The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-13
What Is Being Said and Done.

What Is Being Said and Done.
CHICAGO Dec 8-The Citizen, whose
editor. John f. Finerty, mem Der OF con-
gress, aided in originating Parnell fuud
and the large fund which was used for the
defeuse of O'Donnell, contains leading
editorial in it's current issue on the convic-
ton of O'Donnell and declares that as
result of he trial the party of violence"
will henceiorth be supremein Irish politics
The paper declares that O'Donnell's kill
ing OF Carey was the boldest Arrangement
OF hsory, and the most honorable. His
conviction by the usual English hanging
jury and the inevitable partisan Eoalish
Judge, has put an end forever in the Irish
mind, to all hope of even ordinary
Justice from Englishmen, after declaring it
will never again give cent to defend any
Irishmen in British court Of law and
never TO contribute, or advocate the contri
button OF any more money, unless it be tor
the purpose of striking terror into the de-
mon heart of the overgrOwn bastard, that
hesitates ut no crime to maintain the in
iqujtous ia power and that it never fails to
whine abjectedly when the fotcas superior
to her own are applied to make her quail.
The editorial says: "O'D0nnell will no
douot We hanged December 1Tlh. The
Irish race failed 10 save him. and it must
not tsil 20 ayeDge him." The editorial still
further declares that England shows no
mercy aud that Ireland Will no longer
show any, and that while England points
TO her ships and her canuons, Ireland may
| point, and soon, to the wreck of the paria-
ment building, and the ruin of St. Paul's,
and suggests a Jew Zealander may yet be
feen on the London bridge trying to cross
1t on Dlanks.
=
says that the following members of the
house OF representatives and prominent
citizens called on the president to-day
They we're granted an audience in the Gao
met room: Cox and Robinson. Of New
York. Morrison, Springer and Finert, of
Illinoi' General Leforce and FsrGn, OF Ohio;
Murphy; of Iowa; May berry, of Michigan;
Lamb; Of Indiana; McAdoo, Of New Jer;
sey; Collins of Massachusetts; O'Nell and
Burnes. OF Missouri, also J. B, Irwin, of the
Pekin (Ilinois) Daily Times; Fritz and
Young, of Ohio and others. After
few minutes devoted to introductions, the
president heartily shaking hands with
each gentleman, and some exchange OF joe
ular remarks on the political stains, the
callars all being democrats, Cox said:
"MR. PREsIDEnT:-These score or mere of
gentlemen, come to speak to you an behalf
of Patrick O'Donnell "a citizen of the United
States; he has just been summarily tried
and sentenced to be executed on the Nth
! instant. We do not come as lawyers to
criticize the procedure by which he was
convicted, nor do we ask that the sentence
be SET II aside Of because i ne 1ook
Ne simply ask postponement of the ex.
ecution, If your intervention as our chief
me gistrate eau effect it, aud as the cause OF
| the general earnest sentiment OF the peo.
pie we represent. | may be allowed TO say
| that Gel tain facts produced broad, deep
seated sympathy. These facts are that the
| killing was not murder; and 1t was not
deliberate; the elements of murder are
| LACKING in the case. The condemned man
was not member of any secret society.
| When he entered upon the voyage he was
| not aware that Carey, the intormer, was
fellow passenger. He was pursuing bona
! f 'e Journey With his vile to the cape. The
truth is, the killing was an ARRAY 1t
grew out Of the occasion. 1t was sudden,
| and had no connection with the political
events of Ireland. Besides, it was thought
by many that the trial was unfair, not to
say cruel. The authorities of the Cape
claimed Jurisdiction; IL is the law OF the
re I'm of The first part Of the nation whose
laws are broken Is" locus in quo;" for
trial by custom and law, unite to
trary to English Jurisprudence;
besides. there was wanting the old practice
of late abrogated in England, whereby
jury should have been empanDelled, ore
half from the nation 20 which he belongs
and the other hall from the nation by which
he is tried. 1t is also certain the judge de-
rided upon the facts as well as the law.
Thus was there mockery OF jury trial ana
a scandal 20 Justice. l mention these mat
ters not for YOU TO present them in diplo-
matte way. Your administration may not
consider II proper TO criticise, much
less 10 anatbematizs, the action
OF the British courts. We would
not allow any reflections upon our Judicial
action, from the English government, still
these fact produced general and ineradi-
cable impression upon the American peo'
pl-. and, as such 1 recount them. THIS
svmpathy intensified by the knowledge
that Patrick ODonuell Is q cit zen OF this
country. although naturalized, yet By the
treaty, be has tie same relation as II born
on our soil"
General Collins-"It has been conceded
and well known that he Is a citizen ,.,.
hurried execution takes place,
there viii be a shudder run through our
FSfsn-"Is IL not true that o'Doanell
was a Union SOLDIER
Fiuerty-"It Is 80 generally reported and
understood. IL has not been coptradicted
I AOAs 1T " - -
something. l would not embarass the eK-
ecutive BY undue requests. Having long
served on the committee Of foreign sfiAirs.
/ hsd occasion to protest against tie as
sumption or resumption b. con
Rress Of diplomatic power, which
l. exclusively lodged in your Juno.
ton; but, sir, you have tnteriere1
In another case. that Of DR.. Lawson, Il was
case where q person vas murdered; u
bad none Of the iterveninE, international
phases A. this case. IL did MT eyOfe uni
vsrsnl % mpathy a. this case does. Hsnce
Is mem bers tf congress, ne thus, toOnRn
unofhcinlly. represent this universal ~ M.
patty. A large vote is among thsn SID
ve ere not = little Interested, 81 ~ us
| daughter 10 feet. We rep-r-e1t . VO0'
900 Of people NJ Irish descent, am9nf
yhrm ws cuuDt suco solder
a. General Sheridan, SOD you
NJ. President. ere proud 70 d
reckoDed among the descsndauis Of THIS ga
/ ant r.cs. Here the president smiled aue
bcusd asseItl % bshaif o. tbess sTmps
fhetic psopi., and In vieu NJ the iacis ~
hsvs relatad. Ne 0nly Ssh y0u 20 cirect AZ
SECRETARY u stats 20 open negotint,0ns =
cs-rv orf our ea-nssi wisbes.
II Ffnsrtv-"As ordinary diplofnscy vill ,
a. = u.rr 2. vffhO1t imDroprieiy. 80 .
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