New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-14

vaing to have melted my countrymen to appeal to that
final arbtament which England can honor in liung
ran failure and in American success-then am criminal
Ii be- crime to have esred win the freedom aud in
dependence If my country with the least possible amount
Of bloodshed and with total abstinence from revolutionary
exccssesthen am criminal Were in the presence OF
my Maker could not acknowledge a crime this devo.
ton Ireland How. then. can express conrton tor Il
to that Government which has been both directly and
indirectly both in times Tar remote and in the days of It's
recent calamity tie agent to which II owes It's oppression
COMPARED with the caamties of my beloved country.
my own personal suferings Is matter at nSgnihcance
even to myself Yet cannot ind in the treatment which
have experienced any grounds Tor tat gr altitude winch
the Irish Exies are reproac he'd tor Withholding
Wien convicted At Clonmel by species of trial upon
which not disposed now to animadyer pre- pared
myself 10 expect that the sentence OF death recorded
against me would be- executed will not say that there
MIGHT have been some hazard in attempting carry into
effect that but viii not be- forgotten that even
the British public shocked the idea that we should
be put death by the who had invited Sr WI
liam Napier o. take command ot rebel force Tor e pnt-
pose Of cotrcng an adverse party to pass Inc heioru DIN
. and who 10 tie very moment when We were convicted
were RELYING upon the support of the Canadian rebels Tor
the maintenance Of tbcir influence i'm North America Yet
was prepared for this result As the law then stood the
alternative penalty which incurred was Death or lmpus
oument in ireland during the pleasure OF the Queen Ne
her If these alternatives applied IN my case but oy
past tact0 legislation was consigned rs transported
convict. perpetual separation from my country ana my
famil,-a punishment which then considered. ana stu
consider worse than Death. | refused IN lsi9 to accept
such an D5t taci0 enactment as mitigation of my sen
tenco and nv experience during the last three years stu
forbds consider this communication As an act o elem
ency How then, | testify gratitude for what deem
Neither can l find any cause for gratitude in the treat
which the Irish State Prisoners have experienced m
Van l man Land. IL has been exceptional Out IL WouId
not b. difficult show that has been exceptional against
IL, rather than in favor The efforts which have been
made bv the local Government to annoy and hum1e Us
eviuce spirit which characterize only aS bastard
,pitc and the proceedings of Sir William Denison having
been sanctioned by the Home Government deserves To
share the praise which he may claim Rulers may brand
and punish patriotism crime. but II i not IN the,r
power ~ induce mankind To- shrink with adherence
from those who have been condemned because unSucceSs
tu for the exercise of this virtue Had we been treated
~ ordinary clons, such treatment would even IN tins cou
try have rrated public feeling without Withdrawing rom
Us the sympathy of one generous mind ShalI not waste
your time my own by recapulahng the various err
cum>tanccs which Justify me IN holding this language III
is sufficient that should say that at this moment after we
have endured four years OF imprisonment no convict who
holds "a ticket Of leave is subject the restriction
which Notwithstanding the exacton from Us of Pdr0e
have been imposed upon all the State Prisoners except Mr.
Mitchell
The case of Mr. Mitchell is also exceptional and affords
striking illustration of the vndictve spirit by which the
British Government has been animated toward the IRISH
Exies.
brought from Bermuda along with Mr. Mitchell underwent
while detained board the Neptune at the Cape of Good
Hone and the voyage, conditional pardon was granted
10 all on board whatever might be their crimes with the
single exception OF the Irish Patriot
In proceedings such these can find no cause for graf
itudc
Lord Eglinon proceeds reproach us with having made
no professions of loyalty to the Queen Had expressed
respect for Her Majesty should probably have been
rewarded with banter and contempt In my case such
professions are needless they are unavang. can
not remember that i'll my life uttered word disre
spoctfu Queen Victoria never conspred against her
person nor except ncrcntay can il be said that con
sprod against her crown Yet one OF the most prominent
o modern British statesmen condcscended for the purpose
of raising prejudice against to allege upon no better
authority than story invented by hostile journalist that
| ~ Ia rtNI n
which was, during many centuries hereditary in my family
Whilst regarded the interference of the British Para
mcnt in the affairs of ireland an usurpaon, was Will
inc 10 acknowledge the Queen of Great Britain as both de
rc and ii, to,to Sovereign OF Ireland Until the hour az
which sgated the people OF Ireland to take up arms in
resistance to an unconstitutional enactment OF the British
Parliament prepared 10 adopt the ancient cOnsttu
ton of my country, mpersonated in The Queen Lords,
and Commons Of ireland the legitimate authority to
which owed subsection Had the abortiye instruction
which was occas.oned by the mgoyernmen OF the British
Parliament been successful, Republic would probably
have been established in ireland; but with me, least
such result would have been matter of necessity rather
than of choice admire the Republican Institutions of
America bat nm by no means convinced that Republic
: the only form of government under which nations be-
free Wosp porous and happy. have now no new PROBES
sion, Of loyalty 10 offer. conceive that allegiance Is an
obligation reciprocal with. and conditional upon, good
government | conceive that regard tor the right, and
welfare Of our country duty paramount to the respect
which W. its chief magistrate. Such the prnc
pies the maintenance Of which the family of brunswick
It, scat upon The throne OF England ana by the due
Observance of which the crown may be- best preserved for
il, present po,scs,or and her descendants
I'm concluding this address viii not conceal from you
that have been disappointed in the result Of your inter
vcution in our favor Though expected little from the
maeuaumity Of English politicians, yet thought that
tye ofexpedency would probably lead to compliance with
yourrque,t.
Believing that general and unconditional amnesty in
regard to the uurrectOndy proceedings of less Is dct
ted not Jess by policy than by generous feeling, thought it
probable that Lord Derby administration would have made
graceful concession the wishes of the mosthg minded
portion of the Irish nation and 10 the universal voice Of
North America was the more inclined 10 indulge this
belief when found that three of the most eminent of my
counse-lr Wnteside Mr. Napier and Sir Fizroy Kelly
have become law advisers 10 the under the
ministerial arran geme As these UnctiOnaries only
In their professional capacity, but also private gentle
men land in the Of Sir ftzroy Kelly by TO
rersic proceeding which is believe, without preceden
protested that was tried according to law thought
HAT unless they be- the most contemplate of mercenaries
thew would as government officials, maintain the same
opinion which they had delivered in the proceedings CON
nccted with my defence.
These expectations have been disappointed.
Ii were disposed to cherish resentment against Eng
land should console myself with Assurance that the
day will arrive though perhaps may not see it, when the
British Government viii regret that they refused your
quest But find purer of consolation in the
couness that the penalties which have been incedu upon
nc by British legislation have been merted only by devO-
ton and fidelity to the land OF my birth.
have the honor foreman yOuroblgedand faithful serv t.
WILLIAM ;. y BRIEN.
Ner-No,iolE, ia" Die"aH' LaHd' Sept AN 1852
WEST INDIES.