Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-10

Vt moral worth equal to any--heI
ived respected and died regretted,
notwithstanding it was we'll known
that he was refugee from Ills
country and home because Of bis
treason to that government.
A more recent case is that of
kossuth, who, when unsuccessful
in his rebellion and treason against
his government, was taken on
board Of a United States vessel and
brought to this country, and was
not only cordially welcomed to our
borders, but was Gonized and en-
tertained, and Toasted, not only
by the masses, but by the princi-
pal officials and dignitaries of this
country, entertained ut the en-
ecutive mansion of the Union by
the President, invited into the
hall of Congress, and his hotel bill,
including that Of his suite, while
at the national capitol, was paid
out of the public treasury, by or
der of the House of Representa-
tives of the United States. Kos
suth was known to be rebel and
a traitor against his. government
while he was the object of these
cordial greetings, and honored with
such evidences of high considera-
ton. The crime, the odium, the
infamy, did not attach, did not fol-
low nor accompany him to this
country, in the estimation Of the
American people and their Con-
gress.
Another and>more recent case
VIII suffice for the present. Thorn
as Francis Meagher, the Irish rebel
and traitor, was regularly tried and
convicted of high treason, and if we
mistake not was sentenced to be
-xecu,ed, If not quartered. But,
her most gracious majesty, yielding
TO the better and more humane
promptings of her nature, commu-
ted this barbaric sentence for trans
portation for life, and in pursuance
thereof he was sent to the British
penal colony of Van Dieman's Land,
there to remain all exile and out
cast, the residue Of his natural
life. Thomas Francis Meagher
made his escape from the penal col
ony. He landed at New York
where he was received with open
arms and welcomed to the country
by people and government. His
rebelism and treason did not attach
no odium or faint was upon his
character. His trial, conviction,
and sentence did not, in the esti.
nation of the truly loyal" in the
least depreciate or lessen his worth
and right to respect. He was not
only received with open arms by
the people North, and welcomed
10 this land of liberty and equal
avs. The civil war in the
United States was inaugurated.
This Irish rebel and English traitor
became an American patriot, was
aiken into the favor OF the Presi-
lent, Lincoln, and by him appoint
ID Brigadier General in the United
States army to fight down rebellion
md crush out treason. But this is
lot all. After the rebellion had been
oppressed, the treason crushed out,
n the surrender of the Southern
rmies, and the power and author
" of the government fully rees-
ablished over the entire country
forth and South, this same Thorn
S Francis Meagher was appointed
y the President and confirmed by
ne Senate, as Secretary Of one of
ne United States territories, and
/ absence of the Governor of the
,rritory the duties of that officer
evolved upon and were discharged
y General Meagher. In fact, bel
as acting Governor nearly, if not I,
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