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

in Europe not gerry gerry fond of them for religious and
other Of these, France in first in our great
expectations We have endeavored to dissolve this hauclna-
ton much could and people that the
French bother themselves about Ireland they do about the
in the moon-perhaps not half much The following
from the Paris correspondent of the Dublin h1san Will
give readers idea of French sympathy The ruth is
until the Irish respect themselves enough to do their own
business without waiting for others to and do it for
them they will receive the contempt of all nations and
worse they will deserve nothing else. Pity is another
for contempt
"In Ireland for definite logical that dis
cover there general idea that the French love the vee
Erin are drawn to by irresistible sympathes and
ready to hug any stray Irshman that sets foot their
shores my comtrymen that this Is all deu-
sion 1t seven years since first touched French SOIL
have been in the country intervals less lengthy
SINCE and have lately continuously inhabited Paris for
year have been in rural districts and cities from BOuOgne
surMer to BoulognesuSene from Havre to Toulon and
pledge my sacred word and honor that have yet
been Rugged by Frenchman or even a French woman.
They like as long pay way; the moment thereis
visible tightness in the exchequer la porte mon EG-
daisF' My room is welcome than my company The
Emperor has invited me to the Tueries when say
am Irish nobody pulls my out of its socket in
ecstasy of friendships to this day green banner floating from
window on festivals has not once greeted my eyes, Do
MARVEL therefore? Do cry out for justice to Ireland
Not l. ith-not such idiot that Examine the situa-
tion The "han Van Voch" sings the French the
say" with thrill of joy in her voice Guess why Is it
love for France? Perhaps then is love thrown Is
it hatred for England? All yes there think the secret
Ireland dISafeCed
errors from time immemoria, and when we saw France
starting up her rival, when France aiding the
American coonsts to throw off her yoke when the military
glory of that grim little despot Napoleon Buonapare CLAM
CURED our mpulsive Celtic hearts, "cottoned" to the
French less for love of them than for hatred of what they
hated But we have carried this admiration for the French
to pitch of exaggeraton; it has degeneraed into Gallo
mania We by the trcolo forgetting that the color
has been sometimes the symbol of inusce we nurse our
selves into the fond illusion that Ireland is beloved of France
that day Ireland may be free nation by the interview
ton of French aid.
ton the name of freshman liked by tie French people, You
see the proofs the writing of the period Voaire
refers the brothers of the brigade but indulge in
Even in his description of the battle of Fonenoy he cannot
let the undoubed proves of the Irish pass without the false
and malicious note it is singular that cowardy
at home should have fought 50 well abroad" That Brigade
has The bolton of mach Of the sham whch prevails IN IRE
land regarding the affection Of France for hsmen For hom
did the Brigade fg4f For kings who paid 'o kings ho were
afterwards deoned outraged nation. The Irish who split
their blood under the French flag looked upon with the
feelings the Swiss and need not to be reminded
of the proverb, point dgen point dwlsse and what it
There is Irish regiment in the French service
by special clause in the Treaty of Vienna, the pre-
scent IRE against that lie rightly fq ore say.
nucleus ofrebeon in their island in days
body of disciplined Irishmen in the service of the United
States has been the ywheel of the machinery known
Fenian cannot say that sorry that there is not
Irish regiment in the French service at present. sober
consideration of the question.
But to return to our subject Another absurdity which has
led the French being popular in Ireland the suppostion
that they such good Catholics Surprising that they
them with particular love? deny it. The Austrans
good Catholics the late Emperor of Austria ho flung
him? Logically should like case like rule. The
~e ge rid this noo that agreement q religious belief implies
o!eea e BETTER t p~ n9mssnse And Positively
the grie Of hoi Ieand remember that there consid
erably over million Of Lishmeu ho not Caoc. Neither
Emmett, Tone Fitzgerald Catholic; neither OBrien
Mitchell nor Martin. Luby not and with the fear of
David Moriary, Bishop of Kerry before me, l dare not
affirm that Charles Kckham Away then with this
Deluson No. q that Frenchmen tend towards Ireland be-
cause it is Catholic. When hear Irshmen delivering
themselves in that fashion, Irish writers especially (who
have been over here maphap fortnights excursion
involuntary hum the coupet anen the discourse which
IAN admirable specimen on the whole
Ofthe figure of speech called rigmarole.'
"Wha has been done since OConnePs famous agitatons
to make Frenchmen respect Ireland? 1t has always been