The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-13

that we envy not the man who is either SO enmeshed
IN prejudice or so besotted in ignorance to deplore
the preservation OF the unbroken power of the American
Republic. And as for the poor partyhack who while
he PIRATES about restoring liberty Ireland conspres
with those who would make slavery perpetual in Amer
ica only regard his hdeous inconsistency with
plying wonder Is his understanding absolutely i'm
pervious to the light of reason Are his feelings proof
against the assaults of shame? You would be Free
would you? And you would use your liberty to en-
slave others? Thank you The world prefers to keep
you as you are. And the world is right.
We have spoken of the glorious issue of the late civil
war as the second redemption of America. For it had
first Of this, Independence Day is the commemora-
ton.
Which of the two greatest it might be difficult to
determine. Paradoxical as it may appear perhaps it
would not be very far from the truth to say that each
greatest of its kind The one gigantic contest was
waged and to create the countrys, and we trust
eventually the worlds liberty The other preserve it.
AS we look back abyss of ninety years. we see
the chains of tyranny all but encircling the entire
world. Europe, ASIA Africa, all locked in the fet-
tiers of bondage. Only single link is wanting to make
the internal round complete.
That blessed want is found in the wilds of America
There we behold pure and simple people-the descen-
dants of who braved the and the wilderness
in order to find freedom to worship God"-who, when
the old tyranny follows them to their land of repose
upon it, and after long years of struggle and
slaughter and suffering, hurl it back disgraced and
defeated on the kng-ridden shores of Europe. The
cause of freedom is saved The foundations of the
Grand Republic laid. She takes her place in the
vanguard of the nations.
Here is lesson for all time The French learn it,
and the Revolution of 1889 bursts with volcanic terror
ON the universe The Irish learn it, and-although for
the time they fthey sacrifice fifty thousand of their
best and braves field and scaffod in their struggle
for their lost liberty The contest has, again and again.
been renewed. Need we say that it is not yet ended,
and pever will be- TILL by the side of that America
which has been nursing mother to her expatriated
chdred Ireland will take her place among the Republics
of the earth
The late gigantic contest between North and South
involved than the life of liberty the American
continent. That in itself was mighty and magnificent
ISSUE But it was not by any means the only The
progress of universal liberty and the emancipation of
the robbed and ruined people of Europe, and of all
lands were at stake. Had slavery triumphed in Amer
ica deposms beyond the would have renewed their
YOUTH and for another century at least exerted their
heish energies to Cypress and to destroy. But what
Waterloo to the monarches Gettysburg has been to
the Republics of the earth. The stranged liberty.
The other has given it life. Henceforh, although the
contest may continue it is in every instance virtually
decided Can the slavery which stricken dead here,
continue long its hated life in other ands Or the
eternal principles of liberty, which triumphed here fail,
as they march their glorious career to crush out of
existence the crowned and coroneted canker of
the world !?
There is hope, then for all down-trodden people, and,
neither last least there is good hope for that fair land
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