The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-28
IRISH NEWS.
The Irish Conspiracy.
BY AN AMERICAN FENIAN.
[From Tinsley's Magazine for March,

with apologize notes. and having given to the world an
Anglo-Irsh Lady Loyalists opinion of Fenianism-of
which is enough say that its admirable style gracefully
adorned its feminine logcI hope that the conductor OF
this magazine has so firmly re-eabished his reputation
loyal citizen that the publication of another article from
pen will not cause him to be arrested like George Fran
els Train prosecuted by the CROWN like the editors OF
certain Irish journals. Perhaps 1t would be as WE'LL how
if he introduced the present paper by another depre
catory commentary The police nervousy anxious to
somebody and it is difficult for them to find any
body arrest that to print word about Feniansm unless
you it from entirely English point of view is
coming very dangerous experiment But fenlanism is
historical fact and there is good why sho I'D not
be considered dspassionaey in an English pc odca
The horrible Clekenwe explosion, which depr we'd few
people of their lives has certainly not blown the brains
of all Englishmen although the utterances portion of
the London press might lead to suppose some such
terrible disaster had occurred.
Let understand the ground Tt has RECENTLY
been favorite argument with the Sases and with the n
merous papers which follow the lead of that wonderful
press of Ireland and to those Fenians who written for
the press in England unanswerable proof the liberty
subjects and of the folly of those conspators who insist
upon Irish independence Let any try write in the
same style upon the of France of Hungary or of
Poland the Times and its echoes and he would soon
learn the difference Between desposm and liberty The
as snppresson of Irish papers, and the present
lions of Irish editors for articles and cartoons which like
P1cEs buresque of the Court Diary and the Tomahous
picture of Brown study would have passed over in
silence had they been published in England do
rally strengthen this line of argument But in fact the
rights OF the press like all the other rights enjoyed by
Engshmen, have been wrested from the Government
determined struggle and a popular victory How many
years ago since report the debates in Parliament
tors fined and imprisoned for articles much less critical
than those which every paper publishes with mpunity
The French journals have been udiciay condemned for
summarizing the debates In the Corps Legisaf but this
state OF affairs in Paris is not bit than that which
existed in London when Dr. johnson had to invent nick
names for the peers and compose speeches orators
order to the periodical which he contributed from
the penalties of the law The English press is free because
it its freedom in fair fight and those who write for it
n only volHo H
1T was forced to- YIELD and which, at this late dav
allows its judges grant Mr.. Rgby Wason appeal upon
ceedlngs matter of privilege libel We must thank
the editors not the government for the freedom of the
press.
Another avorite argument is that the Irish people ougb
not to be dissatisfied because they the same laws the
same goV rnmen the privileges the English people,
ana mat they are really quite ungratefu complain This
takes for granted that the English people are satisfied How
long h4ve they been SO? Have YOU have you not had
Retor agitation within year? Have Hyde Park ratings
been DOWN. Has Walpole wept and resigned Office
Is nere such man Beaes? Were the military called
out and encamped in martial array in the heart of London
IIa thousands of citizens defy the law which makes nbc
parks the property of the ueen Are bread riots unknown
contented? But admitting the satisfaction of
all Engishmen this be perverted an argument
for the satisfaction of all ishmen. Your footman dwes
beneath the same roof YOURSELF of the dshes
the laws protect him he under the benign
of the same Are these why he should
Zoe perfectly pleased with his lot perfectly contente with his
condition. perfectly indifferent to any opportunities
hopes of achieving independence perfectly resigned to be
nothing but ootman for the remainder of his life? Why
this the nineteenth century, when rasptters become
presidents when refugees become emperors when traitors
become patriots when slaves become eemen and when re-
bell ious provinces become nations All of us are
trying better ourselves why should not the fooman
Why should not Ireland? Crush conspiraces if YOU can
but do not fly in the face of facts insult spirit of the
age Eng!ishmen not satsfedthey constantly re-
publcanising their institutions Ireland not treated like
Engand-if she have the laws they operate very
differently What nonsense it is them that Irish
government Engshmen Whether they ought to rebel is
quite another question The only true justification of
rebellion Its success The Irish conspiracy not
succeeded and do not believe that it ought to have sue
ceeded for which shall be hereafter stated But
that was totally unwarrantab and that has done no
good few unprejudiced persons will believe.
The general awakening of public sentiment in regard to
me wrongs OF Ireland and the towards
liberal reform In Ireland benefits derived from
Eenan which in IF