, 1866-10-31
The Fe MAN PRISONERS In CANADA.
Mass Meeting OF Irisk Citizens in
the Court House Squarc-Speechas
The Resolutions.
The Ae1iop OF tho Canadian Au1i,ori-
tics Denounced.

tround II tho assemblAg. Guhc,ed, 10 sake Into
tue sentence Of death pronounced
apen cotonei Lynch aud Father McMahou.
'iTno meeting. Upon accepting the position he
TE11ow-c.71zExs: If 4 I. on .ccouut o. the
placed IN nomination for Chairman OF this vast
iaeeMhlseo Of tho Ifish-Amcrie1n citizens Of the
n, sy T5,h II hf ~ %ss s. s hsase4
To whatever eircumstance may owc this expres.
zion Of your Partially and confidence, lei me con-
: sey to yon ny grateful scknowledgments fer the
bonor conferred. ao9 Lave w.. met n:Fc, to ngh 70
throughout The length and breadth Of ihls. vast
rom cseS moan,sin @ ana Ssaiioy, procias % e. tie
world, in nolca OF thunder. that Nhos0crcr In Lis
heart bates tespottsm, and Will rlsk bis life In
tie eAu.e q Liberty, h is 1noeed ls & Of Haven;
Blum. The German patriot, rs vel! as Abraham
Jineo|n, hare bceome martyrs Of Liberty! Both
Will be immer allzed BY htstory. and thels nanes
Tho fakin; ihc lIio Of Robert Blum. slthourh
after pretended process OF law, was no less
miserable and coWArdly murder.
Every tr1ls American In lta heart OF hearts nrn.
pathizss with tho patriotic Father McMaaon ard
Co:oncl Lynch. Our comparatively youthful ke-
pnb1lc, having glotonsy emerged from giSan;tle
pnsed t:s manhood, and insInciaiJ fortified ard
entrrnc'sed ln thc Intelligence and patriotism nf
ll3 E1{aTGuSs ID 08pul 10 {eC0nmEQU III lElEQu-
II way, TO al1 the nations With whom VIC are at
peace, 10 settle their little local differences upon
tbs principles Of huuan rfghts and ctouAi Justice.
Now, sl,a. BY American gsni9s re arc wedded Cd. TO
per Into their csrt across usaer the ATLANTIC, IN
ihe moat frank and aaeesfonase anncE. t!iat thett
ireland presents claims, which Americans tea are
right and Juet, ana untiE England shall heed these
Claims and right those WRONGS, tn tho measure u
shctlorc you bear for Old ireland, England will
Inn. I az nj Hroprt
M1 AM di:rsssiuc from TIC object Of tue meeting.
and agam thanking yon for the honor conferred, i
will enaeasof to oexxhs1 at1shafgs wt.ee tee aats'
General Wallace Was then introduced. H. re.
marked that in The establishment and 1natute.
nance Of the United States OF America, the s7cat
problem Of man'a right and power 10 govern him
tclf has already been solved. Seeing this, . por.
lion OF hc citizens Of America arc seeking 10 an
1s 81 sif
Brought near 10 thc scaiold. 10 consideTlh effect
Iasc @ .a; the;r ezeeut,on vii sdssnee lbs ssu.e
Of liberty. (CEles Of '.no, no." ';do you talnk
to see that the Government, truo 10 rsucl7'n, bad
protested against The extreme process Of law being
carried ont, and he believed that these nlsn
now condemned. would be csei' yet 5c1ease1
! The law and the evidence says these, men az
FSi1iy. but thts argument 4 no: eonc!usive 70 70.
law il ka,,s.,-d. ard tle+s .szman,tj should step
| In end aarc them from The tcaaotd.
Gen Wallace lahnsed hcsvily In h.s speeet:
Ee was n'tei 1nl hot po,nte9 70 spose asans; aas!
which k1s remarks might produce at Washington
,,r Il; =. cnAsh; o,,.,n
Some months eiuee be }'sd addressed hIs fellow
| citizens Of Irish descent on the question OF !
| change in the neutrality laws. On Ibis occasion
lie Esd auty more sac 70 tefio: N. " Wal
present IN eoneoarsc assembled @ to conslasr u u
| matter Of the threatened s1olcht oeath Of ~
o'ess q 'hf,r i, te a9
siuty Of Canada to heed well he adyicc Of p,
American Government not 70 spin oleou. ~ tet
s say nsf;'n ea
eject 1ha: tue sentence oi te@ canaafau laase D.
not executed. ,a
| COMMITTEE ON REVOLUTIONS.
on motion Of some one OH the steps, on resolu
hoEs. The committee consisted Of James "
stcahar, H. n; Chase, a. G. ute,nc. colong
+ egal o. l. Mann. Captain Thomas 1IcGesr an
2. D. pE1sco11.
.ries " % Viii de b eDeefs I or g. FenIan Bot:
mood. lie believed his sympatlies were no: nj:
placed necau.e IN the end lbatY u % wenld fsirm2 @
Ion. he believed. would he the commencement. I
lI1sh success ness mgn 1, usc oaa Hos ~ p.l
oEesF ana e1 ~ neHtn inM " Hs;s M nn1cr " IN Il
sennaos % e5 .as aa,i e.ch9nn t eom W.T.. ~ r. r.
nGlH'oh tmanu, .hc "nHng ianl " w. ,ro,t.
iI1sh IN tnGtI nMn lanG hn1 an,es,a. T "o''tS
IT," ~ toai @ ~ WAL t.ae Tbc
sG1hE ~ .ns 1ytSns 16set asii ~ -. @
pntea snt one ne fcs1t naf! ioaGMaae 20 oown
u u III iwn c.m;is:d 1oen. liz ons nexsoap
" tnG M nn IT, tt1r, T nrrst mt EaviI
as ~ an a,f' H. n,9d1a f7, ~ M ns aw
s,1 ~ h rnsnrccd " saatnst cIifncrent rn,
tsn 10 tonehe ~ nno, ae ane,,ion f nen,aii
70 Eom ,nat y ae on1 nn y sbe sa SYo'atea
,ar ,rn 10 ~ PIT h;s arinn @ ana rnnseaua
rt,,, ~ aUHcass oT " .e 11nion sms he Hit
eaminis1Fation bad eoansclled forpearance. @
HE s r. Il. ~ Intr n Snefra tn ses to he fuli
ent - Of Of Il Wnt The iaws of Amcpica were ris
iens ~ tae @ hanSs oi eae pseSnt SSs nhDean
tlle scc1 etary Of Sste llaa stretched their han
biz auditors would 1suembst @ vi. aud ~, II
power q d.sap2o,niea put aaeqn1ate lIoh ioteS =
, pau1nts; !" ennS!usion ~ u.@cu utS .s+.. r.
ple. 1nsy Gesl1en nueScs, 70 notuee ss ana
e iotce the 9hl'clsal loe!ty aa9 egna'y pG,els
la%. 6f all manklnd. ASSUMING ta,s Possa o,,i II
/, would be gained blood'css s,cIory.
Mr. ch.,. from 1nn H., n1:ssss vonns,ss on Eesolu:lo
i reported The following: :. j.,
r Ntsa!rtd, That The people ot Lh!cazr =
r. meeting assembled hare heard with ftel;uHE
!. profound regret fbat the authorities OF cana
=; have prosecuted to 1sial aud conviction Two Of
j pss.cns {, captured ,S during the so,ca'lsd Fsn
We s1e b ., w;h
- c:,ret tha. The authorities OF said province hs
u ssit TO be theis s'nty 10 sentence sata coasie
20 Ltsotftd, Thai The persons so convicted q
ID sentenced. and The o'hrrs yet 10 be icIci,
r., a. II
have been convicted oi tho technical crime. ri
.e men entered caaada. no: robbers. a. there's
E sons Or properly Of The people Of Cauada. T!
!. went there as soldiers, to make war against
o, British Gorc.nncnt. having the p:orl.sc Of
is and cooperation from i largo body Of
90 was purely political onr, and the pcoplt
i'll chiesse 'sho Il common win ,hcisie'low sosn
Close Cos @ Q, az most risaaic rebellion tor tic trea,
he able overthrow II this Govern,nrnt without
Is, execution of even onc person Of ihc MANY Z
noa 1ns g. n Il ". s' na a M s
Gu so, tUr political offence. IL in lisccl l.oStil,
10 10 ,he splrtl Of the aee. and 10 Tic teaching.
Kfsoir<s, Thai during tic recent schelll
n nn c9lttsnee q lie american Union, large nua,l
an 1.. aa ees sqeefn: n assnE sante: Sus
~ enlisted in the service Of 1hu Confederate S:a
a., sT and On land and sea took ~ active part IL
~ ~ 1lnstflltcs against the Government Of the Uni
a!y | States tlat Fuch persons thus acted ~ pn
pn' enemies OF The Enitrl Slaies either Il
an motives Of 7rcutiia.y gain, OF 10 rat,fv polit
hatred Of ttc Crttcd States; that nothw!th 1t:
.,s lna I'VE uniiiehny act. sscn r;,sonI1 naho
s. when they might haze h'cr prosecuted 10 .,c
nj tsen,cst pcI1alty at offended j,,stce. In hcha
OF ss - 1o.th U ~ ~ f,.~.I.' ~ tNm :.,mnar.t3
min harmlcts raid into ass p.oviucc iu june tast
tss nsk that the British Government will rccipro
~ ihe generous actioh q INT Iosest,fneni O!
~ men ihcls lives and liberty.
,ict ,cns lr 1,c anhoI,;cs of can,ia f,r sn *
[!s+ putcly politieal, cannot take rlacc viii
lin nWaIcu,p in lid Amc.icsn Lssrt III. nro,,um
nnt :errcl nor can II takc u!nrr without nr,,;IU
II ancxrl.ru,ent moi casf1x all,yrd ami - lin !
ue~ | ~:;5a .nrco,I .I,.rn.,"s "-i - ~.