The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-01-13
VOICE FROM IRISH CITIZENS OF IDAHO.

At a meeting of the Irish citizens of Granite
Greek, held on the first day of January, 1870
the following Preamble and Resolutions were
adopted:
| WHEREAS, Late Irish newspapers have brought us
the intelligence of the election by the voters of the
county OF Tipperary, Ireland Of O'DoNovAN Rosa
as representative to the British Parliament; and
WHEREAS, The said O'Donovan Rosa is at present
| suffering felons doom in British dungeon, to
which British Court Of sO-callci justice has con-
signed him; and WHERE'S, The voters of Tipperary,
i'll choosing representative whose sentiments in
accord with their own, have incurred the vengeance
| Of the landlord and of the Government, therefore,
We the citizens OF Granite Creek Boise county, Ida
no Territory, of Irish birth lineage do resolve
follows:
That the voters of Tpperary have called forth the
gratitude and admiration of the entire Irish by
the tearessness and independence they have exhibit
ed in ignoring the government nominee and daring
to give their sufrages to candidate of unquestiona-
bic devotion to Irelands interest, undeterred by the
presence of the enemys armed legons, the more
formidable terror, landlord revenge, extermnation
or government vengeance incarceration. And espe-
ciay do we thank them for having selected the no.
blest of that noble host of Ireands patriot martyrs
He who by his sutferlngs and barbarous persecution
has become endeared to every true Irish heart-who
may be said to personify Ireland-for years has he
endured the most poignant indgnites and vilest in
suits, she has for centuries. The cruel ty-
rant hand has chained and scourged alike him and
his country, and like her, toO is yet unconquered.
In ROssa-the high -sOuled, chivalrOus, indolntable
Rossa-Tipperary found fitting representative, and
KOssa is hOnored the chosen of gallant, glorious
Tlpperary.
ReSoired, That feeling as We do the deepest inter
est III everything indicative Of political reform in that
country We hail with delight this new phase which
parliamentary politics has assumed. and conf
IDENTIFY hope that every county and borough i'll Ire
land Will follow the noble example set them and dis
card every time-serving falsier and parliamentary
agitator, who have made the franchise a farce and
representation a fraud, and who have every
slo for the last seventy years received the surages
OF the people on the pledge of fidelity to their inter
ests and often unbnshngy violated those pledges.
We hope the people have at length learned dscrm
nate between true and false friends at length know
that their ODOnOvans, their kickams. their Burkes,
their Lubys and their OLearys their repre-
scntatiVcs even though their Senate be the cell The
Roll Of Honor instituted by special commissions,
has enough tor every constituency ireland,
and all qualified. Having been tried by British
justice" pursued by British hate and punished by
British cruelty, there Is boon, tribute, hon
or AT their country's disposal of which each
claim his need the only criterion by which the rel
atlye claims of each should be judged being i'll the
extent of the penalty inflicted the rule by which
We regard English political justice i'll Ireland being:
the greater the crime the more ennobled the crlml
nal, the more intense his sutcrngs the glori-
fed the sufferer The tyrant'S brand is the patriots
badge.
Rcsolred That we congratulate the voters and peo-
pie oi rippcrary the victory they have achieved
victory its character unprecedented. and in its
results trust fruitful. For the first time in the
history of parliamentary elections ireland have the
people of any constituency dared express themselves
at the hustINgs III favor OF candidate who all
avowcd opponent OF British domination il Will be
the first time that an Irish constituency shall not
have been CalOcd or dcridcd by the English Parlia
mcnt We also congratulate the people of Tipperary
on having taken the lnltlaOry III placing ODOnOvan
Rossa al the Bar of public opinion trial again for
his political sentiments. The people have rendered
their vcrdct-ror p0puIi r0r Dei-and reversed the
sentence Of the crIuincd bgOt who committed him 10
villain bonds and fclon chains. We echo that re-
vcrsa and believe from the evidence adduced at his
trial, Q Donovan Rossa gucss any political crime,
If any offcnsc charged to which justice awards
but the truCst the purest of patriots
of lrcandS latest sacrifices such she perOdi-
'ay offers the altar of liberty. We believe too,
that the despos chains but ennobles the patriot and
enhances the cause for which he suffers. Freedom
IS not affected impaired by the circumstances that
may surround her followers Liberty noble and
IS sacred III the dungeon or on the sCaffod it is
when marching at the head of irresistible armies |
With victory perched upon its banners.
Resolved, That copies of these Preamble and Reso-
utions be published in the IDAHO WORLD San Fran
'isco Noni0r New York Irish Citizen Irish american
md Dublin Nation. b. CLINTON,
J. ROGAN, Committee. |
j. MORIAKTY