The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-10

@On Thursday, monster celebra
tions were held in Dublin and other cities
in Ireland and many cities in other
countries where Irshmen abound, in com
memoration Of Daniel O'Connells natal
day, which was just one hundred years
ago August 9th. He is considered, the
world around, as Ireland's greatest poiti.
cal leader. The Irish people call him
"the liberator !" reformers in every land
refer to him as "the great agtator !" all
allow him TO have been one OF the most
eloquent Of orators, one of tho most sue
cessfu Of statesmen, and one Of the most
devoted of patriots. Wendell Phillips
says the cause Of constitutional govern.
ment owes more to him than 10 any other
political leader of the last two centuries.
The celebration at Dublin passed off as
quietly as could reasonably be expected,
taking into consideration the rival ele.
ments composing the masses who combined
to honor the memory of Ireland's great.
est patriot. The Fenian element, howev.
er, was determined to stir up strife, and
fracas was the natural outgrowth OIL
their pertinacity, When the Lord May.
or attempted to deliver the Grafton the
Brotherhood behaved in very unseemly
manner, and that dignitary retired in
disgust. DR.. Butts, who seemed to be o
favorte with the masses, made an address
which was apparently appreciated by his
auditory. Commemoration services al
Boston included poem by John Boyle
O'Reilly, and an address by Wendell
Phillips. AT New York, Rev. DR.. NJ
Glynn was the orator of the occasion.
s And so the ex.Mormon bishop
il ohm D. Lee, has another lease upon life
and the good opinions Of his fellow
countrymen The trial which has beer
for some time in progress at Beaver City
closed on Saturday by the disagreement
Of the jury, nine for acquittal and three
for conviction We usually consider it al
end Of all controversy when a competen,
tribunal has rendered decision, and fee
bound to respect the opinion Of large
majority Of a jury which fails to agree
But it does not follow that Bishop Lee il
not guilty of participation in the Noun
tain Meadow massacre Of 1857, becaus,
Mormon jury failed to find him guilty
when to have done so would implicit,
high Mormon authorities and thereby en-
danger the system. We have becom,
somewhat accustomed to failures of justic,
in the trial of great criminals and tn,
country would have been surprised if h
had been convicted, even IN the event 0
clearly proved guilt. To the minds o
most men who have carefully perused tn
testimony in the case, the respondent wa
proved TO be not only the chief Of tn
hellish band who perpetrated the terribl
atrocity. but the most criminal OF all see
ing that it was he who by flag of true
and a promise Of protection induced tn
doomed emigrants to lay down their arm
so that they mig ht be massacred in col
blood 1t is hoped there may yet b
justice done the perpetrators OF this tel
rible outrage The blood of these innc
cent Victims-meu, women and chidre
cries from the ground for justice. Uta
cannot DE purged Of that fearful baptisr
OF blood and crime except by the execu
ton of the rins. LEADERS in the massacre
The next trial should take place wher
the prejudices and passions and blindnes
Of fanaticism and superstition shall nc
interfere with the course of justice