The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-31

feghted with nations VOWS the greatest political Or.
ganzation in the worlds history.
Fenianism dead? No. men of Ireland for found about
eight ago the Irish people scattered all the world
like the ruined fragments of countys vycad castles
and like gentle shepherd collected them folds bidding
them be of good cheer to keep the national faith of their
fathers and become thoroughly ceansed of the ignorant
JUDGES and superstons which engendered by British
tyranny and Irish seciona at home and to manifest bro
thery love and kindly orbearance towards each other
study that all might know their rights and the real require
ments of liberty and that long savior of Ireland from
the shackes of English iron would show himself in the form
of their united strength.
Fenansm dead? No. Ern fort has demonstrated by the
enacy of its members against the storms of sordd and ow
ing enemies both Irish and English that the human will is
the greatest creation of God and that when it is based
of righteousness which is always rational and acted
upon with fidelity and fails gloriously
eliminate in victory.
Fenianism dead? No. mankind for it has established the
fact to the patriotic thinking and philosophical portion of
people, that the working for the freedom of Ireland is
not an mpractcable object but one which the hmen of
the world armed they with the cause of reason Justice
and liberty, possess fifty times the intellect power and
material resources to attain if they SO will it.
Fenianism dead? No. Heaven! for since the meeting of
Christ with his twelve Apostles at the last SUPPER to give
rules for the spiritual redemption of the world up the
present hour did devoted pure vrtuous and
heroic body of unite together in the bonds of brohery
affection for the temporal salvation of downrodden land
than at pervade the predomnang spirit of this Irish
Legion.
Fenianism dead? No. heroic sres of old for it is Ma
ona school of cultivation and publication the Irish race
which is like burning of perpetual light shining in the
of our people the world eradcatng the ignorant
preudices and upersons which long night of thraldom
has engendered and is slowly but surely eevatng them
feeling of sefreance and current knowledge of that
boon which Heaven has ordained all men to enjoy
Fenansm dead? No, poserity for it has bitterly shown
shmen that their ancestors first conquered by their
simplicity in adherng to the exhortaon of peace from
their cantng national hypocrtes of ministers while the
enemy thor soil dsuntng them into parties and
riviting the chains of bondage around their necks.
Fenianism dead? No, my comrades-ye who have given
thousands of dollars and the best days of your lives towards
its perfection and its growth and who now in its
vanguardten thousand times no. for it has cultivated with
the seeds of Repubcm agaren which had been neglected
and untitled for period of nearly hundred years. and
has at last produced plant of liberty and of union in that
soil where the wild weeds of dscord had been sown the
advent of to our and although this plant has
been corroded by Irish and English canker from with
and its sap corrupted by Irish chieansm Within yet
like sick surviving disease caught in the low swamps
of uncutvaed SOIL has survived the shock of the
min from without and become cleansed of its mpury with
m and by being continually waered from the hearts of men,
and receiving IMMIGRATION from the above has grown to
tree, the branches of which almost coexensive with
the EARTH and which shall long blossom in the fruits of
everlasting Irish Freedom.
Feniansm dead? No. my sisters of the cause for the
Goddess of Liberty who took passage the bark Of Column
bus to seek refuge the Western Hemisphere from the
desposms established the ruins of the Grecian and Ro
Republics has, after gloriously behodng the triumph
of all classes creeds and color universal liberty here
Joined the Brotherhood and is charge of the Fenan
rgate of progress which shall carry her back to the land Of
Ireland from whose fertile soil she will Repubcanize the
world from pole to pole
Feniansm dead? No, pioneer angels, whose lamps
now shining in prisoners cells for has told us that our
enemy is only strong in exterior point of view-n the
uniforms and Of her men, and in the wooden walls of
her navy-whe power is in the human heart-the
ton of Godo only those who compose Organization
but of two thirds of the Irish soldiers and sailors of the
British army and navy, who realize keenly than any
other portion of their countymen the CALLING ortures Of
English rule.
Feniansm dead? No. by all that is sacred in the Heavens
above and aectonae here below by the blood of the
dered millions of race by the past the present and the
hopeful future and by all that's noble and grand in manhood
and history say twenty million times Motor it has, by
its teachings in the past by its life and vigorous animation
in the present created greater determination than
amongst the Irish Republicans of Ireland of England of
Scotland of Australia and of America to prosecute untir
ingly this holy work. to cling to it with all the affection
which God has given man. and though hell vomted her
Iegions out against it, though Irish Tories and English
lords with the devil in person at their head confronted it
as hicky the vemin plague of ancient Egypt Fenansm
shall march onward onward onward guided by the pres