Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-07-24
Jeff. and the British Flag.
[From the Irish Republic I

spoke es follows: on . very recent Oc-
casioH, in reply to a serenade which
| had been given in his honor bv GER
tain Canadians Of the loyal" British
type;
"GENTLENEN-I thank YOU sincerely for
the honor you have this evening shown me
/ 1t shows that true British manhood to which
misfortune j. always attractive. Nav peace
/ and prosperity be forever the blessing of
| Canada for she has been an ASYLUM for
many of my friends az she is now an asv-
1 lum for myself I hope that Canada may
/ forever remain part Of the British Empire.
and may God bless you all, and the British
/ flag never cease to wave over you."
Up to late period this man was a
( prisoner in the hands of his conquer
/ ors. W e knew that he was treated
/ III a manner far different from that
which, during the late war, was dealt
/ out to those brave men Who had the
/ unsPeakable misfortune 10 fall into
/ his hands. We had also too much
/ reason to believe that he was detain-
Cd in custody by those who wished to
shield him from punishment. and to
/ find, In the course Of events. some pre-
/ text for setting him at liberty. Still
1 he was IN confinement. and. before.
/ hardly in a position to defend himself.
/ Such being the circumstances Of the
! case, we deemed it an act of gcnerosi-
! tv, if not Of Justice to preserve a mcr-
/ cItul silence respecting tho conduct Of
which, from first to last. he has been
/ guilty.
But now the situation Is completely
. changed. The excessively mcrcifnI
rulers of these United States have.
through certain or uncertain process.
es Of legal clGcancrv. opened the pris-
on doors to this leading enemy OF the
American Government. and restored
hmm to that liberty Of which, in form
cr times, he made such a notorious
use. lie is once more plotting and
''stumping" ON the other side Of the
Canadian frontier. All restraint
such - we have alluded to-is. there.
fore. at an end. And we shall pro.
cced to let the world hear little truth
respecting tins man. who IS once more
obtruding himself. in a manner SO out
ra@eousl " offensive, on its notice.
he 1reS taise 10 HE Goranmeat of tie
ImeJtcaa Rcpujlic While one of its
most highly placed and raid officials
he deliberately and porsiztentIv con.
spircd-and that in violation Of his
solemn oatl-to DESTROY it, This is
the first count in the Indictment
Y challenge him and his abcttors to
disproyc it.
lie 7r1S tdISe to the tltercs's of huuouI-
W. There was but one free govern
mont on the face Of this dowu-troddcn
earth, under whose protection the
robbed and ruined people-whom mon
archlcaI despots had stripped Of every
thing but mere life-could find even
a chance to rise to liberty and inde-
pendence, and to something like true
mahhooa- AGAINST that very govern
ment Tins man rcbcIicd, and shed seas
81 innocent blood IN order to over
throw II. since the chIcl OF the reu-
eI angels was hurled from the battle
mehts OF Heaven, was ever 2 greater
CRIME committed! ms Is the second
count IN the Indictment. W e dare
the caiIous criminal and his ah5cttors
90 dcnT IT,
JIE ms bc'H fitSf fy tfbgffy m JIS D1wU
land, and H.ropglow the ,rLo1c caytI. To
sustain, enlarge and perpetuate svs-
tenn Of slavery-undcr which four mil.
lions Of men and women, whom the
Christian Church treats as rational
and immortal beings. were bred and
bought and sold like 50 many sheep or
hogs-thls man waged war over near
y dozen provinces, for more than
Tour years, ana sacrllcea the lives ot
upward OF seven hundred thousand
men Ihls IS the thIrd count IN the
Indiotment. Let the SERPENT and has
siiimy brood try their teeth upon the
ME-
During the terrible contest more
prisoners were taken on both sides
than would constitute several large
armies. OF these helpless men not less
tha'. ten thousand '@ere sie1l5eTatcly done
t' "e"th at Andersonvi,ie and else,
where. by the authority. and count.
vance, OF Mr. Jefferson Davis. This .
+ the fourth count ia this horrible in-
alctment and there are thousands OF
llElnE witnesses TO prove IT. all over