The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-08

it for their political business
These classes who will join every national
that is sufficiently popuarthe for the sake of CUSTOM and
the other for that of gain outside paying regular
weekly Dues which only onetenh part qualifications
of first class Fenan, almost useless Brotherhood
it requires in its ranks of and strong convc-
ton, who will work night and day for the object their
hearts.
However in this condition, which NATURAL considering
the of people, the organization increase
steady under the MISUNDERSTANDING Irish cheanism of few
leaders, who used write letters weekly the circles telling
them that something mysterious the tap and to
ask questions but to work and trust all to them In this
the organization lead uperstousy by exaggerated
statements until the fall of 1885, when the Senate of the Fe
MAN Brotherhood had the manlness notwithstanding the
known sacrifice for tme to depose the Executive for flag
rantly violating the Constitution
This act of the Senate although condemned by at the
time in dposing the Executive and thereby establishing the
movement principle and national intelligence, will yet APP
pear on the of history the forerunne OF Irish indie
pendence
After the split the deposed Head Centre squandered the
funds of the Brotherhood by employing host of military
officers take up his fallen cause and give dignity his
establishment. So the funds although squandered
pended under regular SYSTEM without materially beneftng
for when OMahoney deposed he had not
enough buy his breakfast Selfshnes love for power and
incompetency constituted o Mahoney's defects.
The opposition between both parties very strong until
after the Campo Beo failure when some of the circles
manned neutral and others adhered Roberts and the Senate
with the understanding that they should commence the fight
at Roberts finding this feeling of mpatence for quick
results existing in the Brotherhood forced to ncep the
late Canadian movement with hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars the of which contributed by himself and
the Senate and with only few months preparation or let the
organization down. So Gen. ONe crossed the border and
plies yet Irish independence to date from the battle OF
Lime Stone Ridge for it afforded rayng point reorganze
both the civil and military departments of the Brotherhood on
the basis of purely national educated Republican liberty
The late in Ireland although premature and not in
the right place has had the same effect OF Great
ing greater determination US prosecute untrngy
our holy work.
Undoubtedly we had traitors and continue
have them until duty is done would be singular if
reland-a country slavery hundred yearwoud
have national traitors when America the land of liberty
has had them in all her struggles.
based intelligence and determination, for Heaven is always
on the side of justice.
When look over the past history of the Fenan Brother
hood and the trials and obstacles had contend against
together with the split ranks nearly two and
compare it with present healthy standing working under
head the world feel that the hand of Divine Prov
dence has afflicted with these trials for the purpose of put
ting through the trying ordeal of national publication
For had Fenansm umphed with the worshpping SUPER
sttous element which predomnated in it two ago. it
would simply aboishing deSpOsm the
establishing another.
reviewing organization and considering the feeling and
standing of the present members of the Brotherhood five
seeing them then not knowing how to conduct the
business of the Circles propeand looking to 9TH
counyman asher superior everything street and
barroom fights and the lowest grades of abor and Indifferent
their country when they would drink toast to her
out of bottle of whisky and comparing it with their present
temperate intelligent and orcbe work. convinced that
have advanced rapidly considering circumstances
than any people the world during the length of time
AS worker in the organization am fully compensated for
the humble part have taken by the glorious and brilliant
standing of our present United Brotherhood
How is it that all other national inaugurated in
Ireland against the British connection and subugaton Of the
people, have failed? Simply because all the national
in Ireland in the past including that of 84S either
headed by the Asocracy those who although discam
ing connection with the booded gentry yet they possessed
feeling of superiority over the people, which told the latter
that heythe leadeswere the hereditary cheftains who
going free Ireland and again inherit their feuda
mansions.
people not being taught sereance the DEATH i'm
prsonmen treachery of leader down the cause fe
nansm the other hand instead of operating the surface
of the people, like the Irish cheans in the past has gone INTO
the very heart of the Irish people, and like burning sun OF
light is there absorbing slowly but surely the darkness by
which they surrounded and gradually elevatng them TO
knowledge of that which Heaven has ordained
them to enjoy. ,r.,
cit is the slave who makes the MASTER and get Tue lh
peone know their own resources and it arstoc
racy consisting of few thousand who to-day gnus uon