The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-28
Letters From New York
New YORK, March 10, 1868.

under variety of FORMS in open country and in walled
towns by force and ategem open attack and assassination
The same spirit of detesaon for the foreign power which
IN ENGLAND had ewn the forests of Yorkshire and of Nor
cumberland with Norman corses filled with them also the
lakes and marshes of Erin But circumstance, which
gives this latter country character altogether peculiar
was that invaders of Ireland placed in the rank of
pessors in respect the native population sunk to
that of oppressed regarded their compatriots who
NAMED in England The evil wrought by the of the
invaders the invaded nation part returned to them
by the kings of whom they held and who doubling their
fidelity treated them almost a foreign There
however considerable difference between the tyranny in
iced by the Government of England the English esab-
hed in Ireland and that suffered by the natives from the
latter through long centuries documentof the fourteenth
century may be given in lieu of many details under this
head and will serve give the reader idea of conquest
in the medieval ages Here follows the letter of King Don
aid ONeil of Ulster Pope johns of which abstract
has already appeared in this paper 1t written in
choice Latin and gave vivid picture of the cuees of the
English and the consequent detesaon felt for that class by
the native populations condition of affairs attributed by
the writer previous Popes "They he English), prom
ised the Pope fashion the people of Ireland to good
morals and to give them good laws But far from fulfilling
this PROMISE they destroyed all the written laws by which
ancienty governed; they left without laws the
better accomplish run have established Infamous
laws among us of which the following samples
Sometimes they invite to their
tables the chiefs of nation and kill them treacherousy
in the middle of the banquet or in their sleep.
These crimes them honorable and worthy of praise
1t is the belief of all their laty and of many of their
churchmen that there sin in killing an Irishman
than in killing dog. Their monks with confidence
that after having killed of nation "a thing which
often happens they not obliged to abstain single day
from saying In proof of this the religions of the
der of Ceaux established at Gravaro in the diocese OF
Armagh, those of the order which at Yues
in Ulster daily attack in arms wound and kill Irshmen
and the less abstain from saying their Brother
Simon the order of Mnorites relative of the Bishop of
Coventry has preached publicly that not the least sin
to kill rob rshman. In word all maintain that it
is right and lawful for them depo of lands and
possessions and should of conscience even
in the moment of death.
These grievances Joined the difference of language and
of existing between and them have destroyed all
hope that there be peace truce between this
e inordinate their part is the ambition to rule
determined in the desire to throw off yoke that has
become nsupporabe and to the heritage of
cestors We guard for them in hearts inveterae
hatred produced by long memories of injustice by the
der of fathers of brothers, of friends and which
neither time that of descendants will extin
gushed Thus SO long life shall remain in u.s. SHALL
without regret remorse them the death in defense
of our rights and fight and haras them until
the Supreme Day when they themselves through lack of
power shall cease work evil when the Supreme
Judge shall vengeance for their crmeswhich
lae will surely happen firmly believe Until then
we shall make upon them for the recovery of in
dependence which natural right constrained to do
by necessity ITSELF and prerring to confront peril like
brave than langush in the midst of insults like
slaves" +
This promise of the DEATH made more than four
centuries is yet forgotten, and mournu fact worthy
of remark blood has been shed in Ireland in day. flow
ing from that old quarrel of the invasion The hour where
in this conflict will terminate in future which we can
not as yet orsee for despite the inermxture of and
the intercourse effected in the centuries hatred of
the English Government exists, native passion in the
mass OF the Irish nation Since the first day of the invasion
this OF men has constantly wled that which the in