The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-29

pies. Both taught the boys, Temple. Thomas and Robert, to put patriotism above everything else. And they did. At table, the father would ask the youngest, Robert what he would do to Tom or Temple did his duty to his country demand it. Bob's eyes filled with tears as he answered, Do my duty.'' The Spartan father was sew ing the seeds that gave the family to God and to mankind. We have such
 fathers now. Temple studied law. When admitted to the bar, so brilliant were his examinations. one of the Judges went on record to the effect that the boy, only a little beyond twen- ty, knew more law. Civil and Canon, than any Judge or Bishop in the three kingdoms. Thomas had started to fol- low medicine, his fathers profession. Temple, dying, Thomas turned to the bar, was admitted and gave great promise of rising. In 1797 or 179S, he joined the society of United Irishmen, an organization bent upon doing for have done but failed to do. Betrayed arrested, he was dragged to trial His defenders hoped to save him at least from the scaffold. The first question and answer shortened their hopes. You are member of the United Irish Society, MT. Emnet, are you not asked the presiding Judge" I am a member of the society," said Emmet proudly. That was enough. What hope for the defense of such a man? Sentence of "death' followed. This was changed into imprisonment for life, and this, little later, to exile, the place of exile to be chosen by the prisoner. At that time Emmet was in jail at Frt. George, in Scotland. pr. McNeven, a co-conspirator was in the same jail With Emmet was his wife, a woman as marvellous in character as the prisoners mother. She shared her husbands cell. The English jail CTS tried to separate them, but were baffled by a sturdy, but warm hearted Q D. tinuance of the Ernmet arrangement When told they might go into exile, the prisoners chose the United States. Unluckily, for them. Rufus King was our diplomatic representative in Eng land. He had learned, as almost ev- erybody, who fingers long in the Lon upper or diplomatic circles, learns to z hate Ireland and the Irish. Enmets and McNeven's request was refused, As a result they remained some time years think it was, in jail or till King was replaced by man of more liber- al or larger views. At last, they land ed in New York, McNeven to practice medicine, to ornament his profession; Emn1et to practice law, to rise till he was at the head of New York bar. If you ever visit New York City, go over to old St. Pau1's away down town only a block or two from old Trinity. On one side of it is a graceful shaft erected to Emmet's memory, on the other side is another to McNeren. In the centre, built into the heart of the splendid old pile, is such a monu- ment as Pigally, the great sculptor of France gave Maurice of Saxony, ded- icated to Richard Montgomery Isn't it a pretty thing, this thought, that the three finest monuments in Old New York, are erected to the memories of three splendid men of our race, Elm met, McNeven, and Montgomery?
 Go now with me to Washington. This is the Supreme Court. On the bench is John Marshall. In front of him are leading lawyers, members Of Congress Senators and Representa- tives. It is just such a. scene as met the eyes of Burke and Sheridan when they entered the great hall of Will liam Rufus. to try Hastings for High Crimes and misdeTneanors. In. place of Georgiana, Duchess of Deyonshire and Mrs. Fitzherbert were women from Maryland and Virginia, as beau tifuI and splendid as England ever saw Webster was there, possibly Clay and Calhoun; ministers and their wives representatives of European Royalties, and the just as splendid representatives of the rising republics were present. The case on the calen- dar was that of the Mercedes, one of Frnmet's cases. He had won in all the lower or state courts. The case had been carried on appeal to the Su- prene Court of the United States II was up for hearing. Emmet had been introduced to the Supreme court,
 when admitted to practice before it, by Daniel Webster. opposed 10 ETn-~
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