The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-07
Are the Irish Fit for Liberty
OMAHA CITY. NEBRAsKA. AUGUST 18t

OMAHA CITY, NEBRASKA, August 18th 1867.
MEssRs ED1ToRs Having read your question to the Irish
people, in your issue of the 18th August deem my duty
to my count1ymen in ireland, and myself to answer
that question in the affirmative. You ask care We
race fit for liberty for the enjoyment of full and untram
meed freedomY Most undoubtedly STILL confess
that to outsiders would impossible that the Irish race
after centuries of injustice and persecution should have pre-
served the spirit of independence and liberty in the midst
of all the misery and degradation heaped upon them by their
conqueror whose sole object wa and to crush every
spark of freedom from their breasts which might to
light the future hopes of souls If then after seven
hundred years of military occupation Ireland opposed
to foreign rule than was and more determined the
achievement of her independence think that these things
amply prove that people who cherish the love of liberty
deeply in their hearts, through long years of suffering and
must have that love founded PURE and
basis otherwise would not have ouived the many aborve
attempts made to crush it by the English government and
those efforts crush it have only resulted in the adding of
fuel to fire. and of bringing prominent
before the lovers oreedo the whole hababe GLOBE
and proving that though conquered people, yet that
in soul and spirit not subdued Therefore, affirm that
fit to receive that liberty which is the natural right of
man, namely, the right to govern himself, and to no
but his God With regard to the appreciation of the
true principles Of liberty persons who have watched the
progress of events for back have any reasonable
grounds for uppng that the Irish people do not know what
liberty is. Let them look back upon Emmes sacrifice and
let them ask themselves did he know what liberty
Let them read his dying declaration and there they will find
answer showing how liberty understood at that
age and shall be doubted that know the principles
of liberty in this progressive age? Let those who doubt
full look at the result of the Irish Special Commission and
the teachings of the Dublin Irish People newspaper, the
conduct of those greasoued and hgh-minded who
conducted that paper and the fate they received for teaching
the Irish people what true liberty and then doubt they
For these Of the people, They surely knew what
liberty And last though not least the fate and conduct
Of the gallant BURKE and his comrades prove that they
Ishmen, soldiers of true liberal principles No doubt
there great discussion among shmen of certain sec and
the party who have been dominant long led by their
INSCRIPTIONS leaders believe that the liberals would
ally etaliae if they had power but any intelligent shman
knows that 1.-TWO wrongs would make right and is
satisfied forget the past and unite for the good of
country. Then, to practical ability govern
ourselves it absurd think that the nation which gave birth
the brightest that shone in the English Senate
not govern themselves There yet left plenty of Burkes
Graans and Sherdans OConnels Currans and Wengtons
and in my humble opinion the who have almost governed
England govern their country. Hoping you will
my nrudng your valuable space remain yours
fratenally, JOHN QUINN.
PSWih regard to the Irish press representing the feel
ngs of the Irish people, the majority of the soaed Irish
papers servants of the English Governments while such
of the newspapers the friends of universal liberty are
shacked and bound down by the terror of the convics cell
and living grave. How then editor, who dare
publish his convictions and ideas, without having
legal Inspector to examine his leaders, be thought
to represent the of the Irish people? Impossible
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