The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-30
Have Adopted Citizens any Rights?

New RINGoLD ScHUYIKILL Co., Pa, Nov. 1, 1867.
To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
GENTLEMEN The above question occupies the attention of
every thinking Irshman in the United States not of every
American citizen of foreign birth because every who
has declared his intentions and allegiance to the
American Government is interested in this important
question. But the great of the Irish people who
feel SO much this subject at present. That they
have quietly submitted the heaped upon
them eemen is wonder to everybody but themselves.
Were the Germans treated in such they would,
beyond doubt manly protest against such proceedings
but the Irish have taken the matter very quietly to all APP
pearance say to all appearance for matter how MUCH
to what extent the Irish press and Circles of the
Fenian brotherhood have denounced it, there has been
united action the part of the Irish people far This
to say the least very ungenerou not criminal on their
part when they witness their counrymen done to death in
British base for crime whatever except be the great
crime of being American citizens which obnoxious
John Bull Surely they should give that great statesman
Mr. Seward to understand that citizens of the American
Republic, they would allow any bribed English funky
to outrage their most sacred rights They should have taken
such steps in the matter would leave for doubt
to their meaning and proclaim in thunder their deter
mnaton stand up for their liberties and the rights they
entitled to under the Constitution regardless of
quences They should have brought such pressure bear
upon the Prime Minister q don't that Mr. Seward is
the English Premier but do say that he is the English
Representative at Washngton would compel that worthy
to do his duty resign and make for who would
have the interest of his country at heart instead of evera
ngly doing the dirty work of England is time for the
citizens of Irish birth to awake from their ethargy and take
such action will speedily the release every Amer
lean citizen in the hands of the British Government
Let meetings be held in every city, town and hamlet in the
United States and call upon Congress its session
demand of "perfdious Albion the release of Charles
Underwood OConnel Stephen j. Meany and hundreds of
others who present undergoing the torre of Penton
vile and other loathsome prisons for words spoken against
England IN the United States.
If Congress- like "the sage of Auburn remains deaf to
the appeals millions of Ihme then we have no other
alternative but to take the matter in hands, for
every IrAmerican held by the British Government seize
two officials of the English Government If an American
citizen can't travel in Great Britain without being seized
by ruanly police and cast into filthy dungeons and kept
there without being guilty of any oense except wearing
square-toed boots and "goatee" it is time to show Mrs
John Brown that two play that game and show her
that even her faithful friend Seward will be able to save
her emisares from the vengeance of outraged people,
Such is inevitable unless rulers foresee the
danger and prove themselves wise enough to see ample
justice done outraged people, and avert the danger that
is at hand Irishmen would be unworthy the name were
they remain passive while their countrymen and brothers
were being tortured to DEATH and driven mad by that mild
and humane Government of Queen Brown If they do let
them quit prang about the freedom of Ireland because they
are not fit for freedom if they allow England to hold in
chains their heroic counrymen without being douby
avenged.
In conclusion let say that the Government at Wash
ngton doing very unwsey for its sake. Did the
thousands of Irshmen in the army during the
terrain the idea when the they entitled
to no protection from the Government is it to be supposed
that thew would have fought with such bravery they dis
PLAYED on every battlefield from Balls Bluff to the Wilder
ness9 Had thew seen British dungeon staring them in the
face when they ordered to mount the heights of Fred
ericksburg would they have followed their worthy COM
mander with such intrepid galanty as to extor euegiums