National Republican., 1883-04-07
CONDOR ON DYNAMITE.
He Thinks the Irish People Have Suffered Till
Any Sort Of Retaliation is Justifablo.
A Specimen Case Of the Brutality Of the
British Sodiery
Why England Should Not Complain Of Anything Done
in America for Some Time 10 Come.
Tho Substitution OF Falschood for Fact
Hopes OF Irish Independence,


"What do you think Of the exciting news
from England with regard to alleged fenian
plots" inquired REPUBLICAN reporter yes.
terday of Capt. Edward O'Meagher Condor,
who was once condemned to death on account
of his dcoytion to tho Irish cause, but whose
sentence was committed, and he secured his
liberty after eleven years imprisonment.
while placing no reliance on tho sonsa-
tional cablegrams sent by tho British govern
mont believe that the Irish people, driven
TO desperation by tho failure of their peaceful
efforts to obtain some amelioration of their
condition, are turning their attention to the
only means left TO bring their prosecutors to
terms. The outragos, or rather sentences of
death as Gladstone calls them; the eviC-
tions daily taking place all over Ireland (;
the brutality Of tho soldery and
police, exercised with impunity on
the helpless and unofending; the fact that
the capital city of Ireland and q great portion
of the country is practically prison from
sunrise to sunset; the contemptuous refIsals
of the British government TO pay any at
tontion to tho cNpOstulations aud requests
of the Irish clergy or representatives the
criminal and inhuman desire manifest
TO take advantage of her present distress in
order to compel the people TO emigrate aud
tho unnatural and unChristian rejection of
appeals for aid to those who are sinking into
famine graves, all show the worse than use.
lossncss of looking to anything but force for
redress or relief The present prime minis
ter has acknowledged that such an argu-
mont had considerable effect some
years since, and the logical and
natural inference ought to be, that
similar results would be reached by similar
N ms hna hnnp IriNs
from his little home-seen IL burned to the
ground lest he might steal back and find a
nights shelter in it-seen his wife and little
ones thrown out to perish on tho roadside,
and often to die Of hunger and exposure be-
fore his eyes-it is not perhaps unaccountablc
that ho should become inspired with long
ing for vengeance, and should crafty that
longing when opportunity offered"
" But do you believe that those engaged in
the plots spoken of seek to be revengcd on the
people rs well as on the government of Eng
land?'
Certainly not. They l believe, wish sin
corcly to avoid doing anything that may
cause injury to those who are not responsible
for the injuries inflicted on them. But
wherever an armed enemy is engaged
in an act of war; as an English ex-
cabinet minister has designated an evic-
tion, resistance becomes a duty. Evic.
tions have been called acts of war by
an eX-cabinet minister, and sentences OF
| death by the present premier, as have said.
Now, whenever an armed enemy is engaged
in acts of war against the helpless and un-
offending, or carrying out sentences of death
| on the innocent, resistance becomes duty, ii
there be at least the faintcst hope of success
If there be no hope, then the attempt should
be abandoned, because though justifable ii
would be useless. Perhaps it is hoped that
| by practicing retaliation the British govern
ment may be deferred from perpetrating those
terrible crimes in Ireland"
"Can you give me fact which would ex.
plain those feelings to which evictions give
rise?"
From the last papers received one among
many may he given. A hunger stricken man
with his wise and nine children was evictod
in Kerry. One child, daughter eighteen
years old, was dying. No delay was allowed
because of this the dying girl was dragged
out of the house in binding snowstorm
The wretched father took an old door to shell
ter her little from the nclemency of the
weather, but one of the officers dragged il
from him, and the girl died on heap of hay,
with only worn sheet TO protect her closing
| eyes from the driving snow. English his
torians justify the massacre known as the
Sicilian Nespers, provoked by an outrage in.
fnitely less brutal than this"
How can quiet be restored, do you think ?'
soldiory and officials from Ireland. They
have no more right there than here. Until
| the last one has left there will be a right Il
resist and to retaliatc"
"Do you think that the action of sympa,
! thi2ers here will lead to any trouble between
this country and England?"
"By no means. All Irish-American citi
zons owe their first allegiance to our govern
ment, but they may reasonably claim the
! right to extend TO their suffering kindred tn,
same help which was given by Eng.
land TO the south during the late
unpleasantness,' We do not expect
that members of the Presidents cabinet
will initiate the example of English cabinet
ministers during the event alluded to and
subscribe to an Irish revolutionary fund.- but
we do not think that our government is re
quired TO show more zeal than the British
did on that occasion. Whenever anyone un.
dcrtakes an act not authorized by the consti.
tuition or laws on behalf of Ireland, he will
be prepared to accept the consequences"
How do you account for the lengthy
cabegrams sent from England"
"Simply by the fact that the British govern
ment wishes TO prejudice the American
mind against the Irish people, fearing that
aid might follow sympathy. Public opinion
here is formed to great extent by
the kilograms which we swallow with
our breakfast. Life is too short
| TO spend large portion of IL in investigating
matters with which we have no direct con
cern. Our acquaintance with such is gen
orally limited, and consequently imperfect
| Tho Irish papers follow the kilograms in
week or two, but the impression already
made cannot be readily eflacod, and in fac
! the correct statements are read by compare
lively few. l have been anxious tha
! the Irish organizations should sent
us daily telegTaphic accounts Of English out
RACES in Ireland, for l feel sure that thes,
would be thoroughly effective antidotei
against the falsehoods sent by the British
government"
"What will be tho loutcome of the presen
situation -
81 believe that the outcome will be Irisl
independence, as complete as that whicl
America won from English tyranny
Recognizing our duty as American citi
zeus, nothing should bo done whicl
would indicate any intention of drawing
this country into conflict. don't be
lieve there is any such intention in any quar-
ter. But / believe that manly resistanc
against desperate odds will insure for Irelan,
the sympathy which America has never failet
to manifest for those who struggle for free
DOM and especially for men who engage Il
conflict with that despotism to whose over
throw she owes her own freedom, prosperity
and progress"
"A Girl Seriously Hurt.