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


being surely driven from outpost of lies to another,
about the necessities of the "empire compelling them to
rule Ireandas they proposed to rule the American
coonesby force But if the cause escapes from the
grasp of the wicked looms who have figured as "eader
may hope that those correspondents will make the
further acknowledgment that the pretense of England to rule
Ireland by the bayonet in the face of the combined Irish
millions of the world is absurd position which cannot be
too abandoned-even though the "empre' (that is
Engshmen and Scochmen should be thereby curtaed of
its plumber?
"What is it that Irshmen demand? Is it concession
which may be granted without destroying the integrity of
the Empire does amount to the dissolution of the Gov
and the total of Ireland from the Crown?
Both you and sir in past days. have enough of Fee
nansm to give rice to something stronger than suspicion
that the abolition of the Irish Church, the modification of
tenant right any other which it possible for
the British Legislature to adopt would content the
Fenians or their sympathizes We have heard the topic
discussed in spirit which proved that there animos
y deeply seated to be aayed by any ordinary attempts
at pacifcation. AT Washington one who is now more
used sometimes try make members of Congress under
stand that the real and practical wrongs of Ireland
offensive they depicted and that it the fact of
the Union itself which brought into existence from time
time band of consprators Nevertheless, few
convinced. will not recall the memorable which
occurred one day when Mr. Coax brought Fenan leader
into the House with "a the honors." Mr. Colfax had
doubtless an object to promote and let me hope that he has
accomplished it.
We however rishmen electioneering TOOLS
and upon presses urgently the need of settling their
claims We do It, Not until Eng glands army and
navy have persisted not until the people exhausted her
exchequer ruined her ancient spirit dead will she give
up Ireland Nothing short of the independence of Ireland will
satisfy the Fenians Thus at issue point
which is absolutely not susceptible of solution agreement
and it becomes question to which side is strong enough
to conquer. amentable conclusion, truly but
shut eyes to it because it is unpleasant
An American Fenian has just laid before with per-
feet candor the objects sought for by the Organization and
his "ultmaum attracts much attention. fully deserves
to do He writes in Tise1s Magsine under title whchis
condensation of his remarks Ireland for the Irish" He
the very beginning all the proposals which have
been made by John Bright and others with view
Cancellation "These reformers he Observes do not COM
prehend the Irish people, they would think of
curing cholera patient with bread pill The Irish in
America do not suffer from bad laws and your Estab
shed Church but do they hate England any the ess?"
What they want he goes on is complete independence SIS
it." he asks, in passage which must extract,
"Is very difficult for you understand that the Irish
people be rid of England altogether that they would
rather have bad laws of their making than good
yours that they would rather be badly governed by them
selves than well governed by you and that possible
FORMS though they Uopan in their blessings,
would be acceptable the Irish people long they had
that hated word English affixed to them? Why for the
last half hundred years you have improving your
ment of Ireland and is undeniabe that many of the
evils which formerly afflicted her unhappy people have been
removed but yet the Fenian uprising of 1867 has been
powerful than any which preceded it, and still VITAL
dangerous and deadly Is this the result of your better laws
your improved legislation your kind reorms Past reforms
have not settled the Irish question: and future reforms will
not be any effective. This strong sentiment of Irish
nationality understood all the English failures in deal
with the Irish question are explained lr1smen do not
look upon Englishmen compatrots with whom all diff
cues be amcaby arranged but foreign enemies who
ought to be driven of the government of the country
Engishmen complain that the Irish satisfied with
what is done for them. Exactly hungry is not
satisfied when you give him toy"
All this is unanswerable reutaon of those who main
tain that Irish discomfort is caused by the msgovemment of
England and that it might be appeased good government
There such hope We must either give up Ireland
rule her subject periodical outbreaks in the form which
Witnessing
Is there them no compromise possible? 1t seems not.
Mr. Goodwin Smith discussed the question with must
take the freedom remarkhs accustomed ignorance and
misrepresentation of American affairs. He airms that in
the United States the "rsh great political power
swayng by their vote the councils of the American Republic
assertion, the absurdiy of which need expose to
American readers. Gone of the first consequences of the
Democratic victories he says " that President johnson
has given the Fenians back their arms everyone
knows that the were returned long before the elections
were talked about. An eminent publicis of Boston