The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-15
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE &c.
The Republic in Danger-Which Side will You
Take "A Review Of the South by
One who Knows.
LOUISIANA, January Is, 1868.


To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
GENTLEMEN Since the last hostile gun of Britain was
fired the soil of Republic and its echoes hushed in
the reocings of free people, how wonderful the pro-
gressve strides of the Saeagued coonists in comparison
with the drowsy movements of the Grip Fan Wnkles of
monarchy? And why? The reasons obvious.
Thousands who felt the lettering influence of musty usuages
and ceremonies coming down from old feuai
waiting for the little dbbets of freedom find way through
the frivoite of royalty and the channels of aro
cratic nobility impused onward by thoughts that should find
being in action, sought in the Nw World" wider field
where sturdy democracy could exert itself without readng
with felon foot lordy preserv" and where royaltys
spread catch the fruits of their lifelong labos
The increase of manhood power and free population which
started into being the young giant of the United States
attained to be miracle in history giving into the keeping
of that hoay goddess the and actions of the heroes of
the people-of soldiers whose ambition stained their
honor-of statesmen whose power could not corrupt-of
orators who made truth, justice and human freedom the
themes of their eoquenceof discoveries mechanical and
scientific the wonders of which gave proof of the highest
promptings of human inspiration And the year 1860
heterogeneous people, chasened by experience and wise in
the lessons taught rc their ancestors of keeping
the sacred boon of personal and national eedom united
and one of the strongest powers in the world
But the robust plant may conceal under its verna
freshness the enemy which nursed into life and the stately
forest contain brush enough Tor the ghtnngs touch to
consume it, SO the young Republic had faint of kings
u in its blood which grew with its growth and strengthened
with its strength"
While the States the North East and West growing
large in the eyes of the world while their ships
every and in every harbor of the universe while their
literature liberal their laws the South aonewas the
foul blot the page of their fair history There old
eudal customs cherished and the "righs of man.
crushed under oothere money and possession of land
were made the standard of WORTH and the dartnted skim
the token of Gods inferior work. giving the right of bill
of sale to those of lighter compexonhere family ties
were severed by the love of dollars and cents Religion ana
auar cngng what heathenism and barbariy established
and on the ruins of democratic freedom arisocracy ana
slavery was exalted National pride ceased live IN ns
locality and the pride of the uuper of the rights OF oeS
personal prde-took its place. The neighborng oa'eS
were looked on with contempt and merely tolerated. as
necessary agents take away and turn into gold or tne
the produce of their princpatesthe labor OF
men which even their black code failed to brutiy Inc
non-slavehoding white semSerfs made necessarily
so for the safe keeping of the blacks Repuocansm was
sneered at by those of the cowhide silly mta
tiyeness of anagonsc to free people was Guilt
waited by the they assumed air and bearing that ac'