The Washington times., 1902-10-05
CHAPTER TX.
The Blow for Freedom.

The Patrick Street arms factory and
depot had not been badly injured by
the explosion. The inopportune happen-
! ing was considered an unavoidable acci-
dent. All the arms had been hidden in
the secret closets before the arrival Of
Major Sirr and his men to investigate.
They found the Wounded man. however,
guard. just as Lacey had said. los
In the following week Emmett slept but
little Work went on day and night in
his factories. and when the day of the
rising arrived he felt himself prepared.
Early in the day he distributed to
the provisional government, which was
to be established at once upon the TAX
ing of the castle. Copies were to be post
ed upon the castle gate and at other
prominent places. and others were to bs
struck off next day and sent out
through the country.
Not even for a day did this great
souled patriot desire to hold the mill
tary dictatorship which his success
would confer on him. All his efforts
we're sincerely bent TO Ireland's free
dom.
Some Of the provisions of the docu-
ment were as follows:
THE Irish generals. commanding dis
tricts. shall seize such of the partisans
of England as may serve as hostages.
and shall apprise the English command
ers, opposed to them, that a strict re-
taliation shall take place. il any out
RACES contrary to the laws Of war shall
be committed by the troops under COM
mand of each: or by the partisans Of
England in the district which they oc-
cupy.
The Irish generals are 10 treat Tex
cept where retaliation makes it neces-
sary) the English troops who may fall
into their hands, or such Irish as serve
in the regular forces OF England. and
who shall have acted conformably to
the laws OF war, and consider them
prisoners of war, but all Irish militia.
feomen of volunteer corps, or bodies
of Irish, or individuals, who fourteen
days after the PRONUNCIATION and date
hereof shall be found in arms. shall be
considered as rebels. committed for trial
and their properties conffscated.
The generals are to assemble courts
martial. who are to be sworn 10 ad-
minister Justice. who are not to con-
denim without sufficient evidence. and
before whom all military offenders are
to be sent instantly for trial.
No man is TO suffer death by their
sentence but for mutiny: the sentence
of such others as are judged worthy
of death shall not be put into execution
until the provisional government de-
clares its will: nor are courts martial
on eny pretense to sentence. nor is any
officer to suffer the punishment OF fog
ging. or any species OF torture to be
inflicted
Noon OF that day found Emmett and
the leaders in whom he eonflded not
OF one mind; there was division in their
councils. confusion in the depots. con-
sternation among the citizens who were
cognizant OF what was going on, and
treaGhery. tracking Robert Emmet's
footsteps. dogging him from place TO
place. unseen, unsupported. but pertdy
nevertheless embodied in the form OF
patriotism. basely employed in deiuding
its victims, making the most of its foul
means, OF betraying its unwary vic
tins. and counting already on the ulti-
mate reward OF its treachery
Portion after portion OF this plan oS
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