The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
A Romance Appropriately Concluded.

friend has sent us the following paragraph, with request that we should reprint it. which wonderfully do. as we happen to know some thing of the interested party:
 "Kevin Izod OOoherty, the Irish Exile, was married, a few days since to Miss Kelly, of Killeen county, Galway, the Eva of the first series of the nation."
 Kevin ODoherty was young surgeon of splendid professional ability who became inn bued with the republican opinions of the Young Ireland party in AS, and assumed po- siton in the foremost ranks of the few students and writers who composed that singulary ill., lated organization.
 When Mitchell offered himself up as victim to prove the falsity of the British Claw" and to establish the fact that British government was supported in Ireland by "packed jurors, perured sherifs, and partzan judges" it was distinctly understood amongst his friends that they should deliberately commit treason fel- ony," Gas the negation of British government was called,) and be transported to Van Die mans Land, or hanged, one by one, until the people were aroused at last by the example of their heroism and self-sacrifce, to sense of national dignity and desire for vengeance.
 A discussion arose as to the proper person to be delegated to the post of honor and danger, after MltcLel's departure, and there were mary candidates-men of fortune and talent-who were willing to accept the title of "felon," in the hope of awakening the apathetic populace of the country. The bosom friends of Mitchell -J ohn Martin and David Reilly-had the first claim. They were beth men of family but as Martin had been the school-fellow of Mitchell, and was land owner, beloved and revered by his tenantry and man ofthe midest and most child like disposition it was agreed that his wish should be granted, and that one whose name was the synonym of every virtue, should be written down fellon," according to British law. Martin was accordingly put for ward as the successor of Mitchell, and in due time got transported "across the seas for the term of fourteen years"
 Young ODoherty was determined that Mar tin should not go alone. He immediately start. ed the Tribune newspaper, ard wrote treason enough in d week to startle a whole Cabinet Council, but it must be remembered that trea- son" in Ireland means profound scorn and hatred for the aristocratic rulers of Great Bri- tain and their so-called sovereign and real de- pendant-the daughter of the House of Guelph. In very short time, O'Doherty was arrested, of course, and sent to Newgate. He was tried three times before the government could pack | jury sufficiently servile to convict him; at last he was found guilty and sentenced for fourteen years to Sberia-no! we beg the barbarous Czar's pardon-to Van Dieman's Land Be- fore his final embarkment, he was removed to Richmond prison, where, amongst his nume- rous visitors, was lady of earnest almost anx- ious manner, with deep dark eyes, and that spiritual countenance on which thought with out leaving its lines, had cast it's shade. That lady was Eva," one of the brilliant poetesses whose genius placed the nation at the head of the literary journals of Europe.
 Eight years have nearly passed since then ODoherty. has been state prisoner in Van Diemans land. His lady love, who might have accepted the highest and the noblest of the land, was faithful to her faith and true to her truth. British "policy'--it being war times and Irish soldiers somewhat scarce, or more eager to serve under the flag of Russia or of France than of Great Britain-released the mo- ble felon," and the paragraph which we have quoted above, tells the rest of the story. Patri- otism should always be welded to poetry, and so it is in the case of the hero and heroine of our little romance The O'Dohertys were al ways rough Ritters in war and bold advisers at the council-tabe, and we trust sincerely that the late event will be the cause of giving many more of their chivalrous race to the world.- ". c. Delta.