The age-herald., 1902-03-05

guarded to his place of execution on the scaffold. That man was Robert Emmett
 Nationality is for the time ignored, and creeds are forgotten in a generous emula- tion among all sects and classes of men to assist at these celebrations, and by their presence testify that it was in the sacred cause of liberty that Robert Emmett of- fered up his young life on the altar or his country.
 Life for His Country.
 "It was at this time that Robert Elm nett, burning with patriotism and a sense of his country's humiliation, began the work of rehabilitating his country before the nations of the world. The smoke of the rebellion of 179S had cleared away. Who was this intrepid patriot who threw to the winds his chances and opportunities of preferment under the government to risk his life to redeem from thralldom his countrymen? Robert Emmett was the youngest son of Dr. Robert Emmett, and was born in the city of Dublin on the 4th day of March, 1716. He was sent at an early age to Oswald School a celebrated school for mathe- matics. Subsequently he was placed at the well known school of Samuel White and afterwards under the care of the Rev. MT. Lewis, of Camden street On the 7th of October, 1793 at the age Of
 
 early life he showed great aptitude for the exact sciences, and his predilction for mathematics and chemistry continued during his life. He was gifted with great talent and endowed with excellent quail ties of heart, as well as mind; with gen. erous feelings and literary and scientific tastes, highly cultivated. He was re- markable, even at college, for the pro- priety of his conduct, and was looked up n,,fn oY4 or- count of the purity of his morals and the infiexibility and integrity of his principles.
 Prepares for Uprising.
 "He arrived in Dublin in October, 1902, and having gotten several of the most influential men to join him, began his active preparations on March 2, l8O3, | for an uprising of the people against Eng | land. With great secrecy and ingenuity, he established depots of arms and ammu- | milton In different places of the city On the evening of July 23 Emmett, on being | informed that two spies were on the way | to the castle to give information of the suspected proceedings, determined to | make an immediate effort. but through | treachery, the 2000 men in Dublin and | those from Kildare and Wexford did not appear and the plan was defeated. After | the dispersion by the castle garrison of
  any other name-Emmett escaped to the Wicklow mountains, where he found the insurgents bent on prosecuting their plans and making an immediate attack, but believing the struggle hopeless, and that it could only lead to the effusion Of blood but to no successful issue, he re- fused to give the movement his sanction.
 "Guilty" Without Leaving Box.
 "The trial of Emmett began early in the morning of Monday, September 19, and at 10 o'clock that night the jury, after being charged by Lord Norbury, the presiding judge without leaving the box to consider the evidence in the case, returned a verdict of guilty For his life Emmett had nothing to say; that to him was of small moment, but for his reputation, that which would live after he was dead, he would defend to the last.
 He felt with all the intense ardour of his nature that the purest treasure nor tai times afford is spotless reputation; that men are but gilded loam or painted clay On the next day, Tuesday. Septem- Der 20, he was conveyed in a carriage to the place of execution in Thomas street, and there executed, exhibiting throughout the same courage and manly fortitude which he had shown during the trial, ex- torting from one who was not a friend the remark: I never saw a man die like him. At the scaffold in the few words le spoke, he avoided .all reference to l political matters, but merely said: My 1 friends, I die in peace, and with senti- ments of universal love and kindness to- wards all men,"