, 1866-08-21
General Schuxx On the New Fenfan
MoEeFu4nf

General Sc1suxz on the New Feufan
Movement
The Detroit Post edited by General Carl
Schurz, the GeEmau patriot, soldier and
orator, thus comments on the great Fe-
MAN demonstration in Chicago Inst week,
and We commend his observations to every
1rishman who desires to have the american
people sympathsze with the Fenian move
ment for the liberation Of the Faths1laud
from British oppression:
TIE xEw FExAS 4oyxEw.
The crest Fsnfan desaonst,afiou In CHICAGO. list
Mednesday- was ono Of the most significant events
OF the lines The fact that the Irish patziots 7y
and lheis antise laada platform claiming u6erts
neut az The natural right OF every peoulsHis no
less tfsnihesnt and Important than The fare hat
ths declaration Of these principles has 3neIIos<sy
sympathy and ou,spokeu approval OF men TerD~- 9r-
nixcd as 1ead.nc st5tesmen md politicd1ns nov
sIfni 70 ianenee The rasion IN b-h.f Of any eause
Worthy Of popnIat appEpynl and aid. Il Il = nxeff
tart shat The Anaeracan people DO not and VIII not
ssmpathiHe with q13sre1s for mere Independent
Esa EoseffmenL hn H. MaetAes nasion o. people T.
are alike despotic md illIbefa1, few Ame,icsus
care a. copper. Bnr while VIC c.nnot sctiyelv
eEaa2se y peeR SB1 tes ss
set appealed % In vain fn behslf ct any speopIe
struggling loE liberty and hu1nan rights. and rec
Intending a1l men. In accordance With our oun
Immortal Declaration Of 1ndependenoe. So long
- nen esim liberty for themselves, bnt deny Il to
sym1,aAy y oia<r.. Bu. he motto ot liberty for m
e.l men enIssta At once The sympathy Of all who
The great mass Of 1ac Irishraen Of the United
States Lave fot years voted etealily with par1y
op2ofed to The principle Of liberty and equsl
c5ty Tor the white ne2 Of The unitsd sczses upon
al subjects except slavery, bu. was not broad
enough 10 reach out beyond he United states,
re,usn for The n,istsken fidelity with which they
ths i1ish: sssFi9$ i6si,2 t9stF nsti;e sd
iott 70 ihe Democratic leaders. 70 Dem
words Of hsaIty syYmpatay,,, o. pledged
publican Governor oglesby, Of Illinois. No Dem
ocEaic statesman Of wide celebrity, has assured
them of The sympathy Of Congress and pledged
speaker 81 he Rcpnbllcan nonee of Representa-.
ttxes- No distinguished Democratic leader hiss
oRa1S The s!aP Y it,: ts s2 ss En-
Illinois. and 4 distin guistrd Union General. On
the contIarr, the Democratic leaders all profess
administration which has proved The greatest ene-
ny of ths lt;h patriots they hare yst
b., he cnti:e body II lie Irish people. as we'll
as the Fenlans, should understand distinctly thar
The powerful champions OF freedom and human
rights In this country. As vel - In nil countries,
hestow their sympathtcs md lend their aid where
they discover the principles they Lore, and not
elsewhere and that tho great bulk of the people
the l1ish cause u kaat cause ,ntdns Ireedom and
hH1s0a rights and not otherwise They. will aid
and encourage tho Irish people. THE Irish people
sustain freedom and hn,aan rights and not other
wise fthe Irish Ifcpublic means liberty nil men
n.aIotits Of The american people saean The same
Fact t$r1fy
| and united in sympathy. But il The hisd Repab
lie means simply freedom for eueh IS are able t
get 1t. OF hare Il given to them because Of theIl
Amctieaa peSpie DO {, aot bsiiete il nv saeS 3 doc loo
tsine; and those OF them who do believe In it. liz.
the Democratic party WILL leave them to obtai1
wait until Il Is given to them. according to thei
OWE docttiues.