The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-10
OPPOSITION OF THE IRISH 70 CIIAS, F..
AD4MN.

The nomination of Charles Francis Adams
by the Democrats for the Governorship o
Massach usetts, lends additional interest to tb,
fact that his political advancement is opposed
by his Irish follow. citizens. The Pilot of q re-
cent date, answering Mr.. John Kelly of N Y
who has published o defence of Mr.. Adams
course, says:
MI John Kelly, Of New York, states that in
1872 he investigated the charge against Mr.
An1;s Adams OF negleoting the interests of Irish
Eogland. Mr. Kelly says that, instead Of fipd
| ing Mr. Adams to have been careless of the
drish Americans arrested for Fenianism, he
mad shown himself q noble benefsctor and q
true friend to those unfortunate people, and
think, was the means of having the senten ces
OF many who were condemned to death oom-
muted to imprisonment for life." Mr.. Kelly
adds The whole correspondence between
the British Government and Mr.. Adams sho ws
that nothing was left undone on his part to re-
lieve and ameliorate their condition in every
way he could"
We are glad to see Mr.. Kelly's letter; bat
1t by no means settles the question. Mr Kelly
appears to be quite ignorant of the charges
that were infetliSently made against Mr. Adams
and has only Investigated and answered idle
popular rumors. There is law in England
that foreigner accused of crime shalt be- tried |
by jury, half of whom snail be RlienE |
Among the early arrests in Ireland, in 1906
was that of q Eoau born in New York who
claimed this right and had il allowed Bat
shortly after, England found that she must
pick and pack her own ju. les for the Irish
trials, and she put forward her insolent aud
absurd claim that all men born under British
dominion continued to be British uhjects
even though they had declared their aileRi-
ance to aud become citizens of another country
ms claim Mr. dddms diioUed, and preferred II
10 me r'ghs oJ adopted AnGtcdR citizens. Tue
law of expatrIstion was only allowed by Eng.
and in 1870; and then il was forced from her
by the obvious ujustice she had done to Irish.
American ctiz sns during Mr.. Adams Minister
snip In DIS time, and without q word of pro-
.est from him, Irish American citizens were
arrested on the steamers before landing in Ire |
and, and were convicted and sent to prison "
or long terms for words spoken in New York
ne only evidence against them being the tes-
lmony of wretched Informers who were earn
ng Ilfe-peDson from the British Govern :
nent. Such WAS the of Mr.. Stephen J '
aeany. Others, who had nothing whatever to
10 with politics, were arrested on suspicion
nd kept in solitary confinement for montbs .
hen discharged without recompense or even
pology.
These facts and they should be stated
We wish we could support Mr.. Adams for the
overnorship of Massaohu husetts; but we can
OF vote for man who willfulIy neglected I
acred duty Of his high office. Unless these T
1lngs be explained we see reason WHY the t
citizens Of Nassach usetts and @
very other conscientious citizen, should not @
ote down the man who forgot the Republic n
} please European monarchy. We are will =
ny aud anxious to see those charges refuted
ut we begin to believe that il that were DOS.
-, "1O'" 'A"I ~" eskeu 10 accepf the
oIthle=s evidence offered by Mr. John Kelly e
New York. '' b
Several papers have tried to weaken this ri
'Position TO Mr.. Adams by calling it "a pure. A.
Irish question" 1t is not so. il il nnreIv -
! American question, to be remembered and ~
titled in the American way. We should be y
rry to en2ender an "Irish party" in American o.
'lltlcs; We deplore political sect:onalism as u
ucn as toe Boston Herald UorohosteT Prsss or tL
10 Springfield Republican. Neither do we be. p,
!ve that American citzsns deserve muoh CON la
1erAtlon who are taken in actual rebellion 10 | RI
friendly country we should think more of or
EN- If they waived the rights they bad &C
ally forfeited. Bat in this case We speak for r.,
% citizens who were upjnstly iDprisou cd ~
I'd convicted. "
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