The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-08

The speaker-The hon. member is perfectly in order
hea hea He states that the petition contains such and
such allegations In doing he is perfectly in order ear
hearO
Mr. Bght-The petitioners that in the apparent hope
of remedy for the evils which press their country
honorable lishmen however mistaken may feel justified in
resorDg to force oh oh that in word there legitimate
grounds for the chronic discomfort of which Fenansm the
expression and therefore, paaon for the errors of
Feniansm (oh oh.)
Mr. D. Griffith rise to order think, sir, you decided
some short time ago that hon. gentleman who attributed
participation in the opinions of Fenans member
out of order therefore ask you sir whether the hon. men,
Der for Birmingham in order giving currency to petition
and taking advantage the privileges to read at
length petition which in fact ustfe Feniansm (hea hear
which has been condemned by judicial authority by the
highest authority in this house-namey, yourself sir
(hear
The speakerThe other day, when member of this house
stated that other members of the house Fenians
of Fenianm made the observations then used with
regard member of the house addressing such obsera
tons to another but did not undertake to pretend to
prescribe exactly what the language of petition should be-
Mr. Bright will read the prayer the petition 1t is
this -Th petitioners therefore pray you honorable house
-frst to the revision of the already
Fenan being generally of rr
atng severity ought to state that this only refers
passed before this week Secondly to provide that
any of prisoners suffering Fenans suffering
for political Offences they shall during the continuance Of
their Imprisonment be confined with those suffering for
against the ordinary criminal law of the country Thirdly that
recolecting the conduct of the English army in Ireland in
1885, and also the conduct of the British army in India and
jamaica and looking to the suggestions of the public PRESS
and the general tone of opinion with regard the suppress
sion of the rebellion they pray the house provide that the
utmost moderation adherence
humane warfare be ncucated the serving in
Ireland (oh, oh AMI lastly your petitioners pray that the
prisoners be well treated before trial. and judged and
fenced with much lenency is consistent with the
evaton of ORDER and that in the punshments awarded there
may be of degrading nature, which inappcbe
cause and offence are alike free from dishono"
(hear, and laughter -
Colonel S. Knox-I rise to order beg esk whether
the hon. member for Birmingham is in order now? Hear,
hear)
The Speaker-The hon. member is entitled, in presenting
petition, to read the prayer of that petition
Mr. Bright" However msed they may be the special
end they have vew the they have adopted
that end" The signatures to that petition
Orchard Congreve, South Fields Wandsworth.
Edward Spencer Bessly, University Hail. Gordon square,
"Frederick Harrison, Lncoln's Inn.
81. IL. Bridges, Bradford, Yorkshire.
oh. Crompton % Westbourne terrace.
IS. Fl. Reynolds, Brasenose College, Oxford.
&C. A. Cookson, Inner Temple.
Of. B. Barton, 29 Lambs Conduit street
"John Vaughan, l Pleasant-row, Canonbury.
rs. D. Williams Birmingham
" E. Truelove 256 Holborn"
In the general spirit of that petition entirely agree
Colonel s. Knox-l beg to that this petition
be not allowed to be laid upon the table of the house
Mr. P. Dawson-I beg to second that notion
Mr. Neurological nothing dsrepectfu to the house in
the language of the petition However may reprobae the
undertaking which these men are now under trial STILL
think that when petition of this brought before this
house, praying for fair trial (oh oh and for fair coDsdera-
ton by the prisoners their friends it would be unbe
coming OF the dignity of this house and most impoc for
to reject it,
Mr. Whalley-sr there is paragraph in the petition to
which should wish to call attention. think it is worthy of
the consideration of the house whether does of itself
justify the motion that has been made That paragraph
that the troops shall be directed to conduct themselves in
becoming the laws of civised warfare. would ask
the house to bear in mind what have established have
offered to estabsh-namey that the late Fenian
had deliberate purpose which was that the Fenans should
act In connection with the like party America afford
grounds for demanding from the President of the American
Union declaration that the Fenans belgerent Power
in which enabled state upon undoubted au-
thory large ready to be embarked the en-
terprise OF sending out prvaee If the house accepts this
petition to which their attention thus formally called in
which troops described being engaged in state of
warfare instead of in putting down lot of reebooters and
scoundres OF every knd-and indeed every kind of origin
except the real has been attributed to e- ask whether
this fact will not be of material Importance in any future
which the brethren these Fenan NAV think
hear) ~ V'