, 1865-12-20
FRIENDLY WORDS To THE .FE.
REfNE


lian. or Teddy O'Raderty, or Barney McFiynu
had bccn duly installed as President Of The
Irish Republic. Docs anybody donbt that
the little war Of words which
Il. now going on about the
"yaluables of the Fenfan treasury would
ere this hare exploded the lish Republic into
as many fragments as Alexander the Greats
Empire fell into at his death. Does any man
doubt an 1rishman's capacity to fight OF hi,
still greater incapaclty to knep the peace |.
The Fenian P1eadent sbould immediately or
der General Thanksgiving throughout The
Republic Of Fenia, or a 7e Deum Laudamus,
IT that would be more national, expressing
their deep and cpions tnanldnlnesS thai tls;Sy
arc not now the soverelgns Of ireland, and able
to lead that People In cutting each others
Threats.
Nevertheless Irelnndls Is suffering under great
and undese1yed oppression. The Fcniau Bro.
therhood, though apparently on the brink OF
dissolution, represents an idea which ought TO
be powerful, viz: Irish love OF liberty It is
not, OF. ought not TO be, the elaunish desire
that Iris1lmen shall, .rn]e, but that
all men, whether Iish Or English.
shall be free, that tho Feniau Brotherhood
ought to labor for, and aim to represent,
0,ost ot ihr evil. nni, wrnncs fbat at,lfct -
land onnncss ths middle and lover RI, s,a. ~
E,r1;e11ncr ,a uni, Tbev ora tba o,+.1, -
,,,stocr,t,c Government nat or a host;1a....
They arr t1;e resu,t of conso15dot,no 81, 49,
1,nd all the offices MI fhe wca1tb ami ~, 49,
education Of England and ~1reland into the
Nands of the few !; not OF the fact that the fa-
rorcd few are Enrlishmep, For IF a feT arc
10 rule. It were as well that ther wrre rno.
ltshmen, born, trained and skilled In ru1ine.
as Irishn,cn. whose forte may. :7rb,,no 1n, T.
moi government But sbe oppression If .tb,s
nr.stocrai'c system il common N -ho,b
the Fnp1isb neop}e md 4hs 15sh =.
The Enrl,sh peoule nre con,ro,,sd.
hv 1wo .trnn,, sentiments the ,ora ~ - st,on
ai,ty and the love Of ninety :. hnt shsv cs,e-
M. 1,e c,.,,t.c+e I'd IN 1sre .nv .,.nn,x,, -.
aes,re that 1rishmen shs1, In1e en,aa nna
hs7on, n th., r,re' 11encs Ean,os,s.s, W. NV w
herci oforc const,tntcd n1arcs ,tse1r N na,,i1 e.
~ IN onc of tbr 1rad,n. ,ae., NJ al, Eanrst
r,s, ~ 1ora, ~ n.41o9. NJ ,r,tha;.t gN
~ 49, .u,.no. x,th ~. -. ~ ~. ~.
49, -. o' s. ~. .o.e "
rns. .h.1, @ - - .na5,.ea ] a"a -. .ne ni14'su
..t....,.s aa.S,.,a. ~ -. w wv seSA ~
Great Britain outside af Ireland, and who are
suffering the same oppression that the Irish
are
The Ifeasurc1s have the command Of sorne
.t"n as,.,a - aa-a- LUG .us,.. " r .a'n peaeus plan
- E..,s.S a st,s aast .ue ~
49, ..aEa - - , ~. o.oa.e .usy 1iaeu
=. ps:.iss .s.,.a.niN ~ Ao' ~. - - st1tAs, uot
aS3stocracy, they could soon couciliatc FORM
liable revolutionary party In England, which
would result either In Parliamentary reform
oftlie great abuses, which keep the 'nEsto!
c1nts in power, or an overthrow of the Gov
ernment. IN such an estort all the English
love, ofindisidul liberty would combine With
that oi The irishtnen, while the plan would
not strike at the Eng1khman's 1--we Of British
;lhc iorms11on q such an association in this
country, operating on both sides OF the At
lantic, and not scsort3ng to watlike, means
until clear majority OF the people Of Great
Btiialn weie enlisted IN 1t, would possess
power and command q support and sympathy
DO. We suppose that lis proclaimed objects
were:
q. Universal suffrage In Great Britain, Ire
and End tue colonies:
=. Separation 2t tho Church Of England
from the State.
.. Abolition OF the laws Of primo
Geniture and entail and OF the Pcetage,
anc making Inc House OF Feers an elective
body, consisting Of members representing
"eflt1 and localities, including the colonies,