The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-11
Secrecy is Success.


We do not speak too strongly when we assert that
the of Irish nationality in these United States is
present perfect chaos For upwards of two years
it has been torn by divisions The sections have spent
their strength fighting each other And there only
too much to conclude that when they did under
take to attack the national enemy very many Of them
far less anxious to effect his defeat than to secure
the discontinue of the rival establishment" The
efforts honest and earnest they undoubtedly we're
which have been made to accomplish union have been
successfully checkmated by 'eaders who are apparently
far anxious for the power and prestige of their
positions" than for the freedom of their country
First of all the most obnoxious on the American
continent to all who love the of human liberty
was offered the foremost place in our ranks-on the
principle we suppose that the heather monarch acted
when he set up unolean animal in the holy of hoes
at Jerusalem in order to disgust and drive away the
true and earnest worshpers. When that effort mis-
carried, another device ready. popular soldier
got hold ola with more bravery than brains
who, more by good luck" than good guiding"
blundered into small victory on certain occasion
His vanity is blown up until the frog concludes that he
is OK, and that although he is rapidly running down
to the bottom of his treasury and will take good care
not to tell his followers how many or rather how few
Springfield rifles concerted 6reeczoaers he has at his
disposal still he eight this =, yes, and conquer
power which has unlimited wealth at it's command and
whose regular army and multtudinous militia are to
armed with the very best and most effective weapons
which modern skill able to manufacture And all this
is done by the holy" wire-pullers to work on the
honest enthusiasm OF unreasonng men, and to make
that the of enabling knaves to enghen the lease
OF their Ubiquitous power and to perpetuate those
dsgracefu and disastrous divisions without which GER
tain men would be speedily flung aside and trampled
under foot with contempt
1t is sad to be obliged to write these things But the
time has come when must either give up the contest
or look the truth fearlessy in the face The former
alternative is simply out of the question To the latter
therefore, no matter how unpleasant the task may be-
we must turn our earnest and immediate attention
Strictly speaking, Fenianism was and is confined
exclusively to the American continent It is composed
OF men of Irish birth and blood and of friends of Ire
and who have their residence on this side of the Allan
tic But there was and is another great Organization,
called the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood" which
embraces IN Its ranks large proportion of the best men
OF Inc irish race IN Ireland itself we'll as in England
and Scotland These Organizations NAV be REGARDED as
IN some respects and the same But in others thew
are totally dissimilar. They have one obect-tbe ma
honal freedom They are composed of men Of the
same race animated by the same spirit and leagued
against the same enemy So far they may be fairly
regarded as not only similar but essentially identical
But, regarded in another light, they are totally dis