Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-10
Che FREEMAN.
MONTPELIER. VT.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 10. 1882.
Assassination i'm ireland.

Last week the Gladstone ministry mark
cl out a new course of procedure. The
week began with the release Of Parnell
and others from prison and on Saturday
Michael Dsvitt was also released. w. +.
Forster resigned his position as chief sec.
rotary for Ireland and Lord Frederick
Cavendish, second sou OF the duke of
Dcvonshire, was appointed in his place.
Notice was given that the coercion act
would not be renewed and that measure
would be introduced to deal with the ar.
r0ars of rent question. Meantime Earl
Spencer, the new lord lieutenant Of Ire
land, had taken the place of Earl Cowpcr.
Thus everything promised to bring
better days for Ireland. The Gladstone
ministry had entered upon a course Of
Cancellation instead of repression, and was
evidently minded to grant all tho reason
able requests of the Irish people. Lord
Frederick Cavendish reached Dublin at
noon, Saturday, and on consultation that
afternoon it was determined to release all
The suspects except eighty.
Towards evening when the new secre-
tary had started to 90 to his lodge Thomas
Faviland Burke, for many years under
secretary, overlook him in Phoenix Park
and the two walked on arm in arm. Just
then, few minutes after : o'clock and
still in fair daylight, car. containing
four men besides the driver, came up and
the four alighted and made an attack on
Cavendish and Burke with knives. They
soon dispatched their victims, got into the
car and wero driven away. Lord Fred
erick had eleven wounds and Burke eight.
A couple of bicycle riders, named Foley
and Mcguire, soon came upon them and
gave the alarm. But the murderers had
escaped and to this time though arrests
have been made it is thought the real
assassins are at large,
The murder was seen by Il hoy who was
hirds.nesting, by an officer Of dragoon and
even by Earl Spencer hmself-none Of
these persons however knew who were in
the melee and supposed it 10 be merely .
scuillc between r2wdics. Both Cavondish
and Burke were Just dead when aid came,
and tho bodies were removed and an in
quest held. Lord Frederick Cayendish
was younger brother Of the Marquis of
Harrington, and most kind. hearted man.
lie was born in 1886, and is buried to day
ut his home in England, George Otto
Trevelyan has been appointed to succeed
him.
The assassination has caused tho utmost
indignation in England and it was at first
thought would cause the downfall of the
Gladstone ministry. Bat it may he that
wiser counsels will prevail, and that the
horror at the crime expressed by Parnell
and his fellows OF the land league will
relieve the Irish people from any stain of
sympathy for the deed. The land league
dcnounces it, and none are found who do
not express detestaton of the act except
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Mantle fame, and few other unhung
s;oundrel who have fatted on the Fenian
humbug.
1t is too early to predict how far Glad
stone can continue his policy of concilia,
ton in the face Of this thing which must
stir all the passions of tho English people
The actors in the tragedy are by most bo-
licvcd to he lrishmcn from America who
have gone over the water to stir up what
ever deviltry they may. At any rate they
have injured Ireland more than England.
and the affair is what might have been
expected from the loud mouthcd clamor
of many of the so called orators on Ire.
lands wrongs. Tho wrongs are there, but
many Of those who have talked about
them have talked in such way that they
have large Accountability in this crime
which has shocked all decent men.