The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24
Faith-Spreading and Nationality.


little in this world to which we cannot adapt ourselves
from sinking pauper graves to propagatng religious
creeds Let us rejoice at our great good fortune-ra
Cardinal Prince, the immortal Cullen has discovered
for new and splendid mission God permitted us
to be starved or bounded out of Ireland that we might
shed the benefcent light of the Gospel on heather
America Let the young clerical aspiran in the clos
ters of loyal Maynooth, swear allegiance to the
British Queen with good conscience Cadinal Cullen
blesses the bengnant British Government that endows
Catholic college, and furnishes the true Faith with
egons of Irish missionaries In comparison with this
great benefit what signifies the existence of the Irish
race, distinct nation? Other peoples may live at
home, and form great family but the manifest des-
tiny of the Irish to spread the Faith throughout the
lands
Are not fulfilling that grand destiny? Walk
through the dark lanes of great cities. Ascend the
dismal stories Of the tenement houses Visit the female
waiter saloons What meets your gaze? That distorted
and boaed drunkard-sunken far below the level of the
brute-was happy Irish peasant. Those pale
faced and young children they breathed the
pure atmosphere of the old landere the landlord and
sheriff to desolate their homes Observe that tall
queeny darkeyed girl drinking fiery poison with these
low-browed rufians She the pride and boast
of some Irish village the idol of noble heart To-
night she is the debased mistress of gambling vii
lain. Spreading the Faith Aye spreading it
daubng the fair world with misery and shame. The
slums of cities-the poorhouses and brohels-can
furnish account of the myriads who, but for
Irish recreance and British cruelty might be proud,
prosperous and happy in Ireland to-day. What matter
if few rise to riches and distinction They for the
most part endeavor forget that they belong to Ireland
in fact are ashamed of their unhappy country; and
the millions of poor tolers in workshops FARMS or
railroads. have very little time to think about the
Faith anything else And the work goes bravely
on-Ireland becoming Wilderness and the Irish emf
grants getting every day absorbed in the great Amer
can ocean of humanity. Shall we hail this fearful
visitation the decree of God? Are we content to
become absorbed the great caudron of the uniyerse
Must we alone, of all the races of EARTH bow meeky
down and submit without an effort to our own political
extinction? Are we selected by Providence as special
subjects for tyrannca injustice we created for
the food empires and the building material ochurches?
IF believe this, Why let conform with our belief
Let acknowledge ourmpotency to exist as sovereign
people, Let furl our flags and blend ourselves with
any other than Yes, by all means adhere
to the excellent teachings of sensible" wealthy Irish
men, and sanity prelates Conform to the doctrine
of such men as Darcy MCGEE and ,Cadinal Cullen
and you will prosper in this world and attain such saliva
ton as they give in the next But if you do not
believe so-f you think that you have right to live on
your own soil-to love your own fag-to make your
own laws-arise in your giant strength, and by your
acts give the lie to traitors renegades and hypocrtes
Show them that you have out here to spread a
fath-the faith of Irish Lberty-the glorious 0oSpel