The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-01

Udck, anu SOOn QleQ. Ills :uQ0Tal was
attended by the parish priest, Father
Darby Early,an an immense assemblage
of people from distant parts of the coun-
try. Amid the sac strains of the caiQne,
or death dirge, whose mournful ullagone
walled wildly across Lough Erne, which
separates K.lronan from Lyonstown,
were laid at rest in the ruined Church of
Kilronan, near Keadue, county Roscom-
mon, the mortal remains of Turlough
O'Caroian, Erins last minstrel.
THE IRREPRESSlBLE Mitchell.
There were few of the Irish patriots Of
the revolutionary school who felt more
intensely or who welded SO caustlc pen
as John Michel, says the Irish World.
He was was one of the school of Irish
Protestants of education and national
spirit, who for the sake of their cou.try
aud their conscience, deliberately sacrl-
feed al the opportunities Of personal
advancement which lay at their feet, to
engage with their Catholic fellow Nation
alists in the for!oru hope of wrestling
their country from the yoke of British
misrule. He was born in Dublin on the
Sd of November, 1915, graduated from
Trinity College aud chose the profession
of law. After the death of Thomas Da-
Wis, Michel removed to Dublin and be-
came The editor of the Nation His
brilliant and cutting style attracted wide
attention, and before the break up of the
Yound Irelanders was ono Of the most
prominent Of O'Connell's supporters. 10
1916 he joined Meagher, O'Brien, and
others, in separating from OC,nnell,
who ins.s.ed on mpieteseparation from
England. He gradually became even
more extreme than his associates; in De-
cember, l847, he withdrew fro IL the Ma
tion, on the 9TH of February, 1S48, aban-
doned the confederation On the question
of the advisability OF immediate resist
auce to tho collection of rates, and
shortly afterwards issued in Dublin the
first issue of the United Lrishman news
paper. In this publication he advocated
a "hoiy War to sweep the island clear of
the English name and nation" and the
Lord Lieutenant was addressed as "Her
Majesty's Executioner General and Ge.-
eral Butcher Of Ireland" On the 2lst of
March he was arrested, but let out on
heavy bail; and in few days re-arrested
on charge of "treason felony Oa the
Oath of May he was brought to trial at
the Commission Court in Dublin, and
was defended by Robert Holmes, brother
in-law of Robert Emmett. He Was found
guilty, and on the 9th was sentenced to
fourteen years transportation, and i'm
mediately removed in fetters on board
II. NJ. S. Shearwater and conveyed to
Spike Island, whence, on the LIST of June,
be was taken in the Scourge to Bermuda.
In April, lS49, he was forwarded in a
convict vessel to the Cape. The colo
nists refused to receive convicts, and
after q detention of eight or nine months
in Table Bay the vessel went On to Tas.
mania, where she arrived in April, 1850.
Here he was allowed at large on parole,
and lived with his old friends, John Mar
Gin, Meagber, MacManus and Kevin Izod
O'Doherty, and was solaced Dy reunion
with his family, who went out to join
him. Iu 1853 his friend Patrick j. Smith
proceeded from New York to Tasmania,
with the purpose Of achieving his escape.
In company with Mr. Smyth, Mitchell pre-
sented himself, armed, to magistrate.
and handed in resignation of parole,
thereby technically keeping himself with
in the bounds of his word Of honor. He
then fed and after many wanderings
found means to reach the United States.
where he met hearty welcome from his
fellow-countrymen. He who had SO
strenuously advocated freedom at home
now openly joined the pro-slavery party.
Two of his sons were killed fighting in
the Confederate army-one at Gettys-
burg, the other at Fort Sumter. He him
self vas prisoner in United States
hands for some time After the war he
published the Irish Citizen in New York,
which he ultimately gave up on account
of i'll health. A considerable sum of
money was collected and presented to him
as mark of esteem, on the occasion of
his visit to Ireland in January, 1875. He
had hardly returned to the United States
after this his first visit to Ireland since
184S, when vacancy occurred in the
parliamentary representation of the
County of Tipperary. His name was put
forward, and he was returned without
opposition on the 10th of February, on
the basis, in his own word, of "Home
Rule-that is the sovereign independence
of Ireland" He landed next day at Cork
in declining health, and was enthusiast.
ically received. On the 18th an animated
debate took place in tne House of Com
mons on the question whether he should
be allowed TO take his seat, and by 269 to
1O2 votes new writ was ordered to be
issued on the ground that Mitchell was a
convicted felon whose g1ilt was not
purged BY expiration of sentence or by
pardon He was reelected by the same
constituency, 18th Of March, but died at
Newry nine days later March 90, 1879,
aged 30. s.5.5 Il, =