The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-07
ANSWERS TO CoRREsPoN DENTS.

MA,op NrcWrr1Ants c. O. F. B.. has written to request
that statement made in report which appeared IN for
mer number of this Journal of the picnic lately held in
Albany Y representing him to be Brigadier General
of the II A. be corrected We copied the report in ques
ton from local paper, and as we were aware that Mr.
McWiiams had served in the Federal army during the late
war; we accepted the statement likely to be correct He
informs us that he merely holds the rank of Major the
Irish Republican Army and need hardly say that
gard such service the most honorable which any Irish
man be engaged. To him. and to all other good and
gallant who resolved to do battle for countrys
holy cause we emphacaly wish God speed OF theprvate
and personal worth of Major McWiliam and of his vau-
able services Ireland have had abundant opportunities
of Judging and feel bound declare that in these respects
he is equal to most, and inferior to none.
Pc. D, New York ctty-The doings Of the Cummeragh
Chief" are hardly worth your notice. He is corresponding
and conspiring in SMALL slanderous cowardly way, with
creatures dirty and dasardy himself One of these
cansnen" makes and mends soles here in Chicago This
worthy has been going about late trying gather
dirt he can conveniently transmit to the godly Shau"
who is preparing few lying paragraphs against the
Chicago Fenians. This will be bread and butter to his
English friends who employing him to write articles
in defense of Mrs. Victoria and Mr. John Brown There is
STILL are given to understand OMahony Circe' in
Chicago has Center Secretary, Treasurer Committee of
Safety and member The said member holds all the
offices himself and in point of fact constitutes in his own
proper person. the entire Circle Such is the ourshing
state of the OMahony wing in the Queen of the Lakes
The other leader, renowned for yeracty, Mr. James
Stephens has also Circle here dedicated to his honor and
glory The last characteristic performance of this vruou
body has been to divide the money So the "cansman'
says There members in this Circle certainty
The existence of third is asserted but the assertion is not
believed They intend to "fghn Ireland next week; and
fitting expedition which will consist of potstick
with shoemakers knife fastened its souppae and
pop-gun with celebrated Cheain to act as commander
in-chief.
LAMENT FOR MAxIIL1AN-Few of our readers are aware
of the keen anguish felt in Iandthat the English por
tion of Irelandover the fall Of Max. One of the chief
of this great bowling deunct emperor in
highly favored land is that people all descended
from kngs-a long way back. Another for this
pointed grief the fallen emperor is that he is all
great be- considered of Irish descent being of
the Mae Let hope that before the great English light
of Kerry who has ouwep the royal herd of mourner
has time dry sanced handkerchief will give him
chance weep over fallen domnions the left
wing of the American eagle
LAMENT FOR MAMMALIAN.
after the of Goethe)
CHoRUs-Corne, raise the uogul piUala
and let your tearsin streams be she'd;
Och! ORA, ORA, ulalu!
The deuips youmgSthope as dead!
Observation-Disclosures Morartyori Ooquiur)
"When Treason dimmed the western stars,
And kings looked bright that they looked glum,
And Freedom reeled, all slashed with scars
We thought the wished for hour had come.
"And as he sailed the sea- his ships
We're filled with prayers of priests and kings,
Who cursed with pure and holy lips
The people and all plebeian things
And SO he crossed the angry wave,
To cut down wounded Liberty
And plant above her bloody grave,
Exotc from the regal tree
And for a time each royal shoot,