The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-10

realization OF
He trusted that the Brotherhood in Chicago would firm
and though time may long, upon the rotten ruins of
monarchies republics will everywhere arise He read in the
earnesness of the audience the fact that preparation made
for the struggle when its hour shall come and then the hour
OF British supremacy at end When this shall come to
the 1rshmen of America will be due praise
LIEUTENANT COLONEL GRAHAM moved the appointment
OF committee on resolutions. This motion being adopted
The Chair appointed the Centers of Chicago Circles
A L. MORRISON, ESQ, said: Let them look at the faces
before him. and the bayonet and ask what it meant 1t
meant liberty for downrodden people, for people that had
never willingly accepted the yoke of the foreigner meant
they did accept the Enishman for their Imeant
though bloody English laws had driven them thousands
OF miles from home that they had taken with them the old
memories and remembance and that they not reality
separated from those still there On the subject of Irish
liberty all true shmen united they might separated
ON other Subjects not on this. X X x The fight
would have be begun by the eemen of America When
they were ready they would in spite of hundred proc
before for marching it found the were unprepared.
Would happen next time? He felt that he could trust
in them that they would their duty They were laughed
at for being workngmen it well they All great
movements sprung from the breasts of just such They
announced to the world that they in favor of liberty to
and sent their strong shout the would tell
the people at home that the rishmen in America getting
been ampled of the Irish people home 1t false
could not be done Even in the filthy English dungeons
who stood the shores of Lake Michigan The spirit
of liberty could not be chained. It Godgiyen, and
tyran could destroy it. The part they had taken during
the revolution had shown the they took in struggle
for liberty The of those who had escaped the war
and brought back their battered flags here and ready
march the enemy. He would ask of those who were in
favor of striking the British enemy in Canada raise their
right hands vast proportion of the multitude did SOL
none responded Beyond this something has to be DONE
Nothing but gun will talk to Englishmen Applause
Resolutions can be passed and declarations made but England
nothing for it. Bullets the only means of argu
ment and in the future the Fenians must be sustained by the
best aid of Iishmen He believed it to beth duty ofbery
loving to strike at the bloody wherever waved
and God helping, the of this generation will the
border and the work matter where it shall end
inns crowd then must act In English Jalls are American
citizens who have committed crime under the accursed laws
of Britain So far the American Government has taken no
action in regard to the wrong If Irsmen American
citizens not to be abandoned when suits the views of Amer
leans born behoves them to to it that this be changed
The administration of the United States consists of
of the people Placed in power by citizens of the United
States they can be easily replaced If Andrew Jackson had
the place of Andrew Johnson Meany and his associates would
soon be liberated and even now the resolution must be
arrived at that these shall rot jail Crossing the
border with twenty thousand men, any number of hostages
be obtained for their safety, and the Dominion of
Canada can be cracked like egg SHE'LL
GENERAL O. I. OSBORNE said He wished he could per-
suade himself that he could something that would speak
oppressed-was not yet lifted up but her friends to-
night united in the free land of America Bright visions of
the future gathered around them The spirits of the noble
Irish patriots tonight cheer them in their
good work They had time pry into the mysteries
Of the dark past behind them where it belonged
They stood in the present with future before them 1t
time to boast but the future theirs, and on
that their hopes must Much done for them by the
founders of social SYSTEM they did not believe in
any divine right rule Even relic of barbarsm found
place in SYSTEM but to balance that left the right
to talk and to discuss and if needs be- fight for it.
spirit invading Europe and threatening the thrones there
1t the spirit of liberty of independence and the time
will when the sympathy of the American people work.
ing the end the recognition of Irish liberty will follow
ADJUTANT j. j. CROWLEY of Boston, then addressed the
assembage.
The following Resolutions reported by the committee
read by Mr. A. L. Morrison and unanimously passed by the
meeting:
WHEREAS right to fe liberty and the pursuit
of happiness; :" be it, therefore,
Rd That the people Of ireland in demanding Their national
from the unjust and yrannca England
the sympathy and support the people America
especially those American citizens
blood or birth.
WHEREAS Irish natonasts America, having banded
themselves into confederation to free their native country
leaders length delivered themselves from this dgraceu
incumbrance: be it, therefore,