The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-26

." Ia AuooO 1Al6oTaDly 1all II she 0xDeCt
ny force and oppression to crush QUITO staml
ont, as the Times exclaimed-this glorious long
ing Tor national life and Independence which
nov ms the breast OF millions of freshmen
una winch only requires a little patience ant
.he opportunity to effect it's purpose. Much ha.
neen SAD on these trials, on the objects and in
'ei, zen, OF fenl'nsn. feel confidently, my
lor!. Az to my own motives. l shall not bt
guilty OF the csotism to say whether they arc
pure or otherwise. 1 shall leave that to Others
10 Judge: am not qualified to judge that my
sen out Know i'll my soul that the motives
which prompted me were pure patriotic. and
uliseifish. know the motives that actuate the
most active members OF the Fenian organza-
ton; and know that very few PERSONS except
such contemplate wretches as Corylon, have
prohted by their connection with Fenianisn
MY best friends lost all they ever possessed by
IT, talbot anu Gorydon, believe, haye sworn
the fenians to have divided the lands Of Ire
land amongst themselves in the event of sue
cess. Though an humble lnemher. of the -ergai-
!Zatlon have the honor and satisfaction of be-
| ing acquainted with the great majority of the
leaders of Fenianism on both sides of the At
| lantlc. and never knew Of them to have
exhibited desire other than to have the proud
satisfaction of freeing Ireland, which was the
only reward they ever yearned fOr-tlle ONLY
object that animated them. AS to myself, 1 can
Wit, without any idea of personal aggranlizement
when, III 1868, babe my loving friends and
parents goodbye in America and came to Ire
land, l was fully satisfied with the thonvht
that was coming to assist in the liberation of
an enslavetl nation and knew that the great
est sacrifices must be endured our parts be-
lore !ne country could be raised to that proud
position which is so beautifully described by
the national poet as
Great glorious. and free,
Well, it was with that only wish aud that only
Hesife came to Ireland, feeling that to realize
IL were 70 an honest man a greater reward than
all Cne honOrs and riches and power that this
world could bestOw. cannot boast of learning,
my lord have not had much opportunity Of
cultivating those talents with which Pr0yi-
dence may have blessed me. Still have read |
sufficient of the worlds history to know TINT no
people ever acquired their liberty without enor-
say, some of the purest, bravest, and BEST Of |
their children. Liberty, if worth possessing. il |
surely worth struggling and fighting for, and
In this struggle-of which, although the crown |
lawyers and the government of England .hink
they have seen the end, but of which tell
them they have not Vet the commence
made Therefore, my lore, hooking straight be-
lore me now, say was determined and was
quite ready to sacrifice my life if necessary to
acquire that liberty; and am not now going
I'D ne SO nean-SplrItetl, SO cOwartlly, or SO con-
Femptlble as to shrink from my portion of the
general suffering. am ready, then, for the
sentence OF the court, satisfied that have acted
iSht, conhttcnt that / have committed no
wrong, outrage or crime whatever. and that I
iavc cast no disgrace upon my parents, my I
trends, my devoted wife, or upon myself, am,
rest in the calm resignation of !, man whose
My ambition through life has been to benefit
md free, not to iniure, his fellow-men; and
whose only desire this moment is TO obtain
heir prayers and blessings. With the approval n
my own conscience, above all hoping for the | {
forgiveness of God for anything / may have +
one TO displease Him, rely upon His sclf-sus- :
aiming grace to enable me to bear any punish. q
lent, no matter how severe, long as it is for 4
lorious old Ireland. had intended, my lord, e
D refer to my notes which took at the trial 4
MT feel that was SO ably done by my COUNSEL q
would be a mere waste of time for me to do +
,, but wish just to make explanation. l
III e. W OEhlen made q Observation-Disclosures t
onat1y am sure it was on his part-which n
lay or may not affect me. He said sent :, II
emorIai to the lord lieutenant praying to he Z
from custody. wish to say sent W
lch thing. The facts of the matter are these - 81
was liberated i'll this court because in reality e1
le crown could not make out against
e at the times and as could ut the same time $,
Kept Ill prison until the next assiZes, l. on II
with my friends and with my fell I'll
w-captive, Captain MCatierty, consented as pl
on as should receive remittance from NV pl
lends in America to return there. re
On these conditions set ut liberty UNI til
rstanding, at the same time, that if found in W
q country by next assizcs, would be brough
for trial. did not want to give annOyaice ! or
id said would 20 to America 1 honestly
tended to do SO the1l-not, however, as giving he
} my principles, but because saw there was gu
hope of an immediate rising in Ireland by
lille agreeing to these conditions 1 went to NJ
lblln and there met MCatferty, and it was on til
at occasion made the acquaintance of Cory AFT
~ L met him purely accidentally He after sa
!rd stated he saw me in Liverpool, but he ag
d not see me there. l went over with an OBJ We
It, and while there was arrested by antici-
ton, before the Habeas Corpus act was really
spended. defy the government to prove L yo
d any connection with Fenianism from the ch
mel was released from Cork Jail until Febr,l- pc
y, 1867. Twas afterward removed to Mount an
' prison. and willie there, Mr.. West came to fea
and said he understood was an American .
izen, and asked why didno make it known. COZ
aid L had Il double reason-iirst, because | ser
pected the crown would see they had broken
'lr pledge with me i'll having me so soon ar ga
tied; and also that / expected INV govern ha
mt would make a general demand for all its ga
lzens. BY Mr.. Vests desire, put that state
nt-in writing; and do not think there is Il