The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-28

turned inrmers for the CROWN undertook to manage the
recent outbreak in Ireland but acquainted with
tenth part of the genuine Fenian Organization Condon
or Massey knows less than he ells Farola knows
than he es but Mr. Stephens assured long before their
arrest and while they both seemed the most enthusiastic of
fenlans that he totally acquainted with them and
the control OF the Organization which he had created The
TACT u.s. that the English authorities happened upon
onshoot OF Fenianism They down the parasite, and
hnk tey have feed the tree Some of the Fenans who
nave been arrested may have soourned for awhile in Amer
ca they have been naturazed they may have fought
I'M armies during the late civil butn other sci Sc
can Fenanlsm be called American Organization 1t is
Irish from beginning to end it formed by rishman
and none but rshmen permitted enroll themselves
originally the Organization confined to Irshmen in
lreand afterwards because money needed purchase
arms it was extended to Irshmen in America and the
within the kingdom of Great Britain supported by sympa
thzers in the United States; but both conspratos and
sympathzers were Irshmen The plan of Mr.. Stephens
was to complete the Organization, and drill the men,
and then wait until England became involved in foreign
The Impotence and dstrust of the Fenans in Amer
lea precpated events instead of being managed by COM
peent leaders, the fell into such hands those
which the English Government has bbed manaced
isolated outrages like those Manchester Dublin and Clerk
failure which has ensued is the legitimate penalty of this
departure from the original programme. If Fenianism
succeeds it must be while England engaged in with
some other nation Only those who truly earnest have
the patience to await such opportunity
But 1t is of for anybody to aer himself that be-
cause score of Fenians hanged imprisoned and be-
ongdelayed reforms the of Ireland
are to be pressed through Parliament the whole trouble
over and the passed These things only weed out the
weak of the Organization do not destroy it. The
pacihcation of Ireland declared secured by the
union with England and this adopted by of
unbushng brides Of money, and place, and titles is now
appealed to naity beyond which have right
inquire Since the unon beforehand Ireland has been
joined to England only in The Irish feel themselves
be subugaed people, held the point of the bayonet
Reforms can make no difference in this feeling The only
way to render Ireland loyal to force all her native pop
aon to emf CRATE and fill their places with English resi-
dents Cruelty really better policy for England now
than benevoence, if Ireland be indispensable to Great
Britain. Irish history--but forgot that for Engishmen
there no history of ireland England never has permit
ted that history be written have heard venera
BILE lips and understand the effect it produces upon ex
cabe natures; but to Engshmen it is utterly unknown
ney are Indifferent to 1T they DO not care to remember
farther back than '98. Ireland is like some island in
fairy tale; everything occurred there "once upon time
But 1t is only about seventy years that the union with
England compeed only about forty ago that the
Roman Catholics emancpated from the degrading
chans and and still living who have seen
their fathers and mothers hanged before their cab on
the bare suspicion of crime. The moment that the Abys.
nlan expedition was announced books about the country
and of the interior few from the press but what HIS
of Ireland has been produced during the years of
element in regard to Fenianism? The average English
man OF the present day actually knows about Abyss
MIA than about Ireland Yet the island which lies SO close
your Shores but far away from your sympahies has
history and it is long, sad story of English injustice and
oppression Some wrongs have recently been rghed
injuries redressed but it would require centuries of kind
to eace the memories of crueties Once
the subsidy which England proposes to give the Roman
Catholic priesthood would have concated Ireland now it
will have effect for Fenianism which has been stead
lastly opposed by the priests has powerful
than Roman Catholicism The sins of the fathers vs
ted upon their children but there such promise
Our modern virtues 1rshmen at home and abroad
blessings to them like curses This may be
natural but it not untrue We must deal with obems
find them nothing to be gained by denying their
existence Now that the Irish conspiracy has been crushed
the real Fenian Organization remains and that bide
its time