The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-04

ing white men-who boasngy disfranchised themselves
and whose hands reeking with the blood Of the
soldiers Of the Republics outrageous These men do
not conceal their hostility the Union, their con-
tempt for the plebeians of the North and their only
title to voice in the affairs of the nation is that they
did all they could to destroy that nation and failed for
lack of power not lack of disposition II killed your
father and your brothers, and entitled to your
kind considerations than the niger who lost an arm in
wardng off the blows that sent your kin to Southern
graves"
The men of the North who prayed in secret for the
of the Conederacy, and who were sleeping on
their waiting for the advance of Lee and Jackson
to fire the cities and shoot the Abolition of guns"
around them, up and doing bold as lions. The
late war was terrible outrage on the unoffending
South" EThe gourd-headed Niger if he cannot be
restored to his former position must be raised to
the level of man by giving him vote" eve cannot
afford to be taxed to death for niger war; and the
only honorable left to pay the national debt is
reputation" "The decision of the late must be
reversed" South Carolina was ruined to crafty the
Yankees of Massachusetts,, therefore, Massachusetts,
must be destroyed to satisfy South Carolina" " The
of Booth must be engraven in letters of god and
the grave of Lincoln tramped down by the feet of the
indignant South" Ben. Butler and Banks must be
hunted into exile. jeff. Davis shall be hailed the
deliverer The stars and bars shall the Capt.
tol at Washington and Dixie's Land take the place
of " The Star Spanged Banner"
Those who close their eyes to this programme are
blind to the shaping of events We are just as we'll
satisfied that the election of Democratic President will
be hailed rebel victory, and the reversal and con-
domination of the late war, as that we exist Forum
atey for the nation the last Congress felt the shadows
of coming evils and did something to meet and hwart
them by Reconstruction" Much more might have
been done, but for A FALSE EXECUTIVE and timid
Radicals who act though they in the interest of
the President and worked in the Republican party to
destroy with their Conservatism 1t may leak out by
and by that those very tmid Republicans worked for
consideration. The country may yet deplore their
cowardce when too late. IF the Forteth Congress is
worthy to represent the reemen of the nation, and if
they desire to protect the graves of the army of the
North from desecraton and to encourage the strug
Cling nations of Europe, who look to this Republic
belonging to the worlds oppressed they must not parley
with treason They must act with bodness and prompt
ness The Southern States must in with Republi-
forms of government, and with men true to liberty
to represent them. This must be insisted on Not
withsandng the accidental" who sits in the chair Of
Lincoln and who has used his satraps to defeat the
Congressional policy the Southern States almost
sure for liberty Notwithstanding that the power and
patronage of INSCRIPTIONS and vndctive admnstra
ton are used to defeat the march of Repubcanism
the North, and that there are numerous dogs willing
bark for any hand that filings them bones, there are
enough of men true to principle both "native and
adopted" to fling back the hordes of treason
It becomes the duty of the Fortieth Congress to
strengthen the hands Of the friends of the nation
Let them show an unbroken and unwaverng front to
the enemies of universal liberty, whether they sit in
Presidential chairs spout from Democratic hustngs or