The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-23
rHos. FRANCIS MsAoHgR
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 Thomas Francis MeAsher was bon ot an old Catholic family In the city of Waterford. iSss. He was educated At ssoneyhurst. England. and returned so hss native es,N ,e i,nd his father i,s mayor aad asegSc so all the agitation ai that day, ufCennell WAS then n the zenith al h,s power and popularity. and Ireland was shaken b, mighty and patriotic iri. pulses and iosiy aSpsraiiGnS. As the age ot twenty he was chosen Ia preside over meeting ot repeaicrs called tc express sympathy w,,h the state prisoners os IS4; Young Meaghcr had even then caught the enthusiasm ct the day. and nohS re- solve to devote his talents and his lite ,o the cause and name of hls natisc land ndct the teachings ct the Dublin .Ns- aen, number of young men. tail ot ea- eiSy and nch in natural endowmenss. tertncd more advanced organization than the great oConneil was willing ,o sanction. They were called a Young Ireland. IL was we'll known tha, ,he views oi the young patriots were in ilres' opposition te the maxim of oConnell. that the use oi atins was al all times ,ni- moral. and tha, the greatest revolution vas no, worth a single drop ot blood Meaghe, d,i no, hesitate to sieneun,c with glowing and impass,oned eloqucnec the pacitio policy oi the old ieadet From th,s splendid ciio,t he rece,yed the name ot" Meagher of the Sword" Ne shAll take an early opportunity of laying tn, era,ien os the yeaihiul patriot before ent readers. As he approached the peto,a. uan he was interrupted b, lohn o's an nell. who declared ,ha, hc could no leuge, hstcn to such dangerous sen,imcnss lithet he or Meaghet would have tn leave ;he Repeal association sm.sh 9tl'ien ia vain ,n,eiposei ta ohtain heaiaa tF his h,end The appeal proved ineifes ,ual and o'titien tn itsgust ten the hall. and sith him Meaghri bnaS Kelly and Mitchell Qeii,ed t fafeses NeagheI be ,tne oHe Il the founder ot
 Inc lrsh confederation, and uas tIsa az Raznted @ith swa o,hcis h pfcseat ghe s4itsNs inia llci ,nd to lhe fcn. i ie Peats tn government aitS4S In NaEHs. ai fha' seat. he @as aifesicd. tHed ae- tt5sed aud senfeu,ed tB t,anspef,al lie tt1s hed Iazmtai8 tn ttetebeI. an3 aa \, hc managed Ia cse ape ta sh.t
 aeatty He and his tnen1 fabn NHebei wha had sim,ili ot.is,t - eNlle and e.eapc. epndu.tcd Ii edtn l.i Paf'aef ship the tta saH III ihis esiY The papes cNhlh,tcd great ability. and Ihe afts' lea oi Neaghes glosed wlsh the e.as 8acnee oi patriotism, of blasled with ~tihcfsng deuuus iailon. The trump oi ,is'l ~as scarcely sounded N hen he took the held he had great reason to atn pissn ei hls uea,,nen, by the s4f asti He had displayed all the qualities of ], soldtcf but while he held the ranA at general no troops were asalgncd him ta command Thls looked like studied lu. sa'. ami was probably VI iniSa,9S,. He tesisHe.l and one mufe entered flsli iiis l'fcsiiest johnson knew h,s setih 4nd proceeded h tseseHizv if. He aame,l hHt setetuat et Montana teitiinR iit4 tateri was. haWeVef, near h lose ua opPattant'l NAe gwen h,m iof winning ireah lAUiels n hs pclc eiat i.eid oi states uagshIp Tn s dsft Asid tempe stHoas nls. hi n luty. s. he lsi an ,hc sstga ut nar oi those snaIl hotts 'h, sst el. i.e head water ot tho NiL.eaa4i ,nd .,s dtnNoet hus pcu,lted fhr brave ea queHl and a. eonplisaea Me siei IT tlr ilfty tblti yeaf of bts a&e ie 'he pfrls ui i.ie. in ihe sisoi pi lntclie ,nd h t.5c mfst oiuAeiulnesa.