New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-12
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican
OUR LONDON LETTER,


1t is impossible to exaggerate the agita-
ton, alarm, wrath, and bewilderment that
pervades all England in consequence of
the recent acts Of the Fenians, OF which no
doubt the telegraph has given you &C
counts, more or less correct, The London
newspapers for the past seven days have
talked of scarcely anything else; and while
some of them foam at the mouth, others
although considerably much agitated, pre-
serve their senses, and do not fail to point
out that justice must be done to Ireland
before there can be any reasonable hope Of
permanent tranquility. 1t can not be de-
MED, however, that the last Fenian out
rage" the attempted destruction of Clerk
enwell prison, has acted very strongly
against the Fenians, even in the minds of
those who were most disposed to sympa-
thize with them. The reason OF this is that
so many innocent persons have been made
to suffer by it-women, and children, and
poor people who have been rendered home
less by the calamity. On the day after the
Clerkenwell affair went to the prison, ard
was amazed at the extent of the damage
that had been done. Clerkenwell is part
Of London very densely settled, and the
neighborhood Of the prison is inhabited by
poor people. Directly opposite the prison
wall which was blown down is, or rather
was, row of three-story houses, which
were the homes of nearly hundred fam
lilies of small tradesmen and working men.
Not only did the explosion kill number
Of these people, and wound very many
more, but it destroyed the buildings so that
they can not be used, and shattered to
fragments the greater part of the property
of the inmates. 1t is curious fact that all
the plots formed by the Fenians are inTari-
ably betrayed by some one to the author
tiles just before they are put into execu-
ton, although the information generally
comes too late to avoid the calamity. 1t
was in this instance-the authorities being
apprised that an attempt would be made to
rescue the prisoners, but the precise form
in which the attempt would be made was
not known.
One Of the most remarkable things about
the Fenian business here is the latitude
which the Irish newspapers of Dublin per.
init themselves in their comments upon the
action Of the government, and the wholly
INSCRIPTIONS manner in which they fan the
flames of revolt which already burnt SO
hereely and have caused such havoc. These
newspapers remind me OF the Southern
newspapers in the United States immedia.
tely before the breaking ont of the late re-
beiiiOn there. The greatest boast of Eu-
gland is the freedom Of her press, and well
is IT deserved, for there are dozen or more
newspapers in Ireland, and one or two in
England, which daily print The most In
hammatory and reasonable articles with
perfect impunity. For days alter the
Manchester executions these newspapers
gave themselves almost wholly 10 the work
Of inaaming the minds Of their readers
against the government which had Judi
cially nlnraered'' these ''martyrs.' The
hisAnDi, for instance, very influential
Dablin paper, appeared day alter day in
deep mouraihg, and was flled with exae.
geratsd descriptions Of The scenes at the
execution, and highly exciting editorial
ARTICLES One dag les eleadsfr was q al.
lows
GOVERNMENT By GAHLOWsl
Tho following is the doom Of Irish uolisi.
cal prisoners IA the tweusy-nlnth and thlr-
iis,n yeesa Of he reign Of her gracious
majesty Slaesa Victoria, the insrcifal-
hah8ea William Philip Allen. Michael
u'1rien, ami Aielaei I.zgkin.
Died from prison Kissor. John Lvneh.
Seal aiass5e9eh' joan koitnel, William
MsARser, #lllsam Kennedy Richard Stow
es.. william Harrison, aad John Kelly.
Rendered Insane, or pazafyzea ~ iail !.
.. J. joyce, d. MaeFeeioy.
Died ID exile Thoa. Fgancqs Noseher
AiehAel Doheay Terrence Bellsw 4r.
Aanus, hicha4a BAlson Williams Bziho.
aemeE Do#lizg, aRd many oshers Of mlnor
nsle.
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