The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-04
has been redeemed at last by the wis
dom and mercy of the English Parliament
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Father Vaughan's Letter.
BAREFIELD, ENNIS, COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND,
February 26 1863

GENTLEMEN: One misfortune according to the old adage)
alone and it with this unhappy land of
desny-reland Within the last few years, disasters like
fire and birthstone have showered u.s. thick the leaves
of Vallambrosa From the suppression of the Irish People,
and the prosecution of its able WRITER'S to the last attempt at
the suppression of the hiShman and Weekly Ne and the
incarceration of their conductors Pigott and Sullivan
crushing system for the destruction of dearest national
aspirations has been conducted by the consistent vii
ainy of fraud, perjury and spying, which would form
startling episode in the history of the most doomed people
that ever wrested with tyranny bled the shrine of
freedom.
During this short intervening period from hanging trans
poration starving in PRISONS unacy of inmates jail Deaths
restitution of the families of the ncarcerated etc., Ireland
has been bleeding from every pore prosey than
happy Poland from the knout of the barbarou Cossac
Crete under the iron heel of the vouptuous Turk.
Ireland has been likened to wounded in crowd,
who could be discovered by the tracks of his blood and
all her mounful history this parallel apty
elucdated as at the present trying period
A physical and moral curse, blightng than the
Eastern smoom is broodng the face of green lovely
Erin that inevitably if not timely arrested by the brave
hearts and strong arms far but thank God too far away
eventuate in blotting her from the map of mankind
The continuous endurance of such revolving tyranncal
practices is beyond the power of human nature matter
how elevated by education and the thrstings of freedom
and people sorey oppressed, if deprived of the last
plank of hope-hope from their many millions of blood and
kindred blessed with wealth and freedom in foreign land
alternative but abandon their native land leaving
the old and decrepd to pine in slavery shut their hands
in despair and (ke Job the day they born
Don't mistake me- beloved exiles of Erin matters fast
coming this. Oh that could press you my heart and
that your would catch the voices of whisper" that
would honey pour into them expressive
gentle reproach for your supnenes of earnest suppl
cation for the salvation of your green Erin. would
beseech you by everything that your natures fear and your
souls revere une-UNITE-UNITE for Ireland to give
her timely aid and before be too late
before the spirit of fire departs from her lip and the glow
of beauty fades from her cheek If you yearn back,
believe you all do to knee at your fathers and mothers
graves kiss with generation their cod leles DUST and
chant the Susum Cora of Erin comeem wait not till she
bleeds to DEATH and then there is nothing left you but to
wake her with woman's cres-mourn1u the banshees
wail-and follow her hearse.
Believe me- this is anced picture; but which must
soon terrible reality if not prevented by bold
sympathetic action by her exiled children And what has
been accelerang this Ah there the rub Your petty,
spiteful di ssensons. You may reply GLOW go
with divided leaders," Hang your leaders. You gave the
leaders importance is the slave that makes the yran
Had you put principles up for your guidance instead of men,
you would, and should go triumphanly. The Irish
people home for several past pinned their faith to
renegade leaders, and left to grope the dark In 1862
at national banquet in the Rotunda Dublin first taught
the people obey principles before mento the
God gave themto follow the leader long he persona
fed the principles and when he did not to kick him
aside. Let the exied Irishmen of America follow this
teaching, and Vdrow the spple-the dollars-from any
van selfish backsder the popular principles and col
ecve wisdom of the people and they will become
powerful and and courted by the enlightened
free Americans and feared by the robbers and muderer that
for hundred years. have been deing the ovee land
on this terrestrial globe.
IT'S the belief amongst that these robbermur
derers are about meeting their doom in Abyssnia The
English Government labong to conceal the deporable
condition of the British army brought the most distressing
condition the climate and the impossible state of the coun-
try-heaven and earth-warrng against them
automatically stated this campalgn