The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-31

millons-and this estimate is too small-Who are in
England, and the half million who are in Scotland,
making without speaking of the multitudes who are in
Australia Canada, South America etc., sixteen and
half millions of Irish people from aech soldiers can be
recruited. Here we have proved that in numbers
quite numerous the English, for
as we mentioned, the English census includes the
two or three millions of Irish in England, and
of course, reduces the English population proper
that amount 1t may be said that the Irish England
powerless This do not believe but granting for
arguments sake that they are they not the stuff that
would be got to fight for Gland the war between
Ireland and England had fairly begun; and if they
could not lend helping hand to their countrymen-
which we do not beleve-they would at least require
large army to keep them quiet, and the English army
that would be required to keep down the Irish in Eng
land could not do that and fight the Irish in Canada
elsewhere at the same time 1t may be objected that
have not included Scotland in the estimate of Eng
ish numerical strength and that the Scotch very
loyal to England. We have not included Scotland and
for very good reasons. We quite of the pro-
essea loyalty of the Scotch, but we are quite as we'll
aware that Sawney doesn't like John Bull bit in the
Sawney The fact is, the Scotch are loyal to England,
be Let England be puton her trial once let few
dozen Federal Irish (the two terms synonymous
now,) Alabamas be preying her commerce let her
seaports be in danger of bombardment in word let
England be in danger of being ruined, and to the
Scotch would protest that they mo English ava
for which wise sensible person would blame
them
We have now, we think, satisfactorily proved that in
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the English and will proceed to discuss other matters
bearing the question.
It may be said that England is very rich nation,
while we very poor nation That is true and in
this England has decided advantage over us; but the
advantage is after ALL apparent than real Wealth
brings it's along with it. very large proportion
of the English army must in time of war; be employed
for other purpose than to protect English wealth,
whether that wealth be merchandise on sea, money in
the banks, focks in the fields. IF England at
war with nation possessing Alabamas, she would
require almost the whole of her navy to protect her
merchant feet Ireland in the struggle for her liberty
could devote all her energies and all the of her
people to object alone She would have nothing to
protect nothing to lose, and everything to GAIN honor
fame and happiness.
It has been said that the Irish too scattered to
be able to compete with English power Whoever made
the remark had not natural share of brains We main
tain that the immense extent of the earhs surface over
which the Irish people scattered and their consequent
ability to menace or, neeaed to meade at the time
different and aoiely separated portions Of British terri
oy IS advantage their side aoich than offsets
the aoeazh Of England. We also maintain that no
matter how the Irish people multiplied in numbers or
increased in wealth in Ireland their independence was
an impossibity as long they remained in Ireland
They might rebel and fight with what valor they ked
but long England mistress of the that sur
rounded Ireland she could starve and harass it into