New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-24

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age not allowed live Ia bs-ane district n common con
ssts to Wilt ono another a. common 'yp.cs
may, port ourselves 20 the police nagfrze OF
rel ectiye dungeon Districts once month AMI tnh
personalys thar keeper may zee u face TO face
ard mske feel once month that our parole y not alto
eeihsr relied upon while the real thieves have only to
port themselves twice in the year and not personally
Within tie last fortnight, too while staying quietly
al my registered residence here gentleman travelling
through the country arrested go miles Off for me, un
der warrant for my apprehension an sbsconder and
kept three days and nights in watch houses where he
baIbarously used all in name This seems gross
outrage upon the gentleman but feel that il was
grosser outrage by far upon The sole apology made
10 either OF US Is that the thing mistake You
zee therefore how parole respected the enemys
SIDE and how much get in return TOR giving them that
security This however is not all The Colonial Govern
nn in performance No doubt OF its duty has used all its
social influence prevent being received into the
houses of reputable person, and 20 make intercourse with
damaging and disreIuable. The Governor has even
complained in published dispatches of being admitted
society. And therefore colonists who
sycophsnts Of Sir VIM DenisoD, deem their duty loyal
subjects 10 pretend to regard US as ieions and cxpostulate
with the honest people who refuse to make such pretense
and whose kind attentions have been the chief alienation
of our misfortune do not pretend toudge of the duties
Of jalos to decide whether Sir VIM Denson has exc
cuied his office with good taste and good feeng-a ques
ton which leave TO be determined by jury OF jailors
ard for the benefit of persons following that pursuit But
imagine you the daily exasperatons OF men whose
footing in society compassion right and is La
bic be questioned and disputed at every turn by the
very oa Of mankind for such most of the officials of
Van Diemans Lard and what is worst of all, disputed
with IMMUNITY.
Enough You can well understand that Ave years of
such living death is much as man can well bear. But
the sancmonous pretenses to cemency made by the
Queen of Enelands Vceroy 1 would never have conde
scended describe the hardshps OF captivity Almost
ashamed to have done so. DO not regard in the
light Of complaint, statement of grievances tod
forbid These things may be clemency, or may be ven
gence-in either utterly despse and defy them
But what wish you clearly to understand are the
nature and requirements of obligation by parole. Our
promise is that will not escape while we retain the
comparative liberty Of ticket OF leave II is abargain
revocsbe by either party at any tmethat to say the
Governor Police magistrate take away our compare
tive liberty any moment and side can revoke
parole by surrenderng ourselves formally into custody
custody for a single instant.
The meaning Of our promise then, is that we
escape at all out of the personal custody OF the regular
convict authorities
The convict authority with whom have to deal the
police magistrate Of the police district assigned to US for
residence He represents the Government here has his
police Office in the township and his police barrack full Of
armed constables enable him to enforce jail discipline
in his division of the islandhat is in his ward OF the
ia ard two years ago official circular addressed
to us Martin and mysef acquanting that if we went
outside the bounds Of police district without leave all
poce magistrates and chief constabes had orders to
rest U.s. and deal with with other prisoners This
magistrate also the person to whom we must report our
selves month and when the parole of any OF has
expired and needs renewal it is 10 him the renewed pa
role must be given Ii revoke parole it to him
we are surrender ourselves. When Mr. Meagher with
drew his parole he sent notice OF the fact to the ponce
magistrate his district who instantly sent constabies TO
arrest him On a former occasion, Mr. ODonohoe went
personally to the police magistrate not at his office but at
his private house in the country ana not within ONE
SPOT and the spot taken into custody Moreover,
on the 9th Of January 1851 ION some newspaper para
graphs appearing with reference to US and our posionj
Mr. Martin wrote both to Sir William Denison and Mr.
Taeton police magistrate of Boutwell, aletter containing
these words -" will not revoke my parole without sur
rendering myself TO the police magistrate OF my us
trict.'
mention these precedents to show you that is with
the police magistrate Of Boutwell, we have to deal
Al each police office the force consists Of the police mag
trae himself the police clerk, the chief constable OF the
district and Lis clerk also consabe and about eight or
ten other constabes armed habualy with baons only
but having muskes and bayonets in their Office bar
rack Boutwell, is the center of the island, and be-
tween 1t and any accessible part OF the coast lie two or
three succe ssve cordons ofpolice stations.
Now mean to walk into the Boutwell, police office in
the day time within business hours there to revoke my
parole formally and offer myself to be taken into custody
and Immediately after to break away can take to the
woods and hy The game, indeed is neck or nothing
nav be killed in the attempt Intercepted at the coast
before can get on board any vessel Every nerve VIII
be strained in the pursuit. and it, unfortunately shall be
taken alive, woe to my heart.
Possibly might In general estimation satisfy the terms
Of NY parole somewhat easyfor instance, by get
ting mye arrested by the convict authorities no matter
under what preex at what hour and place most con
venient to mysel and then rescuing or purchasing my
self out of their hsndor custody and parole are ncom
patble and am sure we should be held Justhaole IN
giving the nerrowet and most literal construction 10 our
promise under such circumstances. But choose the
more formal method. | am not good cesust and prefer
making the seoundres present OF something over aud
above what / am bound TO.
An mas beep said III succeed in this enterprise you
you will soon see one other hunted fugitive seeking refuge
from tyrans at tie open sanctuary door OF your
grand Republic,mighty nursing mother OF Liberty and
Justice cradle of Gods eyangests Of vengence! II
fail farewell
will not here enter into the private consideration which
render IL impossible for 10 think OF allowing my family
10 make their home here for years 10 come Long
since have seen that was unjust and selfish permit
them hther at all Even for fresh settlers this
country bad-the wort earth but for prisoners and
their families il is anathema Think, my dear friend OF
child OF mine being chrisened married. buried here
here in these Kingdoms Of Dis and under the
poisonous shadow of the British nag Imagine how our
bones would rest in of these devils acres they name
churehyaTcs,
One thing still have say, and emphatically-a man
has no right eyade escape the penalties Of his crimes
srded by the laws Of his country Herein fuy agree
always have agreed with the friend Of Critic " Del1fe-
Pos gdy OF. PcnH mn oas--i)eLade, DeLade" And II
the visible presence OF my eOunrys sacred laws could
stand before me now Of old stood and reasoned with
the Aihenean should not know what TO answer But in
proportion 70 my reverence for law and right my
adherence and of sham awof wrong and outrage