Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-18
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Fenian Trials in ireland.


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Fenian Trials in ireland.
Among the witnesses brought forward hy
the English law officers against General Burk Q
and Patrick Doran, the Fenian leaders. who
were recently convicted and sentenced to be
hung at Dublin, Ireland, the most noted was
Gen. Massey {wose real name is Pat Conron,l
an Irish American. In response to the usual
nues,iop OF The couri why sentence OF death
should not be passed upon him, General Burke
spoke as follows
1T is not my desire now, my lords, to give
utterance to one Word against the verdict
which has been pronounced against me. Butt
fully conscious of my honor as o man, which
has never been impugned fully conscious that
| can 20 into my grave with a name and char
acter unsullied--T can only say this; that these
parties, actuated by desire either for.thelr
own aggrandizement or to save their own pal
try, miserable lives, have pandered to the ap-
petite, if | may so speak, OF justice. and my
life shall be the forfeit. Fully convinced and
satisfied of the righteousness Of my every act in
me1t in ireland, [ have nothing to recall
nothing that I would not do again nothing
that would bring up the blush Of shame to man
Z tie my brow my conduct and career, both
here and in America-if youjlike, as assoldier
are before you, and even in this my hour OF
trial Ifeel the! consciousness of having lived
an honest man and | will die proudly, beliey
ing that if T. have given my life to give freedom
and liberty to the land Of my birth, have
done only that which every Irishman and every
man whose soul throts with feeling of liber-
ty should do I, my lords, shall Scarcely
feel should not at all-mention the name Of
Massey [ feel [ should not pollute my lips
with the!na OF that traitor whose illegihma-
cy has been proved here-a man whose name
even is not known, and who, deny point
blank, ever wore the star. of colonel in the
Confederate army. Him [ shall let rest. [
shall pass him., wishing him, intthe words of
the poet:
May the grass 'wither from his feet II
May the woods deny him shelter-earth home;
The ashes q grave; the sun his hight,
] And Heaven its God. ~ II 80
"Let him remember from this day forth he
carries with him, as my learned and eloquent
counsel (Mr. Dowse) has stated a serpent that.
will pnaw his conscience-will carry aboutwith
him in his breast a living He'll, from which he
can never be separated. l, my lords, have no
desire for the name of martyr. lseek not the
death of martyr; but if it is the will Of the AL
mighty and Omnipoteut God that my devotion
for the land Of my birth should be tested on
the scaffold, I am willing there to die IN de-
fence of the right of man to free government
the right Of an oppressed people to throw OF
the yoke of thraldom. am an lrishman by
birth, an American by adoption, by nature
lover Of freedom, and an enemy to that power
which holds my native land in the bonds OF
tyranny 1t has so often been admitted that
the oppressed have right to throw oil the
q kpF F,,nli ctotn
that I deem it unnecessary to advert to that
TACT in British court of justice. ireland S
children Afe not--never were and never Will be
willing or submissive slaves, and so long as
Enrland's flag covers one inch OF Irish soil,
lust so long will they believe it to be divine
right to conspire imagine and devise means to
hurl it from power, and erect in its stead the
GodIke structure cf self government L ask
for no mercy. My present emaciated form
nv constitution somewhat shattered-it is
better that my life should be brought to an
end than to drag out miserable existence 10
the prison9pens of Portland. Thus it ls,my
Z lords, accept the verdict. OF course my &C.
eeptance of it is unnecessary but 1 am salts
fed with it, And now l shall close. True
it is there are manv feelings that actuateg me
at this moment. La fact, these few dlscon.
nected remarks can give no l0ea OF what
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to bind me to life and society as strong
as anv man in this court have 8 family
. T love as much as any man in this court. =
Bat can remember the blessings received
from 40 aged mothers lips as lefG her the
last time. She spoke as the Spartan! mother
did 'Go, my boy. Return either with your
shield or upon it, =, This reconciles me. This
gives me heart / submit to my doom, and
hope that God will forgive me and my past
sins I hope too, that inasmuoh as lie has,
for seven hundred years, preserved ireland,
notwithstanding all the tyranny to which she
has been subjected, as separate and distinct
nationality, He also, will assist her to retrieve
her fallen fortunes-to rise in her beauty and
maiesty-the sister of Coumbia-the peer Of
any nation in the world, ',i'as
The prisoner here ceased and stepped back
from the front Of the dock just as calmly as
he had advanced to it, but with, perhaps, q
slight additional lusre in his eye and height.
ensd color. Throughout, he never hesitated
for word, but spoke slowly. distinctly and
deliberately to the end. A suppressed muir
1nur OF applause and delight with his eloquent
and touching address went rouno me court {, as
be stepped back, but it was, OF course, antlS
suppressed By the officials OF 3 the court
M.wMoTH. SCHEME. Prominent Pennsyl
vanians are said to be canqasslng the project o.
having the State publish IN Phlladeiphia a al
enormous newspaper-sou ething on sca"
hitherto unheard of in the world OF Journalism
Ttis to ba about three times as large, as an!
newspaper now published in this country, and
,;s 70 be furnished gratuitously to every voter II
tho State 1t. is. supposed that 4OO, ,O0O per
:. sons can be, found outside the State who VII
subscribe for it at twelve dollars a,year, ana az