Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-11-25
Smith 0'BriG-,


defend his country and his couEtry's rights. Re-
gardcs5 Of the urgent recommendation Of the
packed Jury that tried and condemned hinl-that
his life should be spared. The court not only re-
fused to listen 20 the call Of mercy and Justice,
but 10 carry out that cruelty and oppression which
monarchjes cNu!t IN, and attach to his death all
the ignominy that II is possible for human in
genuity TO nvsnt. After having eXpiatcd the Of
fence of trying to redeem his country from Bri-
fish oppression, by an ignomnous death upon
gibbet. his feess body is 10 be nlutilated in the
most revolving manner, by first having his head
severed from his body, and the body to be divided
into four parts, to be disposed Of as Her GEljes-
ty may please"
The history Of nations, for centuries past: does
not exhibit such fendsh utrocity on the part Of
the administration of the laws as is presented in
this most dobolcal and unciviIized sentence of the
British crown. What a commontaryis this upon
mon0rchics, and what contrast does il present
to the histories of republics? In the U. States in
seventy years we have had two robolions which
were suppressed by the Government, and not 4
drop OF blood was shed by the sentence Of the law
in either case. And in the late Republic of
France, almost the first act Of the Republic was
to abolish punishment of death for political often
ccs which has been adhered to in the srictcst let-
ter Of the law. In the late rebellion in tina, coun-
try not Il single individual expiatod his offence on
the gaIlows; but had the Same occurred under
the monarchy, the streets OF Paris would have
been wet Cor months with the blood OF the unlor-
,una;e victims Of the crown.
Butas to O'Brisn and his country, that is groqn-
ing under the yoke of British oppression, what
viii be the fate Of either, time alone can so,ve--
And Whatever may be the fate O'Brion, Ireland
wiz, certainly be the gainor by his patriotic cxcr-
tionz, and the British government lose the respect
Of every free Government in Chris,endom for her
uurolontng and tyranico prosecution Of the Irish
patriots.
And although It is asserted that the sentence Of
O'Erien will no: be carried into effect, and, in
deed. we DO not believe that the Lord Lieutenant
Of Ireland will dare to outrage the feelings Of
humanity as to DO it. But whether O'Brien 5e
executed or not, what has tho British Government
gained by the conviction, if she does moi carry
on. ,he sentence oF the law. and pardons O'Brion
1t will only prove her weakness to other patriots
in Ireland. or generate the coaIampt of all the
world for government that has the temerity to
enact laws, for n special occasion. and not the
moral Grmness to execute them. And should the
law be carried into effect, and OBrien executed,
!! will arouse the sympathy oc every clviIised M
ton. beyond the bounds of British tyranny, in
behalf Of The Irish cause, and thousands will rush
to The standard Of the oppressed people Of the
Emerald Isle.
II England wishes 10 witness sceao OF blood
and carnage more jcsoalug, ,hao any that has yet
stained her bloody history, nnd moro destructive
to her interest than the wars of Lancaster and
York, sho is to witness !, by carrying out the
execution Of O'Brjon in its full force. Every
droPof blood that flows from the block upon which
the Irish patriot shall be qlar,cred, will be equal
20 legion Of men in Iibaroung Ireland. For such
a revolving and brutal disposition oftbo Ii'c.css
form of human being viii no. be liberated by
christian people in these latter days. We may
bo wrong in opinions of mankind, but il is our
firm conviction tha, il O'Bncn is executed Eng
land, when too late, win learn thata martyr never
died in vain; and lha, every drop Of blood which
has ever been shed in righteous cause, never
failed to promote that cause IN some way. Il
was British oppression tIxt caused America, in
'7G, to declare her Independence, and British ty-
ranny, in is. viii be the means Of Ireland bocom-
ing free and independent.
New YORK. Oct. 24-7 P. NJ
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