Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-06-12
Arrival. Of Thos. Y. Meaehsr.

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valnt New York Of Thos. r. Meaghsr. tho
distinguished Irish exile aud orator. who
W. transported ~ a "fclon" for tho part
b stook ~ The frish revolutionary move.
intnt With Vim. Smith o'Brisn, John
Mitchell, md others. The Herald gives
tho following account Of lis sseaps, taken
from his own lips K8g
Mi. Mengler had the rnfilai liberty Of
4 ticket Of leave at The limo ,ho nscsprA
bnt did nor violnte It's condition. II rsa
ns follows:" ! under,ats not TO sscsps from
the colony as long Ms ! hold this ticket OF /
ieave.' Having made p.syious pfefurs /
tons for his II aIt. u ness horse sadIieA IN
his stable, and welt srmed with pistols.
he addressed u letter to the nlagfstfs.s Of
Ross, about twenty mites d,start. mad 4
township Of the district out OIL which Nc
was not permitted to 90. Tho place In
which he resided was the Wild bush. In
| this letter he returned bis ticket OF lou w..
aud said he would remain ss his lou .
that day till IL o'clock, when the lesys
expired, in order TO give the authorities an
opportunity OF arresting him, II they
could. When tho magistrate read ths
| letter, he was nstofished, and hin imnisdi-
ately ordered the Chief Of Police. who
happened 10 be present., 10 proceed NJ oncs
to arres, him.
The Chief Of Police replied that hs
would not do any such thing, no he was
an Irialnnn, and that young gentlsman
was mn Irisbman. Bat you must do H."
retortcd the magistrate. "Fsith, | won't"
repliedt tic lfislnnan. II viii resign FIRST
Bit | will not receive your resignation"
"Then. If you don't you fnay lot " aloue.
hut / will not arrest young M~eaghsr."
The magistrate gave 1t mp as a bad case.
and rode Immediately 10 another station In
search Of polics.
Meantime, the Irish Chief Of Police
set out for the mines, and thought hs
could make more money Iii digging gold
than in arreatihg brave Irish patriots.
sllcI, Is one fruit Of The gold discovery in
Ansiralia-- The escape Of the brilliant
Meagler. Gold, after all. Is useful In i.s
way, Meagher waited for six hours st.
Ter The time, III order not 10 give the
British authorities any excuse for saying
he had violated his pledge. He was &C.
compabied and assisted by three young
Eugliah settlers, who supplied him with
horses and bad horses themselves. They
proposed TO wait till the police came, and
Kill them. But Msagher thought 1t ia.
necessary to shed blood. but waited I'LL tho
police zane, mud kept his friends waiting
ut n short distance.
Tie moment tho police entered the
house he passed out at hnotlier door, and
mounting lis Horse, came fotind 10 tlis
hotise, aud within p istol slot Of :lIefn.
aud told them to arrest him IL they could.
III The next moment he put spurs TO bis
horse, aid with his friedds was soon ous
Of sight. They Travelled over $50 milss
witioMt halt, having relays Of horses oa
tie way. They at length reached,
Tested. o lonely spot upon the sea coast.
where, according to previous arrangements
b whale boa. was waiting, ard bore him
off IN safety. He had no concert with
William Smith OfBrien or John Mitchell
Md acted entirely on bis " respo1sibil-
ny. They were entirely ignorant Of his
intentions. But IL is TO he hoped that
they, too, will act on their responsibility.
and also escape John Mitchell resided
about eighty miles distant, WIN. Smith
O'Brien about twentyImiIes from Meaghss.
lie saw both q short time before ls e.
capped. Mitchell looks we'll and enjoys
excellent health, bnt VIM. Smith O'Brien
was sinking ben cath the oppression Hs
was quite bent and Looked very old. Be.
fore his imprisonment he was erfcctly
erect, and wasa hale man. His proud
spirit, like the sturdy oak, would not bend
before the Storm, though il may break
down his body. II
As soon rs Mr.. Meagher's arrival was
known in New York crowds hocked 10 /,
see him. Tie lrisl, military companies
thai city and Brooklyn turned ont in
force and visited the house in which he
One Of the officers, In the pans ,
the crowd, Congratulated him on his
to which, Mr.. Meagller responded
IN a brief but eloquent manner.
Tie New York Times throw. SONS
doubt upon the correctness Of the Herald's
account, and says !: .
For very obvious reasons, Mr.. Meagter
TO give any details OF the manner
10 which that escape was effected I; aud
The narrative, therefore. put forth by ons
pr " Of our city journals upon this sub
Iect, partakes largely Of the character Of
iction Az he has already stated, Mr..
Meagher did not violate bis parole, and
ne adds moreover that no other person
implicated In his ofefse, o.
u all responsible for his escape. He took
he greatest care, from the he
ormcd The design Of leaving, 80 to carry
I out that no other person couid Justly
" censured for having given him any aid.
The Times says that MI. Mea4irer Is a
Gentleman Of marked sbiIity-great frank
less a1d nlanIiness Of character, and OF
asy, quiet. and polished maDners. He il
excellent health, thoroughly Drowned
y exposure to Tie weather during bis
voyage, aud evidently grarifed at hts
rival and welcome. He Is a LAWYER by
rofession, and will probably make this
his future home.
10 a western editor says that 4 Child
'as run over by q wagon three years old
cross-eysd with pantalets on. which
ever spoke afterwards" wonder If they er.
spoke before.
The RECENT AaREsT or J. WILsor
NITH.-The New YorktTimes gives the
facts in noticing the arrest Of
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