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

into emrants houses there whose occupants had not eaten
bread for weeks and the poor children receiving piece OF
bread would tear it like wild animals. Any lumberman,
who has through back settlements of Canada
tell numbers of cabins he has Did their
remain in the country No. they could lind no en-
poymen and were forced seek in the neghborng repub
lie that which was denied them under the patronizng nf
ence of British Institutions" Canada is cursed by set of
British capitalists who will not invest shilling in any
prise calculated give employment to its floating population
such opening of its mines building acto
ries &c. Oh no. old stick the mud" will such
risks He lends his money exobitant of inter-
est to the embarrassed farmer mechanic And then cat
like he watches for the appearance hard in order
to close his mortgage and crush his victim. year ago
nearly twohirds of Upper Canada morgaged these
fellows, who vampireke, fatten the life-bood of the
country 1t is notorious fact that nearly all Canadian
factories owned and worked by enterprsng Americans
The Canadian in travelling from the head of Lake Superior
down along the frontier becomes painfully of his
country being behind the age. He views the beautiful
the Michigan peninsula which supported by the
on "copper" and silver mne the country nteseced by
branches of railroad and everything denotng active
life while the north side of the lake. although equally
rich in mineral resources there presents itself bowling will
deness AT the Saut ST. Marie and down Lake Huron the
sad contrast becomes apparent In all that region there
is but mine open viz the Bruce mine From Sarna to
Detroit the south side of the river numbers of
sawmi lumber yards ship yards etc. thckly studded along
its banks giving employment to thousands On the Canada
side there is sawmill in every three four miles, just
enough to supply the farmers with what little lumber they
qure for and The Mamora Iron Works have
worked by different partes at intervals for the last forty
years. but although only about thirty miles from the front
it remained without railroad communication until American
company have taken it in charge and running rail
road to the mines this spring But enough Of that subject
Every Canadian uness he be pgheaded fooD knows well
that his country will always remain in the background while
England and its arstocracy have hand in ruling it, British
royalty this free Continent Of America has become stale
and of date 1t may do the English people we'll enough
who satisfied be bed for the benefit of every German
boor and Danish beggar who along with bundle
his But the Canadians will have of it, taxes
their patience sufficiently pay twice much received
by the President of this Republic of Engands boated
arstocras to rule thm and who knows about the
ouements of Canada than Snake Indian knows the
Septuagnt His interest is where he has his property and
like weltrained dog ready do the commands of
his master is the prevailing opinion in this country that
the Irish of Canada have lost their nationality; but there
truth in it. Our sympahies with the of
their sacred aspirations The wntry blasts that
the Canadian hills have been sufficient chill the
ardor of that Celtic current destroy that ndomtabe
spirit which is the characteristic of nation and which
scend like heirloom every true Irshman The Canada
beaver will certainly do its share in cutting the props from
under the American den of the British Lion.
Yours truly, AN IRISH CANADIAN
The Fenian Sisterhood and the Families of the