The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-16

his communications me- he might have saved himself
much unnecessary trouble, and from the orepeated
and buoonery of Government officials in what they
termed the hand my presumpuous claims to Ameri-
citizenship, and, the other, my ooishness SIM
plicy in supposing for moment that the United States Cor
voud afford any protection satisfaction whatever
regard any particular except with the most contempt
Indifference.
However this may be- will not now wait to consider by
what right authority those assertions made the
gross insults to which have been subject wsh however,
observe in this connection that the United States Govern
may have had good for adopting the
which has with respect to my 1t not the motives
which may have had in acting has, in this unprece
denied and dsrepuabe with respect to Its citizens
that much complain of but simply Its manner OF acting
The reader will notice in the of those letters that
have observed long could consistently certain de-
gree of respect and just Difference to Mr. West Why has
he been courteous in his address and manner OF
writing me? If the ordinary laws of etiquette would
sanction dscourteous OF address, he WOULD
presume have adopted it. being congenial or conso
nant with his unriendy disposition towards l. too as
we'll as Mr. West have filled responsible yet not an oner
Gus position but duty of love and obligation to my adopted
country and perhaps have served as faithfully and
eectualy, yet in different and perous but less
thanless manner than Mr. West And perhaps, too am'
etymologicay speaking equally he, entitled to the same
degree of respect which have at all times observed IN my
letters him. and with which he believe condescended
address but only. would much rather being
my mind honorable and consistent to have fought
and bled officer soldier in the perous hour of ext
gency defense of my country whether native adopted
than have filled civic political position however hon
orabe exalted do not however, make those observa
tions with any egotstica DESIRES the one hand with
respect to my humble services in military capacity
the other with any depreciang intentions with
respect to those who have served their country in civic
rather than military capacity My reasons for making
them will doubtless appear due examination, obvious
enough the impartial reader, for perhaps, indi
in the matter of which speak any need be-
BESIDES man. properly speaking can be indifferent to that
degree of respect justly his due.
But man who bears within his breast honest and
upright conscience and certain degree of serespec does
not apprehend himself much about the respect of
Indifferent persons however honorable exalted their posi-
TONS Neither particularly concerned about any undue
prejudica malicious public private or individual CEN
sure or praise in the have adopted with respect to
my imprisonment.
And though must ingeniously confess that anxious
enough that my conduct should meet the appreciation of my
friends, still must say that solely acuaed and
prompted by natural ncnaon and consciousness of the
rectude and justice of claims and prompted to resist
ance by the perdous and unjust treatment and indgnes
to which I was subject.
submit, for the readers further information, Mr.
Vests letter of June 28th 1866 which is, may be
observed the last of the series AS it is which
received the early part of my imprisonment its tenor
will think be found to contrast rather strangely with that
of the preceding letters.
TO BE CONTINUED.