The New York herald., 1870-04-30

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Lieutenant! Ireland day you'd o. 70 telI h,m
those eircumstancos above 70 inform the committee
seae" awyers er was sn ea"n hal pro cs
@ sna weh %a rule s oPagas nra Ho ae in Se case
Of Newspaper editor who ,,o was down IN .hs
SUBJECT He held ia his nani an exlract from tho
article Tor which the person g waon s Re- ere was pros
trsica seion which st set In all
es'' john '9os case set
forth was Droash 70 ra sfSr .hst the bengs
news and horrible false lies AMI oes on
and cause 10 b. wensn published smother false, sean
d.Sg sna %sesns Ss sS s cd hs watch
ana tho government OF the said navy conained fol-
"fake tims with another the asemens OF tho
navy meaning ;Ss Royal Navy Of tie kagdom have been
namen, we % never hai better navy, but the wsdom OF
as Sa managers 'Asrs0' Is IKE 0o0msss pit past hnlns
s Cheer: isss.s and sSs Now quite .ha;
gallant riend the member Portsmouth ihs other even
Ss M s.
10 publish s sysy p.per "a Ireland wasa hap Y.
nor and gallant friend on nat occasion would under
Sos be wa. s's aa p Re
say ssas "A Tr!sans case The f. lowing was the doc
isd down. ana which and learned end the
when into with shs M those %
Ordinary with which the asked to be
'Ihis very strange doctrine to say lis libel
pie thai the Is maadnsersd BY %rap per-
sons that employed 10 such and such stations the navy
minister affairs certainly reflection on the governments.
people with N oani,a OF tue government no government
the sooS opinion IT. IT, % aa
be worse TO any government than to to procire
aumoses as 10 tho maaase nent OF IL this has always
Dech okeu upon as crime and eovenm can be SAFE
without 1t be punished"
That Is th rlling as % "sediuon'' now IN force
and thus 1t wnl oe see tina Tor doubling "the WIS.
dom Of the ma lagers" OF the Englisn navy or Ior
'nciLing tor doiot OF 1t, Irish news paDer may
be seized. Its property col atei, Its Ow .er beg
CARED, without prevlols trial or process OF law
inc persistent aid yeheine lt opposition Of few
lrisn mem ers JAILED 1, oDtail any IN jd lcati)n Of
tnJse Clauses beyond the gra ting OF ''warng'
60 the doomed press "a PERMISSION ira erSe (at
particular u les. AS To the Itng, IL Is pro.
vucd Ia Cne bill, as IL now sta IDS that one war ig
gwen on aiy ground t. JOURNALIST II refere ICE t.
any paper under hs direction or owned by nun shall
be deemed t. be warnig In reereu uce 10 all other
papers which he may owl or direct thel or at aly
subsequent lime. II, on recei)t oi q '.war lag.n q
jour allst dscontin es the news er Ia que stion I'D
seeks liyei b Oh Us an EN- ,ioy5 on some otner
paper ne Is summed as lie er, every prInLl ~ OH 80
Il oseI ainSG nan, Dycau5e paper an Ter MS Oh
recti0n need nOy nave NO warning at al The
police may ut any hour burst III the door, eize
engine, type and macnllery an leave The rietor
besgar. The sham offer OF redres, to the ruined
man, oy giving him permission to 70 aw Win tine
SOVerDmcnb Ia luer own iaV courts on the CnAn g
OF unanimous jury sainSG HIN Is the most des-
plcabe insult ever offered Dy tyranny to LIS victims
the Deygared journa isS Is to glt the Treasury OF
CIR AT Bri,a H. he Is moreover 70 fgnt tae q. Owl in
Its own court before Ju yes OF Its Ova Appointing,
before jurors OF It's Owa picking AMI slnmoning.
Lastly, an / cOnciusively, he Is to give tn, Grown
even chances to his one. Unless twelve Jurors
unalimousiy md 10. hlm ne has redre 8. Ii even
one Juror dissent Tor the Crown the llunlcred VIC
Tim Is outL0ne.
CERTAIN PENALTY.
What can be s 10 Of an Irisl journalists chance
n fna ~ ny
never once III twenty years tout OF several prJsecu
uos in mat pe.lo his such journals found eve.i
one Juror out OF twsive not rcaGJ and plant 10 d.
the C.own', DehesCs2 A Dublin Ca tie IN kim, re-
glrded as the corner stone Of me B.i ISL in Ire
land, lays down the solemn injunction On ali adm
STATIONS ruers ana OH las to keep the Juror
class OF Duon wei In hAnd." They are so 'Aept
IN hand" The thny has been MOI merely sys
tenatized it has been perfected 10 a scenc,. LOOK
.G t.ic Lets fne Crown can at any Moment have
ve.dct Tor the asking against an Lisa newspay yer.
rne Sheriff "A trusted pa tisan sees that ..iglI'
men are summoned. The own, by the op aliol
Of us unlimited aosolute cia iense picks its cnoce,
tweye from the pansl-weve ind.vdulis Gao en-
ascertained that they wili convict tne a.
Gus d. The Journalist charged wlti sell
tlon can only challenge 'or cause" Tne
Crown can, without Q, strike Off eve,y man but
1 $ own Lwevc. Suca Is The sJrG o. ''tra by Jury'
England grams polisica opponents In Irelanl. Yet
gltnl fears to trust he 0Wn even pac Ned juries
de- he new Coercion at. Though they never yet
ialed ner win Iac.le unlnmty, sue now eAa ,ts tor
vengeance without any jury at all
EXECUTIVE EXCUSE.
The plea Of excLse put TO tn or all this by Eng
land is ihe excuse oi every tjrant that lived
necessity" Every mlscrean from TANNER ane 20
Marat, from Give, IN lndia, TO Eyre, IN JamaiJa
could plead 1t to justify his crimes Ii Brs.i rule
Can be III lna ID IN ireland at this TIM or day Ony
by the and OF such enlctmenls the civilized word
tho fact sef-c0n lemnel. And tins, In truth sir,
brings Inc to the most lmpor ant phase OF the suo
ect on winch, by your KIND pelmls ion, adlress
.ss by the Parliament II Great Brl ain makes her
IN outlaw amongst civilized nations, and enilies |
ny hainess country to their Intervention. In tie
lame OF humanity, in the nama OF tnat fire. dom
of Opiniol now bauneI and banlshed we cry out
tie peop Of The earth TO Judge the system that
tue PRINT ng press VIVA have we Irish not done
and dared and suffered and dared ayain ana again
unaweu, unUroKel, un5u )dued-ln our reje tlOn
OF this hateful ana accursed Br ish ruef II Is De
cause the spirit OF the Irsn race Survives SO oDsL
statute book Is loaded with coercion acts new and
q more infamous power OF torture IS TO be added to
the blooa-stained code
We hear indeed or "agrarlau crimes" What Is
confessed and revealed by this peculiar horror OF
England for agraran crimess Commerce may be
threatened. trade parayLed, industry destroyed by
acss u lumult, violence or cOnsoracy; murder may
stalk unchecked upon Engisu highways fraud may
reyeI IN tine banks and co1uting houses lmmora nv
may Hood into the palace, ana the English
arlstocracy see no reason for a.arm. But
let the rural population appear to cOmblae,
and 10 that ariSloorlcy III terror. Let the
rural population break forth into VIC ence, and 10
1t Is superstition OF arst0cray tnat "agrarian Ot
ragen Is crime no. to be forgiven in this world
Ia the next. Ten merchants may be robbed AMI mur-
dered without eyOklng one sentiment or uneaSln sss;
but one landlord trei al eicils from the arist0 tray
o. England shout for blood. IL Is no. 10 cheek
'crlme"-it is 10 strike terror into subject race
thai England has un ier aken t. make war on civil
zaLlOn IN Ire.and. Fairly beaten IN the arena OF
public opinion, utter.y failing 10 terrly lrish Ourna-
Isn oy prosecutions Iines AMI imprisoninents, Eng
land at moment when France is strolg enough to
disregard the inlurlae rawlings OF the Mdrset1iSe,
declares war against the printing press In Ire
land. The story of her shame Is written
by her own hand. The failure OF her
government OF Ireand fs proclaimed on her own
statute book In time Of peace the Irish people a.e
de lvered over to the horrors OF cu,ew and "inar
ta law" witnesses may b. put to the torture; pun
shment may be awarded on suspicion and without
form OF trial. 1t Is reign OF terror under tyranny
more vile tnan Europe has seen ior century, be-
cause IL IS the tyranny OF such mean hypocrisy.
THANKS TO THE "HERALD."
For myself and fellow journalists OF Ireland, over
whose beads hangs the sword OF Enganl ven
geance | thans ths NEW YOaX HERALD lOr q service
the more valuable because gene egously volunteered
use OF It's Columns lor this statement OF the case
OF the Irish press under the new Coerci bill can