The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-18

violation of the most simple laws cannot be denied
moving lesser against the larger force, and being
crushed out.
We are reqpig the fruit of unsuccessful yevozu-
ton.
1t may be we'll to survey the ruins before rebuilding
the temple again.
How stands the Organization at home and abroad
to-day?
Wehave only to behold some Of the best men of our
here in America who have had to fly from country
and friends, to imagine what it must be in ireland.
At the very lowest three hundred thousand of our
people in ireland have been rendered miserable,
in worldly point of vew by unsuccessful revolution.
How many are in dungeons? How many are in the
grave? How many happy children in the
warehouses; living the charity Of their countrymen
to-day on account of unprepared outbreaks? Enough
to make honest and rational pause before rushing
mady into the jaws of destruction again. parties
contemplate.
Even the movement Canada flung at least thirty
thousand out of employment, and many are upset. for
life with all their fair hopes and prospects bghted In
word all men who entered heartily into this Fenian
movement are, temporarily at least ruined and bank
rupt. Add to all this that with feelings embered by
failures, spit and fume at each other like
determined to destroy each other than destroy our
common enemy.
With all our experience of hasty and unprepared
movements and the terrible consequences not alone to
those taking active part in them but to the of
country is it madness for a section of disor-
ganized organization without money, without stores
without artillery without commissariat-with nothing
but few thousand rusty musketsto rush into the jaws
of Instruction. which certainly yawn receive them
as that day follows night?
The Organization has been beaten but not conquered
1t needs reorganization. 1t needs Union. It needs
time and an immense amount of labor to fit it for sue
cessful struggle with England. The material for sue
is available but the mad impotence of silly selfish
will destroy ALL if the good of the Organiza-
ton does not stop this madness.
We know how glib speakers and military leaders can
before audience Of simple and excitabe people,
and picture their easy victories the enemy How
plans of campaign, day and date and place, may be
given to Circles and resolutions passed condemning this
and that man and approving Others We not talk
ing to those men-chldren whose fancies easily
tcked, that gold band and green feather away
with their We talking to the men of mind
and discernmen who love their country too well to de-
stroy her with their own hands
We call these throughout the country to stop
this madness that is Selling of the Circles. Look
at your position. Look at the who going to
lead you. Look at the power you must encounter, and
then raise your voices boldly against these madmen who
are determined to destroy the of your country.
Look at the pable condition of the families of the
prisoners in Ireland and at the condition of the exles
in America and ask yourselves do you wish to add four
fold to all this national ruin by another FIAsoo? Do
not lend your inhuenceo this movement through fear
or policy. The lives of are in the scale The
wreck of households is in the SCALE Above ALL the
of Ehertu he hack oeneration