The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-27

bers good men and true They poorhat is they
not possessed of auen fortunes aristocrac positions
but they honest radesmen and aborerhe bone and
sinew of the land Is it strange how rich and aro
cratic keep away from national movement and often
its greatest enemies? We find this betrue in Mendoza at
all events When you ask Irshmen who have made little
money honestly otherwise for assistance they look
extremely wise and shake their sagacous heads and that
Feniansm all humbug But such men do not amount
to much They drag chain any party to whom they
belong
We had grand ball here on the night of the 4th 1t
perfect Although there two German balls
the night hall crowded In fact the Amer
leans show decided preference for Fenian bas and must
say that the Americans of Mendoza have always patronized
in every possible way when they had opportunity
while many of alse-heared countrymen ind
ferent everything ish any movement of her patriot
break the chains that have bound their moheand
for nearly hundred years. They great professors
of religion to be sure but like the cursing of Kerry
their pie is only mask inside which there is nothing but
rottenness and treachery We get along without such
souess scamps while have in ranks good and true
and brave like Col Burke willing die for their native
land.
Wishing The IRISH REPUBLIC and its Editors prosperity
and speedy realization of their fondest hopes remain
gentlemen, yours, etc, L. w. MURPHY,
Secy Seaman Circle, f. B., Mendoza Ill.,
The Young Irishmen of America-Their Opinions
and Conduct.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 15 1867.
To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
The social and mental condition of young men, taken
in connection with the present advanced of civilization
furnishes the rejecting mind with of the startling
and melancholy proofs of the demorazng effects
upon the standardization of people, The thousands of
The ted tn WhOm
naturally look when think of achieving the independence
of country what they? They should be the Sparans
of their race the pioneers the ranks of freedom but
they so? Alas they present hybrid spectacle, which is
thoroughly inconsistent with the dignity and intelligence of
freemen shall except however, large earnest and
generous portion of this cassthe active members of the
Fenian Brotherhood They only have produced all that is
Synonymous with virtue, patriotism, and humanity in
race From them have sprung the Robertse Burkes
Cures ONeis and all that worthy of mention in this
modern history. Those the who work inel-
gently under the bright light of the nineteenth century,
feel every shacke that oosed adds soldiers to the
of universal freedom They at least know that in the
politics the nation there parties the
tive Or he might be better styled the preservave of evil
and slavery and every other CURSE and the friend of freedom
to all lands and to all Between the there no
choice One is simply national suicide. The other means
all that is worthy of living for fighting for But let
glance for moment at another class of young men
miniature rather mnnkn monuments of their country
shame Let divide them into two classes One cloaks
itself the Christian garb This offset the nonper
Torrance of his duty to God and man, humanity and
country He is Irish only in blind bgoy. The other excte
ones pity than their anger. From the field and the
workshop to the barroom places the only road
he travels He loves Ireland and browns his love in bad
whiskey Ask him forward and assist the land he
processes love much and he will tell you that Irshmen
are all swinders and robbersha is all but himself This
is hard language but tits only picture of the ruan
that gives it utterance This wreched youth leaves
the contracted precincts of local parochal school, So he
remains snted in his faculties from the first he randx