The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-14

great Iund, TO Wh1cn every true-hearted Irishman
of the fifteen millions of will contribute some
thing, provide home, and food, and rament, and edu
cation and position in business for all the children or
dependent relatives of any and every who either
dies in or suffers Imprisonment Gotten far worse than
death) for, Ireland. Again ask, why?
This is the general argument. It applies to all. We
shall descend to particular instance, rather to
series of particular instances which, in honest udg
ment, deserve and demand particular attention.
We allude-for wish to speak plainly that it
will be impossible be misunderstood the wives
and children and in instances to the parents and
sisters and brothers of those who were PIONEER SUI
FERERs in the present contest for Irish liberty The
names of Thomas Clarke Luby, of John O'Leary, of
Charles j. Hickman and of O'Donovan (Rossa) stand
out prominently the representatives of those
glorious men. The latter was an honest and
herculean worker in the cause but the three
former were the real mind Of the great
mlem Why Gin connection with others who
are now at liberty, and of whom, therefore, we do
not here speak, these breahed the spirit of true
liberty into the souls of the Irish peope-a people, up
till then, bound down in body and soul by double
depotism the most crushing and unsparing that
the world has These took that down-trodden
people ia hand They taught them to organize, to arm
conspre, to prepare silently for the day. which will
come, when they shall not only DEFY but destroy the
power of their alien oppressors. They taught that peo
pie to assert the first right of manhood which is TO
THINK, and all temporal and political questions to
bid spiritual tyants to mind their proper business
We have said-and to gloriousy successful extent it
is literally and emphaticay true-they made the Irish
people fit for liberty This just what that peo-
pie had been beforeat least not since the days
when Fionn and his warriors the national guard
of the island For people that not independent in
thought are slaves of the worst Sort and it is both an
absurdity and imposiby to talk about making them
independent nation
The we have named, and their gallant compeers
were seized forced through mock trials, and consigned
to feon cells to fate whose horrors words por
tray How fares it with their he'll bless families? Let
Mrs Lubys letter the question Let the follow
ing which appeared in the REPUBLIC of February 29th
answer:
COMMITTEE Rooms, II MIDDLE MoUNTJoY STREET.
Received the week ending January "a 60
Expended 20 IL 4
Something should be done, and that speedily, in
reference to this matter. We say more, and say it
deliberately, something be done This cold and
cruel Abandonment this deep and damning disgrace
cannot and will not be endured We ask our readers
respond and suggest the plan plans they think best
But above ALL and instantly entreat them to send
their contributions SMALL club them to together
to Mrs Letitia Luby, II Middle Mountjoy street,
Dublin.
We have had the pleasure of her acquaintance and
only do her simple justice when declare that, one
more worthy to be the wife of heropatriot have
seldom, if ever, met. Alike pure and unpretending
the daughter of De Jean Frazer and wife of Thomas
Clarke Luby, is worthy of the confidence the
esteem and the support of all her countrymen Is it
too much hope that to this appeal there will be large