Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-10
VOLUME XXXIII.

his friends in Ireland:
PARIS, March 2l.-My Dear -: When
/ parted from you on Tuesday night, you
hadn't much idea Of the heavy task before
me. Yet, now that it is all over, it appears
only like dream. Although you thought
Mr. Stephens had left the country, he was
in Dublin until that night, and, spite Of all
the vigilance Of British spies, he left his
lodgings in an outside car, got on board a
vessel in the Lifsy, and sailed for an Eng
fish port.
1t was amusing to me to see him pass sew
eral policemen ON the quays, and walk
deliberately on board. We were three days
in the Channel, owing TO bad winds. We
ultimately reached a port in Scotland, slept
all night in Kilmarnock, rode in the mail
train next day from there to London, slept
in London, and, in the morning, in the
heart of the eneny's city, after sleeping all
| night in a hotel across the street from Buck
ingham Palace--in the Palace Hotel
started by the morning train from the Vic
toria station for Dover.
Wegot on board the French mail steamer
! there about II o'clock on Sunday, and
started for Calais which we reached in safe
ty. Wasn't my mind happy when l
touched French soil, and saw the chief
organizer of the Irish republic in a position
TO laugh at the blindly-mad, child-like
efforts of the British to capture him.
After all the searches Of ships and steam
ers outside the Irish coast, so well were we
informed of their every movement that
the affair was comparatively easy. The
next time that james Stephens touches Irish
soil he will show the British that their bar
barons treatment Of Irish patriots but added
| r. Al. Navaa alraaIy L-IpilnH
all over the island, instead Of stamping il"
as they propose to do. Sir Hugh Rose will
find. when he attempts TO commit such dew
! ilish barbarities rs those CT which he was
| guilty in India, that he has not Sepoys to
| deal with. Let him order his soldiers to
| butcher women and children and gray-haired
old men las he threatens TO do, and blow
our soldiers from the lannon's mouth-let
| him dare to carry out his black-hearted in
tentions towards the women Of Ireland, and
there will be such a retribution, not alone in
! Ireland, but in the heart of the British En-
pire, as will not be paralleled in history
| The enemy left no stone unturned to make
US fight before we were ready; they played
a desperate card, and lost! Just wait and
see the effect of the arrival Of Mr.. Stephens
in America, and you will see | speak cor
rectly. All is well for Ireland yet. Next
Christmas have confidence will dine with
YOU as a free and independent citizen of the
| Irish Republic Kind remembrance.
Yours. &c, THOs j. KELLY.
PARIS, March 21.-Dedr hrs. -: l
have been remiss in not writing to you be-
| fore this Mr.. Stephens and myself arrived
here on Sunday last We were enabled to
make our trip with great ease. Just think
how horribly stupid the enemy's agents are,
| when we enabled TO travel in the open day
through Scotland and England-tO embark
at ii in the day from the harbor of Dover
| After all the ship-searching we started
from the quays in the city of Dublin. Mr..
Stephens left his lodgings on an open car,
and, on ma honor, URdiSg,ased. We had no
easy time in the channel, as we were kept
there three days. owing to adverse winds.
| We were driven TO Carrickfergus bay by
stress of weather, and it was amusing to
think how much the Mayor of Belfast would
give to know what distinguished guest he
! had. However, as the wind had changed
| after being anchored all night, we did not
make call or leave our cards. (The re-
maindcr is Of a private character)
Yours, very sincerely,
THos. J. KELLY.
| llDN EENlAN NDl4'AisAA7 Am L OANioiiisHs
| Dublin Correspondence London Times.l
The sentence of the general court. martial
! held on Gunner and Driver J. Flood, G
battery, ninth brigade, Royal Artillery, for
completely with the Fenian conspiracy, has
been promulgated. The court sentenced the
prisoners to be marked with the letters b.
| C." dad character,) to be drummed out of
! the service and 10 be imprisoned for pc
riod Of two years. On being drummed out
! the prisoner checrcd loudly for the Fenian
Brotherhood and for the Irish Republic
| He was then escorted to Richmond Bride
well, where he is to undergo his imprion-
ment.
! FENIAN PRIsONERs--THE O'DONOGHUE
WANTS TO PROCURE BAIL FOR THE FEN
IANs-TIIE ATTORNEY GENERAL REFUSES
But Is WILLING TO DISCHARGE THE IRISH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE CATHEDRAL.
In the House of Commons. on the ODD
The ODonoghue asked the Attorney Gen
eral for Ireland whether he did not think it
would have a good effect upon the state of
| ireland, and whether he saw any objection
| to releasing from custody those persons ar
| rested under the suspension of the hGbedS
corpus act who can procure bail; whether it
was true, as reported in the papers that the
| Catholic Cathedral ut Armagh was searched,
| and even the vaults entered; if so, whether
this was done by the direction or with the
approval of the Government; if il was not
done by the direction or with the approval of
| the Government, whether he did not think
the matter ought TO be made the subject of
inquiry, with view to giving redress to the
| Catholics and to preventing the recurrence
| of such an act; and whether he would state
il the Land bill, which the Government was
going to introduce, differed in principle from
the bill introduced by Mr.. Cardwell, and if
so, what was the difference.
Mr.. Lawson, in reply TO the honorable
members first question, said that a careful
investigation was made in the case of every
person arrested under the act, and no per-
son was retained in custody unless the Gov
eminent were clearly satisfied that he had
been actively engaged in promoting the OBJ
iects of the conspiracy. Hear, hear In
his opinion il wonld have a very bad effect
indeed il they were TO release upon bail the
persons who were so engaged, and to permit
them to travel through the country carrying
on their designs. Hear, hear.)
With regard to finding bail, those persons
would have no difficulty in doing that be-
cause il would only be necessary for them to
indemnify the slreties for the breach of their
recognizances. But if there were persons in
Ireland-and there were some-who had
come from America TO promote the objects
of the association, he would be disposed to
give a very favorable consideration to any
application which they might make, il they
wished TO leave Ireland and to return to
America Laughter and cheers With re-
spcct TO the Hon. members second question,
as to search in the Catholic Cathedral at Ar
magh, he had written to Ireland for full in
formation on that subject and directed that
it should be procured. Hehad not yet, how
ever, received it@and if the Hon. gentleman
would be good enough to repeat hisquestion,
he should be in position 20 give him the
fullest information on the matter.
The onoghue-To-morrow
| Mr. Lawson could not answer for that, but
thought it was extremely likely. With re-
spoct to the Hon gentleman's third question,
as TO the Land bill which the Government
were to bring in, and as to the principle Of
that bill, he was sure that the Hon. member
himself and the House would see that il
would be extremely improper for him then
20 anticipate the statement which should be
made upon the introduction OF that measure.
Hear, hear He had reason TO hope, how
ever, that the proposal Of the Government
would be one that would be likely to lead to
a satisfactory settlement Of n very difficult
and vexed question. Hear, hear,)