Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-25

stood the incarnation Of an idea, the
representative embodiment Of prin-
ciple-resstance to tyranny and death
to the tyranps traitorous tools.
NJ. b. tells us further that O'Donnell
had fair trial. Now, do not know
what NJ. b. Is conception of fair uiai
ia, and can only imagine by Inference. ,
| prcsume If mob had taken O Don |
nell on his landing in London and (
hang him up to II lamp-post, that NJ.
b. would consider that n fair trial for I
O'Donnell Vet such n proceeding
would be as fair rs was the infamous
farce enacted under the evil genius of
the judicial murderer Denman.
Englishmen boast of their love of
fair play; of their constitutional guar
antee; of their trial by jury instituted
by Alfred and confirmed by Magma
Charta and other such fr0thy bombast
al ipfRihim. What Is trial by jury?
What is the province of the jury to
| decide? Certainly on the facts in the
case. Now, the o DUnnell jury, after
| the presentation of the case to them
and some elaboration over it, returned
| for instructions, aud putting a hYpo.
thetical case to Enthusiastically
the same as the defense sought TO
prove, III d rs they thought they had
proven-asked him If such We're the
facts in such case, would it be man
slaughter o murder. With domineer-
ing insoIence, he replied that it 'ro'
he neither, bat that "theg% '.ouid
such facts proven D{ 80 were no
w IS il not to dee. n -esent case. "
we're 80 Mnether the iact5
proven or not that that jury was
tuerp? II il WIS not to decide on
| these facts, what in heavens name
were they there for? Denman decided
! on both law and fncls, and the jury
/ ignorant men, very ignorant, as Is
/ shown by the questions they asked,
and as a matter OF course weak-minded
influenced by his bullying, soon
found the desired verdict OF guilty.
This is trial by jury. This hollow
mcckery is n fair trial! This shallow
sham is British fair play. the Nor,
man savagery of the past veneered
!, with modern hypocrisy. Bah! o.
course the so.called jury We're excu5
: able. Poor wretched serfs, they were
, too ignorant to understand their owl
: rights or those OF others. More TO d.
pitied than blamed.
NJ. B. assures us that Robinson anC
Finerty are striving to precipitat
war between this country and England
!; This is simply bosh. NJ. b. erecis
! man of straw and then proceeds L
= knock him down. Those congressman
u named do not desire war, nor 90 Til
u American people, and still less doe
c England. John Bull requires little o
i no preteXt To make war on an unarme
:, people like the Irish, or on the dusk
u potentate of some African or Asia,i
l. Jungle; but against Uncle Sam, oil
IS dear no, not for John. He has bee
e there, John has many faults, but h
I, is not n fool. But is it to be inferre
~ because congressman interests hin
Is self in the fate, and demands an inve
y, tigation OF the murder OF n fcl,ow-Cit
u, zen in foreign laud, that he desir,
~ war? When he asks the executive
y, use all the powers in his command
~ protect American citizens, does 1T iO
Vi that he asks the president and congre
J ! to declare war? IL it necessary Il
VI America to go TO war every time
y protect ilI citizens from insult, outras
ISL and murder? Out upon such col
" tcmptible twaddle! The question
pc simply. viii this republic protect !
nc citizens in all their rights and TO Il
- utmost of its ability OF will it not?
W not, then it is unworthy of the allie
'ee lance OF its citizens or the respect
Oh foreigners. No one asks it to suppo
" or protect them in WRONG doing; but
~ Is in duty bound To see that the Grin
= Is proven before IL permits them H.
eh punished Or will it take its cue fro
the reasoning of NJ. b., and tell the
use / annot protect them from being OF
on ragged, robbed or murd ared because I
To foreign bully, robber or murder
hf ar M - III b.
M the interference and iight? Were oi
It's of NJ. b. Is family attacked on the sire
ne or imprisoned would NJ. Il. turn Ia
me run home, leave him 10 his "a
Ter and tell the remainder of
ote family that they had tro lbles enou
'de at home To so tie? No, he wou
Gus protect him to The utmost, and !
ieu that he had every right accorded hi
no matter what crime he may In
me committed. So should this repub
ed; protect its citizens in trouble. WI
ne family love and family pride prom
Vn- In the one case, national obligation q
ten national honor demand in the 9th
Ale, II Is not the mere ease of O'Donn
iud nor Of lrsh-Amerean citizens, /
IN with England. IL /. question of z,
des eral principle and application. Eve
W W'tfi.' rH3 - ~ I'm y irt'h y T
-. spiii,ei sAScpoiJsli, Nas ,utetut.4,
'ree has failed most disgraeefully to prot
on, its citizens in foreign lands. Fr
aid England, from Ireland, from Germui
'y's from Cuba, from Mexico, from Qua
an mala and other places have come
nor cries and appeals of outraged Amerit
Ter, citlzenship--and in vain. Chas. Fl.
un- els Adams left London on purpose
! AZ avoid receiving the peremptory ord
lhe- OF VIM. III. Seward to interpose In
iui. half OF an American citizen who v
ssf strangled TO death, although entlr
PTS innocent ofthe crime charged. Low
ne has allowed American citizens TO lie
ne British bastiles for eighteen mon