The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
THOMAS BRENNAN's SPEECH.

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THOMAS BRENNAN'S SPEECH.
Made at TOOnamore, ireland, on the 22d
ult., and for Which He Was Arrested ON
the 9th Inst, for SeditiOus Utteranccs
and Thrown I'm Jail mt Castlebar.
Some time ago it will be remembered
that.Davitt, DAILY and Killen were ar
rested in Ireland for seditious utterances.
In,consequ of their arrest great ex-
element has prevailed and there is both
there and in this country great differ
ence of opinion as to whether the causes
leading to such utterances justified
them in making them. However that
may be, we below reproduce the speech
In full made by Thomas Brennan at
Toonamore on the 22d of November to
an excited crowd of several thousand
people, and for which he was arrested on
the 9th instant upon the charge of Sc.
ditious utterance. He said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOwCOUN.
TRYMEN-I beg to second the resolution
which you have just heard proposed by
Mr.. Walsh. We are here to-day for a
three.fold purpose. We are here, in the
first place, to protest against the evic.
ton and possible death Of nine of Gods
creatures. Cheers. Toprotest in the
name of our country and of society
against the unconstitutional arrestof our
leaders, who are now paying the penalty
oftheir devotion to the peoples cause A
voice: Three for them" Loud cheers
and we are here to declare our determi.
nation to 20 on with this movement until
victory is secured. { A voice: "Victory
or death."] Until that last trace OF
feudal landlordism is swept from the
country. [Cheers.] The English Gov.
eminent has come to the rescue of that
sccursed institution, but can not save an
old crumbling edifce, which must tall.
"a voice: "The structure is rotten"
laughter Prison bars cannot hide the
light of Gods eternal truth, {" Hear.
hear,"1 and though I may have to follow
Mr.. Davitt and Mr.. DAILY ["Hear, hear"
the cause cannot be imprisoned. That
cause is Just and must be triumphant.
["Hear, hear" anda voice, eve will not
fail in going with it'll Our lives are no
longer our own. They belong to our
country, and to justice (cheers, and we
must consecrate them here to-day
TO the advancement of that cause
for which our friends are suffering.
[Cheers.] I for one am not here to.
withdraw any thinglI have ever said
in this movement since | stood upon
that platform in Irishtown, [Cheera
and cries Of " Never" A voice: Three
cheers for Brennan" Cheers,] and
whatever may be the words which Mr..
Davitt used in the Gurteen meeting, l
hereby adopt them to-day loud and
continued cheering], and if I knew
them would repeat them, for Ibelieve
in my soul that they are the words Of
Justice and truth. Loud cheers. 1t
will become US here not to make long.
winded orations. The time for speech.
making has gone by; the hour for the
resolve and the act has arrived. Loud
cheers The speech to-day is the in
dignatiOn which I see flashing from
your eyes and the determination which
rests upon your brows. Cheers. Think
of the possible scene which we might
be called on here to-day to witness.
Think of the poor man who lies in yon-
der cabin, the hot fever darting wildly
through his brain. ["Oh, oh"1 Think
of the poor child who every time it asks
for morssl of bread sends a pang far
sharper than a bayonet thrust through
its mothers breast. CGroans and cries
Of "shame."] Think of this, then;
think of the victims, groans. l wish
the landlords were here that his ears
might catch the execrations of the peO-
pie. Think Of him, as he enjoys all
the luxuries of life, and pockets the
money which the sweat of that poor man
has wrought from the land Hear,
hear ri, for in this enlighted nine.
teenth century Gods first decree
to lallen man is contravened. By
what right must the majority Of
mankind work and toll to support q few
in idleness. Cries of "Too truep and
groans. A voice: "Down with them"
Another voice: "Groans for the
tyrantsp and groans.] Think Of the
blasting ruin spread; think of the work
house and the emigrant ship. "Ohl
OhW1 Think of starvation and death
and coffinless graves ["hearl hearg']
and then tell me to-day, will you be
true to the preaching Of our friendsf
(Cheers.] Shall our generation witness
such scenes as thoseof 1917 "a voice:
ono; our blood il up" laughter
Forbid it, heaven. / call on every one
of you to-day to do everything in your
power to avoid it. Organize for the
protection of our own race. Combine,
that you may offer an unbroken front
% the common enemy. Loud cheers
Sure, If you are ever to be earnest it Is
now. When your best and bravest are
in prison; now, when liberty of speech
Is prescribed in the land; now, when
the gaunt specters of famine and death
are standing upon your thresholds.
CHEERS.
Iappeal to one class in the community.
l appeal to the Royal Irish Constabu-
larry, and ask them are they content to
be the destroyers of their own kith and
kin. Loud cries of "No, NOT lad
the police Look alta possible
picture. Look at your own brother living
in yonder ditch, dead and naked. (Oh,
oh. The best garment sold to buy Q