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

nation be sunk SO low that it can love such things for
Gods sake let it hug this loahsome corpse of life in peace
we can hold and keep to the windward Mean
while is not little absurd to hear such nation forever
Dragging of its high civilization and claiming the right to
lead the world of ideas well the world of national
progress But Dragging though offensive hurts nobody and
France be permitted rove and to brg unquestoned
within her own domain
empire and the rue steps out of his own kingdom and
undertakes straight the affairs of other nations he
has done those of his own that we right to complaint
and Louis Napoleon has reduced his meddlngto such
system that there cannot be movement for liberty IN any
part of the world that he does not send his armies to crush
it, if possible the very least to hinder it, by every cruel
desperate and insulting means.
And completely has his will domneered over the rest
of Europe that until Prussia and confronted him there
no power to say him nay that dared hint dis
pleasure his England lies at his feet covering like
threatened hound her only conquests of late the
wreched Fenans whom her own laws have made beggars
and exes over Indian savages whom she frghtens by
bloodthsnes awful than the merchant
vessels of nation with whom she is at peace Austria,
whose smpe-minded heir has been nveged by his cunning
arts into shameful DEATH makes haste Paris to kiss the
hands that shed blood Russia sends her Emprors eat
his salt who has brought her to shame and for whole
summer long kings princes and mobiles from every land that
is owned by them made and familiar
in Paris streets as the citizens hat.
When we were in the mortal agony of civil war; this
man put all his internal engnery work. and tried both
secure our ruin and destroy the life of great neghboring
State Gladly would he have done bo and long and hard
he worked accomplish his purpose 1t bitter day for
him when he found that Americans not Frenchmen and
that Mexicans not Iaans bitter day when the bone
which he had set his teeth snaced from his paws and
he was beaten his kennel But Louis Napoleon learns
lesson Made the laughngsock of the world by his dis
graceful defeat in Mexico neered at for prophet scorned
for promise breaker he tried again to NEEDLE, and this
time with Prussia All the world knows the end of that
meddling and perhaps there jest reshed by
the world as Napoeons defeat by Bismarck mght almost
seem if fate bent forsakng her vorite if his
heel were not still planted the neck of England and the
head of Italy.
Three times now has this man, acting from his selfish
desires be thought the controller of events and driven by
his fears of liberty prevented Italy from ordering her
Government she thinks BEST When he first set his blood
hound army the throat of this fair fugitive from tyranny
all the world cried the enormiy of his crime But he
dees the conscience of the world he dees God and
Justice and sat fifteen years the side of PROSTATE Italy
holding her chains and threatening her with his sword
Since then the world has watched heartsick and weary
waiting for the time when he should release his hold and
lend an the mingled threats and pleading of the world
But we wait in yain While this draws his hated BREATH
Italy shall not live her children draw free breath
Coward that he he has at last found nation too weak
to shake off his bonds and the luxury of tyranny is too
great that he should easily forego it, Thwared in Mexico
snubbed in Prussia kept in order by America uneasy at
home he has of late been snted in his craving for meddn
and bully Italy while yet she has friends to stand
up her. How long shall Napoleon rule to hinder Europe
in her yearning for unity and reedom How long must the
world be obliged sit in patience while hwarts
the will of millions and by the virtue of
quenches every noble aspiration of the peoples of Europe
and maks them his slaves