The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-07
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COMMUNICATIONS received from New Yorker Spirit of the
Republic Una John Pope Hodnett, Thomas F Russell, W
J. Hynes T. c. St. Louis. Philadelphia Broadbrim, J. NJ
Peoria Troy N. Y, J. M, Badger and D. L. H.
AN ENGLISH REFoRMER-We have objection to the
publication of your letter in our columns if you will only
comply with invarabe rule which is to receive, in
confidence the and addresses of all correspondents
VOLUNTEER RowDY-Your lines are too good for the
subject But do not consider the parties worth serious
notice 1t is undesirable to wrestle with chimney sweeps
Therefore thanking you for your kind attention. respect
fully decline to insert the communication.
BREFFNI, New York ciy-Compaints have reached us,
half hundred times before yours to hand that THE
IRISH Republic is not to be found of the stands
and in very few of the depots of New York Wehaye
done what could to have the matter set to rights But
Tammany Hall is profitable customer than can
pretend be- 1t pays better So there nothing for but
to endure the evil for week longer the end of
which time shall have eectua taken to afford
the many thousands of the metropolis of America oppor
tunty of acquanng themselves with the principles OF the
only truly national Irish paper in the United States.
WARNING THE BRITISH GovERNdENT--In reference to
the article which appeared under the above heading in the
REPUBLIC of November 9th Mr. Walsh has addressed the
following letter to contemporary. We give it entire:
"NEw YORK, November 13, 1867
ITO the Editors of the Irish-Amercan
GENTLEMEN: One of your correspondents, writing
report of meeting which addressed some few weeks ago
in Washington has made several msstatemens in regard to
my language-one in particular desire to correct did
not the words confident that before months pass
UetO O6
long thereafter not in the habit of making such
TONS Reporters not particular would wish
all occasions and sometimes make very reports
the in the above instance By inserting this
rection you will oblige yours faithfully, F. WALSH"
We also give the subjoned communication which has been
addressed to us by General ONeill:
"WAsHrNeroN, D. c., November 49, 1867.
~ To the Editors of The Irish Republic
"GENTLEMEN In your issue of the 9th instant you give
extract from speech of Colonel P F. Walsh, copied
from Washington paper which not correctly reported
The language used the occasion referred follows
the Irish people do their duty confident that before
nine months pass will be able take the field When
where will be taken say but it will be where
all interested in the will approve of need hardly
tell you that newspaper reports of speeches not usually
correct Yours truly, JOHN ONEILL.o
AS the Washington reporter is made the scapegoat to
carry off this huge bunder think it right give the
statement he presented to the public If it wrong
he the proper party it right The words which he
represents Mr.. Walsh using are the following:
~ am confident that before nine months pass will
be able to take the field and the field will be taken long
thereafter"
We shall be most happy publish the reporters contradc
ton explanation whenever he furnishes Uic he has
not get DONE AS we happen to have ourselves heard certain
organizers whom could making statements fully
dangerous and silly the above quite prepared
believe that the report was a correct