The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-04-10
TEE ASSASSINATION OF DARCY
MCGEE.

McGEE.
Feuianism and dastardly outlawrJ
will soon come to be regarded as syn
onvmou. terms ii such fendish out
RACES as the blowing up of the Cler
kenwell Prison and the assassination
of darcy MCGEE are to continue to os
performed with even the nominal sane
ton of the Fenian Brotherhood. The
assumption that the Irish Republic
actually exists and that it is in a state
of war with the English Government If
An idle vagary and even if it were
true, could not, in reason, be set up as
a justification of these heinous acts o.
murderon., eowardly violence. Fenian'
ism embraces the membership of many
A Irishnau of noble instincts and hlgt
courage; and if such are in the ma
:,rity. it behoores them to make an
earnest showing of their unqualified
d:sapproval of lswless violence and
s,eal,hy murder, by assisting the le'
gsily constituted authorities to bring
their villainous perpetrators to justice
let them be Fenians or whatever else
Canada as we'll as England is in state
o: nervous alarm in consequence o.
the mysterious doings and intentions o
the Feuians and the people there very
naturally ascribe every shocking oc-
currence like this assassination to
members of the Brotherhood. A sim
pie disavowal ofthese acts by the better
members of the order cannot have the
desirable effect of Kidding Fenianism
of being coupled with brutal outrage.
Something more convincing must be
made apparent. If it shall come to be
known TO honest men who have the
real good Of Ireland at heart that
McGee's assassin i. a Fenian, let
them make an uuceasing endeavor to
have him brought to justice. The
most patriotic Irishman in the land
may consistently lend his assistance te
the Canadian authorities in causing the
arrest of the wretched perpetrator Of
this infamous crime " Irish Liberty
caa have no sympathetic relationship
with cold blooded murder. Fenianism
deserves the gallows if it sanctions the
act Of the midnight assassin. While
these conclusions are true, the Feniau
brotherhood has an undoubted right
to be considered innocent of Niece 5
blood until a conspiracy against his
life amongs, its members is proven
H'Arcr NcGee was an irishmsn who
al ooe time had prominent identity
among Irish "pa,rio's." He was
detested among his countrymen for
having proven traitor to their inter
es:s. Having deserted the Irish cause
aal removed to Canada, being man
Of briiliaas parts. be was elected q
member ef the Canadian Parliam ut.
CDon the formation Of the new gov
erameut, he was prominently named In
connection with high Official station
under tue same, and was yery near
ACHIEVING the position sought for him
self. Such prominence but intensified
his patriot countryrnen' hatred Of him;
and if his sad fate was not caused by a
bullet from Fenian's pistol, Doue the
less is il TO he believed that wrathfnl
vengeance upon him has been long
cherished purpose win many man OF
that organization. Yet whilst traitor
is to be d.spise,l and condemned, his
assassination is no less - crime than
the murder of a uortLieI man. Niece
never in his life struck half SO heavy q
blow at Journalism, as this, which by
his murder, may have been leveled at
IL by one of its adherents.