Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-16
CONGRESSMAN FINERTY
On O'DOnneIl's Execution and the PO-
sitiOn OF the United States.

WASHINGTON, December l5.-In an in
terview to-day, Congressman Finerty expressed
himself freely in regard to the probable event of
O'DOunell being hanged Monday. lie said he
had called on the President in regard to the case
within few hours, but obtained no Information
beyond the assurance that action had been tukon,
and the result will be announced through the
State Department when a reply was received
from England. The President did not express
any opinion, Finerty said, but was as courteous
as usual, although ne appeared rather serious and
Fi9sT wand abgea b
oiution, reoIested the President TO ASK n Tespite
refused, both the Executive and House, and con
seqqentIy the whole county, has been not only
acknowledge that our government Is utter
ly unable 70 obtain even the slightest
zens from England. We may well say to
Great Britain, Arrest every American citizen you
suspect; keep him in jail without tr ial hang him
outside even the forms of your own laws; we, as
a nation, have iallen 20 low that we cannot do
anything to hinder you. You may do, in short
with our people what you dTn please on your oT
dunEhill. Sir Vernon Harcourt will be the
medium through whom the refusal for a
respite Will he communicated. He Is Home
Secretary, and dstcsts Americans with that
narrow hatred which only an insuiur Eug!ishmnn
can develop. lie is u sarcastic brute, whose face
always wears IA sncer. Gladstone holds such u
man in that position on the principle, perhaps,
on which n man often keeps Il vicious dog-he
may be disagrseable to others, but useful to him.
Gladstone could never get along without some
ca9ikerons person in his soyeTnm.esntoi .s +, ,n.,,
hangel2" was asked.
"fold is hands, after quietly. pocketing the
insult. If you had asked me what any other ma
tion of our national strength, or less than our
national strength, would do under like circum-
stance, ! might answer; in fact | would answer: /:
IL would suspend diplomatic relations with Grcut
Britain until the insult was explained or etoned
would YOU vote for such procecdiyg?.'
What would bo the use If did? The CON-
mrrcial interests, rs they arc called, viii ever in
this country he superior to the idea of national
hnupr. ! mirLt stand nearly alone that
ton apg certainly do net desire PRACTICAL 'soln-
beliigercnt nation, there would DO 'n.ise in the
air before Monday night We are the second
largest Caucasian nation in regard to population,
and, believe territory, yet are afraid To snecZc
because nc might displease the id little
island that has "a navy 70 assist itself whether
Congress for toe last fifteen years have a lowed
our navy to rot on tue stocks aGd deserve hearty
rcprobation. President Arthur bas cedainly
done what he could to remedy this state Of affairs,
and hOpc his recommendations about the navy
to The present Congress will be sustained without
..Sup;ase Congress shogld declare for a suspen-
sion of Diplomat" relations and England de-
"Englaud will do nothing of the kind. She
would back dnvE completely, because she knows
she has every thing TO lose ~ Such struggle enc
might blockade all our ports, bat S9 would mol
starve. We w0uid be healthy and happy uG Log
and hominy, if nothing else, while our letters Of
marque authorizing private vessels To prey on her
commerce would soon make havoc with her carry
ing trade. She might annoy US badly lor slA
months after war was GGtlaE&s Iuf NlLAlh u tiii
or eighteen months at the most We wOuld Staryc
her to death and she knows it.. Her feet, great
as it is, could mover protect her vast merchant
marine.
of wnr, Congress will do in the premises
u have heard that, should O'Donnell be exc
asking The State Department to lay all cores
pondence upon the subject before the House.
Then, | suppose, We sEnll have debate with q
good deal of sound and fur indeed, but that will
be the end of it, The eOnserya:iYe element in the
I IDusp Will not, in my opinion, EcIuit Vigorous
action to be taken. England il called nation
tiun more truly applies to ourselves. Great
Britain has always adopted the r,oiie
of the citizen with chip upon his
shou lderz She lips our national nose with
| her fingers but the chip will not be knocked on
/ and the national nose VIII seek refuge in the
stars and stripes which l. rapidiy IN iorsign rcla
| tiOns dcgenerating into n sort of pocket handker
chief In the adopted citizen business, il is more
| days of slavery. | am sorry to have 10 speak q
rudely Of the national symbol, but iranknes'
! is sometimes wholesome
| 'What remedy do you propose TO restore the
! stars and crimes to their ancient responsibility
! abrOadg'
"Give some other element IN country Of shop
Keepers n chance to reconstruct the Gus - SEND M
/ American representative To London and Foea.
4 tEai Weak snob and duke Of dudes. The lore
rector VI tho University of Edinburgh, an adopted
| ScotchmaH, y pretty representative "t th'
| United States in Ehs,aaS,