d hope, I confess, that upon being placed in this dock
for the third time, after two juries of my fellow-citizens had
refused to find a verdict against me, that while my prosecutors would
have been scrupulous in their care in attempting to uphold their law,
they would not have violated the very spirit of justice."

Judge Crampton.--"I have a great difficulty in preventing you from
making any observations that may occur to you to be of service; but
if you mean to cast imputations of obloquy upon the law officers of
the crown, the court cannot permit that."

Mr. O'Doherty--"I only wish to mention a matter of fact. The
Attorney-General stated that there were only three Roman Catholics
set aside on my jury."

Judge Crampton again interposed, and requested the prisoner not to
pursue this line of observation.

Mr. O'Doherty.--"I would feel much obliged if your lordship would
permit me to mention a few more words with reference to my motives
throughout this affair.

"I had but one object and purpose in view. I did feel deeply for the
sufferings and privations endured by my fellow-countrymen. I did wish
by all means, consistent with a manly and honourable resistance to
assist in putting an end to that suffering. It is very true, and I
will confess it, that I desired an open resistance of the people to
that government, which, in my opinion entailed these sufferings upon
them. I have used the words open and honourable resistance, in order
that I might refer to one of the articles brought in evidence against
me, in which the writer suggests such things as flinging burning
hoops on the soldiery. My lords, these are no sentiments of mine. I
did not write that article. I did not see it, or know of it until I
read it when published in the paper. But I did not bring the writer
of it here on the table. Why? I knew that if I were to do so, it
would be only handing him over at the court-house doors to what one
of the witnesses has very properly called the fangs of the
Attorney-General. With respect to myself I have no fears. I trust I
will be enabled to bear my sentence with all the forbearance due to
what I believe to be the opinion of twelve conscientious enemies to
me, and I will bear with due patience the wrath of the government
whose mouthpiece they were; but I will never cease to deplore the
destiny that gave me birth