs TO the object OF this
move Some are credulous enough to believe that
Mr.. Meagher is 10 Join an expedition of sympa-
thisers, from some American port, TO rescue John
Mitchell from the British authorities at Bermuda !;
others state that Mr.. Meagher is to make a tour of
the Uniied States to organize clubs smlarto those
in Ireland in order hatthe Irish confederates may
be able to calculate the extent of their resources.
Martm's EEaminatiOn. taken before the
magistrate this morning, the following was what
took place:
Mr.. Tyndall askedhim whether he was aware that inform.
atoms had been laid against him and that warapthad been
ISSUED ae several days ago for his apprehension
Mr.. iaTtla-l am not yet of the nature Of
these ntoTmaOns but do wish the time OF the
Court having them read to me and viii be quite satisfied
to be informed whehero ot am charged under the recent
1dggmg Act and for what particular writings or
Mr. TgndaLYOu are indicted under that act of Paia-
ment and for several distinct articles published in paper
the names or titles Of the indicted articles
M WIllnms of the office clerks, then read the titles
OF the prosecuted articles from the Indictment.
y.ir. sIartft--C have a copy OF that information
Mr. IRRdGlt-Certanly That all have to say TO you
Mr. Marin and need not tell it is my duty com
mt you to prison. to Stand trial al the next commission
Mr.. Martin then addressing the Bench said: perhaps
your worship wilaow me to offer explanation here which
the public wish to that have puIpoSey eyaded the
execution Of warrant (Which aware had been issued
following reasons which have stated at length in letter in
this days number of the Fsoa, and which understand
mas been seized upon by the police authorities
winch conceive to amount to nothing short of public rob-
berry In consequence Of this procedure am anxious to
mention mere IN order that the public learn the fact
That my object in keeping out Of the way merely to
time TO secure something like fair trial for apDrehend
that should have had chance all of fair trial if had
Deen ed before the compassion which sat last Tuesday and
10 deliver myself up be arrested until that commission
adjourned in the usual way wish the public TO believe
Mat Is the nth-tha am not in the least afraid TO meet
The consequences of my deliberate Inow fully
deand that have to meet prosecution underline Treason
fgohy Act i9l certain articles published IN newspapero OF
winch am The responsible proprietor For all those articles
dhold myself alone legally and morally responsible; and
me- Mr. Marnwas then conveyed to Newgate.
The Journals-Mr John Martin has published
in the Irish Feon, long letter. addressed" 10 the
Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, representative
of the British Crown and dignity in Ireland" 1t
is dated " From my hiding place, July g. and
gives the following account of the causes which
induce him to keep out of the way of the police
On last Monday evening, when armed with your
rant for my arrest your detectives searched for me IN my
friend Mr. Reilly Il happened that was sitting comfora
bly, in the house of another friend where had dned In
my friends and formed ourselves into little cabinet coun
ell to consider the proper for to take and
keep clear Of Green street till after the rising of present
aV understood d that the Grown had had provided
packed for the conviction of John Mitchell that the
most terocious Of Your partisan judges Chief Justice Black
hume occupied the bench that your convict ship the Shear
water lay in KngstOwn borhat in short, you had all
your arrangements ready made for trying me, convict
ing and robbing me-puttng in irons and sending
off like burglar murderer to live and die among bur
foy-eigt hours while could have no time OF opportunity
10 prepare my legal defence or my moral vlndicaton-no
means Of exposing to the world the inqqtes Of yoq pack
ing. your eo1t4vanees for making Crown" Govern
your otca meannes lying and maignity My friends and
considered that your advantages in trial for ielo
that your dice really heavily loaded. And there
FORE we determined that should avoid g trial. dur.
scended to hide myself from detectives for these days.
Your commission. which am told finished all the bust
before 1t on IueSeay last stands adjourned till Friday
and people say that this sitting Friday must be intended
70. my pecd e w h Is Ieay aJhg me ad 700 rGGn
empire though win yield to no man in hatred Of that grand
engine OF human debasement and miseryJ The commis
sion Understand must rise for the long vacation on FL
day, the bengnant Backbume and the other esteemed
Gown and Government judges are to 60 circuit upon
Saturday And after Friday will not be convenient for
your courts to try me or any other patriot for felony
October we will both Of US have three months for pTepara
ton before my tria-which trust will be also your trial
You employ the time in perfecng your packing
Tangements instucting your lawyers and judges-per
cious Illegally Of speaking truth in lreand-tO take
away from me any legal CHANGE OF escape and in setting
the speakers and writers of your faction SANDER and Willy
me in the same way they sandeed and vilfed John
Mitchell representing me as communist socialist and
tempe OF anarchy aud civil war and in torrents of human
bloodso have morally convicted as well legally.
self to offer an the little opposition in power to your
and At least to exp3se yoGr practices n that
tim Of the worlds and to propagate teloniOus senti.
lnen extensively among those of our country
whom their ignorance and bgoy and the acts of yOnr
men al lister tbe demented landlords who are Tushing
upon thei destruction, and the misguided of your
army and police force: For my own part hope to effect
good by explaining the national doctrines and urging
the necessity of the proposed by Nationalist and
eaeing from the minds of our wretehed beerclasses
Irish Independence. reasonably calculate upon
moral triumph in the eyes OF the world by October next
And have good hope that by October next my countmen
VIII be armed and organized cured of their for
ene right So bold and determed that they viii not per-
nit you 70 lay your ns2ent 6snas lhe meane OF the
curse your impious Crown and Government"
Mr. James F. Ialor, in an article in the Feon,
headed g What must be done I" recommends the
formation Of felon newspaper proprietary of from
400 TO 300 persons. He says; 8 The hand of the
English Government points to this journal as the
foe which it hates and fears the most. If Ireland
be DESTROYS that 1t shall not sink overborne by re-
peated assaults, there is one sure way to support
and sustain it, and but one alone. now do what
| have deferred too long-.I appeal TO Ireland to
come to the relief of her assaed and endangered
fortress and claim, for sake Of her own safety.
10 have thai fortress manned and proyided-is gar
-ison increased, its defences strengthened. | de-
rand the immediate formationof joint-stock COM
1any 10 take. her Martins place, if he should be
crushed and to continue this journal under its pre-
.ent or some other name.
Mr.. Lalor thus concludes Form the company
propose, and then, before they squelch' Ireland
hey must 'squelch the Felon office. Ha 'squelch'
t-by Heavens squelch' it. 1t is no good. No
middle course can answer that. Your knee to the
,rouud-or death and defiance, oh Ireland y
The Tribune is quite on parwith the other ia
,obin journals; ] shall, however, confine myself to
single extract
e Ho1 to Conguer.-We plainly told our fellow