The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-31

being also of that nation. There Is much aoo haut
across the water these late years, about AngoSaxon
ism 8" and American cousinship" But the reader Of
American history knows that there is more Irish Ger
man blood in American veins to-day treble more than has
flown from this celestial English funt Since $780, there
have over 1000 900 of the Irish people landed these
chores. and when we take into consideration that the
Irish people do not into the ground without leaving
numerous representatives behind easily how
YOUR hot American blood has as much of the Andrew
Jackson elan in it that of your phegmatic cousins
from the Thames.
We do not bring these matters up to claim relation
ship with you gentlemen to the manor bom but to give
you to understand that when you traduce the Irish you
are false to your fathers and mothers The only claims
we wish to make broader and grander principles
than blood or race, and those are that belong to the
qreot brotherhood Of Liberty
Since the landing of the Pilgrims on the bleak coast
of Massachusetts, up to the present, America owes
nothing but hatred to England In the memorable
years from 177O to 1776, England used exactly the
same means conquer and destroy the "Contlnentas
that she has used and is using to destroy Ireland and
all other countries that dare thwar her in her march
of conquest. While she was firing the roofs over the
heads of the women and children, and paying her
savage allies pounds sterling for American scaps-scaps
of women and children, oo-and killing your fathers in
Sugar House PRISONS bad your Andersonyiles she
had her lying press and her hreng scrbbers and her
pous eccesiastcs filling European with tales of
AMERICAN BARBARIrY! It is needless to follow her
bloody path from those days to the present Suffice it
to say that it is traced with the blood and bones OF
America.
ady in lotto
war; when hymns of jubilee went up from Lords and
Commons" over the disruption of the huge bubble
called the american RepuJlic!" Surely this criminal
shaking hands of the American Republic and British tyr
amy over the sea of blood that flows between them
hollow mockery We denounce this CONSUMING with
kings and lords treason Liberty We have often been
compelled to bush when we found some representative
of this English system-that would trample American
liberty beneath its feet and sing praises to God for pous
work-sent out to bambooze the Yankees by protesting
such sublime admiration for American institutions and
seeing feemen follow his footsteps though they sighed
for thrones Ex-members parliament will attend meet
ings Of Young Mems Christian Associations and tell
them how the Esprit of the Lord making such giant
strides in Luanun, and how America and England
(noter and dayhter) should clasp hands across the
ocean, and send bibles to Africa together. Ministers
from England will get up an meeting, and when they
should preach Jesus Christ they talk of Victoria and
the friendly feelings with which the English regard
American prosperity 1t was all mistake about Eng
land siding with the South during the late rebellion
Those privateers and were made of mist Let
the past be forgotten Let England supply America
with iron, Calico and pure literature and the millen-
MUM is at hand
Oh this unprincipled parleying with the kingy rob-
per- and this trucking of American freedom to eete
monarchy! There are over four millions of Irish-born
people IN the United States and it is their devotion to
liberty that has sent them here. IF they have faults
and inconsistencies, will there be no allowance made for