The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-14
TIT IRISH REPUBhIS
Lberty-Her Friends Friends Her Enemies Our Enemies
CHICAGO, ILL, MARCH IA, 1868.
The Prisoners Families.

Inc following leCuer mas Deen addressed TO SenCe-
of acquaintance. For which will
readily suggest themselves to readers we print it
entire. To these we shall presently allude. Before
doing So however, it necessary for to state that
have not asked permission for the publication of her
name, from the gifted and excellent lady who the
donor of the contribution forwarded to Mrs. Luby But
we do it for purpose Of which know she will ap-
prove and that is to entire people to
of the obligation which they owe in the shape Of
actual and liberal support to the bereaved wives and
helpless children of those who have done more to make
1rishmen fit for liberty, and Ireland worthy of the
worlds respect than any who have appeared since
the light of Christianity first visited her shores
II ST. JAMES TERRACE, SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD
DUBLIN January %, 1862
DEAR --: Your unexpected letter. with the in
closure from Miss NJ (" Una the gifted poetess who sent
93 her Christmas offering to the prisoners famesEDs
R reached me safely. letter from you this stage of
the proceeding is rather surprise sorry
find that not entirely forgotten Our friends have been
very sparng of their communications perhaps with reason
that had almost concluded had escaped their memory
suppose may infer that your inquiries relate to Mr..
Luby him but three times since his conviction. He
is in Portland him last the 4th October. He ap-
peared be in good health then. Fortunately he has
light elastic hopeful temperament which used often envy
him. that will help him of the obstacles in his
way. But for all that the rgor of the prison disc pne
he is and always castle building and his
structures thrown perhaps with violence, to the ground
than he sets about erecting For my part though
suppose amounts to crime tosay cannot take avery
sangune view of the future Every moment appears to
to add links the chains of those convicted and swell
the list of the victims without eecting any apparent good
You can do nothing for personally many thanks
tneess but you can do great DEAL you the
right way about for the wives and families of the who
sacrhced everything in the for which all suffer-
ing 30 bitterly shall be sharer in any benefit you may
confer IN this way and shall feel very grateful for your
1ce not only on my own but account of every else
concerned we are giving assistance about 120 families
and but for the handsome collected in San Francisco
of these should have starved or become inmates of
workhouse.
Numbers leave the prisons weekly for America yet the
demand on our fund 50 far from diminishing steadily
increasing. To enable the escape from prison. even
on condition of emgratng obliged to supply most of
them with least half the passage money Couldn't some
system be adopted yonder by which our committee might
supplied with funds regularly say by the month to the
urgent necessities of those who have lost their relatives
long terms Mr. Roberts said he would endeavor to
something of the kind after his trip to Europe.
should have written to you sooner, but Mrs. Luby