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of rulers into the adoption of those sentiments and
cordially thank those members of the Reform League Council
who the first break the ice of English sentiment
this important subject
Mr. Heale secondedthe resolution. He said he proud
that The Donoghue had written letter to the Reform
League because he The UDonoghue was representative
united hear hea The English people had been for years
concedng the right of rebellion to nations the Continent
while they refused it to the people of Ireland Why when
they conceded the right of rebellion to the injured Poles did
they not bring the principle home? (cheers The
Russians had done the Poles anything hafso bad
what England had done Ireland hear hear Russia had
been endeavong to stamp out the Polish language and the
only difference only had English stamped out
the Irish language but they had stamped out Irish nation
atty The English had stamped everything of Ireland
except the nations manhood chees He hadno doubt that
if this country sold France and represented in Paris
by LOS members Ireland was represented in the English
Parliament he would be English Fenian hear and cheer
The time for begging past and it for the Irish peo
in condemnng Fenianism. They should the evil
which caused cheers The speaker concluded by saying
While request Irish brethren not resort physical
force let them it if they think proper, and let them
judged Engishmen themselves would wish be judged
(cheers)
Mr. Fox supported the resolution and said he felt con-
WINGED that the majority of the council of the Reform League
were right in making Fenianism English question.
Republic and he would speak of it with all possible respect
because he respected every development of nationality
| (cheers).
said that mpacabe hatred did good but he diff
ered with him. and asserted that there hope for Ire
being redresed unless the Irish people entertained always
and everywhere mpacabe hatred those who entaed
those upon them cloud cheer They could not and
they had not blamed the people of Ireland for entertaining
hatred butey should blame those who had caused enewed
cheerng Would the American people have achieved
hatred for English msrule? Fenianism would have
had chance the soil of America but for the implacabe
hatred felt by the people of that country for English msrue
(hear, hear They all had sympathy with the Irish
ment and they knew very well what that movement
cloud cheers And when they expressed sympathy it meant
hIpdr cOf had
right to chose their political doctrine and they
them the right which they claimed for themselves
hear hear He thought the time had come for plain open
speaking and it because he believed there was no hope
for Ireland except in mpacabe hatred for English msrue
that the time for lip sympathy had passed away cloud
cheers).
The resolution put and carried unanimously and
of thanks having been passed to The ODonoghue and the
chairman, the meeting separated.
Wereceived a letter from an English Reormer" some
weeks ago. but lacking the proper signature did not pub
sh it. Having received his since then, publish
his letter. His attacks the Editor of the New York
Tribune" just what all monarchists will ndorse and
the highest compliment that can be paid to freeman.
We think the Chicago English Reformer cuts sorry
figure beside the English Reformer, Bradlaugh.
CHICAGO October 81 1867
To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
GENTLEMEN find in your publication of the 23d inst,
in article headed "The English Republic extract
from socalled report of the proceedings meeting of
the English Reform League, held in London the Oath of
October last furnished suppose by the also "socaled"
English correspondent of the New York Tribune which
meeting Mr. Lucro made to express himself favorable to
the of physical force by the Irish people redress their
wrongs etc. It would be desirable if your valuable
publication and the Western press generally could or would
establish some reliable of information Eng
ish matters han amongst Others reports and letters pur
porting be written from London but which are for the
most part manufactured this side of the water and osted
off as "the genuine article" the semsene muf who
controls the New York Ibunea creature fauous that
he never attempted fonde political bantlng
however fair and promising in the birth may have been
that he did eventually succeed in sitting the babe with
his slavering caress.
When read the article originally in the Tribune confess
how gentleman