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

to be the only Of the latter in her struggle
against English oppression, why it not equally recon-
mended and applied to Poland and Crete, in their noble
endeavors break from their necks the accursed yokes
Of Russian and Turkish tyranny? Ireland, with her
hardy and warike peopehe descendants ola thousand
generations Injured to warts surely not unequal
match for the English than the little Grecian isle is for
the Turkish empire. Yet of our good friends
ever think of recommending constitutional agitation"
to the Canadian patriots a remedy-and the only one
for their country wrongs. All to be convinced
that there but two open to them either to
fight and be Free or to yield and continue slaves
But we are told that the Irish have the privilege
of living under constitutional government, and that
ifthey were wse enough take advantage Of its pro-
Visions they could thereby advance step by step the
possession of their rights" We think that experiment
was as fully and fairly tried by the late DANIEL OCoN
NELL as it can be. He pursued, with his magnificent
powers and throughout the greater part of long lfe
the struggle for justice by peaceful agitation. Never
before the Irish as people, so unanimous and
enthusiastic Yet the entire effort failed-aied
petey and disastrousy that it is astonishing how intel
igent and conscientious can even think OF renew
ing the experiment OConnell fled from the horrors of
his country to die foreign soil, and left behind him
the people who loved him and trusted him dying of
hunger by the hundred thousand, or escaping from
destruction in millions across the waters of the
Surprising this British Constitution did secure the
truth-sti one thing evident that for gears past
has no existence IN Ireland 1t does exist there
at this hour. The liberty of every man, and
child in that unhappy country, is absolutely suspended
on the word or even on the suspicion of the lowest
policeman that subsists British pay. This is what
the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act practically
MEANS as thousands, who at this hour pining to
death in English dungeons testify. Why mock us,
then by talking of Constitution which, for and
for country, has no existence?
Even if did exist in ireland what has this British
Constitution been but engine to rob and murder
the people? It secured to them "rights." Yes, the
right toll and the right to starve Well might they
in their unparalleled wretchedness exclam with the
Latin poet
'',Sic NON Uobis tertis aratr0 boues"
We turned the furrow and sowed the seed and reaped
the haryest-but not for ourselves 1t all for
English lords. Such was and is, the British Consti
tuition in Ireland. We are no friends of slavery. We
would deny man his rights because of his color But
how those who contended against African bondage
wink at British oppression is mystery to u.s.
Good may hate the horrors of war, and they may
doubt the ability of the Irish people conquer the in
dependence of their country. But let them remember
that through the red baptism of battle every country
has passed its proud march to national freedom It
was SO in Switzerland it so in America and it shall
be 50 in Ireland And twelve millions of people, who
are unit in their hatred of their countrys tyrant may
perhaps, when the final struggle comes, give "a good
account of themselves.
Stop Thief.