The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-21

ed US IN our police DISTRICTS elaie aud Gheered us
as an ''insoienp' pardon from Queen VictoHa
could not have done Loud cheeTs.l The great
city of New York has reversed the verdict of the
packed juIy Of Clounell in the case of Thomas
MeagheT, and although the seTvIle Judge sentenced
him 10 he dragged on hurdle to the place of exc
cuiOn, and there 10 be hanged by the neck until
he was dead, and prayed God TO have mercy on
his soul, New York has deemed him worthy 10 be
drawn on a trlGmphal cat through files of cheering
ireenen Tor his effort though defeated, to free his
native land. Which of those two verdcts will
command the respect of mankind, the verdict of
the city Of New York, or that of Lord Clarendon's
packed jury ct ClOnmell? THIS night you pro.
nounce that am no felGn. But either am fell
on, or those who carried me from my home in fet-
ters, under false pretence of law, are felons;
that is to say, the Queen of England and her min
isteFs. and er pa'tizan judges, and her peTjured
sheriff. and her learned attorney general. NOw,l
wish distinctly, and in few words, to tell you
what that Queen and her servants did 10 me and
mine; there are men at This table who know the
truth of every word | shall say--t is my counter
Indictment; and shall eareSsy ask til. verdict of
America and the world upon it.
First, they procured an Act of their London Par
lament TO name the work was engaged in a lel-
ony, aud TO attach to it the punishment of felony,
with the avowed object OF degrading Irish patriots
10 the rank and to the society of cut-throats and
r'ck-burnerS, and so making Irish nationiSm scan
1alouS and gnomnIouS, Second, When their act
was passed, and wh- n l dsobeyed it of course,
then came the trial Ii | had violated law was
10 be punished by tie law. Now | charge the
Queen and Government of England with setting
themselves above the law; that is 10 say, breaking
the law (Which they pretend TO vindicate, nd
which il was their Office TO guard in order to de-
stroy me without law, because they knew that
| jury oil my countymen, impartialiy enpanneed,
(Which was all | asked would he sure to acquit
me, they took cafe 10 pack pretended jury, part
ly OF Enghshmen, partly of the Lord Lieutenant'S
trade smen. wholly and entirely Of my enemies,
not 10 try, but to convict me. Third charge
Them with acting upon the sham verdict thus o5.
tained from pretended jury, and underthat fraud
ulent pretence robbing my place of business.
Fourth, | charge them with further aching on that
pretended VERDICT by boiling me in irons aud car
| rying me IT, Bermuda, and afterwards 10 Van Die
mans Land and with deliberately endeayoring
| for two whole years 10 procure my death under
baud, in secret dungeons; and fifth anil last
charge them with doing all tl!is in order that En-
| gland might continue in quiet 10 consume that
Irish food for want of which the Irish died in hum
ger. Hear, hear, and loud cheering.l
! Now, II all this be true, The Queen of England
and her servants are the felonS; and the respect
you pay to me is blow 10 them. They regard me
as their enemy-and they are right. You cannot
do me on honor without an insult 10 them--l ac-
cept the honor; hope they will understand the
'su!. . Silea'' n.al! lou "'ll not lpl"sIle that
aelaes .neSe tn.'sS " you as neley series o
m tnat to,h' ol view
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sne'ii t't yoa m"y Jpuge wiat secleS o pte'ehoeu
t,ut l"ue. oe sucn 'i,hgS eau nc
y" 'no oIen Jay, as"i"S. 'l'e wll Vi niue
,',;.n, ~ t.,e tnHt you may sec now
Jus'lneu etIly un 10 III eNuea'olilis ~
overthrow and punish Such government.
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