The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07

thereby giving birth to the devish hopes within their
backened hearts of resuscitated cause and of the
rehabilitation of treason" is plain to the commonest
understanding. Every star that was dmmed by the
clouds of treason or banshed from the field of the
nations banner would have been restored their original
places if to their pristine beauty before now
it not for this serpent that has smed the garden and
stirred up the evil thoughts that sted in
chastened hearts
This spirit of evil then, is the man who swore to
make treason odious"-Andrew johnson. He has
succeeded though according contract for there
was treason odious the nation his, nor
may add there never was treason so black.
The patience of the country has been sorey tested by
this The impunity with which he trampled on
the graves of the who preserved the Republic and
the openness with which he grasped every hand red
with the blood of the people, have stunned and Mortified
the nation So long had he defed the representatives
of the loyal people, and so meey did these representa-
tves stand while the red hand of usurpaton smoe them
on the cheeks that he encouraged into the false
belief that their patience was cowardice The Rubcon
is passed at last the blood of the land up and the
rebuke for all the ourages of the past two years will be
swift and terrible.
! The men who have been emboldened by Executive
patronage into oudmouhed and braggart treason have
overshot the mark. The " Fort Sumter shot is fired
again. and the dangers that threaten the Republic stare
men in the face. The old rifles from half million
racks are eapng the hands of bronzed and weather
beaten soldiers Things look somewhat like in the days
of the rebellion. Men begin to take sides for and
against the Republic. The parties are as nicely and
Az IN, Jou
it was union or disunion" On one side stands the
Fortieth Congress- backed by the loyalty of the land
on the other some who call themselves loyal, and
who no doubt are and every who fought to destroy
the Republic
Shall there be another war? We believe not and
trust in God the chalice will pass untasted. Whether
there will be not depends on the action OF
Andrew johnson and the who sustain and encour-
age him in his violation of the laws of the land and his
insults to the loyal people of the Republic. Let him
unwind himself out of the network of chicanery with
which he has enveloped himself, and act on the
spirit of the Constitution than its doubtful letter.
Let him understand as he will have to understand that
the representatives of the people the best ntepre
ters of the Constitution and the laws.
It makes sick to hear every pothouse politician,
every who fought and plotted against the country
and whose highest aspiration is to see the graves OF
the loyal dead polluted and the Republic once more in
the hands of those whose souls foul with bloodt
makes us sick to hear these things spout their treason
and "tak of war more and then fold themselves
under the protecting egis of the Constitution.
Constitution be hanged, if johnson and jeff Davis,
Bully Brooks and every ruffan whose muscle has been
developed in the prize ring at the whipping post is
able to find refuge in it. and his justification for reard
ing the spread of liberty and intelligence. If such is
the case the sooner your Constitution is remodeed to
suit the civilization of the time the better.
But why parey about the Constitution with men who
have devoted their lives its destruction. They have