St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-29
PATRICK O'DONNELL.

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Exeetins of Irishmen and Irish Sympa-
thizers at the National Capital-Cpinions
of congressman Robinson, Calkins, Fin
erty and Bedford upon the Trial ana
Execution of the Murderer of Informer
Carey.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Dec. 10,
There was a large meeting this evening
ut Ford's Opera-house under the auspices
of the Clan Ma Gael to express, in the
words of the call, "American opinion and
feeling with regard to the judicial murder
of Patrick O'Donnell by the British author
tiles" Congressman Robinson, OF New
York, presided. He stated that O'Donnell
was not the first Irishman that England
had murdered, nor would he be the last, for
there was interminable war between Ire
land and England. He thanked God for
that, because England represented oppres-
sion and everything despicable in the nine
teenth century. He criticised the Anglo
mania which led the American people to
fete and make much of Englishmen who
visited America, simply because they were
Englishmen. He did not mean to find fault
with the 59,590,000 citizens of the United
States, but with the 4,0U000o dudes who
were in the train of every Englishnlan.
The United States could not afford to have
her citizens arrested by England without
protest, nor have them convicted without a
fair trial. The name of Patrick O'Donnell
was prouder and more honored than those
of all the queens and monarchs of the
whole world. He stated his intention
to get the House OF Representatives to say
| whether it approved the course OF the Min
| lister to Great Britain. Ii he had been
| true representative of the United otates
/ Patrick O'Donne1l would be alive to-day.
| t.Lord" J. Russell Lowell must come home.
| The whole diplomatic corps was disgrace
| to America.
Congressman Calkins said he was not
| here because he had Irish blood in his veins,
| but because he always had been lover OF
| liberty, and because he hated tyranny ana
| intolerance. He hoped to live to see the
day when the people of Ireland would BE
| as free as the citizens of America. 4ne
time was not far off when the tyranny u1l-
| der which Ireland was oppressed would De
/ Broken. Ii it should turn out when proper
/ investigations were made that O'Donnell
had been convicted in spite of law and
against it, then Ireland added one more
/ patriot to her long line of individual SUI
ferers for freedom.
Congressman Finnerty, of Illinois, said
the meeting was called to lament she lmpo-
tency of the great nation, which by ma
ton not fit to black it's shoes, had been in
suited in the person of its President. There
was day when the cannon of America,
feeble to-day, would have answered the in
suit and defiance of England. The question
| was not so much one of Irish liberty as
American decadence. There never had
been insult more direct or inexcu sable than
the refusal OF Lord Granville to consider
the request of the American Nation. Sup
pase the President Friday night had tele-
graphed Lowell: II demand the respite of
Patrick O'Donnell for ninety days, or dip
lomatic relations will be suspended Ii he
had sent that, the blood of the Nation
would have been up, and if England had
sent her fleets they would have been
met as they had been met before. Re
serring to the contest for the
Guardianship of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, he said the back
bone of certain party would resentthe APP
pointment of any man said to be under the
influence of England as head of that COM
mittee. II one party was responsible Tor
: Minister Lowell he did not want another
party to be responsible for a gentleman
| who was certain to be the ally and support
, er of the policy OF that Minister.
| Congressman Bedford of Colorado in
iorsed the remarks of Robinson, and as
serted that O'Donnell had done an aDso
, lutely just act in killing sneak. Had ne
oeen tried in Colorado the jury would nave
acquitted him without retiring. A man VINO
| entered conspiracy and then gave away
, | his confederates N order to save MS OWL
neck had no right to live.
The meeting, which was very enthuslas
. &c and frequently interrupted the speak
D ers with loud cheers, adjourned alter TIT
adoption of resolutions i'll condemnation
The action Of Great Britain in the O'Donnel
case.