The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-09
FOR O'D0NNELL.

The killing "Sot a Murdcr.p bu,
"An Airray.r
Action Of The English Severely De.
neuRced.
what 10 Being Said ssa Dsae.
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CnIcAoo, Dec. s--The Citizen whss.
editor Jehn \. Finsrly, memoss ol con.
grcss, aided In originating l Parp.n mna
anu the large fund which was used for ths
ueiehse OF ODonnell, coatAihs a lendins
eultorial 10 It's ourTent issue ON ths eonvic.
tion OF O'Donnell and declares that ~ n
result OF the trial the eparty Of vlolancaT
VIII henceforth be snptmsin Irish poli,ica
Ine paper declares that 0Dounelip kill
! lne gl carey was the holdest avspaement
OF oIhis'ofy' and the most honorable. His
yohN'cIoh by the usual Enghsh hanging
Judge, has put an end fofeVer M the f,ish
nlnt' 10 ali hope Of even ordinary
llsnue from Englishmen, after declaring Il
WV never again give cent 10 defend any
lfisnhen ina British court OF law ana
never TO contribute, or advocate the oontrI.
ouuon OF any more money, unless Il be for
the purpose OF striking terror into the de.
mon heart OF the oyergrown bastard, thai
nesiHies at no crime 10 maintain the in.
iqnlons IN power and that Il never fails 10
wnlne aoJecteuly when the fcrcsa superior
W. w ner 9wh are applied 70 mako her quall
doubt ba banged neeemhef mn. TIE
lfish race failed tosaye aim. ana n must
not iail 70 ayenge him.n The editorial stiil
iurther declares that England shows ns
mercy aud that Ireland will no longer
show any, and that while England polnt,
70 her ships aud her cannons Ireland nav
point, and soon, 10 tho wreck OF the parlIa.
ment building, and the ruin Of o. Panps.
aud suggests new HsalandeF may YET DO
:. zen on ,1 ,ne London bridge trying 10 cross
wA,nrRGroS, Dec. s--Auother nocou,s
says that the following msaaber. al ths
house OF representatives and prom iuspt
o,tl1ens called on the president to.dsy.
rhey we're granted an andianee In the cab.
inet room Coz aud R1hlnson. OF Nav
YORK. Morrison springer and Rinert AZ
illtnol ;1enerAl etoroe and Farm. of Ohio.
murphy; OF Iowa, Mayberfy, ot Michigan;
l.smh, Of Indiana; MGAdoo, al New Der.
s.syi Collins. OF Massachupeiis; O'Noil aud
Barnes, Of Missouri, also J II, Irwin .of The
pekin tlliinoisl Daily Tunes; FriiE aud
Iounh OF Ohio aud Others. Amer
few minutes devoted 10 introduosious, the
president heartily shaking banda with
each gentleman, and some srohanre of Zoe.
ulAr remarks on the political s,atns, the
callers all being democrats, Oax said,
Mr. fReafDHkrs--F These snore or more OF
gentlemen, come TO speak 20 yuu an i,eonlf
OF Patrck o 'Donnell,a citizen ~ the United
States; he has lust been snmmafliy Iriet
and sentenced 70 hH executed ou the I'm
IN tlnt. We do not come as lawyers 10
critic 70 the pOcenuFe by whicn he was
convicted nor do We AK that the sentence
teo Ss 50. .,,,.. ASIDE ecoaase be took
We simply ask postponement Of tue rx.
ecutlon u your intervention ~ our ohlvf
mnRlslrate can eject it, and a. tile cause OF
the general earnest sentiment ot the pao.
pie We represent. ! may be- alloErd 10 ~
that Gel tein facts produced broad. deem
seated sympathy. These facts are ih i ~,
killing WAS not a murder; and it wns not
delihcniei the elements OF murder are
laoGing In the case. The o0ndfm M aed mau
was DOT q member Of any secret society,
/ When he entered upon tho voyage he was
not aware that Cary, the ini0rmer, was
follow passenger. Hs gas pursuing a bona
foe journey with his vile 10 the cane. the
truth II, the killing was an aifsay; Il
grew out OF the occasion. IL was sudden,
ana had no connection with the political
events of Ireland. nesidos, IL was thought
/ by many that the trial was unlair, moi 10
soy cruel. The authorities OF the Cane
claimed Jurisdiction, Il Is the law Of lhe
realm OF the 'tirst part OF the nation whose
laws arc b,oken isN locus in quO,'' for
trial by custom and law, unite 10
condemn the proceedings m con-
trary 10 English jaflapFudanee,
besides. there was wanting the Old prnotice
Of late abTogated IN England, whereby a
! Jury should have boen empaDnelled, one.
half rom the nation to which he beloass
and the other hAllir from the nation by which
ho a lrlod, II IA also certain the Judge de-
/ cided upon the facts M we'll Al tho law.
/ Thus wastheVe mookeTy OF Jury trial and
scandal ~ justice. mention these mat
ters not for you TO present them 10 a dipio.
matte way. Your adminiAlratlon may not
oonaider Il proper to oriticne, much
less 10 analhemauAe, !, the y action
not allow any TeAeoliqna upon our Judicial
action, from the English g0yernmeIit, still
these iActu produced general and ineradi.
cable imptession upon the American peO.
plo. and, as snch j recount them. THIS
sympathy, intensified BY the knoWleslpe
that Patrick o ODonnell isa citizen Of thls
country, although naturAliEed, yet by the
treaty, he has The same relation as THORN
on our soil. 'al'
General CollIns s-"lt has been oonosdsI
Cox "if Mr.. Prssident, thi.
there viii be ahpdd,r run through our
Fcren--sls Il not true that o'DOnn.ll
was a Union soldler1r = -
Finerty-"1t Is % generally reported and
understood. II has not been contradioted .
Cox, continuing-"Let uu endeavor 20 do
something. would not smbarass the en-
ecutive by undue requests. Having Ions
served on the oommitiee OF foreign afiAirs.
had occasion 10 protest agaibst the 90.
gress Of diplomatic power, whi0h
Z exclusively lodged IN your Juno.
tion; but, Air, yen heve intefiersd
in aaolhsr case. that 81 Dr. Lauson, IL vas
oase shete aperon vas nardered; Il
had none OF tbe itcfvenine. International
phases % thls case. II Old nat eyohs . uni
versal sympsthy ne this case Goes. Hence,
as members congfess, We thus. though
unotiiciallf, represent this nnivrrsal sym.
pathy. A large vote is aravne them and
We are not = httle intapssled, al Of us
900 Of people Of Trial, descent, smopr
whom We count such soldier.
I. General Sheridan, sud you,
MT: President, are proud 10 b
Teckoned among the descendants OF this gal
liant race. Here the president smiled and
bowed ASSENT On behalf OF these sympa
thetic people, and In view of the facts VI
have related, We only ask y0u 10 direct ths
secretary of state W open negotiations 4
carry out our earnest wlshes."-
Finerty-"As Ordinary diplomacy will b