Washington telegraph., 1848-11-29


freely given his life, to save the parishing
Constitution Of his country.
That father recounled to my client
what Plunket, Bushe and Gnllnn spoke
on the last memorable night of our IA.
lional existence. How he had been per-
suaded by the gravity Of therarHuments.
influenced by their ardor, and transported
by their cloquence! Ills youthful imag.
nation, fired by a sense Of lreland 5
wrong, dwelto on the days when she Ind
gentry aud a Senate with intense con.
stancy aud the passion gfew that he
might restore a Pariamentto to the land he
loved This, his real crime, all hts ne.
lions were directed 10 this end, aud he has
been mi,lcd by the too implicit reliance
ON doctrines unfortunately argued by araat
lawyers in the heat OF a dehatc. which
they could not recall aud which have
misdlrecled many. Your counlrymen lol.
lowed up these, n he believed, cansiin.
tonal opinions. lie wished prosperity
10 review the political transaction he had
been taught TO condemn.
This was the source of all his errors.
BIllerdlsappolntment has crushed hls ar.
dent hopes bula preliminary constitution
he wished aud meant to have given II
Ireland. No mans property would Ia
have ,ouchcd--no law ol tod or man
would he have brokcu lie was mislod
INTO the dclusiou that Ireland gentry
were qualified Tor freedom. Loved hy
those who knew him. generous, di-utef.
ested, utterly uu-ell,h through life. Ian.
mane aud Iendcr.heaHed--hc now stands
AT the bar OF his country. To answer ioi
having meant to ki,l the Queen. aud sub.
vert the constitution which IN heart he
adores. HIS true offence is, that he court.
ed Tor ygu what Is EngIaul's glory. am
blessing aud pride. Deeply lac may hase
efred iu pursuit. OF tins darling ohjeet-
Will y1u avense hs mislifeeled patriot
isu 10y a dreadful death.
You may do 50, aud no earthly induce.
meut Will tempt me TO suy. II You pro.
nouucc the awful sentence oi guily-ihat
yuu have moi given the verdict conscience
commanded. II his couutrymen condemn
my client, he will be ready tn meet hiz
lalr with the faith OF Christian, aud
with 1hc iifmucs- ola man. Sensation.
The last accents OF his lips vii breathe Il
prayer Tor Iceland, happiness Ireland Z,
constitutional freedom. The dread mo-
ucui that shall pfecedr his mortal Dgonics
wall ha cons usl.ej, II through hrs sudcriugs
anI his sicdilicc some system of Govern
men, shall an'c-which | aver has never
cAlsled-JusI, comprehensive, impartial,
aud, above all, consistent, which may
conduct To wealth, prosperity aud great.
ness, the country he has loved, not wisely,
perhaps, bat too well.
Would TO God, Mr.. Smith O'Bncu.
were my only client The future happi-
ness of an honorable, ancient, loyi fanny
l. here at slakc-tht Church, ,hg Bar the
Seuato can furnish relative, near and
dear TO this unhappy gentleman, who al.
though they dller in political opinions,
have hasteuel 10 give him hlolhcIy con-
ISOLATION this melancholy day lu.mu
has been the scene ol their htu.vu.
lent excrllons-lhc source ol their
Joys, their pride her misery has been
their uiIllctinn, her CLEAN. ol prosperity
their delight With boldcr hearts, should
you cou-lgn the prisoner To the ,cuiiolj
they must hcnrliownm -lurglc on lhro
a cheer.c,, existence, lab1Hug ia sorrow
ior the country they love
\ venerable lady, who ha- dwclt amid
an atlcctonate Ienanly spending her in.
come where It was raised, dill.ng her
charities aud her blessings around awaits
now, with trembling heart, yunr verdict.
lta verdict cou-.guing hrrhrlovrd son 10
dcalh-thol heart Will quickly beat no
more. Ala, more dreadful -ull-,ix in.
uoncnt children win hear from yoUf lips
whether they are lp be stripped of an M.
dependence which ha, descended In hi-
family for agcs-whcthcr they are 10 hr
driven, iaJhrrIcrIc-s aud bcggard, up1l
the world by the rlgor of balburous and
cruel law-whcth'r they are TO be- rcsiof-
ed to peace aud joy or plunged into the
wtcrmo-t depths of black despair. There
J., another who cllug- TO hopc-hop', may
bc 1t bleed, in you! Her lla', blood
would be gladly shed to save the object
of her youthful alra,ions--you will moi
ron-igu her TO an mtImcly grave,
IDunug the delivery OF tins passage
theentrc audience became ysibIy moved,
aud for the first time since the trial Smith
O'Bncu', lip quiycrod aud his eye nllcd
as the idea of mother, brother, children
and wife mourning over their possible
los, was rlsibly presented to m- mind.
For Il moment he bent his head on his
hand; he firmly pressed his brow for a
few seconds, and again resumed his want
ed caImucss. Not so the audience, the
bar, the jury the ocrupant- of lHr burh.
cs, all continued deeply moved and from
many manly eye, to which tears had
long been strangers, the hlg drop. rolled
u rapid Succession We never cmcm-
Der to have seen so proloSld sensation
ms that Drolucpd by the ulltpl giynHatu,