The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-20

in Glasneyin Cemetery May God have mercy his soul
may God forgive his murderes-may God give peace and
patience to those who are doomed to follow"
We very respectfully suggest that it is high time for the
American people know what Mr.. W. L. SEWARD
who is nominall, the American Secretary of State but
really the British Minister Washington-has give the
following appeal s4s-
~ stand this bar declared citizen of the United States
and protest against the right to pass any sentence In any
British court for acts DONE words spoken alleged to be
done spoken American SOIL within the shadow OF the
American flag and under the sanction of American lnsttu
TONS protest against the assumption that would In this
country, bind the right of thought control the liberty of
speech asembage of American citizens in an American
her neutrality laws and observe the comfy OF nations
whatever that may mean practce-bu repeat protest
against the monstrous con-the transparent raudthat
would SEEK in ninety years after the evacuation of New York
by the British to bring the people of New York within the
vision and venue of British jury in British law court
the last British bayonet had gsened In an American sun
the last keel of the last of the English fleet
powed its last urrow in the waters of the Hudson the
Delaware would that city of New York. its people,
and institutions to the dominons of the and govern
ment of Great Britain
Here is the way which Ireland governed at the present
time. Our authority is the Dublin hishmon well informed
and reliable journal: - X.
next town to Waterford the county
only other day made the of military outrage
and murder respectable manhe father of large family
left quverng corpse at his door, by the lance of
English soldier. jury of coroner's inquest, after
aborous and heightened investigation of all the facts
nected with the crime returned verdict of wifu murder
against the perperator of it. And yet Notwithstanding this
solemn finding of tribunal recognized by the law of Eng
Notwithstanding that could be easily asceaned who
the who committed the crime, the Government
stopped the of justice and shielded the murderer
One of young poets lately said of mercu"
English masters of Ireland, that
They dare not rival 49,"
Werespectfuy propriey part of modifying
thaopnon peeers of 81 evidently worthy
of the yeomen of '9S.
At Waterford we learn from Dublin contemporary,
there
GA strong demonstration of feeling the part of the
people, The police leading captive two American gen.
emen who had committed the awful crime of appearing
Irish soil with squaretoed boots and that useful Government
official Corydon had been brought down to poison the air
with his foul breath The report that this infamous wretch
in the town created regular fermen OF public feeling
and strong sympathy for the prisoners and when in the
dusk of the evening cavalcade OF mounted police with
drawn sabres and strong body of police foot with fixed
bayonet appeared crowd consisting for the most part OF
and children collected and cheered the prisoners and
hooted and peted the police. Amid all this hootng and
stonehrowng the police marched steadily to the
JAIL which is quarter of mile from the town. They appear
have been preserved in most extraordinary way for not
one of them in the least injured 8.
"On their way back there repettono of the hootlng
by which the police exasperaed and having broken
from their ranks commenced an indiscrminate attack
back by those cowardy brute and they pursued and
boys and Oung g into the lanes and allies OF Water
ford striking them and woundng them with their sword
bayones"
Some of the poor people slaughtered the spot.
Others have died of their wounds But what of that
They were "mere Hrish rebels and the killing of such is
not only mo MURDER" but is the first duty of wellpad
British policeman.
On of the victims named Denis Walsh the authorities
condescended to hold sham ceremony, called an inquest
The verdict of the jury guilty of wlu murder against
the hero policeman of the OCCASION whose name- would
be pity to forget its MERCER But Irish friend
says:
"Their verdict could be of very little importance; the
Government would ignore it, and the loyal Irish police
man. who deprived the poor widow of her son. would be
afforded the same protection the Lancer was who made
orphans of a young family by killing their father"
After this is it not comical to hear our cotemporary-