The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-06

es before the tyrant, promised that three
hundred should follow out his enterprise.
Can not promise Cooking at his friends.
who surrounded the dock,) for one, for two,
for three, aye for hundreds.
"A loud shout of exultntion here runp
through the court, accompanied BY immense
cheering, c'apping ofhands and great man.
iicstations Of excitement.
Baron LEROY ordered the officer to re-
move Mr.. Mitchell, and then retired from
the court. The prisoners friends, and
members Of the counsel in their robes, rush.
cd over the tnbles and benches 10 shake
hands with the prisoner. The scene which
ensued is described ms the mos, cx,raordin-
nrv ever seen, even in M Irish Court
The police found il impossible to restrain
the persons in the court. Al length the
prisoner was conveyed through The under.
ground passage TO the cell in Newga,e, and
the court began TO resume it's ordinary ap-
pearrnce.
Two persons were arrested for contempt
in applnuding Mi.choll's remarks. They
urged that in doing 50 they intended no
contempt Of the Court, bu. thus acted be-
cause they approved Of every word he Ut
tered, and would not retract any expires.
sion Of sympathy made by them. They
were released.
Mr.. Holmes, another bold spirit, then
arose TO address the Court. A profound
silence was observed. He said,
My Lords, think I had perfect RICH,
to use the language | did Yesterday. /
wish now TO ssate that what said yes,er-
day, as mn advocate, l adopt to-day AZ nv
own opinion. here nvow all hive said ;
md perhaps under this late act of Parlia
'nens, her Msjesty's Attorney General, If
! have violated the law, may think it his
duty 70 proceed against the in that way.
But It have violated the law in anything
! said, ! must, with great respect 10 the
Court, assert that had a perfect right To
say what stated; and now say, in DELHI
Grafton, Tint the sentiments / expressed
with respect to England and her treatmcn,
ct this country, nre my sentiments, md |
here avow them openly. The Attorney
General is present. retract nothing
these IRE my ll.judged sentiments
these are nv opinions, as to the relntive
position Of England and Ireland, and il /
have, rs you seem to insinuaic, violated
the law by stating those opinions, | now
deliberately do no again. Let hor Mnjcs-
tvs Attorney General do his duty to his
government, as have done mine to my
country.
We cannot better express the feelings
which naturally spring from these occur
rences than by .epublishing the following
editorial from Mi.chcIl's paper Of May the
| 27th:--
These are solemn DAYS. We are walk
ing the brink ofan abyss tathomess yawns
The chnsm before us; il our hearts sink, il
n nerve trembles, we fall aud fall aud per.
ish: il, on the contrary, our souls be brave
and our steps rapid we will come forth
from the danger, triumphant. In these
days, cowardice is folly, and courage is wis
dom. The man who shrinks from his post,
md pins himselfto his ady's apron string,
must meet with n dogs death which he de-
serves: but wherever dauntless henrt be
beating, be sure Gods good angels are
watching there. For two brave men who
fall on battle field. fifty towards are slain.
Valor is very Ajax.shic!d, and he who
possesses bold spirit has n never failing
talisman. What is the grandest biography
that m,n can inspire To? lie lived a brave
mans life. What is the subli.ncs, ep,nph
that can grace bis tomb? lie died brave
man's death. The coward brea,hcs his
last on bed Of down, with law whispering
voices in his err; the patriot falls across u
barricnde, and is dragged through mud and
strcet.filth-but the memory II the one dies
with his body. while the other, in entering
a tomb, nscends a throne, aud rules us from,
his scpnlchrc.
Tho time. i is s,eel.toned era. No,
the age :or silvery tones and measured sc q.
fences. Not the ago for rhetoric skill and
tricks offancy. The strong thing is now
the only true thing.
The time. Il is glorious nge. Old
Earth sways to and fro rocked hither and
,hither by the s,orm-brcath Of democracy.
Tint crest Lazarus-,hc pcopIe-has come
forth from its tomb. The sleeping warriors
nre awakened. The clash Of their swords
is the death kneIl Of tyranny. And when
MI the nations are advancing in a "rhyth-
mical mnrch," shall we not keep the step
Dress up your ranks, fall in and follow.
The time, it is no poetic, roinbo v .hued,
golden age. No gentle, sweet voiced SOW
ereion rules the world. Our only king is
the sword. At the fash Of the patriot .
steel the torch Of freedom can slonc be liz.
This il not the time for beggsr's petit