The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-28

seed Irshmans bravery, should have answered the
words of Shamus OBrien:
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thought hi any treason or did any crime
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SPEECH OF HON. ]. w. FITZGERALD.
This immense outpourng of citizens native and adopted,
of different nationaes all owing allegiance to common
country is of than ordinary importance You
here tonight to command the Government which imposes
you all the duties and obligations of citizenship return
on its part of protection at abroad It'll humatng
that YOU should be called on at this late day. insist the
imperative enforcement of this doctrine alike important to
the interest of the citizens and the nations honor The
principle for which you have assembled here tonight origin
ated with the creation of man.
God in His infinite wisdom, intended every human being
MS own Tree %d h of e 90 be
barbarism of the past 1t is in direct anagonism to repub
lican institutions and repudated by Washngonin l776
and Jackson in 1912. Not content with those two signal
defeats this same hereditary enemy of Ireland and America
openly and nulngy dees and honor ofths nation
Citizens of the Republic were cast into felon cells tried by
perured jury procured to convict and sentenced to penal
servtudep principally for words spoken In New DIRK CITY,
And this, too without even the protest from mlsnamed
American minsera beautiful protege OF his masters,
johnson and Seward
But those creatures of accident and intrigue who, unor
tunaey the unworthy custodians of national
honor will learn that the liberty OF the humbest ctl
will be protected either by the voice or OF thirty
millions of eemen The emphatic protests of thousands
throughout this broad domain congregated you here
tonight daily being recorded against this hghhanded
outrage of despotic usurpation.
The Congress of the United States must repudiate the
treachey of Johnson Seward and Adams In silently per-
hitting citizens be imprisoned and dastardy abandon
ing them to the inequalities of British civilization"
II such infamous conduct De permitted to continue then
citizenship becomes instead of blessing The bur
dens which imposes exacted but protection given
in return. These who pning in English dun
geon deserve far different from this Government
Most of them acquired double right all the mmuntes
of citizenship First by renouncng allegiance to all foreign
princes and poenta and recording oath before Heaven
bear faith and allegiance this their adopted country
And secondly lin conformity with that sacred PLEDGE shout
derng their muskets maintain the integrity of the Union
In the red heat of BATTLE amid the OF artillery and
the brsng of bayonets Warren Hapn Smith and others
fought preserve unsued that banner OF beauty POINT
ing the American ag-Rep. Yes tonight their claims
for protection ignored nay despsed by johnson and
Seward Thank God the vengeance and ballots of liberty
loving people will give different rulers But inn
mediate relief is Indispensable particularly before more
hanging takes place. only hope lies In the Congress OF
the United States demanding of Great Britain the release OF
citizens imprisoned without due process of international
law.
If she refuses entr the execution of the order to those
who handled the "Queen's Own" at Ridgeway and Fort
Erie dollar of bounty will be required 1t will be the
cheapest the Government ever entered INTO ana as
Lord Stanley fatty refuses to settle the alabama claims
Just let the Boys in Green be commissioned with the col
lection of that important debt, and I'll guarantee the prn
cipal and interest.
This however, all be done against the protest of
Reverdy Johnson the Conservative antediluvian of the
Senate.
How could United States Senator have the hardihood to
state that a the great principles of human freedom were
recognized by Great Britain and with her would mill
tate against human bery?" Never did man utter more
monsrous falsehood When has she fought for " human
freedom" Never! never never
Is not her boodaned flag the symbol of rapine deyas
taton and murder? When where did it enter battle
field in the cause of human lbery? History furnishes
no such record Ah could the skeletons of millions OF
starved Irish but arise from their pauper graves and unfold
their tales of Senator Johnson he might have hes
taed before euogzng British liberty Go to the desolate
hearsones of unhappy Erin visit the pundered Sepoys
read of the egazed murders Ireland the East and mes
Indies Ask those before mentioned and Theodore OF Ay
snia about British freedom The reply will be: Ii II DC
freedom plumber all that lies between earth and heaven
and then apply the toc the gbbet and the poorhouse III
the name of Christianity then indeed are the Jus