The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-22

or trampled under foot by united people on their
march to independence even-taking the best view of
the case-though these may be honest and good in
their intentions
When Washington was his march to victory would
he stop to pick up half dozen of his wounded generals
if by SO doing he endangered his chances of success
Shall fifteen millions of the Irish race stand squabblng
over the nothingness" Of whether this or that
should be indorsed and this and that man condemned
while the enemy drawing his meshes around the whole
racer No And yet this is the position which the two
wings of the Fenian Brotherhood occupy to-day It
safe to say that had the two bodies casped hands when
the of the hanging Of the Manchester men had
reused the Irish people the world to of their
duty the united Brotherhood could have led whole
to victory And why did not the blood of these
men and the wishes of our race cement that union
Simply because few men-say dozen at most-had
quarreled and called each other ugly Their per-
sona hatred of each other outweghed their national love
for Ireland and to be revenged on their enemies they
have stabbed our country.
We ask again, by what right do these men thrust
themselves forward and say there should be union
By what right do they force Circles to ndorse certain
men and movements, and condemn the other side,
thereby widening the breach that was almost bridged
over
Weprotest against this conpracyto destroy the hopes
of our country We could disclose facts concerning the
taken by leaders get the Endorsement of Circles
that would astonish those who cannot account for
our continued divisions. When Circles were about
protesting against the action of both sides in their
failure to cement union petty technically,
no less than one PRESIDENT one senator and two or
three organizers have hurried to the of conflict
and bulied the supplemented members into indorse
ment of this and that man, and thanked them for
standing constitutions.
Now, friends Of liberty and Ireland, Fenans and
non-Fenians, there can be no success until we have
united Brotherhood. AS it is party is counter
acting the other and matters have gone far that
fear of the arrests in England and Ireland have
been caused by "party spite" This is horrible and
must be stopped There must be convention of both
wings of the Brotherhood and united Brotherhood
will issue from such convention This be done if
the Circles left to themselves And if we desire
see country free, it mast be done
The only barrier to perfect union is a few men on
each side They must stand aside or be swept aside if
they refuse.
There the Savage side so obnoxious to the
O'Neill party that no union can be effected if they
thrust themselves forward There are men on ONe's
side who equally obnoxious to the Savage party
They must stand aside also.
The only objection that we have heard urged against
setting aside is, that their places cannot be
filled Well, Heaven help us, if out of fifteen millions
OF the Irish cannot find to fill the positions
better than those who have had charge of Fenansm in
the past, we are sorry set of people. We not
even up to the dead level Of mediocry For our lives
we cannot see where any transcendent genius has ap
peared on the surface of Fenans, and we repel with
contempt such assertions that we cannot find men
as talented and as capable of leading people freedom