Part 3 (1/2)

They had purposed addressing the crowd fro by order of the govern, as already e to the world These declarations of the dying men were entrusted to the care of their confessor, who eventually gave them up for publication They created the most intense and painful sensation in Ireland They made more and more clear the, dreadful fact that the hapless ht be said, in the presence of their God and Judge, they one and all protested their innocence, and declared the falseness of the evidence on which they had been convicted But not in querulous repining or denunciation were these truths proclaie and with sentiments worthy of men who professed the faith preached by the Crucified on Calvary Every line breathed the purest hunation, and the led with the most fervent love of country Those men were all of humble circumstances in life, and, with the exception of O'Brien, had but slight literary advantages; yet the sies moved every heart Poor Larkin was, of all three, the least endoith education, yet his letter has been aptly described as ”a perfect _poem_ in prose” here append those memorable documents:--

DECLARATION OF WILLIAM PHILIP ALLEN

I wish to say a feords relative to the charge for which I a before reat God that I aeant Brett If that man's wife is alive, never let her think that I am the person who deprived her of her husband; and if his family is alive, let them never think I am the man who deprived them of their father

I confess I have coainst e and adoration which I owe his Divine Majesty, and in atoneainst hi on this subject er; for by this time I am sure it is plain that I aeant Brett

I state this to put juries on their guard for the future, and to have them inquire into the characters of witnesses before they take away the lives of innocent ht not to complain Was not our Saviour sold for money, and His life sworn away by false witnesses? With the help of the great God, I a to a world of sorrow to rise to a world of joy Before the judgment seat of God there will be no false witnesses tolerated; everyone ive all the eneive theive them! I also ask pardon of all whom I have injured in any way

In reference to the attack on the van, I confess I nobly aided in the rescue of the gallant Colonel Kelly and Captain Deasey It is well known to the whole world what my poor country has to suffer, and how her sons are exiles the world over; then tell me where is the Irishman who could look on unmoved, and see his countrymen taken prisoners, and treated like eons?

May the Lord have s God save Ireland!

WILLIAM PHILIP ALLEN

DECLARATION OF MICHAEL LARKIN

Men of the World--I, as a dyingbefore my God, solemnly declare I have never fired a shot in all my life, much less the day the attack was made on the van, nor did I ever put a hand to the van

The world will remember the 's son's life that orn away, by which he leaves a wife and four children toBrett, but forColonel Kelly's and Deasey's na a patriot for my God and my country, and Larkin will be rehters of Erin

Farewell, dear Ireland, for I must leave you, and die a martyr for your sake Farewell, dear mother, wife, and children, for I must leave you all for poor Ireland's sake Farewell, uncles, aunts, and cousins, likewise sons and daughters of Erin I hope in heaven ill ive those that have sworn ive them and the world God bless Ireland!

MICHAEL LARKIN

DECLARATION OF MICHAEL O'BRIEN

I have only to make these few remarks I did not use a revolver or any other firearm, or throw stones, on the day that Colonel Kelly and Captain Deasey were so gallantly rescued I was not present too, when the van was attacked I say this not by way of reproach, or to give annoyance to any person; but I say it in the hope that witnesses , and that juries may look more closely to the character of witnesses, and to their evidence, before they convict a person to send hiive theive all who have ever done uilty of ainst my God; in satisfaction for those sins I have tried to do what little penance I could, and having received the sacraed that He would accept s and death of His innocent Son, through whos can be rendered acceptable

My Redeemer died a ht receive pardon frorant itmy countrymen in America to heal their differences, to unite in God's name for the sake of Ireland and liberty I cannot see any reason, even the slightest, why John Savage should not have the entire confidence of all his countrymen

With reference to Colonel Kelly, I believe hiood, honorable man, unselfish, and entirely devoted to the cause of Irish freedom

MICHAEL O'BRIEN

So ends the story of the ave three new names to the list of Ireland'srecord which tells how Allen, Larkin, and O'Brien died Over the neglected plot in which their calcined re no stone stands inscribed with their naion or their nationality But to that gloomy spot the hearts of the Irish people will ever turn with affectionate remembrance; and the day will never come when, in this the land that bore theotten

THE CRUISE OF THE JACKNELL

There ild co the Irish people in America, when, on the 6th of March, 1867, the Atlantic cable flashed across to theht the Fenian circles, from Louth to Kerry, had turned out in ar promised rebellion It was news to send a thrill of exciteh every Irish heart--to fire the blood of the zealousthe Irish question to this issue; and news to cause profound and anxious thought to that large class of Irishmen who, deeply occupied with coetic than the members of the Fenian Brotherhood in their political action, but who scarcely differ from them in principle It was, for all who had Irish blood in their veins and Irish syain the banner of insurrection against English rule had been unfurled in Ireland, and that on land were in conflict with the hastily collected, ill-supplied, and almost unarmed levies of Irish patriotism