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

Government as oceH for the invasion Of Canada Their
intentions were openly announced at public meetings.
emblazoned placards their arms and ammunitions
were collected and dispatched in open dav Their
soldiers drilled and marched as ostentatious as If
the B. had been the established Government of the
country Their "orders " to march were openly ex-
hibted, by foolish little boys called aids-de-camp. in
the barrooms and in even dsreputable places in
New York city. In short, it "open Organiza.
ton, with a vengeance. And the result needs not TO
be told. Now let us put the saddle the right horse
Neither Queen Victoria President johnson were so
much to blame Boosting and blowing of the
things we going to do, and of the time we would
do them in and Of the manner in which they would be
done, and all the rest of it. We repeat it. and DEFY
contradiction PUBLICITY HAS BEEN THE CURSE OF
FENIANIsM HERE IN AMERICA.
But here the first objection, with which we have to
grappe is thrust in faces. You had secret soci.
ETY. in Ireland" We are told yet it has not succeeded
in accomplishing its object" We answer its failure
htherto-tor pW succeed yet-was occasioned not bv
any inherent weakness in itself but by two disastrous
causes which its members had little if any, control
The first, and worst Of these tile oe,ess of
the Aneertcan branch Of the Organization. This de-
feated Fenianism not only in America but in ireland as
we'll Were not dispatches sent almost daily across the
sea-of which the lost documents" were notorious
specmen-wth Headquarters of the Fenian Brother
hood" blazing in green and gold at the head of them
and signed by H. C's" and G. Esq in all their
official dignity? What tale all this told when these
missves fell they frequently did, and pehnps were
intended to do, into the hands of the English enemy
Then, SO far as spies and nformers were concerned,
Al IL. u:llo
lans who had graduated in crime here in American
Nagle Massey Buckley, Corydon and dozen besides.
Why they had all been at headquarters in New York as
trusted officials EVERYTHING WAS OPEN HERE SO
they had only to learn everything, and go backand sell
their country and their brothers England for money
The second of the of success of the secret
Home Organization was, that its leader = oh, Lord,
these leaders proved wanting in the hour of trial.
showed himself shamelessly destitute Of principle, of
courage and capacity But sad this was and disas
trous its consequences must under any
ultimately have proved still it only the mountebank
publicity of America that brought it out in form SO
offensive and destructive. If open organization had
produced any other evil fruit but the dongs of
James Stephens his last visit America these alone
would be more than sufficient to cover it with everast
ing disgrace.
But let our readers mark this. If the great secret
Home Organization has not yet conquered countrys
independence, has unquestionaby done noble work.
which of all others, absolutely essential to prepare
the way for it, 1t has made the men of ireland not
only true their country they always were, but
of thought, men of Independent action, men who love
liberty for bery sake and who ready and resolved
to maintain and defend it against all Corners, be they
whothey may In one word it has done much moheour
people fit for reedon and once that is done, people
as sure to be free the of rise
And this we may add is just what has got to be done
to sorrowfuly large extent, for the Irishmen of