The New York herald., 1866-04-09

kenny we'll described as the revolutionary Journal the
two years Of its existence was treasonabs Ipurchased
one numoer OF It, but tho fact that Stephens Was the
% Of i was quite enough to sspsn S or bS
Journal When say "osiensibe manager" mean that
ne directed all those persons whose nsmes nave Deen
most properly placed detective, nAmed Nsgls 70
watch stephens He followed him In April lsoS, to
thaa ssvnty vissors day from Amsroa, engaged
In the concoction and development or one OF the
or any other country While the conspiracy was
thus developing itself every day, II DID occur 70
cutie asres with the made BY the judges
and law officers that there overwh Ginning proof OF
general conspiracy among certain 40 % classes sa Kr 1
ysss asi"a Sreas Ss nddg cia1 and de smai ssoaan-
img IF no particular grecdrce but organized controlled
and Influenced By stephens for one oeet-he orShro'c Of
tlemen opposite may talk as they please Of tho ndde
fnddle of reform those men-they may offer them
s Ssditsu soa Of he and he aivistioa Of a~dsords,
and the esabiishnieM syt:m repubi'cd~ism similar
to ~hat e1at in pe Un,ed States. We'll. when the gov
ernmen began 10 act they acted vigorously; and when
the disturbances connected with the election had
subsidized on tho 10th Of September they made
the Office OF the Fe3 pie That olsce is within two
minutes walk OF the head police Office and within three
aud had circulation OF eight thousand. 1t to
here simply 10 that think as the seizure OF stephens
that NJ an ,bousan6 neasans docs annear somsw hat
remarkabIe that when they had detectives on his mo.
tons n meyer occarred 10 them To arrest him frst be
Cause he was really the head and leading man OF
The wbolo ,noveu,ent Mr. Jusce Keogh in reported ON
the trial Of Moore " have said Of him =
s,s ns d he there coud rms,n little doubt in
of any that he he heart and soul Of this
in TACT lis great executive oicer and struck that
@ wnc snS u n, sSe
troll of this very James stephens.
ihai Is the description when was gwen OF MN oy ,ne
learned uoSe anu thcie can DC no uoupt Oh is accuracy
On the day on which tue IePe was sezed sepnens vas
IN mouse IN penzllie street. ana wnen 'oa OF nS
seizure ne sid no nau anyways antcipated .nat mouo
occur He then pocketed his SIX barreled revolver and
"n,n % ne ~ens % S @ u1 NO. w. him v' h, H
was nowhe to BE- oana he had BEEN three times
engageo ia ,nsur,ec.i1na'y movements sslns , auo
Queen ana while they had seized ! 90 ,ns not xnp~ now
many OF ns conleoera'es, .he sIeI. cei anu neaa "
TINS conspiracy was ior consideraoie ume unhestu o
He was lodged In Richmond Prison IN SoVemoeI ana
hets may DO allowed 70 pay passing oompnmsn' p
70 the admirable ocer VINO conducts tne puon ponce,
take great pleasure in saving 20 because
of them are Catholics and their fidelity has never any
instance been shaken. Hear, hear One morning Col
Lake surrounded villa about y mile from town. and
stephens was arrested Three or four other persons
we're in the house with him. I don't believe there
suddenly that the whole party taken by surprise
There q knock At the door Stephens, who had ex
pccted some one came down IN his shirt sleeves He
told II he did open the door 1t would be broken
in He knew his position, and accordingly he surren-
dercd suppose the House never heard OF such
occurred when he brought before Mr. sronge the
magistrate Stephens denied his authority. He told
him with the utmost composure he could not recognize
his jurisdiction becauss the Queen had been depossd
Every word he used TINT day would have convicted him
on bis trial They warned him that they would take
down hts revolutionary statements, out he met them
with courteous denance He turned round 70 the 90.
tec,ves and told them what he thought Of them and
their schemes In arrcsting him, and under mo CIR
cumsances with defiant air he maintains ms position
He was committed for tra think with such evidence
as uey had OF MS own LANGUAGE no Jury would
nave hestated one inssant ID copvc'ihg nim-or tne
conduct o inc lures IN lrepd deserves more
respect ana praise than they nave received IN every
mating and arm stephens Is lodged Ia her Macsty's
prison. and he was as safe In Richmond prison as her
Majesty was In Windsor Castle / have 1 think SUN.
cienty described the character OF Stephens He had
been three times eneaged In nsurreconary movements
and having brought before the magistrate the
sponsbiiify OF the executive government now began