Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-22
The English and the Fenians.


The English and the Fenians. i
The latest cable dispatch in regard |
to the Fenians lately tried and con-
demned to death at Manchester, Eng
land, states that there is no hope for
a reprieve or Communication ofsentence
in the cases of Allen, Larkin, Gould
and Shaw, and that they will all pro
badly be executed on the 23d inst,
Saturday of the present week. Two
of these men, in the speeches they
made to the court before their sen
fences were pronounced, declared
themselves american citizens, and the
truthfuIness of their statements has
probably before this time been ID
vestigated by Minister Adams. The
offense with which these men were
charged was being engaged in the
forcible rescue of Col. Kelly, Fe-
man leader, from the police of Man
chester. During the conflict between
the policemen and Fenians, one of
the officers, Sergeant Brett, was shot,
and for having been connected with
the mob from whence proceeded the
fatal bullet, these four men have been
sentenced to death, although they each
and all protested that they were en-
tirely innocent of the shooting Of the
officer, and the judge himself was
compelled to state that he believed
no one Of them entertained any
malice toward the officer who lost his
life.
The statements Of our correspon-
dent "Carleton" in a recent letter,
together with the general tenor of all
/ the information received from Eng
land upon this matter, indicate that
these men are to be executed more
as an example OF terror to other
! Ecnlans, aud as a sort Of proof that
the laws still have power, than be-
cause they are really believed to have
been guilty of Murder. They were
engaged in a mob and were success.
tul in rescuing from the control of the
law man believed by the English
Government to be a dangerous enc
my. The Government dares not pass
these otfenses without punishment
and it seeks, 10y the severity of the
punishment inflicted, to deter all 9th
er sympathizerS with these men from
deavoring TO initiate their course
/ For this reason there is likely to bC
40 communication of the sentences in
/ tiicted, and the British Government
will soon see whether the severity OF
the punishment decreed in tn c S,
cases will have the desired effect, ant
enable policemen hereafter to captur,
aud hold Fenian leaders withou
m0lestation.
There has been one singular ant
significant fact connected with all tn,
trials of Fenfans that have vet beel
, held, and that has been the spirit OF
entire devotion to country which Ia
characterized the actions and utter
: ances of the prisoners. The extract
= published in our columns few day
l ago from the last speeches made b
the prisoners at Manchester containe
4 not one word Of regret for the pos
q ton in which they were placed, an
o not one plea for mercy. Allen solemn
o ly declared his entire innocence Of tn
7 policeman's death, and then hastene
. to say that he did not say that for til
# sake OF mercy, for he would aCceE
a no mercy, but would Idle proudly an
4 triumphantly in defence of Republ
= can principles and the liberty Of a
= oppressed and enslaved people" I'll
:. others substantially reiterated th
II sentiment, and "God bless old Ir
II land" was the expression of all {
them as they left the court room vii
death sentence resting upon ther
~ So long as these men glory in wha
Y ever they do for the cause they hay
espoused and regard themselves
~ martyrs for their country, neither ii
=. prisoGment for life nor execution
a. will stamp out Fenianism."
y In this respect the English Cover
'. ment, press and people seer never
20 have appreciated the true force a
~ meaning of Fenianism. Indiscre
~ as most of the movements of the I
~ mans have been, they have al be
% % entered into with spirit and enthu
u asm, because they have been und
stood to be movements looking to
'n- improvement Of the condition of
en- fairs in Ireland. Fenianism is I
nj result of disagreement in IreIal
lis and the only way in which Feniani
al can be effectually stamped OUT is
ch remove the cause for its existence.
ao Life is dear to lrishmen, but tn
ny sands of them hold their country
7st dearer, and the most rigorous S
III fences of the English courts will
toi prevent Irishmen from hoping a
oi struggling for the Improvement of
eu land. Let the English Government q
ere serious aud thoughtful considerat
icy to the evils of which Ireland so
zen terly complains, and Fenian trouh
al will be forever over. But until t
is done, one Fenian alarm will O
OPP be allayed to be followed by anoth
3D. and trials and executions will ute
nm fail OF their intended purpose, beca
wn they do not reach the real cause
me all the trouble.-Boston Journal.
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lor They do not cramp or rack the
the licate frame or weak constitution,
IL will be found particnlarlu pSaf,l