The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-15

up the contest
is needless to inform readers that we have done
all that could do to stop this suicidal policy of
faction that has long kept nation divided, and
consequently conquered and that still persists in raising
its serpent head to poison the distracted people. We
willing to trample own prejudices beneath our
feet and take the hand of greatest enemy neces
sary for the salvation of our country We willing
to be called inconsistent by extending the hand of fe
lowshp to our brothers with whom have differed
to the most direct route to Ireland In word
willing to follow the leadership of any man or men,
whom a united Brotherhood should call to direct
Organization For this have been illuminated from
public platforms denounced destructonsts" and
men who should be crushed out with the heavy hand of
authority" Our great transgresson has been, that
protested against any set OF men keeping our people
divided for any whatever Those of our readers
who have been pleased to commend us for our "plan
truths about and things have little idea OF the
pressure that has been brought to bear to silence
Of all this enough We have started independent
course and will pursue it in the face of all interested
opposition. Principles not men, is our motto.
We are now compelled to readers that
the last hope but for union is gone. There is
chance left and that is for the rank and file of both
Organizations to force their respective officers to call
general Convention. We say force, for, unless the
leaders of both wings compelled by the voice of the
people, to unite qoe ocW meuer haze united Organization
This is obvious to any of common perceptve facu
ties even the surface of things; but to person
blessed with peep behind the scenes it is plain as the
MONDAY sun.
The negotiations are snapped off, short and sullen
and each wing has gone on its own way more with
vexatious energy From the paper that is supposed
to represent side note with feelings of Sadness
but of surprise, the exuting blackguardsm of the
editor over the recent failure of the union movement
If this paper speaks for the Savage sde then is evil
dent there will be no approach to union movement
from that side unless forced by the rank and le We
have all the evidence require to satisfy that the
feelings the other side equally intense and hostile
to union. So far has this gone that called de-
structonists for advocating union that cannot be
compzished" So we are informed.
We wish our countrymen to understand, for all,
that we believe in souls that it will require united
effort of all the true of to accomplish the
independence of our country We believe that no
faction or section can accomplish this great object Be-
ieving these things, have sought to bring into
Organization the of the Fenian Brotherhood. So
far have been bafAed and so have the people. We
venture say that if left to themselves the Circles of
both branches are all for union.
Now, we say to our Brothers on both sides-for we
call all men brothers who are in for freedom-that we
have done all that lay in power to merge faction
into nationality, and far have been baf1ed by preju
diced or interested men. We have been told that
course in the union movement has done immense injury
to the cause" That just great movement was
on foot, Wilhelm the opinion of certain men-was
going to demolish the British empire have stopped
the heroes on their march glory shame
Now that are satisfied that no union is possible If