The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-28

with Colonel Roberts, In fact learn that adherent
of Colonel Roberts provided the revove without which the
rescue would never have been attempted aconists point
to the generosity of those who differ from them and where
they think their asehoods will pass uncontradiced they
say, behold mark of the approval of our career T.
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune writing from
London, gives the following account of Irish affairs.
To de s9 omfse eGssF a Gs b sls sec s
1t would frae mo nyy a 5uhd nnti Tree u.s.
In obedience to the wish of the poet give our readers
chance to slip of their bodies and look at themselves
through strange spectacles
THE GRIEF IN IRELAND.
Every letter from Ireland speaks of the anger and grief
occasoned amongst the peasanry and the people In the
appear Immediately in serious acts of vengeance but there
are now between the English government and Ireland add
tona wrongs not to be forgotten by the present genera
tion What do Kelly and Deay think of the three corpses
dangling from the hangmans rope? Will they be cowed by
the spectacle, maddened to endanger their lives in
revenge? The belief which people express mostly of the
sangune hue An Example" it is said, has been made,
and shall want of Cacrafts assistance the
Fenians will stink into far away and the agitation
be heard of But think see in the seeming
confidence of those gentlemen an undercuren which is
disturbing them heart and weakening their convictions
They do not really beleve-the wise among them-that
Fenansm will disappear whatever their tongues may
They think of Canada and the Irish of the States They
look into the Continental journals and SEEING almost uni
versally condemnation of the late violent remedy they
fear the Irish ct home will be less concated than
There foolish attempt say the past must bury its past
and that England and Ireland shake hands, AT
the very time this is said fresh prosecutions being under
aken and "treason felony will soon be familiar charge
at our police courts drunkenness
THE RELIGIOUS SIDE OF FENIANIsM.
Nothing is prominent in the Fenan trials than the
ervd Catholicism of the prisoners. To man they
devoted of the Church. Emmett, Davis, Wolf Tone
Mitchell, Smith OBren, Lord E. Fitzgerald, and other
active Irish rebels Protestants but in this later aga
on despite the rowns of the hierarchy the leaders and
followers all be Catholics of the Neapoltan
Spanish type Their religion dominates their patriot
ism and their political hatred. They do die Italian
French and German political martyrs have DONE with
dent words upon their lips of their love for their country
their cause but with their eyes gilt crucix and their
lips repeating litany Heaven forbid should say word
of dsrespect towards the faith these poor fellows but it
is impossible that they far from being of the
stuff of which revolutions are made The priest is always
able silence them. They may cry God Ireland!
when they in the dock but the scaod they only
what the priest puts into their mouth 1t is this anaca
character which separates the Irish Fenian Nationalist
from all the revolutionary party Europe The latter put
priest and despot in one category and detest them both
The Irish, the contrary would throw liberty and indie
pendence under the feet of the priesthood 1t is this pecu
liary which renders it difficult for the most extreme of
English radicals to work with the Irish reformers The
latter wild with little while because the
English Reform League voted Garibaldi Honorary
VicePresdent They for Irish independence; but for
slavery Rome wherever the Pope the Church desire
it, Thus the cultivated Republicans like Frederick Harr
son. Mr. Congreve Professor Bresey and Others go
dozen steps with the Irish Fenians without falling foul
principles they abhor. The priesthood treat the
ing and superstious They profess to condemn it. but
they take to let enough drop show they regard it
with certain of sympathy. To the English gov
eminent they say: "Give what want endow in
situations; support influence pay profound respect
in public, and will settle with these Fenan crea-
ures while to the Irish they say: You shamefuy
ltreated by those Protestant heec and wonder you
want REBEL prosecuted with you but be faithful
u.s. and together we'll triumph" The socalled patriotic
priest is myth When has there been that risked his
liberty for his country? Quite apart from theological
sderatons say with all seriousness and impartiay that
the curse of Ireland is its superstition and the race of men
whose only aim in every human change to make cap
ita for their Church. The London azan the Manchester
operative the Birmingham mechanic look with
and aversion the PROSTATE figures of long procession of
and when priest utters phrase when they
cry for his blessing not saying what right
what was wrong the matter but only that there can
real union between the poor souls who have
been chanting the De Pondis in Hyde Park and