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

direct or indirect with the outrage or as be;n to
it in any way, before during after its commission 3D.
That pledge ourselves to do utmost to discover the
perpetrators and that having discovered them we shall make
them amenabe to laws and carry them the punish
that they richly deserve thus for once acting in
conjunction with the British Government in order to vndi
before the world and to show that we do not
and children, but with men-honorably and
according the rules of 3d. That from inquiries set
foot Immediately the terrible reached u.s. we have
believe that it has been the deed of individuals
acting from personal motives and impeed by one whom #
our suspicious be verified, shall without compunc
ton unworthy to live in interest well that
of humanity at large
"THE LONDON COMMITTEE THE IRISH REPUBLICAN
BROTHERHOOD"
People your side will be inclined to ask how long is
this system of Sighting the British Government last and
how many brave, but, alas! excitable will England
have the satisfaction of rangling, purpose public
scaod before the armed manhood of country conrons
her the battlefield? There already eight persons in
custody charge of wful MURDER consequent on the
explosion Cerenwe and it is stated that one of the
number has turned inormer To the question mentioned
above there be but gven and it is this that
certain individual whose here the of all
this mischief and who has usurped authority fragment
airy portions of the Organization here first be put aside
With the people in America, who represented here by
this individual and who encouraging him in his mad
career leave the at your side to deal and trust
whatever may be the result of the efforts towards Union that
are being made by brothers in America it will be
remembered that the home Organization has decided that the
authors of the 9Th of March and subsequent dis
aste1s must take themselves off.
MORE GOVERNMENT REPRESSION
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has issued proclamation
forbdding any further demonstrations of sympathy with the
Manchester martyrs and the patriotic intentions of the peo
pie of Killarney Kilkenny and other places where demon
STATIONS intended to be held thereby frustrated
The Government not content with this, has instituted pros
ecutions against John Martini Dr. Waters the hisha
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the committee of the Dublin demonstrations At the
nation the police court John Martin refused to be de-
Tended by counsel and stated each of the days he
appeared before the magistrates that he ready for his
trial, whether fairly fouy Mr. A NJ Sullivan of the
Nation, summoned Crown witness, and when that
gentleman got opportunity of addressing the court reus
ing to Witness hedelivered wemerted castgaton
the Crown Solicitor for the attempt that had been made
place him, (Mr ST. the editor of national Journal in
such odious position in the eyes of his counymen The
Government knew jury of his countrymen would convict
him of treason and the Crown had stopped act of the
vest cowardice being afraid strike. He concluded
manly speech by saying he deed the Government amid the
cheers of the court The prisoners committed to take
their trial the commission be held the 10th of
February but admitted bail their recognize
ances of $500 each.
The explanation of this exhibition of Governmental
energy to be found in the fact that Fenansm through its
advocates in the dock and its martyrs the scaod has
recently acquired immense moral power by which has
exorted the hearty sympathy of many influential in
Ireland who years ago looked upon chmera
who at all failed recognize in it those impersh
able elements that shall preserve its existence until the
freedom of Ireland is accomplished fact The truth is
the English Government have become seriously alarmed at
the unmRtakabe manifestations of sympathy with
Fenansm that have taken place in all parts of Ireland ana
it does want to be reminded again and again of the
crime against civilization and humanity which committed
the 23d of last month"; and therefore, has to resort to
the old, old mode of "srking terror" by giving John
Martin and his friends dose of that always effective lrs
medicine trial by jury" But it is the opinion OF most
people here that these prosecutions will result IN con-
victions while say the Government may fight nara
obtain believe Mr.. Martln OF