Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-16
MISCELLANY.
Irish RebeIIiOns-RoBert Emmett.

Irish RebelIiORs-EObeTt Emmett.
Ireland has been In a state of chrOni
instruction ever since the outbreak o
1641 IN Ulster, which prevailed unit
1919, when Cromwell appeared upOI
the scene and crushed the rebellion, no
merely with an iron hand, but with
degree of ferOcity which will foreve
stain the memory of that great man
By cOnfscating fOur-ffths of tie sol
OF the country, he planted the seeds o
new Instructions, which grew IN par
out of the natural hatred OF those who
were dispOssessed of their estates, AMI
quite as much out of the natural Fapac
ity of the new landlords, who felt tina
their titles we're Insecure, and StrOve Il
make the largest amount of money ont
of them III the least time. Iu 16SS, tht
Irish took up arms for James IL, anC
were put down again by William o.
Orange at the decisive battle OF the
Boyae. The French Revolution wa.
the exciting cause of the next rebellion
which took place IN 179S, and was pu
down like the others. with sanguinaTJ
violence. The rebellion OF 1903, leo
by Robert Emmett, was one OF the least
import mt of all the insurrectiOnary
movements of ireland, but the romantic
enthusiasm of young Emmett, and his
attachment for Sarah Curran, which LED
to his capture and execution, cOnspireC
to endear him to the Irish people, and
TO give him a name among them sec
ond only to that of St. Patrick.
The Introduction TO Miss Martineau's
History of the Thirty Years Peace, -
Gently written by that gifted wO
man for the AIneTican edition of hei
work, reciteS the circumstances OF I'm
met, brief career and untimcly death.
As some OF orr readers may not be ia
miliar with the details OF this tragedy,
we publish few pages from Miss Mar
tineau's volume, which possess a mourn'
ful interest at this junctuTe:
During the short peace of Amiens,
some OF the educated IIIsh, among
VIII, m was CuTTan, went to Paris, tulI
of sympathy forthe French republicans,
and expecting there to witness such a
state of things as they desired 10 see
established III Ireland Curran, foT
one. was grieved to the heart at what
he saw. Never was there a scene, he
wrote to MS sou in Oc.ObtF, 1902, that
could furnish more to the weeping Oh
the grieving philosopher; they might
well agree that human affairs were a sad
Joke. 1 see-It everywhere, and IN ev-
prything.' Some few young men, how
eyer, we're neither so disabused, OF
they hoped that they could manage
things better IL Ireland. Among these
was orc who was believed to have been
admitted to consultation with Napoleon
himself. The court physician at Dab
lin. DIR. Emmett, who was now Just
dead. had had two sons, who we're both
implicated In the rebellion of 1893
Thomas. the elder, escaped the gallOws,
and was now IN America. Robert was
under age, and vas now parsued; and
&c was he who now saw Napoleon, anC
became the head Of the new conspiracy
By his fathers desth he obtained .,
900 or 5000 pounds, which he devoted
to his political purposes. His paper:
show that rising was organized thro'
out Wicklow, Wexford and Kildare, a
we'll as in remote districts; and that h'
had reason to rely on an extensive sup
port. The same papers show that IN
was aware at times, 70 the full extent
of the risk he ran; and this indicates
fault III his honor, which impairs tht
sympathy that would otherwise be com
manded by the lot of one so young, 81
benevolent and so ardent, cast into sucl
times. He clandestinely obtained tin
affections of Curran's youngest daugh
ter; and dsservedly, therefore, suffered
under a restless misery of mind, O
WHICH the records are very touching
He thanks God for having given him
sanguine dispositions; declares that t.
this he runs from reflection; and hope
that If he is to sink into the PIT beneatl
his feet, it will be while he is gazipgup
At the bright vision of his hopes. III
seems to have been so absorbed IN In
visions of a platonic republic as neve
to have thought of the wretchedneSs t
others that he might be creating; neve
to have had a moments TemOrse for re
neWfng the horrors of the proceeding
instruction; never even to have con
sidered that it was a grave Offencs t
break up the order and security of sc
cial life, without being amply prepare
to substitute something which Nigh
compensate for its temporary loss. Blu
il he did not suffer as he ought frOI
the pangs of conscience, he had not tia
peace Of the calmly devoted; and 1t wa
a mistake to endeavOT, as some do thi
day, to make him a hero, and to spea
of him as noble. As he slept ON hi
mattress in the depot where his pike
and gunpowdaF were stored, he was q
as much of a tool as they; aud the dee
compassion with which we regard Rol
ert Emmett can have IN it but littl
mixture of respect. He never breathe
to Miss Curran hint of his purposes
and it was on the eve OF the outbrea
that he obtained her VOWS.
1.-THE other leaders were a fanatic
named Russell, and old half-pay Office
vino was expecting the millennium, an
desired to have a share IN bringing
on: and an agitator, named Quigle,
who came over from France with a fu
purse. Emmett agitated In Dublin
Russell in the North; and QuIglvy
kildare. An outlaw, named DWye
who, with band of desperate men, il
tested the Wicklow mountains, pfOmi
ed his aid to Emmett, when the ente
prise should be fairly begun. When /
should see the green flag floating oY,
Dublin Castle, he would bring his me
down from the mountains, and OveraV
the CITY. 1t was at Christmas, $50
that Emmett came over from Franc
and the swearing of the cOnspiratO
presently begun. Some of the subord