The liberator : his life and times, political and social . Chapter ^ittatb; THE CLOSING SHADOWS AND THE —1847. Clontarf: Excitement in Dublin: Indictment ofOConnell: Sensation: Forebodings: Address tothe People: Condolences: Joseph Sturge: TheTrial: Notices of the Judges, the Traversers,and the Counsel in the Case: Charge of theChief Justice: The Verdict: OConnell in theHouse: Excitement over the Country: The Sen-tence: Incarceration: First Day of Imprison-ment: Respect shown the Prisoners: Dinner-parties and Bon-mots: MacCarthys Poem:Gives and Refuses Audiences: Reversal ofJudgment an
The liberator : his life and times, political and social . Chapter ^ittatb; THE CLOSING SHADOWS AND THE —1847. Clontarf: Excitement in Dublin: Indictment ofOConnell: Sensation: Forebodings: Address tothe People: Condolences: Joseph Sturge: TheTrial: Notices of the Judges, the Traversers,and the Counsel in the Case: Charge of theChief Justice: The Verdict: OConnell in theHouse: Excitement over the Country: The Sen-tence: Incarceration: First Day of Imprison-ment: Respect shown the Prisoners: Dinner-parties and Bon-mots: MacCarthys Poem:Gives and Refuses Audiences: Reversal ofJudgment and Liberation: Ovation Home:Shadows: The Young Irelanclers: Rescript fromRome: The Famine: Bids Farewell to Ireland:Hopes to Die at Rome: Diary of his Servant:Death: rf meeting, which was to be held at Clon-~pr tarf on Sunday the 8th, and on the 7th aproclamation suddenly appeared to forbid the meeting. It is not too much to saythat OConneffa consummate prudenceand the power he held over the peoplesaved Ireland from scenes of blood, andthe English Government from meeting should have been for-bidden sooner, or not forbidden at all. To forbid itat the very last moment was almost sufficient to pro- 706 Rumours of an Indictment. voke an insurrection, and undoubtedly Governmentwas prepared for such an extremity, if it did notdesire it, for guns were placed in readiness to mowdown the people, if they had assembled in defianceof the order. OConnell saved Ireland. Messengerswere dispatched on the fleetest horses with a counter-proclamation from him, which was likely to havefar more weight than orders from any other source,desiring the people to remain at home. The Tyrrell was up all night for the same purpose;he was subsequently prosecu
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