The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-11
The Irish Refugees.

the following most truthful and interesting Address 1t is
the emphatic of the best of racehe men
who for the time have rsked and lost all for Irish liberty
There than thousand of these noble patriots at
this hour in New York city, all men of intelligence and
estnes and many of them exposed to uneued want and
misery, because they true to their country. They
almost without exception utterly repudiae connection of
any with either wing of the present Fenan Oganiza
ton, believing they do that the object of the "eaders
just now defeat each than to defeat England
liberae Ireland These will yet play important
part the great work which lies before The world will
hear of them.-EDs. I. r
ADDRESS
OF REFUGEES R. B. THEIR FELLow-CoUN-
AT HOME AND IN AMERICA.
LowcoUNTRYMEN: Animated by the sincerest desire
effect union amongst the scattered ranks of the Fenian
Brotherhood in this country and believing that without such
union do but little if any thing towards the assist
of brothers at home again address you In the
name atherand and liberty and of those who proved their
devotion and fidelity boh urge upon you the necessity
of cooperating with in holy and heartfelt object
Guided by the principle which enuncated in
former address you still cingng together and hopefully
struggling on irrespective of party faction in the haowed
cause of poor, suffering country, have waited and
watched with intense longing and anxiety, the of
events in the expectation that union of the conending
parties here would ultimately be accomplished and that ALL
buryng forever their petty personal feuds and dlssenson
would upon platform, for the redemption
from seven centuries of hradom and degradation of that
dear old land which occupies such deep place in aec
TONS and which its wandering children still sigh to behold
freed from the fell grasp of oppression and tyranny
peat have anxious looked forward to the
nation of wishes in these respects but alas hopes
and desires remain to be realized Are then,
and unceang appeals and exerons for this sought
for union of countrymen and brothers doomed to be
always vain and impoent? Are the Irish people still to be
kept divided because those who their leadership
happen disagree? Are to be continually aceratng
each others characters and forgetting in miserable brois
and squabbe the grand object all have profess
have in view Are become enthusiastic parsans and
adherents to men in place of principes In the of
sense let parrot cries about recognition
of this that leader Let have auto
dciaors Let the people, in whose hands rest all
power make and ae according they perceive the neces
sity Let longer submto arbitrary power despotic
sway or through blind obedience to orders" madly
bark any revolutionary enterprise without clearly seeing
before U.S. and first assuring ourselves that we are IN
condition to secure success least inaugurae respect
able rebellion Before again let us be as our bro
theirs at home determined to be- fully prepared and not
dependent upon promises imaginary resources Prema-
ture action combined with rash and unreasonng goaead
ISM have always ended in ruin to In future let
and judgment take the precedence of 1mpuslveness
and enthusiasm The Brotherhood in Ireland cap
able of managing their internal affairs, and will allow
no control to be exercised them this side of the At
lantic where several counsels prevail Experience has
taught them of which they determined to profit
in future They look upon the in the light
of kindred allies from whom they would expect material ald
but they resolved for the time to come to conduct their
own business and keen their to Themselves Within their
ranks the people find true and tried men to keep
alive and guide the Organization till they ready for &C
ton, but not till then will they stir foot
AS for part believing we do in the absolute neces
sy of union of the rank and file of the Brotherhood here
in order to be in better position to assist the men at home
in their preparations the struggle which sooner or later
will take place. we have considered ourselves justified IN
holding aloof from both wings OF the Organization I'LL
such union would be established We have and we THINK