The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-23
Is Liberty for Irishmen only?
MINNEAPOLIS, November 4th, IS

Another accursed emissary of that v, bdsphmo, rodt-
cal n Sheet has been here in the person of Mr.. Thos F.
Russell, of Davenport, Iowa.
can assure you was much pleased to your agent,
especially he presents such fine physical proportions that
do fear for him. Any who might be inclined to
kick the paper of doors would once cough
couple times and study very deeply for minutes be-
fore undertaking to perform that little job for your agent
tell you srs that six feet two broad deep chest long ARM
resoute eye, and truth motive power great additions
to argument, especially If you know the weak
points in the enemys line. And from all have of Mr.
RUSSELL feel safe in saying that he understands the posi-
tion both his and that of opponents He is armed
at all points, and in the work. and like the little
Corscan the siege of Touon he demolshes all the
works FIRST before making the grand In word he is
courteous, intelligent true Fenian-and am glad
you have secured the service of such Considering
that Captain Grace had been here and had taken the first
list of subscribers think Mr. Russell met with very fair
success We now have about hundred and fifty readers
This not SO bad this town. considering the crusade and
braw which have been raised in this section against the paper
the eyes of of people it is enough to shout
mad dog to insure his destruction. They ask not where
FROM or why the cry raised will they examine into
the correctness the charge Indeed very impu
sye people-too much So it is be feared for own
| good.
Of of our good countrymen here very
wroh to see such goodlookng Irshman agent for such
PAPER and in one or two had the mpuence
So but they did refuse apologize when made sensible
of their The fact is american party politics interest
great naany Of people much than irish Independence.
good illustration of this, is story of Russes experience
down the river 1t appears that he Rock Island
day. get subscribers for the paper While there he asked
saloon keeper take the paper The whisky refused
the grounds that the clergy opposed to It, WELL
said the agent there is Father = where live he
is strict temperance manso much so that if saloon
keeper sick DEATH and send for him. he would
not go him until all the evidences of whisky selling
removed And he would not administer the last rites until
you gave pledge abstain from selling tracking in it
if you recovered Now why apply this prohibition to
your case and quit selling rum? What would you do in
such case? Upon which the whisky replied that he
was censed to sell liquors. and not the priests place
to interfere" "Then" replied the agent "why do you give
such you have for not reading this paper How
much right has he you shall not put the to
your neighbours lips and make him drunk than to what
newspaper you shall read, not read?" The argument
was on the side of the paper but the whisky changed
his tactics by saying that the paper radical abolition
sheet and he did want it, The last the true
one The first only cloak For the Pope might issue
bull against the practice of selling liquors. and the dealers
in would resist it, tooth and NAIL and talk very gbly about
personal liberty Indeed believe they could be got to
make crusade against Johnny Bull much readily
that platform than any other
AS am writing will give you another instance OF how
some of people befog themselves
have letter in the desk in to of mne on the
subject of Irish Nationality This letter is from gentle
man of intelligence who ought to be better logician
He thinks he is Fenian but must say think he has
queer ideas for integ gent little warped to say the
least. A part of his letter runs thus:
81 express you how indignant am and Others
also the REPUBLIC They entirely wrong in their po
ttica The radicals have done nothing for yet
| IL l. TIn Tto1Io
is kin to the Irish question: Garbald and all hisilk do
not represent the views or wishes majority of the Italian
people, is quite evident consequently they give
liberty to Italy But they desire to substitute ranting pull
pits for religious altars round-head fashion"
have doubt but that my correspondent felt relieved