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

not withhold relief from furnishing people, would
million die the death of fmshed dogs My efforts at
ciaon denounced by the worthless mbece sons OF
the great Tribune who after laying head to take
long Sleep though earnestly approved of several leading
members of that brilliant constellation of men, the Young
Ireland party The people pershng whilst they were
playing the game of their immortal enmties over the tomb
of Ireland
earnestly mpore of exiled countymen in America
to take lesson from that disastrous episode in our history
Dsctte Stita MONTH" Ireland never stood more IN need
of the united action of her children at home and abroad
than at the present hour Her pures patriots are being
worried to death in oahsome PRISONS and her brave athletic
and vrous daughters flying from their homes as
plague and had the land You, and you only
in Amerca-srong in your million might and inhaling the
spirit of freedom-can L repeat emphatlca1y-
you and the or woman amongst you that
does not insist your uniting for this purpose that keeps
alive the elements of dsunion will merit the bitterest re-
proaches maledctions that nation stepped in and
slavery can invoke.
Let woman amongst you believe TOR a mo-
ment that the united action of their counymen at home and
abroad, would find the accomplishment of Irish freedom
problem difficult to be solved because examination they
will find that Ireland possesses all the elements
for freedom and greatness Contrast her capabilities with
those of other nations that herocay and unedy prang
freedom and greatness.
When Holland collection of swamps threw off the yoke
of Philip H. of Spain she had two and half millions of
inhabitants and three millions of revenue Philip at that
time the most powerful monarch in Europe yet he
ignominousy expelled by that Spartan people, who rvaled
on the occasion the herosm of ancient Greece and Rome
and who afterwards became preeminen in Europe for their
commercial wealth and greatness and for their naval and
military glory
Portugal that mere sidbone of Spain had only 10000
capable of bearing whilst Spain had four times
hermiitay population and commanded the immense mining
treasures Of her American colonies commanding likewise
an immense navy and having land boundary lying between
them Spain had been unable subdue the revolt of the
Portuguese and ANONYMOUSLY driven from the country
Frederick the Great with population of 224O0O0 and
of successfully combated for several years
against the forces of Russia France and Sweden to whom he
gave sound battering when Prussia, after few years.
sprang the attitude of rsrate power with population
of eight millions and of four and half millions
The Prussians of to-day the best educated people in
Europe with inaienabe right to the soil they cultivate
prosperous happy and ready to defend with desperate
courage their homes and country.
Contrast Ireland with any of these countries and then
how pre-emnent her title independence happiness and
freedom According Wolf Tone, "Ulster, of the
size with Holland could in 49, maintain volunteer force of
3452 men, independent of those who could have served for
pay army greater in amount than the whole OF the
available troops of the Dutch Government According
the able author of the Green Book Ireland had in 1882
military population of two millions with of five
millions (since considerably increased and with her
developed she would possess according the able
nancers of nine millions than Prussia
possessed in the days of her greatness fair estimate of
her military strength may be formed from the number Of
Irshmen in the British army and navy. An Engshman
General Cockburn that full half the army that drove
the French of Egypt Iishmen This Irish
ngen kept increasing to the battle of Waterloo relative
to which the author of the Green Book says that there
is need of citing authority for the general belief that
out of three of the British heart and British at the
battle of Waterloo Irish Harkee would these men,
in the event of struggle for herand spill the blood of
their race and ndred Would the milk and tenderness
mothers heart turn to gall for the child to whom she
vearns? More on this subject in my next.
Worry faithfully TT