The Irish standard., 1888-01-28
;he bayonets which menance our

the bayonets which menance oul
bosoms and the cannon which she has
planted in all our strongholds.'
! But the Repeal party was destined
ere long to split into two--one being
the Young aud the other the Old Ire
landers. To the former O'Brien gave
his support Its leading spirits were
Mitchell, Duffy, Msagner, M'Manus
Doheny, OGorman, and, l may add,
Father Kenyon. On the 18th of May
1S46, . Brien was tried in Dublin for
having made speeches Inducing the
people to rise in rebellion" but On that
occasion the jury could not agree. The
agitation went on as usual. Or rather
was accompanied by greater degree
Of public excitement, until at last it
was considered by the majority OF the
| Young Ireland leaders high time to
take the field in battle arrav against
any force which the Government might
despatch for their suppression. 1t
would be tedious aud quite unnecess-
airy here to describe at any length the
events Of the shor5 but eventful cam
paign which ensued. Con the 21st of
july" writes Mr.. Webb, "a war direct
ory, consisting Of Dillon, BELLY. O'Gor-
man, Meagher, and Father Kenyon,
was appointed, and on the following
morning O'Gorman started for Lime
rick, Doheny for Castel, and O'Brien
for Wexford, to prepare the people for
an outbreak Meagher and Dbl
lon Joined O'Brlen, and they deter.
mined to raise the standard OF revolt in
Kilkenny"
| These adventurous leaders, however,
were received very alphabetically by the
people. at Mullinahone, the scene Of
their greatest muster, but from three
to four thousand peasants presented
themselves for enrolment in the army
of liberation.
After marching and counter march
ing for some days the insurgent force,
if body OF unframed and almost en-
tirely unarmed countrYmen may be SO
styled, found themselves absolutely
without provisions of any kind. They
became weak with very hunger; TX YER
| theless: at Bal|ingarry, some two hun
dred of them (some twenty of them
only possessed OF any species of fire.
artns), made a stand against a force of
forty~six policemen, under Sub Inspect
or ,Trant, who had. been sent especially
for the arrest of O Brien In the con-
flct which eDsued TWO of the insurgents
were killed, and, some Catholic clergy
men appearing on the scene, and forci
bly, pointing out tllo hoplessness of the
struggle, the people were induced to
dispense. Some few, however, re-
NAMED with O'Briep, who retreated to
| the mountains.
Oh who shall tell what heroes feel
y hen all but life and honor's lost?
It Was now evidant that further res
iStence Was vain, and the discounted
leader, feeling that the lives OF all who
sheltered him We're in danger Of the
law, determined to once more visit his
home, careless of What might happen.
at the railway station at Thurles on
| August the 5th, while taking a ticket
for Limerick, he was recognized by a
guard, and at once given into custody.
A reward of $500 had been offered by
| the Government for his arrest, and it
is pleasant to know that the official by
| whom he was captured was an Eng
lishman. The reward was duly paid
the guard retired into private life, and
| drank himself to death like a man.
! Most of us know the finale of this
strange eventful history. How O'Brien
was tried for high treason, found guilty,
and had the honor Of being condemned
TO be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
The sentence, however, was committed
to transportation for life, and on the
29th Of July, 184O, the prisoner sailed
from Kingston for Tasmania. On the
26tn of February, 1854, without any ar.
plication on his part, he received a
pardon on condition that he was not to
return to the United Kingdom. In
May, 1855, he was granted free pald-
on without any condition as to his
movements. About tie year, 1854, his
health began to decline, and Oh June
the 18th he closed his life at Bangor,
! North Wales.
| The body of the patriot is inferred at
Rathronon, county Limerick, under g
beautifully designed Gothic monument
erected by his son. His devoted wife
died in 1861.
! Under Toot-Sidewalks
At least there are no corns on the
mistletoe.
TO be we'll preserved man-Drink
we'll water.
oor;ous affocticn 0f tho thr0at-