The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24

pursuing course towards the political prisoners calculated
to kill madden them, and he warned the Government in
vain. They would not be deferred from the which
they determined taking and that punish these
who dared to be fee with the rgor the utmost
suffering which they could inic They knew well that the
distinguished physician who holds the post of medical officer
to this convict JAIL could not be accused of tendency to be
to the Fenan prisoners for any except the one
just and honorable sentiment He that those men ere
criminals He that they not of the COARSE low
desperate bruazed band of guilt and SIM for which alone the
silent system invented perfected and put into practice
and he protested against its enforcement firstly upon men
who only accused and secondly upon whose con-
vcon meant neither to themselves anybody else con-
vicon of any breach of moral laws There less
to be suspected by the very suspicious Government
country of outteppng his duty in favor of the Fenan
prisoners than this gentleman The nephew the Right Hon.
Alexander Mcdonnell Prvy Councillor and Commissioner
of National Education the nephew of the Hon. Judge Dobbs
and the the Hon. John Mcdonnell the medical officer
of Mounoy has been loved nurtured reared and lives
amidst the very of oiciadom. But consummate
of his profession, and honorable highminded
shman he has from the first instant up to this taken the
greatest interest in the of the political prisoners
and rather harrassed the Government with reference them
There was no harshnes exercised towards them which he
did ntepose prevent there injustice
at the hands the auocracy of the dungeon that he did
strive to ward off.
This occurrence may bring him before Commission of
investigation and if it does promise you revelations
which will appal and astound by their horror The o.
Donoghue has given notice that he will ask the Chief Secre
ary for Ireland Tuesday next if be that the Incl
dent of prison insanity which have just detailed has taken
place. This the form of Parliament and idle seems
be gone through preliminary to useful action
The Chief Secretary reply that it is true and then The
ODonoghue will move for Parliamentary Commission OF
inquiry into the business Whether the Government will
agree to give that of is different matter but think
with the facts The ODonoghue has in his possession that they
must, and promise you in that case sham like that which
glazed over the cruees of the English prisons towards the
Irish prisoners he English Government have since refused
to make any inquiry]
Speaking of that there must be no little interest in
hearing from the poor fellows who chained in these depths
of despair have learned that Mrs. Luby and Miss OLeay
had an interview with their relatives in Portland last week.
Luby spoke about the Special Commission of inquiry into
their condition with little dsdan The veracious Com
missioner Messrs. Pollock and Knox, found everything
about the Irish political prisoners quite co de They
either made no complaints hem their complaints were
frivolous according their story By the text treason
felony convict" Thomas Clarke Luby is declared to have
stated that he "preternaturally WE'LL, and he youn
eered no statement" When "reasonelony convict Luby
speaks for himself he tells quite different story He did
say he was well under the cruel treatment
which he had experienced He did volunteer statement
and Mr. Knox when he about to make it, took out his
watch and said his slime up and "treasonfelony con-
yic Luby told him them very brief and decisive language
that hell could be in horror than the prison
of the Irish political convics However, although the
knew their duty well let Parliament into
their secrets is fact that since it required them notwit
standing that did get the the treatment of the Fenians
in the British prison dens has been much ameorae and
far some good has been done
You will have learned this to hand that General
Hapn was arrested board steamer at as ne
was proceeding America That esmabe character John
Joseph Corydon his betrayer and identified him. How
it my private opinion that else had finger
in the pie so far as let the police know that Hapn in
the ship which touched Cork her outward bound journey
There was traitor behind the gallant fellow as we'll as
traitor before him Extraordinary current here