The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-15
The Character Of the Irish People
Changed by the Infusion Of RepHtli-
can Principles Into Their MinGs.
How They Have Been Preparing for Ten
Years for the Present Opportu-
nifty Of Becoming Free.
THE ENGLISH ARMY FULL OF FENIANS
A GENERAL REVIEW.



The recent manifestation of republican feeling by tho
masses in the Old World poor consolation 10 tho
monarcs and monarchiss in the disappointment causrd
them by refusal Of democracy to destroy sci IN
its preat Western stronghold Instead of democracy ex
piring in America it to have already attained sur
sent strength In Europe TO entail considerable treWda-
tcn on the overb airing and thorough monarchy of
them all for such England undoubtedly isindccd sha
may looked upon the very champion OF the sys'"
When the continental kings and oligarchs were expelled
from their lairs 1s4s they be'ook themselves promptly
to England and as promptly received counsel aud aid N
crowdng down the rising nations The lords daNes eais
and NJ. P.'s-the same whose late adventure IN The
Southern Independence Association has ns, been ex
posed by the American State Deparment-trne TO their
instincts reached forth cordial helping hand TO mo
fugitive representatives OF leudalism and oppression
The proverbia gold at once cast into the scale,
and a rcactonst bankocracy established in England
which enabled the exkngs 10 force back the advancing
peoples into the cold grip of monarchy again.
Louis Napoleon, whlom President OF the French re-
public obtained from moneyed monarchists IN England
the subsidies wherewith he organized the rcactonn's,
manipulated the army, and finally seized the purple
Whenever an old monarchy shaken by the republican
throbbngs of the public heart Britain is looked 10 an
entente cordiaIe initiated, and the moneyed powerful
gotten wealth which Is dragged from the sarvcngso OF
Ireland Hindoostan New Zealand and from other help
less vctims-s welded in propping up Gillette RAJ"
and rulers throughout Europe Those who judge from tho
experience Of the past and from The inevitable ten
dcne7 Of her ideas and institutions will not fail to
sec tha, as long as England gold pile is kept high and
naughty by the plumber Of ubjugated lands thus long
will monarchism be encascd IN strong arnor and VIII
tho freeman be baned and his sword fan in harmless
fragments 10 the earth. But
Al last the world IS ripe FOR liberty
And so find the flames Of repubcanism bursting on
the blanced face Of Monarchy's veteran; and these
fires led BY race whose redemption from imposed har
barrie degradation OF body soul and mind was not ap
pretended and in country peculiarly apt az pioneer
OF European rcpubcanism.
| n,ErAND-EuRopgAN REVOLUTION.
ireland certainly the most favorable point in EGropc
Judgment Of anti monarchcal ideas and nsti-
| tuiions Its historic story has in the first place,
attracted world wide attention The gifted tribune aud
sweet tongucd bard have dolncacd the features, adycn
lures and fate Of The Erin who-gay, grave sad and
| lonely tender ana beautiful, but yet afflicted and
wronged--has been tho heroine Of the romance whose
final chapter Of setting all things right will be read
| with avidity than my previous passage.
This is not an Irish work aonc Ireland is ouly in Tho
van for the truth H. Europe to-day Is intereccd and
crosincd from one TO the other with net work II
progrcssonst organizations. Recent developments In
certain quarters and further matters which VIII soon
come TO light can leave no doubt, that secret
communion has existed latcry, IL not from i,s very
incipiency, between this Irish IL r. b." or Fcnian
| movement and similar other countries And u
Ireland strikes out alone perhaps she Is only the rst 10
strike.
II is certain that there European land where irish
revolutionary news will be actually dcvoured by
/ sympalhizing and in many instances, carefully or
aanzed populace And Paris In France, New York
in America as commercial. intellectual or social centres
everywhere impress their peoples and nations,
50 in a more marked degree does nation in revolution
nnocuac the age with It's temper instance the great
French Revolution taking up all Europe and shaking on
for the time It's ssagnaon and much OF it, arran, corrup
tion and nfusng certain vim into the generSo that
thrills through them yet
mission, then, dcvolves upon the young Irish nation
Good or VI TO the and To the human race ~ come
from the issue Of the approaching strife IL rasbness,
unnness inadcquatencss Of any kind invite conquest
and failure, only will destruction come down upon
themselves, but the nations OF the Old World will be
dashed into gloom, and Europe put back another half
century from the attaining OF free institutions ON the
other hand II the Irish revoutioniss manifest illness
for their work in practical combinations comprehensive
ness Of plans and ,horousnness OF execution, and
| their country has a OF enlightened and heroc
people 10 sustain their operations, such may result
independence 10 the particular race ana the insrr-
ing Of aspiring na,ionaities through the world Tho
establishment and maintenance for a single year Of an
Irish republic would be the signal for grand system q
rctrenchment reformation and not one monarchcal
throne would be found safe except II founded upon
| laws and institutions intrnsically democratic.
We will now take look full in the face OF this famous
Fenansm and see there that cleverness OF genius,
clcarncss Of mind kll virtue discipline and physical
power which Justify people in harborng any hopes
Of lis success good opinions Of II in itself The sons
OF the saints and sagcs, aware used TO have
many commendabe qualities; but there have been 20
many eccentrcitics and social well mental trans
formations there that will DO out place to inquire
where We are TO lnd them just
THE rE0pLE-GHosTs AsD SPIRITS
We have looked at this people, more or less rom me
standpoint placed before by the classes which come TO
us on the troubled tide Of emigration tossed hercey by
adversely and severed from old landmarks OF
steadiness. Many Of them wero TO an extent
free pupils Of decentralization and in'empc'
rance, and iactcss snd brnws werc not wanting
But aese mon bear to us no correct impression Of tho
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