The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-14

under the bull of Pope Adrian was handed over to England
and the policy OF England towards Ireland has
been policy of determination towards the Irish people
cloud cheers and yet in this great metropolis, you
will find number of journals crying out that Feniansm
must be stamped OUT Do you think that disaecton
evil which grows up in good soil cloud cries of mo-
Do you to say that Fenansm is plant of its
growth (cres of "no no No. Fenianism has grown out
Of the mgovernment of the country and of the suffering of
the Irish people cloud cheers The speaker here gave
several instances of cruelty pracced by the English troops
upon the Irish in past times and continued: 1t IS we'll for
those who attack Fenanm to remember what amount Of
temptation in gold is offered for the giving of Fenians
Recoect that many wrechedy lacking bread not
knowing where to get SHELTER have been offered the empa
ton of being able thousands of pounds for delivering
up The Government not content with offering
have actually offered 900 reward for the of
Stephens and yet hundreds Of rshmen who knew where he
in Ireland would not give him up great cheering).
Now don't misunderstood expressing any opinion
this movement except this that the Fenans must believe
they right they would not act as they do ah But
will say thsthat have read in many journals that that
man-Stephens-s in France spending the money he had
extored from poor lrshmen In waste and extravaganza
Well, far as am able to form opinOnthats all "a
may say that if living upon wreched crust and
upon the ptanGe of few pence aday Living in luxury and
charge But if that be not luxury and extravaganza then
say that those who circulated the report have the best
things in Ireland Why, alleged that Ireland has
for discomfort (oh oh and that Fenanism is
only uustfabe because of its inability to be successful
but unustifabe having justification whatever. But
will lay before you few facts connected with Ireland to show
whether this the not In Ireland last year andthe
year before the oa crop cultivated showed
10000 acres the wheat crop $4,000 BEANS peas and
rye 10000 You may say that is in consequence
of the Fenian rebellion But what is the fac Why since
1859 there has been gradual decrease in all this species of
cultivatonin point of fact there has been falling off of
nearly 900 of cultivation of altogether
of more than million of acres compared with what there
under cultivation years ago. Now this is caused
by Fenianism but it is the of Fenansm cloud and
prolonged cheers There 900 less cattle in Ireland
to-day than there were six years ago. The potato culture has
H haCh
$4,000 (oh oh And with population has decreased
and is decreasing in remarkable ratio. Last year it de-
creased by $4,000 people, and the year before by 10000 And
why do going thousands of miles away from the
land they love foreign cline? Is it not because they
denied the liberty they ought to enjoy in their
country Is not because the Atlantic they find the
bread they cannot bite home hear hear and cheers Is
possible to trace out any in Ireland who is satisfied
with this state of things Cloud cries of "no Some that
the Church Establishment is the evil of Ireland but is
the most serious evil The Irish people have to live and
ought to live by the land They have Sheffield Br
mngham Manchester and yet the land of Ireland
is the dsgraceul that could be found in the civilized
world We have right speaking Engishmen to make
reproach against the most disaected Irshman when
remember that have helped perpeuate legal tenure
of land which has reduced the Irish people the lowest
grade because has deprived them of education well
of common sustenance (cries of shame Having given
instances of evicons which under his knowl
edge in Ireland Mr. Bradlaugh askedIf your sisters if
your wives treated would you not make the vaults of
heaven ring with your cries cheer and cries of eve
would")? And now make this plea for Ireland that it
may induce better to speak for her. appeal for Ire
land country taken by force and kept force which
has not had the opportunities have had and whose people
have suffered for centuries appeal the aristocrac
classes because when in other times they appealed to
they answered the appeal with the sword and thought them
selves strong enough to treat the appeal with contempt
(groans but appeal to those who if they be but
themselves in the future shall manage the of
this nation prolonged cheers appeal to you by their
roodess cabins by the military force from end of the
country the other by the bogs and the barracks by the
words spoken by OConne by the dying speech of Robert
Emmett cloud and prolonged chee by every stand that has
heen in he and NV
hope the future by the bonds of brotherhood that ought
knit the peoples together by the hate both have for
wrong appeal to you do not let the of
set you against this unfortunate nation Recoect that when
you accuse shmen they may say you Hundreds of our
orehers have been murdered by soldiers thousands
of people have been starved by misrule" If my
historian of the generation shall write of the deliver
of Ireland he be able say that after English