The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-11

feature OF diversity The One--the Americans an
open Organization, having all its affairs transacted
publicly before the eyes of the entire world composed
that world is of a few friends and great many
enemies. The other-the Irish or home Organization
is, and from the first has been, secret and oath
boand
In this latter distinction lies the cause of the failure
of the Organization and of the comparative
of the other.
For there is in further attempting to conceal
the truth. 1t would be criminal to do SO any longer
Taking into consideration the immense power at its dis
posal and the work it ought to have done and could
have done american Fenanisn, has proped failure
And as failure not because the rank and file acre not
ooiUng to do their duty, bm because 1t acos an open
O,yanyotion and failure it will continue to prove so
long as it continues to be SUCH
Glance for moment at its past history. A certain
sneaking charatan, pluming himself the magnificent
failure he had managed to make in 848 processes have
founded the American Organization in some back sum,
which congenia to his tastes, in New York. And
doubt few very doubtful characters 90 about
living their wits, and trying to make each other
believe that they very dreadful and dangerous
consprators But the thing was, in every sense be-
meath contempt until it was taken up by the of the
West They at once made it sworn Organization !;
and when they had not perhaps than fifty in
its ranks, in the city of Chcago-but of the right
stamp-they we're ten times more influential in their
hold the general community and could and did, with
ease raise ten times money for the cause of Ireland
than all the Circles in the place, with all their
officials and speeches. and reports and parades do
at this day. These facts; and the very men who
will come and contradict them and snuff and snarl
at this journal for stating Them know that they are
facts
But certain leaders may these leaders reap all
the blessings they have eamed-were more anxious for
personal power and popularity than for the deyerance
of Ireland They found they asserted, that " the
Church is few unauthorized clercs, here and
there-was against secret society" So they de-
termned to lay open their entire proceedings to the
whole world the English Government included land they
carried their point. And from that day to this, the
Fenan Brotherhood has been-with certain exceptions
as public in all its proceedings its most malignant
enemy could desire And to this very publicity do we
trace nearly all the misortunes which have overtaken
the cause of our unfortunate country during the last
three years, both in America and Ireland
First the division which was the inevitable
result of the rebellion of free and independent men
against one of the most unprincpled and contemplate
despotisms that ever attempted to be fastened on
human necks. This followed by the Campo
Beo asco got up to enlist public sentiment on one
sde and to take the wind out of the sails of the oppo
stion. After that, leader " was detAroned and
"another of the same sor" set in his place The
latter summoned Sunday meeting in Jones Wood at
which ten thousand people present, to whom he
announced the oery day and how in which he would
begin to fight the British Government in Ireland This
was very obligng his part-exceedngly chvarous to
warn his enemies to be ready for him. which they were
although he did not prove ready for them His plea