The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-21

lived through the hottest and terrible contests of the
late war; till at last he America, reuvenaed rescued
from grasp of despotism and rise victorious with her
garments ceansed and her brow radiant with the narnished
and unsued light Of liberty Great cheering He lived
the return of meekeyed Peace the land prosperous
and happy and his last act of fidelity to America
After organizing troops to stay the Indian masacre his
that the forest home of the wild indian the far
West contain tonight all that mortal of the renowned
and to be amented General Thomas Francis Meagher
HE wore the green thro' death and scars,
r. So green be earth upon his bed
And they rain their iuster round his head"
Young Meagher has passed away and the object which he
consecrated his golden manhood the liberty of Ireland has
not been accomplished Let young that the
shall not be said of that will press to the goal
it should be done the PROSTATE bodies of pretended
friends.
General Meagher was Fenan and the Republican party
deep debt for if the Fenian element taken out
of the Union armies there would be but small fraction left
And furthermore in all my travels met Fenan who
sympahzed with the Southern rebels or who harbored
single thought but the one and that the unon happiness
liberty and consolidation of these United States into
separable and ndivsble Republic Here the audience be-
excited that cheering continued for several seconds
And will say further, that the Irish people in Ireland
during our terrible conflict were the steadast friends of
America Ihen you will say, why called Copper
heads? Why are we traduced by the American press?
you not called Copperheads but of your friends
in New York. Philadelphia and other large cities are and
think justly But while such acting inconsistency,
let act in the opposite way and try if possible
balance their shocking inconsistency by proving to the
American people that we not lliberass but will grant
to the people OF the world that ask for
[Cheers.]
Let us act well our parts for the few short years that God
shall spare hereand unite with the great and powerful
enian Botherhood and not only that but try and cultivate
the lasting friendship of the great American nation in hopes
that the day not distant when upon the hills of Ireland the
great monitors of freedom and wnsister the Star Spanged
Banner and Green Flag may be kissing the mountain
sides and herading the joyous tdngs Of liberty and
lasting happiness to the poor children of Israel [Cheers
Let us never forget that Ireland gave us birth, England
dungeon, America home and thousand Welcomes" and
that we shall never stop advocating the of advanced
liberal principles in America The people of Ireland
furnishing the mother looking her chill
drens hungry pale CONTINGENCIES her Golfers
overlooking with the richest and rares gems of
produce the land overlooking with honey and her wealth of
production boundess and atchess but with the haces of
the tyran on her limbs and his aors keeping the KEYS to
her stores of bounde treasure Where does she look to for
bread? Is it to imperial France which owes her crown and
Is to Catholic iberal Spain? No. Is it sanity Rome
eternal Rome? No. Where, then? To free America; to
often fed her famshng millions BEFORE and you may be
assured she will not look in van She dry the tears that
roll down her mellow cheeks for the very Americans
that hell not hot enough eternity long enough
punish will to her rescue? Where now the boosted
charity of gospespreading humane England of which
self open his regenerated pockets and plank down 81 900 of
the bloodmoney? Oh, no; that would be too good for
bishop. So he would prefer the Fenans do all the
charity and he would do all the cursng After all the star
vaon all the suffering, she has gone through lately find
His Eminence Cardinal Paul Cullen banqueting and feast
enadng to the lue lascvous notes, reveng while his
faithful flock starving at his palace g grea sensation
excitement and cries of "Terrble and you have al
ready seen in public print his lordship had the mosy
offer his to Lady Rachel RUSSELL only unwedded sister
of the goddess Lord JOHN and escort her to the banquetng
hail. and turn his back the country the race the cause
the prosecutions the liberty and finally every sacred
memory of our grand old homestead cheerng] Oh my
with the determination that no longer will you remain silent
while the churches that built by fathers and pur
chased by their blood and bequeahed to legacie
enemy and his hireng priesthood hurl their anahemas
against the liberty and political sovereignty Of the Irish peo
pie Immense cheering In the west of Ireland lives
great and good prelate an unassumng man. great church
man. and greater statesman His name fellow counymen
hear with gratitude aud remember with pride, for it is
the audience from the benches and created such
enthusiasm that rendered the indescrbable No in
army of loyalty and he stands to-day the representative of