The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-14

heart at the contemplation OF union among irish
true Fenians the call of Duty when they of
and harmony in the heart the great heart of our Brother
hood Surely such consnmmation is worth aboring for,
the risk of being called fool. Who among my
countrymen having the welfare of holy Ireland at heart
would not prefer to be called unionist instead OF faction
list Not many believe AS for myself am free to admit
that would prefer union of Brotherhood just now to
any other consideration, for many and think, cogent
Now, do not say that cannot make move without
union Oh, no! And furthermore, hope to do my duty
faithful member of the F. B., in furthering any move
made by the side of the house under whose constitution
have pledged myself to But do honestly believe
that cannot be confident of making successful move
divided we are now And if any people under the
needed feel in the unity unanmity and harmony
of will and action of those who remain at home IN charge OF
the supplies and snews war; while soldiers battling
abroad surely that people is the Irish Therefore, union
before
There are many of course who reason that will
call all people to our support and that union will take
place Immediately WE'LL perhaps such would be the result
but between you and and the gaepost dread spirit
of factous animosity than British power for all
history proves that herein lies the secret of British power
Ireland race and is bounden duty conquer
it before attempting to grappe enemy There is too
third and very large party whom 1t is our duty to get
say that those who not with against This
holds true in many cases, but will bear defining There
many who not with in actiona strife, who
are good and rshmen and who love their native land
and would aid in her liberation readily the best of
but who do not anything In discord to charm Them
We these the right to take part in common
struggle, and criminal in preventing them from
assuming their rgh place in the ranks of their counrys
liberators. These the horns of dilemma
between two fires as were tell them our side is right
member of the Savage wing tells them that his side right
But at the we, the Savage and /, totally
opposed each other Now who will decide for the third
Why, srs, his good common decides for
him. that only of be right and that perhaps
both wrong and may possibly be either rogues FOOLS
And he decides have anything do with either of
These decide the conduct of large class of men,
from the poor mechanic to the talented lawyer soldier
and the rich selfish and consequently practical
Irishmen of day, who stand alOO.
Perhaps of the notebooks and impatient of
Brotherhood will say that there is not time to call general
convention, for the purpose of forming unon before
be made, etc. This would hold good were we
bound by contract to superior power to at given
time forfeit right to at all But allow me to say
that don't the force of the given have yet
learn that there any specified time move, give up
the Go easy gentlemen borderers curb your fierce
eed for reach the goal aim at there is long, rough
and tosome road before you that will try all the
that in YOU Once the road there will be no looking
back there must be signing for the feshpots of Egypt
Therefore, it behooves all to be well prepared for long
march, bearing we'll in mind the American maxim, First
be sure you are right then go ahead" If you true
Fenians then you have already made up your minds put
in the full tme if not then you had better make it known
beforehand that hire who will work until the
Job completed if it should take lifetime We have
to suppose stripped of everything have been and in
view of the many futile efforts heretofore made by that
have all MATERIAL both mind and matter, to organize in
order to make next with reasonable hopes of
The Isaeites forty years in the Wilderness
and they said to have been the chosen people of God
Can we expect to be favored than they? Again say
let unite and conquer friends then shall conquer
enemies.
There are other for wishing united convention
Among them is the making Brotherhood in fact
we'll as in name-makng it an indestructible power Or
speaking plainly to reconstruct it. At present,
only the material for sound brotherhood udey thrown
together without any tie to bind together other than the
hope in the future We need more and appliances
support that hope We talk of union of wings but the nd
vidual men need more uniting, too. We need united
foundation for supersructure of national unity ought
to be each bound together man. by stronger chain
than we are present. and this only take place through
general convention. And here again, are met with
obstacle which needs reconstructing the in
which our conventions called and who has the right to
convene them On looking constitution, IND that
no one has the power congress but the Exec
tive That may do for the United States any other esab
shed government but not situated that we can
trust ali this power central head There is illustra
ton of our want now in futile efforts at union