The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-25
NEWS FROM HOME.
NEW YORKER.

NEWS ERUM HUME.
The news from ireland all grouped under the omn
Gus heading especial COMMISSIONS where packed juries
and peured Judges" go through the farce of trying men
already condemned This all according to the British Con-
sttuon impress the world with the idea that Justice
poor blind, violated dame has home in British Courts in
Ireland Woe unto the deuded that goes before
Special Commission and lays the attering uncon to his
soul that he tried Long before he stands in the Dock
confront the vanou traitor the hearess judge and the
loyal packed jury he has been tried and condemned If We
blush for the slippery serpent Condon have not
proud of Burke Here the representatives of
the extremes the Irish character One low, false treacher
ous and thank Heaven womng himself into the
confidence men, acting the rantng patriot until the
time of trial comes then selling his brothers lives to save
himself The other NOBLE chvalrous brave quiet his soul
shining only the presence of DEATH the true
tave of Ireland and type of men plentiful as the daisies
on the green hs-such Col Thomas F. Burke of the 88th
New York condemned death for loving his country
and his
What must be the feelings of the wretch, Condor, when
brought into Court confront his brother and friend and
away his fe God alone tell butt hough-and it
seems impossible think he had the couragehe had faced
death on the fields of the South and charged to the
mouth the head of the Texan Rangers yet his
Condo ascending the witness stand COL Burke changed his
position in the DOCK and looked the nformer square in the
true patriot like condemnation to the backened soul of
the damned rufan and said, in thunder tones reich,
generations vet unborn will teach their children to
vou while shall added the long, red roll of Ielands
political saints"
Surely Fenian organization has produced worthy of
the martyrs gone before Luby Kckham OLeay Rosa and
their compatrots of whom might feel proud
and the last of the condemned worthy of place beside them
our countrymen read the speech of Burke before
was pronounced and then if hey do feel like carrying
our work bitter end why then they of the
veriest slaves God suffered to disgrace the of
men and unworthy weep the fate such Burke
Whether Burke shall hanged according to his sentence
and we do not fear he wior whether he is to be lifetime
uo in oathsome dungeons little if the Irish
does not make grand sensible, desperate struggle to open
his and their countrys prison DOORS OH God for soul in
every man to think and act, from duty Five millions in
America five millions in Ireland and their country bond
age Nay ninetenths of the ten millions dancing in the r
chains and few aning their hearts and brains
move from the sepuchre where their country is
buried dead ooh, that Heaven would put whip in
every hand lash such rascas naked through the
world"
THE sENTENoE-sPEEoH THOMAS +. BURKE, R. A.
Thomas F. Burke in clear and manly voice. said: My
Lord it my intention occupy much of your time in
the question why the sentence of the Court should
not be passed upon but may, with your permission
little Of the evidence that has been brought against
The evidence is that of Subnspector Kelly who had the
conversation with Clomnel in Tpperary He states
that he asked then what about my friend Mr. Stephens
that made and said he the most idozed
that ever would be in America Here standing
on the brink of grave in the OF the Almighty
and Everything God that being the foust perjury
that ever gave utterance to- No such conversation
occurred the of Stephens not mentioned shall
pass from that and then touch the evidence of Britt He
says that assisted in distributing bread the parties the
fort and that stood with him the wagon cart That