New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-15
.sIene.sses Of f.Ex,ieA Rep.b.icans.

Ihere ia perhaps no city in the Union
which has been the refuge of as many dis
tinguished exiles from monarehical or hier-
archical despotisms - New Orleans. It is
because it has almost monopolized the re-
publican refugees Of the Latin, race from
Italy to Spanish America. The memento
which We now produce is connected with
tie family Of the celebrated Irish repub-
lican, Robert Emmet, some Of which emf
grated to the Cn,ted States. They found
here all the freedom and field of develop
ment which their martyred relative had
forfeited hiA life for demAnding,in the Old
World. The nature Of this memento will
be explained by the following narrative
written in the fly leaf of q prize volume of
Lelands Demosthenes. The volume is
labelled in modern print: Premium Of
Thomas Adds Emmett" I. is stamped
with the seal of the College Of Dublin
(gilt) ard inscribed within: "Iagenuo
naagno que spei, adolescenti." The
name Of the graduate to whom IL was
awarded has been erased. 1t Is given prop
ter insignos in artibus ct socii seniores col
legii, etc., I,initatis jur,a Dublin. Coat Of
arms of the college engraved. Eramina-
hone habito initio termini. Faschal, A. D.
1881. Quod testor. Johannes Eorsayeth. -
The following memorandum, without
date or signature, furnishes the sxplana-
ton of these volumesa9 s-s~s.s co.. l5 - F..
At the sale Of tho hooks Of Robert
uoi,, in 12S- hos so6
number of the school books of Temple,
Thomas Adds, Robert and Mary Anne EN-
met. On the fy leaves Of most where the
names Of the awards were written those
names were erased, a. ! suppose, by Mr..
Holmes, before he sent those books to be
sold, having then Quilted the bar and be-
ing about to 60 to England to reside. But,
notwithstanding the erssuses, the psmes
we're still visible, and where they
had been cut out, autographs and notes
throughout the books are to be found OF
some one Of the brothers. and in one Of the
sisters. In the premium book lLeland) the
pains were. taken not only Of erasing the
name of the youth rewarded, leaving only
the of the Christian name, but one Of the
blank leaves was pasted over it. -.
: The premiums were given at the Easter
term in 1881. Thomas Adds Emmes had
entered college in July, r7s. y, 3, ttti !.
3 There is also inside Of the s.na blank
leaf this memorandum: ,sw -,.., -.
Thomas Adds Emmett, born in Cork in
l76a; entered college July, E7s His tutor,
-. Wales. He gradusted in medicine
in Edinburg, 1884. He was admitted to the
) bar in 1870. In 1871 he married Jane Patten.
He died November. lSa7, leaving children,
Robert, lawyer: s.-,e, a,..-.. --.,
Thomas, Q lawyer;
r Margaret, never married; $3.50.
Elizabeth, married Mr.. Le Roy; d.
Temple, in the American navy;
John. physician, deceased;
3lariana, married . Mr.. Graves; c7L-
Jane Erin. born 1t Fort George. married
. Mr.. McIvor.
To these memoranda there is neither sig
nature nor date. How these relics Of an.
cestral honor have been lost and scattered,
who can say! Yet similar mementoes of
men renowned in the tree history of France,
Italy. Mexico and OF all South America are
often found here in the archives OF the suc'
tiOueec. - ..- O.