Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-09-15
lEFf IN THE FENIANs. sqf
The objects Of the BretheFbood-An Appeal
for Americas support.

for American support.
The Members of the Springfield IN J CiycIs Of
the Feniun brotherhood to tEesr american FeI-
EO,0- Citizens: .1rrCFra r.r
GENrL EMES: From the many expressions Of
kindness and sympathy shown by you for the
success of The cause for which We and our broth
ers here and in Ireland have been struggling for
years-the Liberation of our native lnd IRON
the same thraldom under which your fathers
suffered before the ever memorable and glorious
Revolution--we have cherished the idea that
when the hour arrived in VIII ch our country
demanded aid from US, you would not withhold
your generous support from cause which we
know Is dear to every free-born Americans
heart we know well, from long ard intimate
Intercourse with you IN all the relations of life,
that wherever people are endeavoriu0 to rai>e
themselves from the position Of tran,rIed serfs
to the godlike stti ude of freemep, tfey never
appeal In vain to the descendants Of de HEROES
of '76. Nay, more; We know you have ev.r
manifested mol le disposition to anticipate their
appeal, by aiding uDasked, unsolicited, as be-
came your position as the advance guard Of
freedom and civil zstion in the world. Our
cause and yours are ident cal. You inherit
a republican form o government from your be.
rOic siTes. We desire to submit like blessing
to children OF our race In the Il nd Of our BIRTH
In this hemisphere yJu are sll.powerful; your
friends are counted BY nadOns, rec as your
selves. In the other, every Government with
one slight exception, is your ayowed or secret
enemy. Even now efforts are beng, made 10
cripple and eoD6ne JOur energies by surround
ing you with systems Of government hostile TO
your own. While. during the late rebellion,
now, thank Gsd,s g oriOusly conquered, Farce
bold sdvai ced her banrer INTO your sister
republic, Mexico; England, more willy,
more insidOus, more dangerous, under
the guise Of friendship, trusting that you. in
your manly unsuspecting na' ure, would te.ieve
her honest and uthful as ourselves, furnished
your own rebel kiDsmen wi all ths munitions
of war 10 rend in pieces the Government YOU
have proved yourselves so worthy OF e. jIyIBg.
Even now when every vestlge OF opposition to
the Federal Government has disappeared; when
in humiliation and sorrow the missed citizens
of Southern Sstes are SEE kirg pardon for their
crimes, and are beirg treated ID q manner a. en-
| lighteDed as mercIful; when Spain. with that
magnanimity for y hlch she is 80 famous, deliv-
ers up one of the rebel cruisers into your hsDds
without condition, EDgla. d yet acts he part OF
the malicious enemy by refusing to acknowf-
edge the right Of yeur Government to seize such
cruisers iftsking refuge in her ports, thus prov
ing that she has an sctual interest in the safety
of these enem es of yours.
Ireland has been nlerica's friend IN furnish
ing material for her council chambers, her arm
L
| sons and d lighters have stood firm by you in
all the phases through which you have Tassed,
| from the Declaration Of lndependef ce to the
present, when you are the migbtiest nation on
earth, aud able to bid defiance to the world -.
We now plainly ask you the question in can
dor and friendship are we asking too much
when we call upon you for your sympathy and
support for doWn-trodden ireland. when the
dawn of liberty is bursting into bright day over
L ixr-ba bas
the naughty pride of Britain, who on every oc-
casion has tried to insult you, and who filed
| he South with all the ornaments of war to
slaughter your husbands, your brothers, and
| your sons, now bleaching under southern sum-
| they fostered the rebellion through which you
have victoriOusly passed; and should you ever
need our assistance, at any and at sll times, we
IRE ready to uphold, sustain and-perpetuate the
1 great principle, that man is capable of govern
| ing himself You may think that this is a vain
| boast; that we are not prepared to free our
selves. But we tell you, that so sure as you
gained your indepence, we win gain ours. So
| Sure as there is God above, or that this earth
| revolves upon its axis, Ireland shall be free
We swear it by the memory of our martyTed
| natriOas, "she shall be free in a short time or
we will be exterminated.'
| The aim and object of the Fenian Brotherhood
is to release ireland from bondage, and mske
her peer amongst the nations Of the earth. We
believe and know that she possesses within her
own limits the requisite elements for this pur.
pose Blessed by The Creator with natural re-
sources unsurpassed by those Of any country of
similar extent on the globe, and occupying the
most favorable geographic al position of any
country in Europe, on the great highway Of
| the worlds commerce, and possessing a mild
| and salubriOus climate We consider it time that
these advantages and resources sbaul5 be used
| for the purposes for which they were bestowed,
the happiness of her people.
France, Italy, Hungary and Poland have had
| their revolutions some successful some disss.
trous, but with the spirit which nerved to grsp-
pie with the foernan on every favorable oppor-
lunity. Far off IN the East little speck Of
| land dots the Atlantic. which, under the oppres.
sor's grasp has endured nearly seven centuries
of wrong.
| ireland is about to have ber revolution. The
| inspirations Of her bards Al minstrels are on
| The eve of beng reduced TO stern realities
She viii soon find herself in the field arrsyed
against her TemOrseless enemy. Her aim, her
Object her imperishaJle wish-f dom-such
as Tell preached from the Alpine nights; such
as Kosciusko inn assionately inculcaleo; such
as Wallace fought for and bled; such as WASH
ington achieved. Our brothers at home are or
ganized IN a manner far superior TO any op'ess, d
| people we have read of. The day provisional
government is established--sn army of 900 coo
| men is sworn 10 sustain IT,. Officers, Americans
and Irish, who have served with distinction in
| your service, are silently moving into Ireiafd
| to assume control of the active operations to
be insugurated in few monihs-s0oner much
sooner than any of you can believe. All they
/ require now IS arms TO eI able them 10 meet the
enemy on something like equality. A la ge
sum of money is required, and without besi a.
4 f0 f,lFt thako
heretofore withheld from an uprising people -
| You need have no fears of war between our
common enemy and yourselves. Believe us,
We will give her all the work she can attend TO
at home and in ireland, without crossing the
Atlantic to find it.
Committees have been appointed to wait on
you for your contributions, which we hope end
believe will be as prompt and Hberalas the case
| is impOr ant and pressing. They will tell you
much more than We dare say in public eiTcu.
lar like this. Iu tie meantime, oelive rs, ever
your friends and co-wOTkers in the cause Of bu.
man liberty. 81. ..-.
We have the honor to remain your obedient
servants, A. l.. MORRISON,
DANIEL D CROWLEY,
MAI .. r. TRkSILIAE,
DAVID L. CROWLEY,
JOHN KAVANAUGH,
e.a5s >r Committee.
DENNIS RIORDAN, Centre.
MIoAHAEL TRIEEY, Sec'y F. B.,
Springfield Circle. -
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