The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-05

manhood. And yet how many are there both men and
women who have hardly thought above the mere sordd
labor of the passing day? Irish of America why
it that you than any Others doomed to do the
savsh drudgery of the rich and proud of the Republic?
Why is it that you must submit to the CALLING and
chilling scott of the ignorant purse-proud? Why is it that,
while others of your sex are bidding forms of light and
beauty to spring forth at their magic touch from the heart of
the solid MARBLE fngng Dreams beauteous Eysium,
the glowing canvass creating OF music redolent of
chers song weaving glorious strains of min
stresy to charm the ear of the listening EARTH having
the dread mysteries of the human form and its
Affections hover like angels of mercy round the bed OF the
sick dying and pour healing balm and words of conso
ation over the weared limbs and faintng spirits Of the
afflicted ones of earh Why repeat amid all this grand
development of the mind of woman you alone left toll
and wear away your lives in humble thankess servtude?
The is hand The migovernment of the invader
having despoed of homes, and finding us still I'M
conquered with the ingenuity of fend proclaimed the
schoomaster outlaw and education crime Ignorance
and degradation followed and those potent allies tyranny
accomplished for the enemy two generations
than centuries of and pesence had DONE The work of
subugaton being yet unaccompshed famine and exile fol-
lowed. In that dread of human you cast on
the free shores of America frendles ignorant and poor
To attain the necessares of life you compelled to
do just you have DONE The hard necessities of your lot
left you little time for mental improvement The surplus of
your scany earnings regous boarded up be sent
the dear home be handed by them the agent the
rapacous landlord whose merces avarice had driven you
away from all you loved EARTH And thus it was while
the daughters of America born beneath the flag of free
Republic, acquiring the blessings of education and
preparing themselves for gaining the rewards that wait on
cultivated talent you born under government whose
only object to degrade and ensave YOU An effort snow
being made overthrow the system of fraud and violence
that has you from the dear old hearthsones of your
fathers and made you the wanderers you Brave men
already have fallen others brave crowd the nosome dun
geons of the enemy, and amid very hurricane of abuse
caumny and maedctions such asaled before
the best and brayes of your banding themselves
together for another onslaught invaders In any
other country fidelity like this would have secured them the
admiration and love of every of their people, How
different is the with them Irish women with some
generous exceptions have in used all their
tons to dssuade their husbands and from engaging in
the struggle for their liberty in others have opened their
ears every lying tale of SANDER told of the men who are
sacrificing all they possess for the good and in nearly
every instance have cody stood aoo and looked with
hearts as cold though they cared nothing for either the
land in which they born the knsmen who yet suffer
the CALLING yoke of slavery there.
It was not thus your mothers acted when their husbands
and fathers went forth die for Ireland No SANDER how
ever specou could their hearts from the cause OF their
darling ones Amid the ruins of their burning cabins, In
the lonely of the ocean, the SUBMITS of the bleak
mountains in the solitude of the gloomy forests amid the
roar of battle the field of terror and defeat kneeng to
receive the expiring sghs of the heroes who could not live
as slaves beneath the bloody gbbe cheering their to
die like men, in want and and desoaon they proved
their fidelity to God and Ireland Oh glorious Irish mothers
your pure souls have gone receive the heavenly reward
promised the good and your bodies aremingng with
the kindly soil of DEAR dear Ireland of liberty
knded by your examples in the souls of your sons cannot
die and will be conquered When three hundred years
of fouest crime and rapne had passed and found you IN
subugaton when Catholic England in the name of Cath
octy robbed and plundered your homes and aars and
found herself baed and defeated in her fell designs you
found amid when changing her plans and
her religion England assaed your ancient ahwhen to be