The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-11

He trusted therefore that the honorable member
who had brought forward this motion "o .i n no
thiLk him guilty Ol any dlsrespect ne ulu nos
follow him through ali the tones TO wnlcl ne nss
alluded. The honorable member Tor Meatn t uan
thanked the House Tor the courteous consioeratiUu
with which he had been heard, and he Thought ne
would admit mat whatever he would suppose ZIG
feelings of the English people toward nun 70 oo ="
had himself found no indication OF the leelng III
the House thar evening. lie had heard with greas
SATISFACTION from such good authority tnat tne
verdict OF Iipperary was not the verdict Oh auy
considerable portion OF the Irish people. AZ
for these papers. Il was Impossible ior sne
Government to produce them. some OF them
they had no means OF Obtaining but he was oouhd
to add that II they had them they would not feel
justified In establishing q precedent OF this kind.
il there was any substantial object IN ASKING lor
these papers at all IL obviously Was TO lound upon
them some inquiry into the proceedings at the
trial OF John Mitchell, and TO snow that there was
on that occasion bad faith on the part oil the
prosecution. Every member was prooa9 a wen en-
l84s; that II was then fully discussed. ana they
could not therefore, try over again question
way in the Court at Dublin. He did not suppose
the honorable member would press his mouon to
length into these matters; and, although he held
IN MS hand report VI the trial. to which he mad In.
tended to alude II his honorable friend mad MADE
more precise and specinc charges. The House
would remember that the Attorney General OF that
day-himself Roman Catnolic-indgnantly re-
pudlated the assertion that ne mad in any way
interiered with the jury, while the Judge VINO tried
the prisoner, Baron LEROY. declared IN sentenc.
ing him, that there was not shauOw OF grOun0
Tor the tmpuattons cast upon the Attorney Gen.
eral. He added that the able counsel Tor the
defence had not put forward any substantial
defence to the charge. and could not even suggest
an apology, or at least an apology which could os
listened to in a court al justice. for the prisoners
conduct. The government had not the means OF
producing some OF the papers asked for, because
they did not exist, even II they had tue power
they did not think the precedent should be estsb.
llshed or any encouragement given TO the revival
OF such barren and useless discussions as the pres
Mr.. SULLIVAN said his only desire In rising waa
to make more clear the reason Tor his interruption
nj
he found that gentleman was asserting In that
chamber the doctrine Of unconditlo oil allegiance
he interrupted remembering what every student
OF constitutional history must know, that the
House had not only in former times refused TO
mad sent men to the Tower for asserting It's truth.
But the honorable member tor Meath could NOT
OF his prison exile charged at the bar or that
house with being mere lelon without showing
That there were circumstances anectlng MIN
which at least distinguished him from the burglars
house breakers and vile murderers OF Eng.
land, and 1t was solely with that, object
not refer 10 Mr.. Mtcheps poiitIcs. Untortu-
lRtely for himself. he stood apart rom them
men mad taken. The honorable member lor Derry,
speaking IN the name OF Ulster, mad told the
House to be Of good cneer, or Derry was s sUuno
John Mitchell was Derry man, and that whenever
there was crop Of political leons and traitors IN
the leaders (Laugnter) John Nj chef was the sou
OF Unitarian clergymen OF Ulster, and John Mar
North. he warned the House to beware Of Derry
men. lLaughter) .,
no dishonorable way IN escaping from Van Die.
mems Land IN 1853. He related tue circumstances
or that escape I'm which the honorable en memoer
warmly declared that the letter OF the police mags-
trate charging Mr.. Mitchell with breaking his
Mr.. MHar1N SAID he did not desire to put the
House to the trouble OF q division. and that 10
would. therefore, withdraw his motion