The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-29
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Friends Friends Her Enemies Our Enemies
CHICAGO ILL, JUNE 20, 1867.
Jeff Davis and the British Flag.

has spoken at last. And the utterance is another
outrage against liberty and humanity,
"a fellow feeling makes wondrous kind"
Those who are embarked in enterprises essentially
similar very naturally entertain strong feeling of
sympathy for each other.
The principle is universal. It is, therefore,
needless to add that it applies alike to things good
and evil
Unhappily it is of the latter that we are, at pre-
sent compelled to speak. We do so with sincere
reluctance. For it is unpleasant task to expose
the designs and doings of those whose sole mission
on earth is increase and perpetuate the enslave-
ment of the human race. But there is no help for
it. Continued silence would be sin.
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS, late President of the Con-
federate States of the South, spoke follows,
very recent occasion, in reply to a serenade which
had been given in his honor by certain Canadians
of the loyal" British type. :" Gentlemen" he
said:
thank you sincerely for the honor you have this evening
shown It shows that true British manhood to which
misfortune is always attractive. May and prosperity be
blessing of Canada for she has been asylum for
many of my friends she is asylum to myself hope
that Canada may forever remain part OF The British Empire
and may bless you ALL and the British flag to
wave over you"
Up to a late period this man prisoner in
the hands of his conquerors. We knew that he was
treated in manner widely different from that
which, during the late war, was dealt out to those
brave men who had the unspeakable misfortune of
falling into his hands, We had also too much rea-
son to believe that he was detained in custody by
those who wished to shield him from punishment,
and to find in the course of events, decent pre-
text for setting him at liberty Still he in
finement and therefore, hardly in position to de-
fend himself Such being the circumstances of the
case, we deemed it act of generosity, if not OF
Justice to preserve merciful silence respecting the
conduct of which, from first to last he has been
guilty.
But now the situation is completely changed.
The excessively merciful rules of these United
States have through certain uncertain processes
Of legal chicanery opened the prison doors to this
leading enemy of the American Government, and re-
stored him to that liberty of which, IN former times,
he made such a notorious use. He is once more
plotting and stumping'' on the other side OF the
Canadian frontier. All restraint-such as we have
alluded tbs, therefore, at an end. And we shall
proceed to let the world hear little truth respect
inc this man, who is once more obtruding himself,
in manner SO outrageously offensive, on its no.
tice.
He eoas false to the Government Of the american
Republic. While one of its most highly placed
and paid officials, he deliberately and persistently
conspired-and that in violation Of his solemn oath
to destroy it. This is the first count in the in
dictment. We challenge him, and his abettors, to
disproye it.
He a0os false to the interests Of Humanity. There
was but one great free Government on the face OF
this down-trodden earth, under whose protection
the robbed and ruined peoples, --whom monarchical
despots had stripped Of everything but mere life,
could find even a chance to rise once more to
liberty and independence, and to something like true
manhood. Against that very Government this
man rebelled and shed seas of innocent blood In