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lEs have the foIoEing aad q lAr=s number OF smaller
Is Of lands In the en - oOun r. for sac,
Zoo acres six miles from navi-aiiln on the TaIla-
/ chic river, in suuhoEer county, hlssisst-pi.
2sa. iB1ief 1ss been cs1rSef75y gsJqtsfs from
1of iIhaenza, from which I an hardly yet re
covered. Pray accept my best thanks for your
interesting communication respecting Emmett,
Of Rhich shall not fail to avail myself.
Your ob iged servant, THONAS MOORE"
On this subject heard no more for several
months, during which, not being able to leave
/ Oxford, where then resided, l had no oppor-
tuniiy of again inspecting Emmetfs manu-
script. AT last I was favored with the follow
/ ing communication from Moore, which may be
taken as fixing the authenticity OF the docu-
meHt Il bears the London pOstmark:
May 10, 1915.
"DEAE SIR: Ihsd the pleasure, some time
! ago, of expressing my gratitude for your kind
and interesting le'tar respecting the manuscript
Of poor Emmett's speech, in Mr.. MsrshaPs
possession. My History Of Ireland 50 long
on hand az to have made it, latterlY, a heavy
duty of task-WOIk rather than the lshOr OF
love- which il originally promised 70 be, was
finished without including anv notice Of En-
mett's attempted revolt in 1903 therefore /
dad not give myself any especial trouble about
/ Mr.. marsbaPs manuscript. | was IN town fer
couple Of DAYS last July, but in 20 mood Of
mind to take especial interest in anything but
the m0uTnful duty had to discharge. This
time | have been less occupied, and scarcely
lost an hour before I saw Mr. Marshal, at the
| British Museum. Unfortunately, the precious
manuscript was al bis private residence, so I
was disappointed for tue instant.
Yesterday was more fortunate. The wri-
ting is unqusstionably Robert Emmet's -
Nearly half e century ago, wnen be and I were
warm and constant companions, I knew bis
writing as well as nv own. Nor was il with
Ian I 1oe 81 -. l.
test Of bic autographs. You, who are &C
quaiutsd with my literary efforts. must have
gathered from them how much | loved bin
living, and attempted 10 honor bin when dead
as the peasant, 10 oul native lsbd, who casts a
stone upon the csirn Of some smented friend,
pays a tribute as great, according 70 his means,
as when the pride Of wealth raises a msusoleum
over the ashes Of the dead.
With abundance of materials IN the Muse
um Library, was able TO compare The manu-
script with the spoken speech. There are sew
eral points Of difference, arising c. iefiy o0t Of
the repeated efforts Of Lord NoTburY 70 embar-
rsss Emmett bF series Of scoiting interTup-
tioBs. In such attempts bis Lordship did not
succeed; for though Emmett did not deliver
more than two-thirts CT what be had prepared,
there was force and slOquence in the sentences
which be interpoated, on the instant, in reply
and Teproof 10 the jadieial seold. Emmett was
naturally 50 eloquent (he was one Of the best
I speakers in our Historical Society In College
that there was no reason. except one, why be
should have carefully elaborated the few sen
tences to be spoken before judgment was pass
ed upon him. Il is more than probable that BE-
distTusted bis own powers. at that irving crisis,
and was anxious, no doubt, that his last words
IN public, actually addressed Ito use Lord By
ron's fine expressiOn) to time and 70 eternity,
I asd not 10 man, should be well dehbeTated.
| He knew their importance.
8 In the manuscript, ss it originally struck
yourself the allusion 10 aid from France is
. more decided than 10 the published speech.
I Emmett certainly intended saying that there
was at that moment in Paris member Of the
l Irish Provisional Government empowered to
negotiate for an invading expedition, but with
orders not to allow Il TO sail until the French
! Government had given ireland a guarantee for
her liberties similar to thst obtained By Frank
/ lin for America This is much more than caH
End In anv report Of the speech. Emmett may
a0t have sDoken these words, but Il is lust az
: probable that be did The report Of the trisl
J wac published under the editOTshiD Of The then
! UBder- Secretary Of the Castle, Mr. Marsden,
Sho is known to have greatly gsrb!ed The az
count
@Ihavs always been doubtful whether Rob
ert Emmett. who was fsstidi0us Ia bis Ian
gusge, ever designated Plunket as a viper
I whom bis father had nuTtured 70 sting hii
child. There 10 no trace Of such words in the
manuscript, but, indeed they could only havs
been suggested, IL ever uttered, by the liu'
taken by PluDket on the trial, a course of pro-
cedure which evidently had bat one motive
and upon which there could scarcely be sec
ohd opinion.
" The kindness Of Mr.. Marshal has givei
me not only the inspection, but the possessioi
Of Emmett's manuscript vainly essayed t
make bin accept some price for It, knowing
/ that bis circumstances cannot be good, but b.
declined 80 decidedly that ! did not venture 4
I insist have sent him, ss a small acknowi
edgmeht, the late edition OF nv verses, and be-
that when you see bin again sou viii say hov
much an his debtsF.
g As YOU are curious. with psrtinscity II
vour curiosity, about Robert Emmstt, | hav
only TO add, that shall return to SlopeFton i
a few dsys, aud should the facilities OF ratlroa'
travelling tempt you 20 give me few days
visit. vou NAV then make copy OF the sPesel
l-wbicb l should gladly do for You, bat ID
mere asork Of writing greatly fstigles ne nov
and, indeed, have taken several days TO tni
letter.
g Pardon it's great length, and believe me,
" Tour obiigsi ald faiihfui servant Icons
~To Dr. sHELToS NAcKEszIE"
It was not in my power 10 visit Moore, I
bis cottage in Wiltshire, and thus lost %
opportunity Of obtaining copy Of the speech
The original remains, most Prooaelys anon
Moore's papers.
In the ordinary versions Of Emmett's speech
this particular reference to expected aid iron
France is omitted, but the most authentic re
port, (taken in Shorthand by Mr.. RidgWsy,
bsrristsr, and quoted by PloWden. In bic His
tory Of ireland from 1901 to 1916, contain
the sentence, precisely az mentioned by Moor
IN his letter. There we're obvious reasons 70
omitting EInnett's ellusion to Franee-at les s
in the report Of his trial published bv the Irisl
/. Government Emmett was sngriIy iLterrupte
BY Lord Norhury, when be declared that, eve
while he was speaking, a negotiation for al
from France was In progress, and be replied
Think not, ny Lord, that say this for th