The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22

! month. Lord Camden issued his IA
| nous proclamation putting all Ireland
under martial law, and, short time
after. the North Cork militia, under
Lord Kingsborough, made it's appear
ance In Wexford and 1T is said that
from that day on the feeling against
England became manifest, and that
these two things together were the real
| causes of the instruction.
The proclamation called on the mi
litia to suppress rioting in the most
summary manner, and history tells us
That this resulted in the men going
about creating feuds and factions, In
order that they might have cause to
punish individuals. 1t is said that lib
eral Professionals and Catholics were
alike subjects to inhuman intimidation
| and persecution, and, with the growing
persecution, the United Irshmen be-
came evident. Under the pretext Of
putting down the rebellion, all houses
subjected to sheltering pixies were
burned. Prisoners arrested on one pre-
text or another were inhumanly
slaughtered, religion was not tolerated
| and Catholic was traitor, and for
weeks the county ran red with blood.
The oppression of the people continued
until the whole country was in a state
| of disruption, and on May 26 the real
fires Of rebellion were set blazing.
The home Of Father John Murphy
was fired by the marauders, and then
the people, led by their priest, turned
out, and the Wexford campaign was
on in earnest. Their fury was first di-
rected at the Orangemen and then at
the English. They gathered on Oulart
hill, and there. when the North Cork
militia attempted to dislodge them
Father Murphy made known the fact
that he was postmaster in the art
of warfare. Under his leadership, the
men Of Wexford drew the militia into
an ambuscade and literally annihilated
them. Flushed with the victory, the
people of the county stormed Ennis
corthy, and, after a furious battle
lasting several hours, dislodged the
royalist troops and beat them back
| with heavy losses, and this in spite Of
| the fact that the Wexford men were
! armed with pixies and stones and
very few firearms, while the royalists
were we'll armed throughout.
UNFURLED THE GREEN FLAG.
1t was then that the green flag of
Ireland was unfurled, and the rallying
cry of the rebels was Ireland for Irish
men,, regardless Of creeds.< From that
time on until June 5 the rebels fought
many battles and were victorious in
nearly every instance. On June 5 it
was determined to assail the position
Of the royalists at New Ross. Gen.
Harvey was in command Of the rebel
forces and planned to have his men
| advance on the town in three sections.
So furious was the first charge that
the rebels gained q position very near
the center Of the town. and then be-
gan a hand to-hand conflict that wag
ed for half a day. The battle was
terrible one. Three times the rebels
We're in possession of the town, and
each time they became over-confident
and left their duty to carouse with the
result that the royalists rallied and adj
vanced on them, and at the last on
slaught the rebels were so weakened
that they were forced to withdraw.
The royalists were content with the re-
taking Of the town and did not pur-
sue the rebels, but that defeat of the
men of Wexford was the beginning Of
the end, for the government at that
time decided to adopt the severest
measures to quell the rebellion. The
rebels had taken up position on Vine
gar HILL and there, on June %, they
were attacked by 10000 regular troops
that had been sent from England. The
battle was a short and fierce one, with
terrible loss on both sides, but the
royalists were too great in numbers,
and the little rebel army was beaten
back and finally crushed out of eX-
istence.
With that defeat the curtain was
lowered, and the campaign for liberty
was at an end, with the exception of
the execution of all the leaders in the
rebellion
PILGRIMAGE PROPOSED.
In memory of these men who gave
up their life blood in vain endeavor
to free the Emerald isle, plans were
made some months ago for Irishmen
of this country this year to journey
across the ocean, visit the scenes Of
these battles and perhaps erect a num-
Der of monuments. The pilgrimage was
to have been made. and. if the war has
not upset the plans, will be made I'M
der the auspices of the Ninety-eight
Centennial Association of America,
acting in conjunction with the ma
ton committee Of Ireland, which meets
in the city hall ait Dublin. Some time
ago the Ninety-eighth Centennial as
ISOLATION sent broadcast over the coun-
try circular in which it's objects were
briefly set forth. That circular stated
that the objects of the association
We're:
The making of a popular pilgrimage to
defeat In Wexford, Kildare. Antrim, Down
and other parts of Ireland where heroic
efforts We're made by badly armed, scanti-
- 0SuPPiiSu oiu IOIdlly uHQlSClpllne0, but
brave and devoted. people, against whom
enormous odds in numbers and armament,
IN experienced generalship and in limit
less resources were launched again and
again. until heroIsm could do no more,
and the good cause was for the time totally
defeated.
The erection of a monument worthy of
those who fought and fell for Ireland's
freedom on a site to be selected by the
national committee in Ireland.
To stimulate and encourage the Irish race
in America. to show their sympathy with
and approval Of the efforts of the men Of a
century ago, who. without distinction of
creed or class, struck for liberty, by per-
petuating their memories, emuating their
patriotism, subscribing for the centennial
monument and aiding the people Of Ire
land to recover their national rights
According to the plans the pilgrims
will leave New York in steamships
chartered by the Centennial association.
Nine days will be allowed to make the
passage from America to Cork, and
the tenth day will be passed in that
city, 1t was planned that the prin-
cipal celebration of the pilgrimage
would be held on Vinegar HILL in WEEK
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