The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-20
IRISH NEWS.


cursed the children of men, to fix on the attention and
adherence of all nations The great empire of Russia the
first to demand inquiry into the dongs of England in
Ireland as the following telegram explains In the
of truth, and justice and beryn the of the people
of Ireland and of the United Staeswhat is the American
Government about? Is there in Congress honest
enough to lift up his voice and denounce the wrongdoer
Let the 1rshmen of America study closely the conduct of
the men, who such friends of their country at election time
but who dumb dogs that will not bark at
national enemy Party party declare before God
that we will either compel representatives to demand
justice for us, or uM do Justice them.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE FROM RUSSIA RELATIVE TO AFFAIRS
IRELAND.
"LoNDoN, July TO-
"An important diplomatic from the Russian Cabinet,
in regard Ireland has just been published It'll addressed
to the Ambassadors of Russia and France They
quested to call the attention of the Governments which
they respectively accredited existing state
affairs in Ireland and instructed represent that in the
opinion of the Russian Cabinet the condition of the island
invites joint inquiry the part of Russia and France,
and the United States in conjunction with that of Great
Britain"
We invite the attention of friends and counrymen to
the following extracts from able and admirable address
delivered by Stephen Joseph Meany in to the formal
inquiry what he had to why the sentence of the Court
Fifteen years penal servitude) should be pronounced
against him? Much of his previous conduct in America
and elsewhere have been compelled to condemn and
deplore but his bearing before the emned ruans of Eng
land misnamed Judges manly and noble and should for
eface all remembrance of his former shortcomings
"True he said "I in the tolls and it may be
discuss how brought into them. True long and deary
mprisonment-shu away from all association or converse
with humany-the humiliation Of prison dscipline-the
hardships of prison rehe handouts and the heartburn
ngshis and its surroundings of power and authority
all these hard practical facts which amount of
indignant protests negative-no denunciaon of the
refine and it be- as have said than
useless vain and absurd question right where might
predominant But the invitation just extended to by the
officer of the court it anythngfi be not like the
rest solemn mockery-gives me- presume still the poor
that law and justice have been alike violated my regard
I complain that the muchbeauded attribute, British fair
play, has been for nulity complain that the pleasant
fiction known in the books personal freedom has had
unpleasant illustration in my person; and further
and particularly complain that by the design and
trivance of what are acetiously termed the authorities
have been kidnapped in England and broughtto this country
not for trial. but for northumberland for justice, but for
judgment"
The following explains the patent English process by
which informers manufactured to order
want to know this court can inform me by what right
officer of the entered solitary cell at Kmanham
Prison, Monday last~unbdden and unexpeced-uniny
seprotecon to protect the prisoner from the prowling
visits OF too Jealous official"
We would suggest to the excessively humane Gladstone
reprint his celebrated pamphlet "Neapoan Prisons
and place. moo the following passage the head of it,
"When your statesmen sentmentalize upon and your
journals denounce far away yrannesthe horrors of Nea
politan dungeons the abridgment of personal liberty in
Span and the exercise of other arbitrary power in other
European counries-hey should turn their eyes homeward
and examine the treatment of their political prisoners
would in all sincerity, suggest that the humane and we'll
meaning persons who exert themselves by prayer and petit
ton for the remission of the death penalty mercy should
rather pray and petition that the long death of solitary and
silent captivity should be remedto the mercl doom
of immediate relief from suffering by immediate execution
the opportunity at least of immediate appeal from
cruelty to Gods justice speak strongly on this point
because I feel it deeply, my lords and | speak not
without example. AT the Commission at which was tried
there tried also and convicted young man named
Sowel. well remember that and dreary morning the
18th of March, when, handcufed to Stowe from
Kmainham Prison to the county jail of Kildare. | well
remember raversing, handcufed from the of
Sains to the town of Mas ankle deep in and mud