The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-12

surely as tomorrow will rise and may the Justice
that reigns in heaven speed it on.
1t is the bounden duty of Irishmen to strike at Eng
sh tyranny wherever they can and by any and every
weapon that they lay hold Of Have they forgotten
the debt OF blood and hate bequeathed to them by
their slaughtered sres Have they forgotten the savage
oppression which seized their lands and coined their toll
and blood and tears into fuel for the lust and power
OF their ensavers? Have they forgotten the crowbar
brigade which left their roofrees smoking ruins before
their eyes, and drove them FORTH with their wives and
children and parents as homeless endless outcasts
Have they forgotten the agents and bails and poor
houses and the holds of those floating hells called emf
grant ships into which they flung, like worthless
weeds to rot and die Have they forgotten the weary
days of their exile and their signs for the lost loved
land which they are never more to see? We cannot,
dare not will not think badly of our country
Evil communications may, to extent, have
led of them away from the noble principles for
which their fathers fought. Designing, ofcehunting,
captrap political hacks may deceive few of them and
induce them to support men and measures which are
utterly unworthy of them. But we believe and are sure
that truth and justice will in the end prevail and that
when the liberty of Ireland is at stake and the humia
ton of English oppression is demanded, true Irish
will, for moment, hesitate to trampe with con-
tempt all pay ties and connections that would hinder
or tramme him in the discharge of the sacred duty
which he owes to the loved land of his birth.
We say distinctly and desgnedy, that in this question
of English free trade the liberty Of Ireland is stake
Our country and our people have deeper interest in it.
ten times told than America or Americans possibly
have With the latter it is merely question of personal
poverty prosperity of national strength weakness
With u.s. as individuals and as a nation it is question
of life or death
Although the Irish have been forced by foreign mis-
rule to become purely agricultural people at home
yet in America they flock into cities far than any
other foreigners do. Let any man who is acquainted
with such cities as New York Chicago, and Boston, ask
himself what proportion of their inhabitants Irish
men, and the children of Irishmen? And the answer
will establish the truth of what we have asserted These
people ive and only live by the wages derivedfrom
their daily toll Let English iron be introduced free Of
all tax or tariff and English cottons and wooens and
mark this, Irish workngmen of America your aoages
acM be instantly and enormously reduced. This it
qures prophetic foresight to discover 1t is self
evident as that two and two make four
The commerce of England is her wealth-her wealth
is her power. This is her vital, as it is her most
vulnerable part It is useless for Trshmen to deceye
themselves TIL the poaoer Of England IS broken Ire
land cannot and acM not, be free. IF you Irishmen,
want to humble that arrogant and nhuman tyranny,
you must strike at her trade Crush that and you have
your dagger in her heart. How can you do it? You
can begin to do it By casting you american ballots
against English free trade This will cost you nothing,
except to false preudices which cunning
and designing have carefully nstilled into your
minds. Don't trouble yourselves as to who fights by
your side, whether he is Radical or Conservative,
whether he is white black, provided he strikes at
your eternal enemy England and for the liberty of the
lond of uour fathers and of vour aectons-the land