The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-23

coos with sufficient sncness through It's pages for
the writer had motive him from the truth Ac
cordngy the reader gets glimpse of that mingled policy of
reahey cruelty and general breach of faith which formed
efficient weapon in the hands of the INVADERS and
the child is father the man. the inquy of later Eng
sh rule is easily traced the by which, originally
found foohod in Ireland. It may be doubted which of
the two systems the ancient the MODERN has been en-
poyed with greater effect against the cause OF human adj
vancement. The latter the deadly When the
former policy used had the effect of combining the
Irish people-to some exen-for the idea of nationality
purpose unknown at that period i'm oppos
ton Whereas by of latter the Government pursues
its work of determination quietly except that here and there
the voice of solitary priest journalist heard of
crying in the wlderness2 With this exception there
is scarcely influence that is not theside of the Govern
ment and all of them a nculcae the vices of the slave
What wonder that seaboard reeks with ignorance and
crmethe results of that msrue which wages against
society? But wander from Thiery, who portrays the
vicssudes of Ireland with impartial pen and whose
point is consequently elevated far above the binding
influence of London fog
The spirit of inquiry busy in day with the inye
cation of Irish history not it is written by the hireng
tools who pander to English misrue for position pel but
exhumed from the darkness which it consigned
by English craft and it is in this spirit that the following
passages taken from this wrer-for the purpose of
adding the general information that the experience of
the past may be useful in the trials of the future
The people of this sand-says the historian speaking of
Ireandbrohers of the Scottish Hghlanders forming with
the latter the last remains of great population which, in
ancient times covered Britain Gau and part of the Spanish
peninsula offer many physical and moral characteristics
peculiar the original of the SOUTH The greater part
of the Irish with black hair ardent passions hating
and loving with vehemence prone irritation and yet Of
social disposition enthusiastic in many things and espe
cally in religion they mixed up Christianity with their
poetry and literature the most cultivated perhaps in western
Europe Their isle could enuerate crowd of learned and
pious men, venerated in and Gaul for country
had furnished greater number of missionaries without
other motive than the pure zeal of communicating foreign
nations the opinions and faith of their land The Irish
great Travellers and always made themselves loved by
the people they visited by the extreme with which they
conformed themselves to their usages and of M
This fexibility of manner united in them with
extreme love Of national independence Invaded different
times by different nations whether of the north SOUTH
they had admitted any prescrpve right of conquest
made peace voluntarily with the of the strangers
their old annals contained the recital of terrible reprisa
inflicted frequently after the lapse Of than century
by the indgenes the invaders. The relics of ancient
conquering races the little rowing bands of piraca adj
venturer who from time to time seek settlements in
Ireland avoided the effect of this patriotic intolerance by
cooperating themselves with the Irish tribes by submitting
the ancient social usages established by the natives and by
learning their language. Thus acted with sufficient prompt
Danish and Norwegian pirates who in the of
the eighth and ninth centuries formed the
several colonies where renouncng their pracal habits
they constructed and devoted themselves the
commerce.
AS the Roman Church had established her doina
ton in Britain by the conversion of the AngloSaxon she
made continual efforts extend the inhabitants of the
isle of Erin the empire she claimed to exercise all the
followers of Jesus Christ AS there not the Irish soil
any Pagan conquerers to convert the Popes confined them
selves negotiate by letters and messages the establish
of ecclesiastical hierarchy in Ireland similar that
of the continent and capable of serving, like it, STEP
ping-stone the ponfca throne The people of Ireland
having in like with the people of Britain and Gau
spontaneously organized Christianity in their country with
ont ~, onr ropnor conforminu tho