The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-03

or the Danish seers they may DE sa1ey counted amongst
the most curious and to us most interesting episodes of
the past.
From the shape events are beginning to take would
appear that the old Scandinavian prophesy about
being fulfilled. Up to the present, the of emgra
ton has flowed in direction; nevertheless there has
been an undercurrent Of ideas flowing for many years.
from America to Ireland. These ideas are rapidly
changing the Irish character even in Ireland The
growing generation of Irshmen at home are infinitely in
advance Of most Of their countrymen who have been
here half their lives The stage Irishman, with his
knee-breeches and brogues, and his caubeen, almost
pulled to pieces from doGng it to every creature hap
penng to have cloth coat his back hardly be
said to exist any longer in Ireland The and
unbalanced class Of countrymen to be found, per-
haps, anywhere in the world, located here in our
very midst. These are mostly men who have come to
America many years ago. whose original narrow minded
ness and bgotry very naturally increased by the
influence Of KNOWN othingsm. They enemies alike
to liberty progress and America they believe every
man, woman and child connected with Fenianism are
rogues their enmity against the land of their adoption
is such that like Sampson voluntarily crushing himself
under the ruins of the Palestine temple because it's
fall hurled thousands of his enemies destruction they
would pull down the fair edifce of liberty in America
although they know that they themselves should be
buried amid its ruins. God forbid that such men as
these in the majority We know they are but few,
compared the mutudes that love liberty and progress
and feel assured that few years more will shut out
of sight the remnant of these dsgraceful creatures
We maintain that the regeneration spoken Of by the
old Morse prophet thousand years ago, has already
commenced and it's influence the Irish character can
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flowed only in direction but as surely as the sea
RECEIVERS the strand which its ebb leaves dry so surely
will the human tide wave flow back again to Ireland
1t is not in the nature of things that land SO marvel
ously fair and highly favored Ireland can become
desert forever is it possible that the myriads
of the Irish in America can look ooldly on while
their native land becomes waste. They may be dis
racted by faction, bafed by treachery for time
but their efforts, if persistenty continued must be
ultimately crowned with success ~ rf -.
Some maintain that the Irish race will ultimately
become absorbed this continent and gradually lose
all desire to return to Ireland. We reply, that such an
event is hardly possible Laying aside for the present.
the mere sentiment of nationality let us compare the
natural respective merits of Ireland and America. as
countries to live in - g a5sap z1sG. 1a1s-s -
America the finest country in the world as far as
extent of fertile SOIL water privileges and mineral wealth
are concerned; but to- compare its healthiness climate
or beauty of landscape to those of Ireland would be an
outrage common What frghtful heat is here
in summer, and what awful cold in winter Look at
all the pale faces and fragile frames see on every side
and that too amongst the upper classes who have never
known want or hardship Why it that the halfstarved
Irish peasant girl often excites the envy of American
ladies' because of her plump figure rounded limbs and
rosy cheeks? She is robust because she is more
healthy and she is more healthy because she has been
reared in better climate The descendants of ruddy
faced fathers and mothers, become pale and feeble here
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