The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-14
IRISH NEWS.

developed its angelic qualities in Greece during the
which ended in the independence of part of that country
the world knows full WELL And in Crete, during this very
year, its performances have made humanity shudder Irish
have been in the habit of declaring that the English
Government of Ireland was the worst under heaven But
of other countries imputed this in great degree to
prejudice and national anpathy Americans especially
could not for long time credit the statement that country
which talked SO gliby about liberty and philanthropy
could be such monster of iniqulty Well, time rolled on
and the late war this country proved nicely
sincerity there in Engands protested love OF liberty
And now Engishmen themselves out and declare that
Egands treatment Of political pisones-that is, of Irish pa
trios-IS WORSE THAN THE TURK Here is ex-
tract from the declaration of Englshman who spent many
years in the Turkish dominons:
"And what treatment do rebels taken with in
their handseven these Christians whomthe Sultan bound
acknowledgements with at the hands of their rulers?
will not compare with the treatment which the Fenan
prisoners receive hands, because Enghman
and don't ,oisb put mig country to shame but this will
say, that # eng single Christian IN all Turkey no matter
what his crime be- matter how often he have
been taken in open revolt treated half as bdd-NAY ONE
TWENTIETH PART AS INFAMoUsLYas the Feeiam prisoners
Portland should haze regular crusade Of the Christian
Powers against the Turk am not an lrishman but cannot
shut my eyes great National Shame like this Which the
talk Of all Europe and america, but of which we Engshmen
think nothing viz the treatment political prisoners
for after all said and DONE the Fenans atom
than the Garbadians than the Poles than hundreds of
political offenders in France?a heyuere nrdererS ons
Thieves, and housebreakers"
Well may the Dublin freshman declare that in these
prisons and as and dungeons home in Ireland and in
England have been driven to madness and have
been driven to DEATH and yet kindly, humane no
generous pulsaton srs the breasts of any of Bras
nerpose between them and iron fate the tender
mercy of one feeling word !!
in Ireland with stony stare who looked at the
of Jamaica without stretching hand punish the
guilty, who looked the famine in India and when is
duly overwhen the skeletons of millions starved by their
agents management cumber the ground their flag flies over
wag their tongues in feeble blame and patch out that
body in fault. And these the who that
God has given them perpetual lease of quarter of the
globe and the right divine rule it wrong They
have all the profit but no responsibility But their cup
and it is of blood-appears nigh filled FULL chance of
salvation alone to be left them in a renovated senate
and if that be criminal this it cannot be but their do
mnion shall fall asunder and the offspring of those who in
their suffering cry out to heaven shall see the time
When that which for others the proud Golden City
And Had e MoP s b n Psar her nS
wbeS hP e curse bf ah a ad @
And r"n a % tho fr r%s unjust
The Lady Of Kingdoms lay low in the V dust
Perhaps no country ancient modern, cursed
with such of ignorant hrengs the contemplate
creatures who under the of judges mete Eng
lish tyranny in Ireland The contemporary named above
describes the Tpperay aszes which presents
picture of the learned O Judge in scodng mood which to
his Office is neither decoous becoming and the worst
the was that the whom he abused much after the
fashion of fshwoman could not reply Michael Sheehy
charged with treason-elony and found guilty He
out in the rising of the 9th of March, when the boy
Tracey shot, and amongst the party who shot him.
In passing sentence upon him, Mr. Justice Morris told him.
amongst other things that he could have been indicted for
murder but that the Crown "took mercfu view Of his
CASE" He then have given way his desire
scod and went in earnest satisfy it, Heaccused the prso
of being cousin of Charles Burke who about
the country, he said with other "mscreants entering
policestaons taking the clothes of the consabes and
stealing their bread and meat The learned judge did not
making war; just what is done by great soldiers like Lord
Strathnan, for instance, in the position. But what
particularly seemed to excite the ire of the judge wa that
when these rebels took the bread and of the police they
took their knives and forks ALSO That act seemed to add
insult injury and terrified him. by its desperate atrocty
into rage that eliminated IN clustering declaration that
from the pillow and the potao,fed" So far as the indg