The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-21

remarkable thing. What was it? It was this "That
Ireland was like corpse the dissectng table," The
monster meetings had dissolved in thin air. the few talented
men that England feared scattered the people of course
amounted to nothing and the old drones slavery and mis-
cry resumed their quiet, monoonous course
The next throe of the suffering nation Fenianism
This Organization was respects Ireland the greatest that
that country had But for the repose of
certain parties it went in its aims, too far It aimed at
establishing true, real liberty in Ireland and of actually
raising the common people to republican repectabiity
That what the landlords did not and do want that is
what the aristocracy did not want but hate that is what
the hierarchy and priesthood did not want and m not per-
NIT Fenan liberty meant liberty for the poor we'll
the rich but what the poor want with liberty unless it
be to make it the occasion of apng the of their
superor and of growing impudent? Let them be content
with what they have and thank God that their is not
worse they want to go to thinking after the example of
that in America let them think of what God suffered
for their sake and the and inestimabe blessings
Gods sfangs have psby procured for them; let them
pay their rents and dues and keep silent tongues in their
mouths.
But the great Organization Fenianism in turn
unwe Several doctors and the priest at its housea
thing that yet good sign The energies of the
people at home appear to be in sinking condition In
fact fear that Ireland is "the corpse the
dsecng table, and that it is her actious children
who dssecting her.
There and half lines in your issue of the 22d of
the month which please allow to reproduce here
They have brought this article into existenceone which
send you instead of longer which wrote than
two weeks ago. and which the press of matter your hands
patriot-Father Vaughan. Should the freshman news
paper be crushed writes this patriotic priest and Isaac
Butt Ia lawyer be consigned to perpetual imprisonment
moral wilderness like Egyptian darkness will brood the land"
What if only cultivated and patriotic nteects be crushed?
All getlemen if the five million intelecs in Ireland
cultivated the crushing could not be easily DONE If
in the days of the monster meetings. the people had had
cultivated nteects, Ireland would be free in day. The
freedom of Ireland cannot be obtained except from the fears
of England and the fears of England be excited
except by the diffusion of light in Ireland. Don't you
how England is always prompt to crush when it cam
bride where it must those who WELD the power of intellectual
culture? Great of read slaves they
made ORDER of people mentally ruined the Irish are
instead of frightening England only excite its dersve and
conempuous vengeance like Hercules killing the serpent
Is there single State in the American Unioa single
county any Staeo which it be said that if in
educated men be silenced moral wilderness like Egyptian
darkness will brood it? No. There is not county
in any State of this Union that could spare from
fifty such men, and yet not be exhausted Of its of mind
of its moral power.
speaking against armed resistance to England
God forbid should be guilty of that sin. But want the
mind armed necessary to give effect to of
the powder and ball character Besides the armed mind is
proof against all enemesquacks liars and all mpostors
as we'll as political thieves and tyrants.
But what is the of talking people whose mind is
already utterly ruined? They like in deirium
trensenS from whom friend take away his bottle.
The victim cries out ooh! do take it away from
my only comfort and all that left Say what you
please about myself but do say word against my bottle,
my dear old bottle
Respectfully, gentlemen, j. \. BIAKENEY.