Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-10
Numbering n Prince-O'farreli's Ac.
count of His Mission 10 XIII the
luke of Edfnburg.


Duke of Edinburg.
London Correspondence New York World
The refusal of the House OF Commons
to print the official return from the Colo
nial Legislature of Australia, including
the confession of o. O'Farrell, has not suf-
feed to suppress that curiously interest
ing document. A copy of it has been
obtained, and the Dublin Mail has pub
lished it. 1t embraces q minute of the
Colonial Secretary, Mr.. Parkes, and
cerbatim report of the conversations be-
tween him and O'Farrell, taken by a
shorthand reporter who was placed
where he could overhesr all that was said,
but of whose presence O'Farrell was un-
aware. The minute of the Colonial
Secretary explains this, and adds that
"after the first day, when he was suffer-
ing acutely from the wounds and bruises
he had received, the prisoner never lost
an opportunity of expressing his satisfac1
ton that he had failed to murder his
Royal Highness." The substance of
O'Farrells statements is that "a war
rant came out from England to execute
the Priuce;" that he ahd nine others
met in Sydney to consider the expe-
diency of carrying out this warrant; they
took an oath binding each one to abide
by the decision of the majority; it was
agreed that the execution should be ap.
pointed by lot; and they ell swore TO
kill the man to whom the lot fell if ne
failed to do the job O'Farrell stated
that the organization which sent out the
warrant "was the same as the Ameri-
can" aud that If the Prince went to New
Zealand be would be in danger of another
attempt upon his life, although after
this they may consider the anxiety of
his mother, and might think that to shoot
a man who had been shot at once would
look cowardly." Omitting the questions
of the Colonial Secretary, the following
ia about all of O'Fsrrelps additional
statements:
As to the matter Of fear, / did not care
a fig. There were ten of us; we swore
TO effect the Dukes death, aud if the
person to whom it was allotted to do 1t
did not do it, he should die. We were
very much exasperated at the time about
certain things at home. The ballot took
place in Sydney; where / will not tell.
The other nine men have gone home.
Dat here they could not see much to do
the work is to be done at home-chiefy
in London. The work | mean of the
Fenian organic zstion. ALI the artisan
and mechanical class, aud portion OF
the middle class, we look on as sure 10
Join. OF course, the foundation is a re-
public for the three Kingdoms con-
federation of fifteen States, three for
Ireland, two for Wales. three for Scot
land, and seven for Euglsnd. They
were going on the basis of population,
but that would not do for Scotland on
account of its manufactures and euor-
nous shipping. we are
very fond of the Prince of Wales, in
this sense; we look upon him as aseful
ia the cause.-the Republican cause
because be disgraces royalty.
Mr.. Gladstone's advocacy of the cause
of Ireland is to be attributed to fear, and
ia a result of the Fenian organization.
The Presbyterians of Scotland would
never have got their church only they
fought for it, they were rebels, and they
fought and won; whereas, the Catholic
clergy-of course the Fenians are against
them-the Catholic clergy have been op.
posed to every movement that would
banefit Ireland. The Scotch
clergy. to q man, are for their own peo-
pie. The Pope, in the first instance,
prefers England to Ireland.
The execution Of the Duke was resolved
on as the ler tdlionis for the executions
in Manchester