The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-07-12
nlzH PRESS PRosrcuT1oNs.

nMH P1Iss RRosncuI1oNs.
Inc Irish officials do not seem to hav
gained much by the nefarious Imprisonment
OF Mr. A. M. Sullivan. After an imprison
ment of over three months, he has resume,
.ne editorial charge of his journal, and i,
Ills first editorial address to the reader
tnereof shows the indomitable spirit of g
true Irish patriot. We suhjoin a few para.
graphs from this eloquent document:
| Why should noise the tale of NV Nor.
sonai wrongs while good and brave men in
mum 6ers are wasting their lives almost un
neard OF amid rigors tenfold more severe
than aught endured by met In my case
there was scarcely an official in the prison
or connected with the prison who did not
possible, the rigors of that atrocious code
TO which it is now confessed the legislature
never intended press misdemeanants to be
subjected; but those hapless victims feel
the full force and merciless application of
" penal servitude," many Of them in the
midst of strangers and enemies Father
McMahOn, an anointed minister of the Most
High. innocent, blameless, foully wronged,
iniqQitOusly cOnvicted,ow q cOnvict's
dress, and is forced to herd with thieves
and murderers' in q British prison in one
hemisphere; the chivalrous Burke and the
heroic young Mackay endure the same fate
In another. While this is go, prefer to be
silent as to my own sufferings in Richmond
Jail.
Ihere is, however, one proceeding in
connection with my conviction which I
cannot consider as personal, but which is,
of vital and lasting public inter
est mean the denial to me of trial bv iurv.
and the putting into the box twelve nomi,
nees of the crown solicitor, picked out by
him for his own purpose, that purpose being
to convict me, and to stifle the voice Of
public conscience crying out against the |
Manchester executions. 1 say this was not |
trial by jury as the Constitution supposes
It to be secured. l say had not jury to
try me-twelve of my peers iadi6erently
chosen but twelve creatures Of Mr.. An
derson's choice. Even the hostile verdict
# that were pOssible-of jury lawfully
chosen according to the spirit Of the Con-
would have bowed to with re-
creatures of the crown solicitors choice as |
true jury at all, and denounce, and shall |
ever denounce, their pretended verdict as |
fraud, an outrage, and an oppression.
Before was led off to prison promised
or my associates in the conduct of this |
ournal that they "would not haul down
hem the credit of declaring they fulfilled
ny promise in their behalf. If any one,
however, can microscopically discover, i'm
he pages of this journal, since l controlled
hem, aught wanting in harmony with it's
past or future writings, have only to say,
enter once more upon my duties with in
creased determination-withi increased de-
7otion to that cause in which have been
allied upon to suffer. The enemies of Ire
and feel already, and they shall he made to
eel more keenly, how vain and how disas-
rous was their idea of intimidating the
copies press by booming its conductors to
engeance. They have not awed this Jour
al. Their cowardly attempt to s,.bdie it's !
one, by holding me hostage, as it were, for
IS contents (even while forbidding me to
ee them,) failed utterly and ANONYMOUSLY.
IS for myself, am ready to face the same
rdeal again in the same good cause, feeling {
l my soul the full rectitude of my motives.
nd imperatively impelled by the voice Of !
uty.s !