The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-29

JAMES STEPHENS
January 81, 1863
When Christ came into the world peace proclaimed,
and when he left peace bequeathed And ever since
mankind has consistently and uniformly devoted Itself to
breaking the peace Those who believe in the possibility
of return to those Arcadian times when Daphnis
pped to Chloe and the wolves lay down with the flock are
accounted nowadays fit subjects for Bcetre which IS the
Swfts Hospital of Paris. l am not OF them believe In
war; you of Washngtons country believed In war when
Washingtons Union threatened Pope Plx lA oeeved
war when the redhrts flooded into his patrmony and
the Protestant Popess of believes IN war when irish
rebels to be ground down and beaten to POWDER utterly
squelched in Caryean phrase But hod-sauce which Is
good for the goose good also for the gander-rish rebels
also believe in war when English arrogance to be tanned
Here in France we are peace with all the world we
desire peace and about to increase our
effective forces eight hundred thousand of standing army
and four hundred thousand of national guardmoblle.
Standing armies Ah you don't trust in these things But
then you are only miserable republicans; purply
imperial.
Let me tell YOU how we purple mperiasts make laws.
The initiative originates with the head of the Government
he summons his Council of State and communicates his idea,
they accept and amongst them charged to Introduce
the idea form of proposition the Corps Legsatf The
deputies who supposed represent the nation accept It,
if it seems good to them which it invariably does Then
the Senate who approves it, and then again the En-
peror who gives his sanction An elaborate process but
wonderfully easy when has pretty well the making of his
Senate and his Corps Legatf And that Louis Napoleon
has, by of the beauties of enlightened despotism
This new Army Organization bill, Ito give its full title)
which turns France entrenched camp, passed the
Lower House by sweeping majority and welcomed by
the Upper with but dsenent voice, that of Michel
Chevaler He is political economist is M Chevaier and
no political economist could tolerate change which imposes
such financial burden the State But he than
political economist He the illusion of universal
peace So does DIR. Cumming Softly, gentlemen there
things be acquired before universal peace Unver
sal happiness first.
Now the only argument advanced in favor of the passing
of this simply this: Russia Prussia Italy, all
ARM ergo France must And this armament of course
is in the interests of bay tranquility At the moment
Magne Minister of Finance applies for immense loan
his exchequer being empty Queer way balance the books
The cashbox is empty, lo double armed servants
and borrow money to pay them. Let me recommend the
system to miserable republicans Purple mperiass call
this policy Pat would call it burning the candle both
ends could understand it if imminent and that
is precisely the only way in which can explain it. To be
sure the Emperor says, for peace But did he
make certain speech at Bordeaux once in which the pas
sage pempe la pai occurred and was mot followed by
the Crmean war? Dplomas to be understood by
men like you and me- good reader; but when hear of
pugs going into training and sending round the hat to his
hackers we must be pardoned if fancy it fight
And fight the European continent how does that
us? will tell you. England may be draUn to You
can reason out the rest yourself
France is augmentng her budget of expenses at home at
the African side of the Mediterranean the French province
of Agiers persheh of hunger. Recoecting the Abdel
Kader whom Thomas Davis sung ought feel special
sorrow that the drama of Skull and Skbbereen is being
peated amidst his brave compatrios The Arabs die like
dogs by the roadside says his Grace of Constantine in
touching letter. Why could you not tell before de-
mand the democratic journals Because of the exigences
of the Holy See quote his Lordshp His Lordship fear
is Bishop of the Morarty school, The Corps Legsatif
has voted round in aid of the starving Arabs do
yet hear that the Sultan of Turkey has larger
and that the plea that it is