The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-15


AS well expect pack of wolves to pass laws against
devouring sheep look for just and equal laws for our
country and people from any such quarter In our case
the thing is sheer impossibility And we have a
grave suspicion that the earnest reormers OF Eng
land such Mr.. Bradaugh, beginning to discover
that not parliamentary palaver but hard revolutionary
knocks will right the wrongs of the sorey oppressed
English people themselves.
To the third class of political quacks have already
alluded Their infallible remedy for all Irish evils Is
repeal of the Union. The lay section Of these may
be considered led by such scheming scamps as Sir
John Gray or such well-meaning old women as John
Martin A large number of lawyers, and editors, and
other selfseekng adventures want to ride into place
and power on the shoulders of the people. They shout
repeal, and the thing is accomplished. While not few
old foges, who were attached to OConne's tail IN
the days of his power unable to get the old hack
neyed idea out of their miserable noddles and they will
keep drvelng about it until the union between their
souls and bodies-which was never of much to any
one-is finally repealed But there is another, and
far important and influential section of lrshmen,
who profess to cling to the mischieveus and lmpractl
cable scheme. We alude to large number Of the
Catholic clergy, of whom the Limerick Decaratonsts
may be taken as unfair representation. Now, what
are the real objects of these men, 1t is time that Irish
men all over the world understood it? We shall tell
Them and we defy contradiction of the assertions
about to make The objects of these gentlemen are,
st to maintain perpetual connection beteeeen Ireland
and England by what has been SO often called " the
golden link of the crown" Their object is, sccond to
preserve untouched and unchanged the old orders Of aris
ocratc rank and Of plebeian humbmess, as they now
exist in England and Ireland 1t u.s. in short to prevent
and crush that Republican equality which prevails in
America. Their object is, third to conserve the rights
of property to keep the land Of the country IN the hands
ofose landlords achohaUe made such nerct eft,
as the Irish people of America know WE'LL and to pre-
vent any such revolutionary movements would put the
land of Ireland into the hands of its rghtful owners
the Irish people. Their object is, toaath-we quote
their own words not to aDeahen but to the British
empire and to kill natioe and foreign Repu6lacanisne
Their object is fnal-at all events the infable result
the success which they advocate would
be-secarian oscemency This would produce instant
aneous civil war; and need we say what England would
do in such an event Why, put her iron heel once
more on the necks of both parties and render their
dition if possible more wretched than before.
We are driven, them to the conclusion that the path
of truth and justice indeed for Irelandand her people,
the path of duty and safety-that the complete indie
pendence of Ireland under Democratic Republic, like
that of Amerca-which will disestablish all religions,
and put the land of the country into the possession of
the people of the country-is THE ONLY RADICAL AND
CURE for the deeply seated evils which have
been infused and inflicted for ages and the only
worthy the advocacy of every Irshman who has mind
to think for himself soul to dare choose that which is
right and an arm able and willing to strike for the
liberty of the loved land of his birth.
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