The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-08
can get her out-the people did not weep much after

her.
France was protected once by England So was Bel
gium by Holland. They managed-somehow-to get
along without their protectors America was protected
tor many years by the roaring on and the world knows
how the Republic sighed at the departure of the savage
beast. England laughed at the idea of a few back
woodsmen, mechanics and shopkeepers- all little
three millions part of whom tories-starting
business with Independent America" Fellows
whose fathers and mothers once in the holds
of emigrant ships" But few respectable drubblngs
changed the spirit Of Engands dream, and now when
the Republic looms up like an avenging Nemesis the
aforesaid lion fawnng at the feet OF Columbia
like whipped hound. The greatness of America is all
owing to English blood now. King George, and his
houseburning troopers, and Indian scapers, did not
mean to hurt anybody Not at all. 1t was the mother
chastising her child Chastsing with fire and sword
and famine! Oh, miraculous mother.
1t is from our enemies and our friends must learn
to rate ourselves at our proper value Take the enmy
of our foes and the fattery of our friends, and blend
them, and you produce the true picture, neither too
highly coored, nor too hideous The malice of Eng
land tones down the unnatural warmth Of our sefattey
and the latter smooths the ugly blemishes which
are not natural to our national character but which
were purposey produced by hereditary oppressor
1t is for this reason we publish such articles from Eng
lish periodicals.
The Reyie,o dwes at some length on the Republican
spirit of the American Fenans. We beg to assure him
that our brothers in Ireland quite sick Of arstocats
as we
The sweeping away of the arstocracy of Ireland and
giving the land to the people, is brought forward as
prominent and, of course, from English view, re-
pulsive feature in the !" Independent Ireland" The
idea of doing away with the arstocats of Ireland and
substituting Thady and Terence" in their stead is
horrible Now the ancestors of these arstocrats
were either the troopers of Cromwell the traitors Of
Ireland and certainly Thady and Terence even
though they came over in the hold of emgrant ship
and are walters in New York hotes-can trace their
descent to more honorable sources 1t is the title makes
the aristocrat; it is the soul makes the
The Reyie,o goes on to say that the American Fenan
would destroy the Established Church, fact-and
would not even allow the hierarchy and priesthood Of the
Catholic Church to establish the latter the ruins of
the former Nevertheless, it afterwards its
readers that, after the downfall Of the Protestant
Establishment would come the ascendency of Ultra
Montana Romanism This is to fan the fury of Ulster
AGAINST the balance of Ireland This Reoeao, and all
other English writer's will wake up to the fact by and
BY that the war for independent Ireland has out
grown religious faction and that Protestant and Catho
c who will fight side by side to achieve an independent
Ireland will not establish national religions, but let each
worship his own way without making bonfres of others
In the meantime, let all unite and prepare ourselves
for the working out of the grand and symmetrical figure
of an Independent Ireland"
Let us crticise ourselves severely Let read what
our enemies and friends say of us and cooly investigate
their merits Instead of flying into passion at an
English review asserting that we are not fit for segov-
eminent, let investigate principles and actions
Have we acted in the past becomes seeking after