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

Arnold have expressed in nearly identical their
opinion that the qualities of the Celtic and of the Saxon
races are especially fitted correct and supplement each
otner ana to form moral compound valuable than
elter OF us separate ingredients Ii may be with repect
10 thelr better elements In the ishAmerican Fenian
s SHOWS MN to u.s. we have unfortunately amagam of
e worst qualities of the two The awessness of the
houster and the lawessness of the society
In his person. The character formed in the conflict
Win wild beasts and red Indians and with the outlaws
from civilization in the far West of America, amid the
ansoclal violence of the lately slave States in Nicaragua
RAIDS and in the bushwhacng of the late civil blends
with the character formed Ribbon and Wheboy lodges
and by agarian outrages The adventurous and daring
ruhanlsm of civilization meets the crafty and
spring criminay which engendered out of the vices of
an old society The result Fenianism exhibits itself
IN the persons of its military leaders.
1t is deplorabe but it is fear true that in the charac
ter OF Captain Mackay it described by Cork
respondent yesterday it is exhibited in the exploits at
rbuted to him, there elements likely ascinate the
lower and exctabe of the Irish population Bodness
and secrecy the skill which can for many months outwit
and bafHe and the audacty which brave and defy,
ubiquitous and overwhelming power likely to be appre
cated by them above their value The sort of sympathy
with which schooboys who have got hold of Jack Shep-
pard" Paul Clifford read of the daring adventures of
Lord Lyttons Mr. Answorths interesting burglars and
hghwaymen is likely to be reused the poorer Irish
by such Captain Mackays. To penetrate into
the sronghods of the law, to defy detection in the
very face of day. and under the eyes of the police to devise
ingenious stratagems to accomplish bold strokes and
effect hair breadth escapes achievements likely to I'M
press the imagination of wonder-loving people The fact
that Captain Mackay having been allowed to draw his
neau OF the mons nave QeDerately placed
it there again. and that second escape should be followed
by second return to the post of danger, will be looked
upon by them rather proofs of noble and sesacrfcng
courage, than as signs OF reckless toohardness The
bodness and of the attempt the Marteo Tower
at Foaty and of the plumber of Mr. Apors shop in Cork
the audaciy of the assault the Barracks
and of the projected attack the Macroom CASTLE the
skill which Mackay displayed in conceament and disguise
the circumstances attending his seizure and the violence of
his resistance furnish incidents which imaginative and
excitable people can easily convert into romance.
1t is too bad that the Fenan bees will persist in buzzng
around and singing the English Bull is the best
do under the dsordered of the hive By and by you
will be taken by the horns TAIL Mr.. Bull and handled in
serious STYLE In the meantime until then if you
be stung to Madness well and good "Whom the gods
wish to destroy, they first make mad" If this Fenan
Brotherhood will be handled in the true STYLE it supply
thousand Captain Mackays instead of the in your
clutches. For every prominent Fenian arrested there
should be ten sent to take his place. There should be-
There must be-