The New York herald., 1871-01-15
Conditional Release Of the
Fenlan Prisoners.
The Exile Of the Patriots" ,
Grand Political Mistake.
ALL EYES TURNED TO AMERICA
What May Be- Accomplished In the United
States BY the Liberated "Felons'
and Enancipated Traitors"
prsnIs. Dec. q. 1870


Cal prisoners ! may say Al once mat n nos given
universal di~Sstisfsction. Every one IL glad thai
thsy ere sct frce bat no QUE win wncm have
spoken on the subject 10 satisfied that their liberia
ton n hammered with ths condition OF perpetual
exile. TIE national organs. while congrafulstlng
the prisoners upon their release from re1tonviIie
and Portland, say that a. N no amnesty; that
n A. merely the substitution of one form Of
punishment for another scarcely less severe. one
OF the-e organs calls 10 . ''delusionn amnesty.
another says tnatu 10 h . sham amnesty. and then
they 20 on twlttins Mr.. Gladstone win being a.
unprincipicd ana as sntiIrish q Minister ~ ever
directed the current of public Affairs In England.
They ssy promised year 70 the ate George
Henry Moore Member Of Parliament % nberste
the prisoners n soon peace had been restored 10
Ireland. But tho liberation he pgomised to Mr..
Moore was . complete, unconditional amnesty. Ac-
corling 20 Mr.. Giadstoncs letter announcing their
release the state of things necessary for m uncon
ditional pardon already exists. Ireland nc present
IN perfectly quiet their beng political agitation,
no agrarian crime and yea the prisoners sent
away into exile instead Of being restored 10 their
homes and country.
POLITICAL PERSECUTION.
One OF the most advanced OF the national organs
the F7ag " Ireasd-ciles several 10 show that
England - the only country that ever sent into
ferson Davis for example, II goes on TO say. rebeed
not against an alien power, but against his own
country He made war upon the consultation and
the people OF Amerlca, which for four years he
deluged the fields Of his native land with the blood
OF his brethren; he taken rei-handed IN rebel
Hon which eliminated In the murder Of the chief Of
the republic. Yet Jefferson DAVIS Il FREQ man.
Even Napoleon H.. TN the worst moments OF
his despoism, never exied the prisoners whom
he released.n This Is the language OF the national
press, ana no doubt It speaks the feelings and
opinions Of millions OF the Irish people.
NATIONAL rEEIISo.
The sentence OF banlsnmcnt, as 1t Is called has
greatly disappointed all classes here. Even the
greatest enemies OF Fenisnsm would prefer that
they were allowed 70 return to their homes.
The tory press 1t seems Is less disappointed as
Mr. Gladstone's message OF peace" than the
tonal organs The Saunders Ne,rs Letter and the
Cork Constitution, two OF the stauncnest
tive organs In the country, agree In thinking that
the amnesty should have been full and complete.
The latter eays:-"The invidious exceptions made.
1t Is observed VIII intensity the hostility OF the VIC
Tins. with whom their more fortunate compatriots
are bound to sympathize. Thus an element Of dis
satisfac ton has been unnecessarily introduced into
what might otherwise have been construed by the
Irish peasantry as Q concession to their views on
the part OF the imperial government
CABINET LOGIC
The government, In refusing them permission
either 10 live In TO return TO the United Kingdom,
were Influenced by variety OF reasons. They
membered, doubtless, the Incorporate conduct OF
the prisoners liberated some twelve or fourteen
banquet given them In limerick previous TO their
departure for America, expressed themselves IN q
Tor the clemency to which they owed their liberty.
They received an unconditional pardon; Jet they
and their friends threatened. deled and abused the
governments IN language which, 10 say the eas I,
was imprudent aud mischieyous TO degree II
should have some consideration for those who were
not so fortunate. Mi. Gladstone and his colleagues
were taunted night after night during the session OF
their I We release. ''S What .0u was the 's resaIss
few months later when the Irish people asked for
the Premier, in the most pointed manner, referred
10 the ungraieiu conduct OF those IN whose behalf
ihe those Who act WITH hm Know well that oDono
van Rosa and his friends were now allowed to go
to Ireland the lmpudent conduct OF Warren ana Co.'S
tello would be repeated and this they are willing to
avoid.
Had the prisoners made their appearance In Dub.
lin OF Cork, TO which, for the most part they be-
long, they would, most assuredly, have received
places, fee, certain, would have been q perfect
triumph. They would nave been ieasted for weeks
and months In the cities and towns OF the SOUTH The
government would have been denounced and trea-
son would have been preached from hundred plat.
forms. The smouldering embers OF Fenianism w0uld
again be famed into fame and the peace OF the
country would again be disturbed. Ii Is against
these and other evis that Mr. Gladstone and his col
leagues are taking precaution. They have had trou
and they wish no doubt, to have done with u
THE DIGNITY OF PARLIAMENT.
/ have heard, and heard from q very reliable
source, that the reason why the Cabinet decided
against the return OF the convicts TO Ireland VAS
might be sent TO confront Mr.. Gladstone III the
House OF Commons; and few Of them, 1 have no
and Cork would be certain to have a Fenian repre-
sentative, and 1t is impossible TO say now many more
Of our popular constituencies s would select their
O'Dsn0van Rossa. when returned for Tfpperary
county last year. was easily set aside because ne
offence against the law; but ODOnovan Rosa, par
dOned or liberated, Is very different person, and
one VINO could not be so easily disposed OF. lie
would, in the latter case, be q British citizen
eligible for the highest offices and the highest hon
Ors attainable under the British crown He Is, it
resolution, and would be certain to give Ministers
some trouble were he sent to the House OF Commons
The Irish people, too, are anxious to have Parlia
ment Of their own they do not wish any longer To
have their representatives sitting In foreign egis
parliamentary representation under the present $, s.
TEN into contempt This TACT, ! have reason 10
know, was mainly instrumental IN influencing me
Cabinet to send the released prisoners away INTO
exile
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
But Mr.. Gladstone and his colleagues ought totakc
care not to fall into Charybdis while endeavofing
20 keep clearlD cyla. All classes here, feeling and
sentllnentaityA part, think that the banshment OF
these men ls great political mistake Had they
been allowed to remain In Ireland they would have
some reason for being quiet for being loyal for re-
fusng 70 embark IN any movement hostile to Eng
land; but now they have none whatever Even sup
posing that they had the temerty ana the indiscre
tion to organize or embark IN any conspiracy they
could very easily be detected and punishcd but now
they are beyond the pale Of British influence ana
they can act almost as they please. Most II not all
OF them, will take refuge III that great home or the
Irish race-the United States There is no DENYING
the fact they Will carry into their adopted country
the bitterest enmlty Tor England anu her insttu.
tons.
PROBABLE EFFECT IN AMERICA.
will. be greatly mistaken II they 90 not be re-
ceived with open arms by millions OF their couY-
have on these millions' What will their countrymen
ray when they beholl JheiI emacated frames, their
shaved heads and their pale iaccss What indig-
nation will be aroused at their tales OF suffering FOR
i've years in the prison pens OF England? This is
need not say, most favorable time for tho resusci.