The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-11

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Presidential Impeachment scheme which had conclu-
sion SO excessively lame and impotent They sat their
time and allowed the tide to ebb which left them high
and dry the shore of contemptuous impotence while
their insolent enemy proceeded on his pirate course
Haunting his coors defanty in their faces Still more
objectionable, in estimaton-but perhaps IN this
respect we feel as Irishmen-was the action OF the
socaed leaders of the Republican party concerning the
repeal or alteration of the Neutrality Laws England
owed this country a debt of wrong which the Fenian
movement against Canada afforded the American people
splendid opportunity to repay But instead of sup
porting or encouraging that movement, they sat with
folded hands and allowed traitor President and subs-
died Secretary of State suspend the Constitution and
trample on the laws of the United States, in order to
uphold the dominion of England on this continent
This bad enough It acting false to both coun-
try and liberty. But what followed far worse. AS
if ashamed of their late conduct the Republicans pro-
claimed when it too late great sympathy with the
crushed Irish nationaiss of America and solemnly
gagged have those dsgacefu Neutrality Laws amended
so that they would longer be symbol of American
weakness carefully concocted plan to sacrifice liberty
in order protect and uphold the despos of Europe
On the strength of these engagements and the expect
atons arising from them they carried every election in
the Northern and Western States and in fact, swept
the country before them with whirlwind.
This splendid opportunity to divide the power
of their enemies and naugurate policy which would
make America the united and glorious of nations
But alas alas, there not much craftsmanship or
integrity among them, to take advantage OF it.
to redeem the pledges solemny and frequently
given. The Neutrality Laws were not repealed The
Bill proposing to do buried in the pocket OF
Charles Sumner, the bosom friend Of the British AM
bassador And the late elections at which the Repub
cans have been almost universally defeated exhbitthe
result Another opportunity is offered to Them to
do justice to the rights of their ctzensnot atew
of whom have been done to death on English scaffods
and in English prisons. Will the Republican party
prove that there is enough of virtue left in it to take
advantage of this last chance We hope and pray that
may IF not we its members of the consequence.
Their doom is written. They will perish party.
Happy would it be- if that the worst of it. But,
sad to say the of liberty in America may be rolled
back for half century, and in the world for perhaps
three hundred years.
Since the Confederacy collapsed and President Lin
coin assassinated, the Chief Magistrate OF tie
United States has been the leading rebel against the
national authority This is than an anomaly 1t
is scandal and crime. The Indictment is terrible
But the proof alike positive and plentiful Did
he not within few short weeks after the last shot was
fired and the last sword sheahed hand over the authority
Of nearly half the States of the Union to men who had
sacrificed hundreds of thousands of human lives order
to destroy the national government Did he not in the
very teeth of the procamatons and laws which gave
freedom to the negro hand him to the tender
merces of those who resolved either to reensave
or destroy him? Did he not connve at the atrocious
murders committed by his underngs in New Orleans
carry out this infamous purpose And when Congress
passed Reconstruction Law to raise the oppressed to