The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-31

and action. But If he had employed them, he
could have excused II by the fact, that the English
government were continually employing emssarles
in Paris and other parts OF France, to discover his
plans and movements, and to excite instructions.
And all this afiectation of virtuous Indignation
was exhibited by government that not only en-
ploys spies upon foreign governments, but also
employs them against Its own subjects, to find pre-
texts tor numbering them Truly the British
government Is a very honest, honorable, virtuOus
government!
In their iatei instructions, the French shed no
blood excepting IN battle. With clemency and
of from their midst, scornne to touch hair ofhis
head; and they did this too, to the very man who
had prepared to murder them by thousands, and
who, had he maintained his throne, through their
with the gmllotine. And not only were they thus
meic.!@!. TO a wretch who deserved little
mercy at tteir hands, but they slgnallzed
their first efforts IN republican government,
by abollshlng the punishment OF death for pa,ltl-
cal offences. And this is the nation whom
the aristocIacy of England are daily accusing OF
ierocity. And while they are dong this, they are
imposing upon patriot among their own subjects
sentence at which humanity shudders, and tor
which we must seek parallels IN the days OF Call
gua and Nero. In this nineteenth century,
Bitlshj Judge pronounces, with all the solemn for
| malities of ihe law, the abomnable sentence tor
treason. A man capable OF pronounclng that SEN
tepce In this age of the world, is capable OF any
crime But one short step intervenes between that
and the cannbahsm OF the New Zealanders:
Will this sentence be executed? We believe
that will, and to the full extent of its horrors
We may be mistaken, and should rejoice IN find.
| ing that we had been so. But, considering the en-
tire heartessness of the British aristocracy-cOn
| sIderng that terror is the only instrument by
which they can maintain their rule, and that they
yet exhibited. the slightest mercy to po-
liiIcal victm-we have no hope In their sparng
this martyr TO human nights. They would have
hanged Washington and all the Leaders OF
.l.,t,A .,xrtJ and torv
should they spare Smith O'Bren. 1t is quite
for the civilized world to speak out upon such
proceedings. government capable OF passing
such sentence, at this day, deserves burst OF
American people have some interest IN such pro-
ceedlngs, In a nation whence most OF them have
originated, we hope and trust that they will speak
speedily and plainly. OF course our government
cannot interfere, nor is governmental action that
which the British arlstocracy most dread. With
all their boastlng, they stand in awe of public
opinion in these United States Let public opinion,
in public meetings, throughout our land, raise Its
voice against the inefable brutality of such SEN
tence in this age of civilization. The British ars-
tocracy have long and Systematically illuminated
US 10 all Europe. Let us now tell the truth of
them, In a manner that shall make them ashamed,
If shame be an emotion which can reach them.
From the Philadelphia News, Oct SOL
The intelligence brought us by the late steamer,
of the conviction of O'Brien, CRATES. harshly upon
the ear, and produces a most sickening sensation.
We, in this blessed land of freedom, who have
been taught from earliest infancy that sresist-
ance to tyrants is obedience to Cod" look upon
the appalling nature of the sentence with amaze
ment-we are horror stricken To be hung and
quaIleredH' Yes, to be hung and quarered by
England, the boosted mistress of the world, In the
18Th century, for defending the affairs and fresldes
of his country against the CALLING chains of tyrants
and oppressors There was time In the history
OF this country, when price set upon the head
of two Of the founders of this repubc-Samuel
Adams and John Hancock-for the same political
offence as that tor which O'Brien is condemned to
die the death of malefactor; but, thanks to that
God of Liberty, who will one day avenge the
wrongs of ireland, the British Lion was never per-
mitted TO grewl over their quartered corpses.
Whether the English government will dare to
carry that sentence into execution Is, In our minds
a matter of doubt Unless mistake the Irish
character, the friends of O'Bren will yet save HIM
from end so gnominious. So long there
mains drop of blood in the hearts OF Irlshmen,
they should never-never suffer such bitter cup
as this pass to the lips of William Smith OBrien.
Even the most bitter opposers of reform, and the
most aristocratic hateTs of Irish liberty, never
dared TO hore for fate like this. His property
is confscated, and his innocent wife and babes
turned out upon the charities of cold, unfeeng
undergraduate 10 starve. What shall be done
for them here