The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-06


! the Donegal prisoners charged with th,
murder Of Lord Leitrim. When the par
don twas fassured, the Governor of th.
prison wss more gracious Ard sent then
OF 70 Southampton IN good style. Accord
irg 70 the arrangement made BY Miriste,
Welsh, they were to leave tie country
quietly without goi-g to Liverpool or Lon
dor, ard without passing through Irelaod
They were fitted ont and spending money
/. wss given them. Condor has q mother
wife and sister living in Cincinnati, where,
! 70. may years, be Was builder. Me!od :
has never been in America before and he il
! virtually expAtriated, unless it be the
! pleasure of the Qaeen TO allow him TO re-
! turn 70 Ireland. Melody is carriage
flasher and trimmer and viii remain Il
( tie city ard get work if lie csc.
! TIE vessel had hardly passed tie doc:o.'e
! inspection and Gordon bad pct fc:s5ec
his story VIXEN tie revenue cutter SSe.p Al
wss seen coming down the bsy wits =
| con pau! of FeriAn sympstbizsrs on beard.
TIE cCtter was lent to tie committee oy
order of PIesiden, Hayes. The rece p:ioo
Com u:I.ee for several days pAst has oeec
te.egraphic uotiee of the sighting cf tbe
weasel of Fire IslA16. Yesterday noru=
ing st s o'clock tie rotice came, nd az
once the subcommittee proceeded 70 the
cutter and steamed down tie bav. The
scb com mmittee is com posed OF J. O'Doro-
van hoSea- JONI beVoE, Aslor AWes
Haggerty, Captain John Mcclure, Colonel
z. O'S. Burke, Captain Michael ALear1e,
William Connolly, P-J. Heybyrre. Hugh
A. Curtin, Patrick Walsh, Thos. F. Bourke,
Joseph D. Malone, Lawrence G. Goulding,
Martin NJ. Haniey. Thomss F. Stafford,
John ]. Rossiter, Joseph O'Sullivan, Jo
Whelan, Thomas McHugh. Patrick Harti-
gan, David Nsoghton, F. j. Moynahan,
Matthew P. Breen. Francis Murphy, Frank
Murray, Captain VIM. j. Dowlirg, Denis
Corbes and Matthew Siattery. Chamber
ing up the vessels side the mem bers of the
Committee crowded along the narrow pas
greeting took place. DR.. Brosnan sa:d he
lad been directed to invite tie Fenian
gentleman aboard the revenue cutter, 20
be taken to the Barge Otce, where the
genera! committee would meet them.
Then as Glmore's Bard on the main deck
Doodle" AID some Irish airs, the commit
tee AID Coudon ard Melody went down
tie gacg PLANK across the Health OH GERS
boat 20 tie cutter. There was little bag
gage. No time was lost IN Lnakiug for the
city, and by 9 O'Clock the met were 10
Sweeney's Hotel.
On tie way Up tie river tie speech
making began oy the reading of a formal
address by john Dewey, as follows:
Ed O'Neogher Gordon and Patrick Aelcdy.-
C0nrades : On behalf of the Irish Nation silsts
of New York we congratulate you on your re-
teEual Welcome TO the United States Yon
were tried and convicted in q British court for
partici patton in a movement IN which we are
proud u have borne part, snd which today
VIXEN the three confessors of our political faith !
gave Cp their lives for Ireland on the Man
chester scadofd. 10 the dock your manly bear
ing reflected credit the Gauge you represent
ed ard thH OriROnB of the
conduct was marked by dignity, good sense
and courage. For these reasons We feel proud
70 acknow Ledge yoo as men deserving Of the
respect and sympathy Of your countrynen ;
bat il is rot nuch for this we honor you as
the fsct that you have been made the victims
Of EIg glands especial vengeance aud malgnity. |
physical AID mental tortures Of the English |
-ee:r~ict rysreu. You ts re been ctassed with |
Eugland's viiest c:imi ais, so that you might |
feel degraded il year own eyes aud those of
native LAID ard devoted to the cause of Irish !
iLGeperceLce, We hocor thtSs whom England
persscCtes, aud "A friends of human liberty in
every ia-d en Ter our soleul q protest sgainst
Ter at .e!rpt &c grade patriot lit a crime.
In rendering you tL's welcome We feel that rhe
heart CT Ireland echoes our words, AID that
the great American nation, s'eadfast 10 it's
Efforts for your freedom as II ever has been n
its Friendship to tha: lard whose c2Cse you
represent, joins with Us aod enhsuces b: its
rractica. =! HPat5y TIE f-rvor OF our welcome.
Tie GCd!ess vas signed bg al the mem
bers Of the ommttee. In answer Condor
SAID the moment wac one for which he lad
waited twelve years. He had tried to do
what he could to secure the liberation of
Ireland. What be had suffered be felt 10
doubt any of them would have eCffered If
called upon by the fortunes of war. His
heart, he said, was still in the cause, and,
come what might, he would never ceaee to
be nun bered among those ready to strike
q bow for IristI freedom
The afternoon was spent in ride about
Central Park, and then after dinner dele
cations were received from almost every
Iriah society in the city. The New York
Philo Celtic Society delegation was headed
by Professor David O'Keefe, who read an
address in Irish, to which Condor listened
attentively. The two men will remain in
the hotel for several days, and then Con-
don will leave for Cincinnati. Melody
will settle down in New York.
EVIL SPEAKING.