The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-18
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cursed system ugder Hhach our unhappy
people nave suuered sucl craes s0rtufes'
Or ole IKE men ~ the Attempk And
n what hoslesaeanas has men ever diedi
How much Irish blood has fallen upon
the battle. delds ct the worldly Aias! how
much Irish blood has been shed in the
service OF our couasrg's oppressor the
plunderer and murderer Of her people
the fell enemy Of her faiths Over this
subject and othsrs connected With il We
have pondered long and bitterly. But
orr resolve u 6xed and irrevocable: the
foul stigma which attaches to our name
MUST be wiped ont.
We do not ask, Will ron be ready?
We keou you ore ready. Nine teushs Of
the Irish people have At oil times been
rsady, IN heart and will, 10 dispute with
armed hands she invaders right 70 enslave
or Sxtefminate them. But this 10 not
enough. We must be "skilled 70 do -
well ~ 'ready to dare We are thor
oughly convinced Of The utter fatiiity Of
legal and constitutional sgitations. parlia-
mentary s'poli'ice," and all similar delu.
slons: These thisgs have brought more
Suffering upon our DSopls than would be
caused by the most prosracted and devas.
tating var. The best Of them would bu;
expose the ardeDt and brave to the ven
geanee Of local dsspots, and be il remem-
bsred that zach sacrifcs beset DO noble
aspiraioass
No ensIAsed people ever regained their
independence, OF became formidable to
their ensisver without "illegal' (in the
ensiAver,s sense) preorganiS alton. Pc.
iaud had its illegal On the Russiae sense
organisation long before those glorious
"ieglons OF despair unfurled the Tag Of
revo'ut,oo. HAD Italy no illegal lin the
austrian sense organiEation, the sword
OF Mo Mshcn had never atshed 10 victo.
~ on the helds OF Magenta. Had not
the American colonies Of England their
trained militia. the .'trAnpled province"
could not have sprung into s'free and Clio.
rious Rspublio. Hungary was prsor-
ganized. But Why multiply insta noes
The lesson which history tesches 70 strug-
CLING nationalitiss, and illustrates bv ma
ny dark and many bright example. is
that rs.organiz alton Is essential 10 enc
cess.
With il there may Do defeat nd olorv
Without il there must be defeat and
shame. Some politicians seem 10 ,hink
anything approaching ! military otrani
cation impo ssibIe 10 iseI.pd. Bat id nos.
sibiity and feasibility. when euided b.
courage, prudence. devaaion ana sh;Itv !.
have been proved 70 our sasisfactioa; sn ia
this fact is the very foundasios Of our con-
vici,on that the day Of delivsrapce il al
hand. We say our deiivefapos for the
privileges of living among / free nSpnIe
and OF sharing the blessings OF free insiS
tus'ons, bu, make MS feel the more keenly
the degradation Of oar own loved lasd.
But our hearts swell with hope and exul- !
ts''on when We thick ofthe living Gre
that burns within her shores, defyios the |
combined efforts e the open Zoe and fel.e
inend to extioeuish it. No mstses how
powerful and devoted her exilAd childran