The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-09


time and money for the of Ireland.
To show our readers that matter how all branches
of the Brotherhood differ other TOPICS they agree
beautifully in giving warning" to England, we copy
the following from the Irish People, of New York
awe only with our enemies when we assure all friends
of Ireland that if John Savage furnished Immediately with
the which know to be within reach
BLOW UP THAT BRITISH GOVERNMENT, DOCKS FACTORIES
AND ARsENIs within less time than pledge will permit
us to reveal"
This was too good to keep Will some unsophist-
Gated patriot send those parties the price of barrel of
kerosene that they may induce some brave fellows in
England by assuring them that fleet of dozen IRON
cads are the sea- with great leader on board OF
ALL to set fire to some docks and factories and thereby
though not freeing Ireland-raise some excitement,
in order to work the feelings and empty the purses
of our deuded countrymen? Those must have very
little faith in the perceptve faculties of their followers,
when they can terate and reerate such nonsensical
and criminal stuff, and call it revolutionary doctrine
The great evil of the Irish character is that leaders
are be checked unless indeed they show those
practical qualities necessary attain success and then
indeed, will they be checked The noise leader
makes and the more nonsensica and bombasc are his
promises the surer he to become the idol of FOOLS
This very weakness in our national character has been
knaves to lift themselves for time into notoriety
Stephens knew the Irish people we'll that he held the
Organization at home in his hands like circus rider
holding the rens of his fiery steeds We willing to
admit that Stephens had certain qualities which none of
his followers possess. He was man of treless energy
and organizer Of frstcass power. Had he had less
ambition and egotism and some heart our country might
be free to-day. His vanity blinded him. and like Lucifer
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proved him to be devoid of principle, His tyrant
nature equal to that of Nero, and Heaven only
knows whether free ireland under such
Stephens would be much of improvement the
present system. His successors, while possessed of all
his vanity and cunning in their appeals to the exctable
the Irish people, lack thosesuperor
ing qualities that Stephens possessed The pupil that
approaches him nearest and in fact surpasses him in
those little tricks Of evadng arrest and getting his
friends in, and afterwards boastng of such things
Victories is Tom Kelly Witness the following piece of
the veriest batherskte that issued from the pen of
man, swallowed by any people having the smallest
particle of brains
LETTER FROM COLONEL KELLY.
EDINBURGH, October /, 1867
To the Editor of the Glasgow Free Press.
SIR: You would much obge me by informing the British
authorities that they making themselves supremely rid
culous by searching outward bound vessels South America
Greece and elsewhere in the hope of their putting their
hands on the subscriber
will give them point in the game of revolution, and
pledge my honor that will not undertake to fly from the
limits of the territory yranized by the British Govern
ment until SUCH TIME AS SHALL HAVE FINISHED TASK
UPsETTING ROTTEN FABRIC.
have the honor to remain your humble servant,
THOMAS j. KELLY, G. Z. ]. r.
Talk of the great I ANS of the past. Here is
fellow going to upset the British empire with much
nonchalaace as bows upset rows of bricks. We know
that readers will SMILE and say the whole letter is
huge joke We them that it is heralded forth in
the Irish and Irsh-American papers with great clap
ping of hands, and that some of people actually
waiting impatenty for the tumbng of the fabric, and