The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-19

through Cokayne, to Monsieur Chapeaurouge marchand
Hamburg, under cover to MesSrs Texler, Angel and
Massey Amsterdam in third envelope directed to Mon
seur Daubeduscalle Hambourg The letters were written
in commercial STYLE Business meant acksons enerprse
goods denoted provisions for the expected army of nva
SION Magne stood the French department of marine
the baby the young repubic and These letters
copied out by Coayne Jackson alleging that he owed
money in England, where his handwriting was well
known Throughout the correspondence Stones name was
ransposed into Enos and Jackson named himself Thomas
Popkins
Two elaborate dispatches from Jackson to the convention
exan and possess singular interest in reference to the
recent Fenan conspiracy They written with great
ability and far England concerned bear the impress
of candor and truth AS the result of ongcontinued and
minute inquiry Jackson states that although the English
people weary with against France which brought
the nation hollow fame but substantial os they entertained
deeply rooted hatred towards the French republicans He
declares that netynne men out OF every hundred would
start to their feet in to drive invader of the sacred
English land into the Any invasion of England would
unite all classes and parties in determined opposition and
sacrifice would be considered great protect the nvo
liability of the SOIL He artfy recommends the convention
to disarm the hostility of the English people by beratng
at once without conditions all English prisoners
them their property and to transmit them with all
honor and respect England He suggests that the
ton should proclaim their anxious desire for and their
desire to live terms of amy with the British nation But
under circumstances did he think possible set the
populace in array against their and constu
tion
But in Ireland Jackson believed the convention had the
farest prospects of The organization known that
of the United lrishmen prevailed in every part of the
kingdom and possessed agents the army the navy and all
public departments The servants in private families of
power and influence members of the fraternity. Theo
bald Wolfe Tone had just accomplished seemed the
difficult task of eectng alliance between the Dissenters
of the north and the Roman Catholics of the SOUTH Jackson
estimates the Protestant Epcopaans four hundred and
fifty thousand and the Roman Catholics at three million
hundred and fifty thousandan enumeration which proves
his sagacity and knowledge of the country the time The
Presbyterans of the north he asserts to repub
LEANS The Roman Catholics of the south thoroughly
discontinued and dsoyal ready welcome any invader
The great of the people would receive the French into
fraternity the moment they appeared because while the gov
of England thoroughly national that of Ireland
provincial In addition to the natural love of change
the great bulk OF the nation actaed by hatred OF the
English The gentry and clergy tyrannca
and arsocrac than the mobiles whom the republicans had
annhilaed in France The English government solely
government of force in Ireland and would crumbe to
pieces before any power of adequate strength at the first col
Mee rSe was
and they awaited with ilconcealed Impotence the arrival of
force sufficiently great to give them confidence The
ment such force appeared Ireland would be in blaze and
the English dominion at an end.
On the LIST of April the day of Jacksons arrival in Dub
lin Danon and his colleagues murdered in Paris and
the sangunary Roesperr ruled the French republic Jack
acquainted with this change of masters and
believing that Robesperre in the first flush of power would
see the advantage of dstracng England by exciting rebel
lion in Ireland redoubed his activity. He and Cokayne
Hospitality received by Mr. MacNaly, barrer who
took foremost place in defending prisoners arragned for
high treason Through this gentleman arrangement
effected for the introduction of Jackson to Archibald Ham
Rowan. The letters addressed by Stone Horne Tooke
and DR. Crawford had been delivered and they
served certificates of Jacksons fidelity to the cause
long and anxious deliberation ensued in Rowans odg
ng in Newgate jackson used all means of persuasion
induce Wolfe Tone proceed the envoy of the Irish
pubcans to Paris Tone hestated and at last perssenty
refused He limited something about five hundred pounds
but Jackson replied that the French nation generous
brave" This did not satisfy Tone. Then DR.. Reynolds
applied also in van and last Jackson penned those
two reports public feeling in England and Ireland which
condemned him.
Almost from the moment of his landing in England,
every made by Jackson known the govern
Cokayne furnished Mr. Pitt with complete copies of
Jackson's correspondence The letters were
written if in reference lawsuit in which Jackson was
Ckayne possessed the and odt He
Mr. Pitt that he induced to betry his friend through
motives of the pures patriotism but he said something more
Alleging that jackson owed him debt fisk hundred pounds
which he could not afford to lose he reasoned that if Jack
should be executed through his information the debt
would be recovered William Pitt understood the hint
and the He assured Cokayne he shoud he No h