The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-18
What Does 1.-THE Irish Republic Mean?

could not get another journal in America to give SO much
space to abuse of ITSELF We take little pride in this We
are not afraid of any amount of abuse Many correspondents
taken advantage of good nature and have allowed
themselves to be used by enemies What if David Bell
LID, organizer? And, by the by it is some
what strange correspondent remarks to find man
among who is honestly and really entitled to LID
having received his right that honorable distinction from
of the leading European Universities All the other
generals and honorable etc. are selfconferred On the
other hand how could plain Michael Scanan hep if some
country BOBBY stuck him up Hon.? 1t only showed
the tendency of our people to after titles and the hollow
of the Organization that helped to cultivate this passion
by giving every man in its service grand title.
This letter of correspondent is the and substance
of the argument used by headquarters and its dependencies
against the REPUBLIC We defeated them principle and
they have taken to personalities By thus doing they have
raised "facon fight" and the original cause "Union"
lost sight Of If correspondent is in doubt oar
meaning cannot help it. We have spoken very plainly
But there blind those who will Time
will prove who is right and who is wrong Though neither
prophets the of prophets pronounce the
ments foot impraccabe and impossible and that
roan" leaders will prove the greatest failures that the
F. B. has yet been cursed with EDS. I. R.
Troy, N. Y, March %, 1868.
To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
GENTLEMEN: Will you explain why you occupy your
present position towards the Fenan Brotherhood and its
officers and what caused to approach that position Per-
haps am presumpuous to ask such questions but feel that
they eminenty proper The REPUBLIC has changed
its tactics its opinions and they have for
having done SO, and that is just what and many Others
want to be enlightened uponwhat these AS
great public instructor the REPUBLIC should my opinion
explain clearly why it orsake old principles and takes
new
Your position appears to be mainly one of aunding
you pitch in right and left into everybody and every object
that don't suit you and the consequences that everybody
and everything is getting whack )" because-so far as
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suit you In fact rs you appear to be preemneny the
Growers the Great of the present day. and would despair
finding anybody equal your claims to that distinction
certainly they not to be found in the Fenian Brother
hood Your fautfndngs of such general character
that cannot complain of dearh of examples points
work Indeed they numerous and most of them
of inconsistent character that could not and should
not attempt to deal with them ngy but should hher
and hither among the whole of them and faith there
for much larger than am, to roam-aye, and
to roll at thaamong them, and danger that he wouldn't
find plenty of for his literary peregrinations.
First of ALL might well ask why you opposed
to the organizing portion of the Brotherhood and the public
speaking that part its requirements? Is entirely
in contradiction to the former doctrine and practice of two
of the editors-and these the leading twoof your journal
Don't all remember when David Bell LID, land at the
risk of dgressg must congratulate the REPUBLIC upon
having 'rae IL D. upon its staff don't we all remember
when David Bell LID was in the employ of the Fenian
Brotherhood organizer and don't remember when he
delivered his speeches in Troy and vicinity the
lands oppressor perdous Albion and her bloodstaned
of ST. George must and would go dow-Lord knows
where and never should be heard of more
among the nations of the earrh And-no fattery-upon
word thought the bloody old oppressor of country
and completely knocked into cooked
hat in speech, mind you than when the David Bell
LID, had the honor and glory of knocking her.
And don't most of know that the organizing depart
men had of its sturdies advocates Michael Scan
LAM one of those two leading editors whom have alluded
and who very much fear me- has fallen among the Philis
tines believe it is generally known that Michael Scan
Ian had always declared his belief in the value and efficiency
of "organizers and evidence of his faith in the bene
do not say he in the employ Of the F. b. l. myself
never heard Mr. Seaman speak, in fact have the
gentleman but aude to his having addressed public
ngs upon the of those who know he did In
deed, it is not much year ago that small
hand-bill containing the that Hon. Michael
address the shmen of forget where-upon the sub
ect of nationality and seeing such announcement and
Stunning that being of honor he filled his engagement