Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-11-22
NOVEMBER %, 1867.

the Court as follows:
81 am citizen OF the United States of
America, and if Charles Francis Adams
had Gone his duty toward me, as he ought
TO do in this country, / would not be in
this dock answering your questions now.
Mr.. Adams did not come, though wrote
to him. He did not come to see if could
not find evidence to disprove the charge,
which positively could if he had taken
the trouble of sending or coming to see
what i could do. / hope the American
people will notice that part of the busi-
ness" (Gould here commenced to read
from paper, when he would have done
much better to have spoken. 1t was upon
the tyranny Of England and the wrongs
and miseries of Ireland" the thousands |
who want bread, while aris.ocrats are riot
ing 10 luxury and crime." Its conclusion
was as follows y Which are the young
Of ireland to respect-the law that MUIR
ders or banishes their people, or the means
to resist relentless tyranny and Of ending
their miseries forever under home gov
eminent? need not answer that question
here. trust the Irish people will answer
it to their satisfaction soon. l am not as
tonished at my conviction. The Govern
ment of this country have the power of
convicting any person. They appoint the
judge they choose the jury; and by
means of what is called patronage (Which
is the means Of corruption), they have the
power of making the laws to suit their
purposes. / an confident that MY blood
will rise hundred-fold against the tyrants
who think proper to commit such an out
rage. There is nothing in the close Of my
political career which ! regret. ! don't
know of one act which could bring the
blush of shame TO my face, or make me
afraid to meet my God or fellow man. /
would be most happy, and nothing would
give me greater pleasure than to die on
the field for my country in defence of her
| liberties. As it is cannot die on the
! field, but can die on the scaffold, hope
as a soldier. a man and Christian"
Shore, after commenting briefly upor
| the loose and irregular evidence on which
he had been convicted-and it was reall,
very weak aud inconclusive-denied tha
he had any hand in the murder of Bret,
but deferded the justice of the attempt t
rescue Kelly and Deasy from the hands Q
the authorities. He said the circumstan
ces would have just fled the act before th
English had it hapr ened in any othe
country. and tainted English justice thus
If Jefferson Davis had been release
in Northern city, there would have beel
cry of applause throughout all England
If Garibaldi, whom saw before wa
shut out from the world, had been ar lest
ed, was released, or something of that kim
had taken place. they would have applaud
ed the bravery of the act If the cap
tives of King Theodore had been released
But as il happened TO be in England Q
course it is an awful thing, while yet ii
Ireland murders ere perpetrated on unof
Tending men, as in the case of the riots il
Waterford, where an unoffending man wa
murdered and no one was punished for il
Had been an E.9glishman, and arreste
near the scene of that disturbance, wou
have been brought as witness to identif.
them but being am Irishman, it was sup
posed my sympathy was with them, an
F on suspicion of that sympathy was ar
rested, and in consequence Of the arres
and the rewards which were offered, wa
identified. 1t could not be otherwise
We have been found guilty, and as a mat
ter of course we accept our death
gracefully as possible. We are not afrai
to die, at least l am not
Nor H.. Nor y Nor 1 !" sal
, the other prisoners, with an electric en-
, thusiasm.
6 al too am an American citizen, and o.
English territory l have committed n
crime which makes me amenable to th
Crown of England. Ihsve done nothing
g and, as matter Of course, did e1pee
protection-as this gentleman (pointin
to Allen) has said, the protection OF th
;, ambassador of my Government l am
citizen of the State Of Ohio; but l al
:, sorry to say my name is not Shore. M
name is Edward OM@agher Connor.
belong to Ohio, and there are loving heart
there that will be sorry for This l hav
. nothing but my best wishes TO send then
and my best feelings, and assure them thu
i can die as Christian and an Irishman
!. and that am not ashamed or afraid I
,e sanything have done or the consequence
either before God or man. They wou
be ashamed of me if l was in the Sigh
= I oct Jegree a coward or concealed m