The Irish standard., 1898-01-15
TO PREMATURE RESURRECTION
The Unbridled Brutality of the
English Soldiery.
THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED
BY Red Coats to Get Rid of the
Surplus Population.

A hundred years have flown by
since ireland entered upon that struggle
which has made the year 1898 one of
the most glorious. as 1t is one of the sad
dcst epochs of oar chcqucred history,
says the Dublin Freeman. Upon the
LIST of January. 1885, the minds of Irish
Nationalist will at once, revert to that
memorable time, and cold to the best
impulses fratriots must they be whose
ardour in the cause Of Ireland Is not
revived by the thought OF what the. men
of 9S suffered mad sacrificed. At this
distance Of time it Is difficult 10 realize
the position In which the unfortunate
people OF Ireland were then plunged.
The plans of the United lrishmen were
as an open book to the government,
thanks to tho battalion Of testimony
that the gold of Dublin Castle has en-
listed In its service. No effort was
spared to drive the people into revolt,
and many months ere the insurgents
took the fl Id, murder. rapnc, fire.
quarters, and burnings, and other de-
tcstablc engines of oppression were I'M
sparlngly used TO drive the people to
desperation.
Tho government had made long and
careful preparations. An Instruction
Act made the taking of an oath of as
Ion oil, 1,I, ,:Il
Ficeroy's power were extended, counties
were proclaimed, and people were for
hidden to be out at night The Orange
nlhslatracy were given the utmost
license. They were empowered to break
into houses and to transport for service
In the navy any people whose loyalty
was of II suspicious character. Then
cam" The Introduction of <'rcign troops,
the, establishment of yetymanry CORDS,
and martial law. In 1894, through She
trrnrhcry of Corl1aync ana doubtless of
M'Nally, the English government were
informed Of ,Jacksuns French mission.
A year later Il regular system of cspion-
age was at work and in 1896 there were
but few secrets OF the United Irishmcn
that did not find their way into the
hands of the government. Tones COM
plirity In Jackson's designs compelled
MIN TO seek asylum in America, which
ne quilted only to urge the cause of
Ireland upon France. OF his stay in
Paris it has been we'll said, with ONLY
u few Runcas, Il few inlro,lrctions, and
but little French. SO tranSrcndcnt ware
his abilities and his zeal, thai he brought
noble f'ron" fleet and sixteen thousand
veterans with llochc at their head out OF
l'rcst In 1896 The coming of the
French In 1867 was urged as a reason
for the beginning OF hostiitics but the
suggestion was not carried out, and the
same inactinn was observed when to-
wards the middle of 1897 the militia reg
1mcnts sent Il dcputntIon to the cxccu-
tive OF the United lrshmen to lay pro.
rosAls for the seizure of he castle be-
fore that body The indcriHGn in the
ranks OF the leaders continued until at
length. enadcd by the whippings, burn
inga, trlnsEortations and pttl,-caD
fortunes, the people clam0ured for Often
svc measures. with tho result that in
stopping of the mail coaches on the card
of May gave the signal for the rising.
With the closing of 81 and the dawn
of '9S was witnessed the first of the
many trials associated with the inslir-
dictionary movement The trial OF Fin
ncrty for alleged libel on Lord Camden,
the Viccroy, was ono of the opening en-
counters between the government and
the United Irishmen. Finncrty was the
printer of the Press, the organ of tho
United lrishmen, and the charge
brought against him was founded on a
letter published In that paper and ad-
dressed to the Lord Lieutenant, whose
shares in the judicial murder Of William
Orr it trenchantly assailed. The char
actcr Of that piece of invective Is fairly
indicated by the following extracts:--
"Thc death of Mr.. Orr the nation has
pronounced one Of the most sanguinary
and savage acts THAT had disgraced the
laws. In perjury, did you not hear, my
lord, the verdict was given? Perjury
accompanied with terror as terror has
marked every step Of your government.
Vengeance and desolation were to fall!
on those who would not plunge them
selves in blood. These were not strong
enough; against the express law of the
land not only drink was introduced to
the, jury, out drunkenness itself, beastly
and criminal drunkenness, was employed
to procure the murder of better man
than any that now surrounds you" And
aealn We read:-"Let, however, the