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

Heaven, there should be no interference with any man
in what religion he prefers or rejects
The question is, has there been anything in our own
conduct to strengthen, if not to justify this rspread
ing prejudice which is proving fatal to cause
Are there societies in Ireland among Irishmen from
which, if you not of the approved religion you
peremptoriy excluded? Are there mutitudes of Irish
pratng about liberty and nationality who evidently
prefer their church to their country Or have Irishmen
shown themselves certain occasions not beyond the
reach of living memory, Jealous to fight for the
crowned tyrants than for those who were battling for
country and liberty?
If these things So to what other conclusion
the outside world than this if we are so intoerant
to each other in weakness, what would be in
strength? IF ready to deny all sympathy or
approval to the champions of human liberty in huil
iaton, would we not be only too likely to lay heavy
hand upon them in our exaltation? IT, out of our
national ruin, rise to fight for yrants, would
not be certain to league with them in national power
to enchan the world if possible, efectualy than
befores
We have, then, do thing before the free people
of America will either believe or aid us, and that is
to proclaim ourselves the enemies of hnan szaye,y in it's
every WIeCIer Of WnlteS; WHeGnor
in Ireland America, in Italy England, in Africa
or Europe-ts enemies in e and to death-to proclaim
ourselves the friends Of freedom, equal rights to every
man, of every creed of every country and Color and
cline. We have to proclaim and prove that nothing,
not religion will save tyrants from our vengeance
that nothing not even difference in creed or in color
of skim will prevent from doing full and equal justice
to all our fellow-men.
Satisfy your American brothers of this, satisfy the
intelligent world of it, and the tyrant injustice of Eng
land will fall before you like grass before the mowers
scythe and the liberty of Ireland will be founded
the rock Of everlasting justice and truth.
We ask the attention of Congress- of the members Of
the Fenian Organization, and of all friends in this
country to article which appeared in the REPUBLIC
of 31st August, under the heading What is Fenan-
ism " Certain principles therein propounded, and
recommended for adoption as the official and authorized
creed of Irish nationality These are as follows First
the national cyos acc haze combined to qenovc second
the nature Of the rule aoe purpose to establish; third the
consistent carrying out ofow principles to their legitimate
consequences fourth, the only e6ectuaz mode of action
open to fifth the discipline and management Of our
national Organization; sixth, the selection and rotation
Of oar Legislative and erecutive ociozs and seventh the
character Of the to hose keeping aoe iut,st or
sacred national cause.
We ask for each and all of these vital subjects careful
perusal and impartial consideration and action These
may be denied-he questions raised may be treated with
contemptuous neglect, may be opposed and
rejected. BE it Truth and Justice will remain the
same. And SO will ignorance and error And we
appeal to the future to decide which was in the right
So vitality essential do we consider the recoonton
of these great and glorious principles to success in
the national conflict in which we engaged that, at
the risk OF being tedious we shall here restate their
essential meaning And, i'Y the people of Ireland,
under English tyranny, robbed of the soil of their