The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07

Will vote against the measure
The opposition to impeachment in the House yester-
day led by Brooks, of the New York ErreSS, who
threatened the physical force of the Democracy if the
measure adopted. This threat created derisve
laughter on the floor and galleries When Mr.. Brooks
was at the head of the Know-Nothing party in New
York, in 1853, he made of similar threat against
foreigners and Catholics particularly. A few weeks
ago Mr.. Brooks made speech in the House on the
negro" in which he compared that race to beasts
suppose that his opinion of the rshman and foreigners
in general, in the days of Know Nothingism was of
similar nature Can the leopard change his spots The
serpent can slip out of his old skim however but he
does not lose his poison thereby. What people the
Irish are to allow this man. who hates them as he hates
liberty, to represent them in Congress- In the House,
last night Judge Kelly made the ables speech that was
delivered on the question
had an interview with Mr. Stanton in the War
Department last Friday He sleeps in the War office
every night and says that he carries days ratons in
his knapsack He is perhaps one of the abest men in
the country.
1t would have been pleasing you to have seen the
Capitol last night The finest and most costly building
in the world brilliantly Illuminated from basement to
dome, with the banner of the Republic unfured over
the cupoa-the flag as it flew proudly to the breeze,
indicated by its flowing stripes moving like the waves of
the ocean, life and liberty; while the stars at its head
portrayed the armament above and conveyed the idea
that the conception for our national emblem was special
gift from God that their illustration on the represent
alive of the most perfect Government ever formed
might to light every nation of the earth to liberty
and happiness
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The bill for the protection Of citizens is at last fixed
fact 1t will be all that any reasonable man can require
BY the by, it is well that countrymen should know
that The IRISH REPUBLIC has done more to bring the
of Ireland before the Republican people of Amer
lea, since its establishment than all the Irish Journals
and societies in the country. This is big talk, but
fact You were the first to take up this protection
question, and coming from journal of Republican
principles it had the effect of attracting the attention of
Republican men. The IRISH REPUBLIC is the only
Irish journal that the American people think of
reading Therefore, what the others say never seen
by the Americans. When I came on here expected
to find some representatives from both wings of the F.
B. here What my astonishment to find that there
was not single Fenian representative here to help the
Protection bill through What are the leaders thinking
about Is all their talk of protection and neutrality
meant for high-sounding bosh?
For six weeks I have been in direct communication
with the senators and congressman, and during that
time not single representative from any Irish body has
appeared. A few Eastern ofice-seekers, I believe,
waited the President to find out that johnson is
very fond of the Fenans." Oh, my!
Dr. Bell, for the few days he here, did more for
Ireland in laying her claims before the American Gov
ernment-not johnson Seward, but the Fortieth
Congressman the officers of all your organizers have
done for the last years To Mr. Medill. of the
Tribune, OF your city, our countrymen owe debt of
gratitude Were he adopted citizen himself he could
not have the Protection question stronger than
he did Outside and above all the Conorass ;+oof &c CON