The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-14


the clamor and misrepresentation of the and unthn
ing you steered the bark feighted with nations hopes
the haven of security Abandoning your own interests
sacrificing your personal enoymen and separating yourself
from family and friends-intent only repairing the
damages inflicted on the national ranks by the adoption of
rash councils against which your warning voice had for
time been raised in van you travelled land and
the organization OF our people, to
reanmate their confidence and reknt the bonds OF Brother
hood severed by unworthy and u-lrish hands, BY the
blessing of heaven by the favor of Him who still encourages
His in the pursuit of virtue by His grace and CO.
operation you have succeeded even beyond your and our
expectations and to-day with every unworthy motive purged
away with every unfit and incapable agent swept from the
path with the road to freedom open before and
the glorious destiny of country plain IN view we feel
that through your efforts again grasp the hands OF
our brethren at home and press band OF UNITED IRISH
towards that glorious consummaon which shall restore
to rightful posion-A nation amongst the peoples
of the EARTH"
Words sir are inadequate convey you the sentiments
of respect and affection with which, as smen and patriots
regard YOU But feeble tribute u.s. we know that
sprngng spontaneously from true Irish hearts, you will
esteem beyond the tangible yet perslab memorials by
which sometimes endeavor to symbolic and embody
their ideas of the merits and deservngs of those who confer
upon their species lasting and apprecabe benefits Beev
that you look beyond the eeng present. that
extend to higher eminence the nobe to which patriot
can aspire we tender you this mark Of the esteem in which
you are held by your fe[ow-counrymen
nation alone redeemed nation will, ere long,
sincerely ngy reward the services you have rem
dered to your people, gratude has been ascribed
to us by enemies And thus when our country
takes her place amongst the nations OF the EARTH
when the unnscribed tombs of martyrs shall have
become the affairs which her children shall learn the les
of patriotism upon the glorious roll Of those who
have with heroic fidelity and dsnerestedness labored and
suffered for their redemption grateful people will lnscrbe
with veneraton the name of WILLIAM r. ROBERTS.
Signed, behalf of the Circles of Manhattan District:
Sheridan Circle-Edward Murphy Center; James Nc
Cormack Treasurer J. II. OSuvan, Secretary; f. A.
Ahern, Chairman Committee of Safety
Constitutional Wolfe Tone Circe-P. Cooney, Center; j..
Meehan Treasurer j. Crosby Secretary Thomas Downes
Chairman Committee of Safety
ODonovan Rosa Crcle-Denis ODonovan Center; E.
OShea Treasurer Edward McSwiney, Secretary; John
ODonovan Rosa, Chairman Committee of Safety.
St Columbia CirceJames Gibson, Center William Burke,
Treasurer Michael Hicks Secretary; Jeremiah Carrgan,
| Chairman Committee of Safety.
ST. Patrick CrcleJohn Rafferty,, Center Patrick Stanton
Treasurer; James Campbell Secretary P Logan Chair
| man Committee of Safety.
Constitutional Emmett Crcle-P. Langan, Center Henry
Tager Treasurer B. Finegan, Secretary Thomas Burns
Chairman Committee of Safety.
Irish Exiles Circle-P j. Lynch, Center; James Cullen
Treasurer Joseph Cromein Secretary; Joyce Chairman
| Committee of Safety.
William R. Roberts Circle Mclaughlin, Center; E.
Feehan Treasurer M E. Mahony, Secretary; ]. Murray
Chairman Committee of Safety.
General ONell Crcle-John Moore Center; VIM. Butler
Treasurer; j. OShanessy, Secretary d. Hesn, Chairman
Wolfe Tone Circle. Davis Center I. OHanlon Treas.
F. Casey, Secretary; E. sculy, Chairman Committee of
Safety. EDWARD L. CAREY District Center.
T. II. BRADFIELD District Secretary.
President Roberts, who quite taken by surprise,
seemed deeply affected by the reading Of the address, and at
its conclusion replied in very feeling follows:
GENTLEMEN AND BROTHERS. To say that [ over
whelmed by the very encomiums with which you
pleased convey your appreciation and that of your
cate members of humble labors nthe of native
land would be to convey you but very inadequate
preston of my feelings.
feel that your friendship for me- colaborer in the
holy in which engaged has prompted your
hearts to place far too high estimate upon my humble
vices claim to have nothing but duty as understand
it, asking of Heaven light and strength guide my efforts,
behalf of an oppressed and oft deceived people.
Your anticpatons of the results flowing from
union of the Irish people, union which is one of the
proudes of my e have been instrumental in
compshing, is fully shared by and my associates In
fact it's Importance be estimated present It is
only when the result of wise and patriotic abors be
realized that will be and felt the benefit flowing from
union of patriotic men, sound and uncompromising pri-
cpesa union, single in its object and practical in its
The Organization of which you part stands higher
day in the and confidence of the Irish people home
than any similar since the days of Tone and Fitzgerald