The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-22


In our day. brilliant constellation of men, leavened by
bold thoughtful nationality buried deep in the Irish soul the
dragons teeth that have grown up into million hosts at
home and in exile, of brave and banded men.
mention these facts of history for the instruction of our
counrymen The readers will make the press the poet and
orator, as the occasion makes the man.
Let the Irish sentiment at home and ABROAD thirst for
this creative immortal fire. and it will come forth, with
out it the colossal nationality that the present hour
asonishes mankind cannot have any enduring vitality
fondly yearned some months since that man would be
in midst in the person of Isaac Butt fit to the
mantle of Curran Isaac Butt without fee reward en-
listed himself the side of the imprisoned patriots of Ire
land and with all the power of his gigantic intellect tore up
into fragments the entire network of Saxon eachery super
intended by corrupt partisan judge and packed jury
Some amongst you in America will look upon it useless
like embroderng cobweb-to enter into any legal contest
for the obanment of justice in our law pandemonums but
recoec tits not for justice but to hold to public
ton the vany of Saxon rule and to keep the in
cessantly before the people, tits for this would plead
nationality before the cai of corruption the bench and
in the jury box.
In the hands of such Butt the subject necessarily
must terrific importance and afford nefabe de-
light in behoding him welding the thunderbot and hurting
it with "Tan" power the heads of oppressors.
With all the osracism public speaking and writing both
and in 49, there and is sanctuary where the
of nationality therefore, in times of oppression
like the present. be efectively-more effectively
disseminated from the bar than by the trbunes voice. pulpit
pen.
Shall / have to to my countrymen that Isaac
Butt imprisoned for seyeramonths past and the shame
of his country be it told that e4OO the trfe that leaves
him in dark prison. and shuts him out from the blessed
light of day.
There is another organ of our national life being extin
of
dares enunciate public truth Should corrupt judge and
packed jury manace the proprietor, Mr. Pigot with i'm
prsonment and debt then, indeed will days of and
helpessness be in store for
Should the shan be crushed and Isaac Butt consigned
to perpetual imprisonment moral wilderness like Egyptian
darkness will brood on the land.
have been requested by several to make appeal in
behalf of these crushed PATRIOTS have taken the liberty of
placing before my exiled counmen their wants and posi-
ton and request of Michael Scanan of Chicago to be the
recipient of any moneys given for this object They if
they choose this midnight hour of
desoaton Ireland do nothing stepped as she is in
poverty and bound the earth by the weight of her iron
manacles Don't mistake me- beloved exiled counrymen
and chaste beautiful daughters of Erin tits in your power to
aid us, and for Gods Ske don't abandon us.
You may deem better to wait and make and forever
clean sweep of all grievances when the "green boys
will burst on shores like of thunder and light
ming but in the Interim Ireland may bleed to deathke
the dying before the grass has the green
boys will then have follow her hearse and weep her
grave instead of standing the cradle watching her growing
beauty and enchanting her to freedom
Before concluding this communication must give express
sion to my unbounded delight and admiration the conduct
the selfdenyng noble conductof John Savage that has
partly entitled him to the deep and lasting gratitude of his
counrymen May the dews of heaven fall him, and may
the fat of the land be his portion Iregre having made
his acquaintance while in America and grasping warmly
his hand.
Had you seen the delight-the delirium of joy-that
flashed on every counenance the reached of the
reunion of the Fenan patriots brought about by that gifted
selfdenying There spirit of fire the lips, and
GLOW of beauty the cheak and the peasant who little
covered before the spy the renegade and the peeler