The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-07

and poorhouses, public works and relieving officers
They doubt have worked for nothing to paw therent
of their cabins drained boys at fr pence an Irish
perch to keep body and soul together; and through
these foggy horrors they still see the faded famine
stricken form of Ireland stepped in sorrow-and ner
haps remember the demon face of England sneeripg
damned approval" of her misery. We should hope
that if they loved not their lost home they should
have enough of manly spirit left to hate that homes
destroyer. But no; they congratulate themselves on
being rid of slave indignant together and drown memory
in the cup prosperity forgetting that millions of their
kindred to-day suffering what themselves once en-
dured. Alas for humanity They know that Great
Britain is trying to tramp the life out of Ireland but
they fear that manly struggle would cost too much
and discounenance all patriotic movements and thus
'rich," respectable" and religious anti-Irsh
Irishmen-if they do not altogether deny their own
mother-despse and disregard her, and, should con-
science probe them betake themselves for consolation to
their pocketbooks or prayerbooks as their tastes may
direct What pebald responsibility and hypocritical
piey Such people have idea outside the dinginess
of their offices the precincts of their churches.
hat F" say they "a with the British empire for
Irish liberty! The Irshra the world around pledged
against and hammerng their ancient foe!' Prepos-
ferrous p excaim in breath, towards millionares and
churchmen. It would be woeful waste of human
fe" whines the poltroon. 1t would be the ruin of
trade grows the merchant " 1t would aim at Divine
Right and shake the foundations of religion p groans
the bigot. Let the Irish in America keep quiet and
mind their business" say all together Of counsel We
here in America everythng-our poor friends in the
old sod nothing. "Dont bother about Ireland let
her CO." entreat the unselsh pious and high-minded
preachers of the eleventh commandment. What say
the millions of rugged toilers the flower and hope Of
the Irish nation? What say you, shall the green flag
be struck at last shall Ireland be abandoned to the
enemy? Hank to that laundering answer which shall
echo around the world: No !" Why Because,
looking from the workshop from the anvil and the loom
through the worry and dust of labor we our suffer-
ing mother with suppicating gesture, reckoning us
back across the wave while the tyrant trembes in his
stronghold he beholds this free soil the Irish ma
tom which, through retrbutive justice he has created
here to be his aalscourge and from the chaos ofthe
-profting by bitter experimental by wisdom and
valor, we create Irish army capable of coping
with powerful and vindictive foe. This can alone
avail for Ireands regeneration Let the false prophets
and rant IF the body Of people prefer striving
for freedom, to selfish repose their glory cannot fade,
their spirit cannot perish. Cruel circumstances and
corrupt influences have for time divided and distracted
us but, thank Heaven, UNION is to-day the watch
word and alisman Of our struggle. On the historic
ground where, seventy years gone by, Theobad Wolfe
Tone for Ireland the succor and sympathy of
France the disciples of that great Irishman met but
few weeks since, and pledged between the Irish pa
trots of Ireland Great Britain, and North America,
brotherhood harmony and combined effort against the
British empire. Let us remember, then and stand by
William R. Roberts and his conferes in the IrishAmer-
lean treaty of Paris On the strength of that gallant
resolve let every true and daughter of the old island
spring erect again and work with renewed vitality.