The Irish standard., 1890-11-29


favor.
The Manchester Martyrs.
At the meeting held in Ger trai Music
hall, chicago, last Saturday, the Hon.
Mathew T. Brady delivered an eloquent
eulogy on tha three heroes OF whom the
poet sings:
Never till the latest day
Shall the memory pass away.
OF the gallant lives thus given for our land;
But on the canse must 30.
Amidst joy or veal or woe,
TIL we've made our isle nation frse and grand.
The following synopsis Of the address
is taken from the Chicago Tribune, q
paper which has always been true to
Ireland:
Friends OF lib 3rty, sons and daugh
ters of a land acquainted with grief,
grown old in sorrow. many tlme have
you been gathered together under more
happy auspices. Mauv time to mourn
disasters aud many a time to celebrate
new Joys have the men and women Of
our race assembled. But tonight are
we here i'm free countrv in behalf Of
our suffering land. We are here to
give honor and praise To three OF our
noble race who died on. an accurse,i
English scaff Did twenty three years ago
to day.
t>lx ri in In nd
as free naen and women to proclaim
anew our affection to the three men
who were 80 trne to our glorious cause,
and to proclaim To the VOL Id that while.
our hearts beat they will beat for the
land for which those three men died.
Allen, Larkin and O'Brien loved liberty
and thew died fer it. They loved
God and were resolved that their land
and countrymen should enjoy that God
given right Of freedom. The acts Of
these three men IN Manchester town
has not been surpassed in all history.
By virtue OF the hope in you you have
come here to- night to- labor as your an
cestors labored for centuries-to keep
alive the spirit of liberty. This is one
of the great virtues that dwell in the
Irish hearts. In America the Irish
exiles and their descendants are pros
porous, and the question is often asked
why you are 80 DEVOTED to Ireland, why
you trouble yourselves about the land
across the sea when you are comfort
able and prosperous here. 1t passes
their understanding that such should
be your devotion. They doubtless have
never been at meeting such as this.
They do not know that it has been
taught from generation to generation;
that your fathers taught you and that
YOU teach your children that by outrage
and pillage YOUR forefathers were driven
from their homes and made to bear the
yoke of England. They do not know
that YOU have been taught from child
hood that it Is your DUTY to work for
the destruction of that cursed power.
Continuing, Mr.. Brady told the story
of the Manchester martyrs, how they
we're not guilty Of w,lful murder. The
records of the case show they were not,
but they were Irish patriots accused of
a crime. and that time for an Irishman
to be accused was equivalentto to his con
viction. The three men had stopped a
prison van to release their fellow
patriots confined therein. The guards
were driven away, but the patriotic
trio could not force the lock. One of
them drew his revolver intending to
Dlow the lock off with it. He fired, but
it happened that ''peeping- Tom" of
an English policeman was looking
through the keyhole from the inside
and was killed. The patriot did not
know the officer was there and did not
shoot to kill him, consequently there
was NO intent to commit murder. They
were arrested. tried, found guilty of
murder. and hanged. When convicted
the martyrs did not languish and pine.
They lifted their hearts to God to bless
and free the land for which they died.
The love Of race and nation was created
in the irish heart By GJd and must
bear fruit. The fruits the work that
will bring freedom to Ireland from
England 'sc cursed chains. 8
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