The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-16
FENIANIsM.

At . meeting Of the fenian brotherhood,
hold in their hall, corner of Randolph and
Wells streets, Chicago, on Saturday evening.
July 7th, the following resolutions were
| adopted
Resozred, That the fenian brotherhood have
an abiding faith in the ultimate success OF
| their efforts to snfranchise ireland, and no
| misfortune. failure or opposition, no matter
how disastrous or formidable, will crush ous
| their hope that Ireland is yet destined 70 %
free country and her people enjoy inc same
| freedom which other people enjoy a' "h ih-
hersnt right. s...
lives tn the disenthralment OF our native
land and of our country men, we Will not
.nhn,;t 70 the ;mpusstion that we are friendly
10 the enslayemsnt or political degradation
Of any race, or any portion of the human
family. bat viii insist that liberty and JUS
tice gre not the privileges of the few but the
birthright of man.
Resoloed, That the Isish people in the I'm
tied States have long endured the injurious
reproach of being the political slaves of par
ty, and that without inquiring as to the mer-
it's of any political issue they have thrown
their whole influence as o class just as they
were directed by the pshtical organisation OF
which they have always constituted large
numerical portion !; that henceforth the Irish
people in the United States assert their per
feet freedom from party thralls and party n
lesiance, and, like their fsllow-citizens oil
American birth, will vote and act with those
| who make universal liberty at home and
| abroad the cardinal point of political faith
| IPesoloed, That the Irish people of the Uni
ted States will not be the dupes of any men
| or party organization which makes political
degradation of any person test OF political
| fidelity, because, if for no other reason, II
would be arrant impotence In usto appeal Il
the world in behalf of our own countrymer
in their native land while by our votes and
our speeches, and our influence, we insist tina
any portion of the people of this country shall
| be denied the liberty and equality which WI
| demand for ourselves, for our country ant
our kindred.
| Resolced, That the Liberation of our nativ
land is now and will heneeforth be the Crane
object Of our lives that every man who aid
US or befriends US by word or deed IN GU
purpose, we will recognize as friend, ant
that all who oppose our lawful measures vi
| will recognize those whose political assocla
ton is to be avoided that while dlscaarglnt
| our duties faithfully as American citizens W
will nevertheless hold all who oppose Ire
lands redemption as enemies OF the grea
fundamental principles of American liberty
and will array our votes against the polio.
and candidates of such men as We woul
against any other enemies OF human liberty
Rescued, That it is foul libel upon tn
patriotism and the intelligence of Irish
| Americans to assert that we are the property
the voting chRttles of any political party AN
| that we will satisfactorily repel the calumn
by hereafter, on all occasions, voting for ths
party which finds no excuse in musty laws
in vested rights and ancient prejudioes for d,
grading or enslaving men, or for prevsntin
freemen, with arms in their hands, recover
ing that liberty and nationality of which the
and their race have long been cruelty and i.
famously de prived.
Signed I. kERNEr,
q. E. MOORE,
j. I. ScANLAs
Committee.