The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-08

How long shall the Irish people in America remain under
the nfauaon of ndei Can they not learn that the name
Democratic no defines the principles indicates
the aims of the party this country which it, than
did that of Reormers those of the ruthless invaders who
with Cromwell to Ireland to rob of lands and
liberties? that the democracy which that party compre
bends would give four millions of laborers in the South
code of laws odous and infamous than the penal code
which cursed and degraded Ireland for than
turtles? Why the ludicrous than it
is roncal in its application such party party whose
only record and only policy for the past six years have been
opposition but opposition Opposition to the party
which prosecuted the against dsunion and a slave
ogarchy, which voted and money to the nations
life and preserve free institutions which proclaimed all
throughout the length and breadth of the land and
incorporated that fundamental law which gave all male
citizens of the United staeswh the mpartiality of JUS
tice-the ballot without which is free excluding
from it. traitor loyast but the perjurer, who
had taken oath support the constitution and broken it
the perurer character which snks in the of truth
the party which swept every vestge of arstocracy every
shape from the constitution and statutes of the United States
and placed all equality before the law and estab
hed the only legitimate claim to the title of Demo-
cratic party which has been presented the world In
every these steps, whether the nation advance
the of human liberty has not had to the
determined opposition of the socaed Democratic party? Is
the fact that they fly the upon their banners while
utterly at variance with Democratic principles evil
dence of their nsincey and dishonesty in all their profess
sions? Democratic" party" honest Iago" But it is
the first example of dishonesty corruption and retrogresson
obtaining the confidence and support of people, simply
the strength of good ancestral
But excuse if have wandered from the purpose of
this letter-which to furnish you with little of the
pertaining this locality might perhaps compre
bend within the scope of that am the information that the
REPUBLIC has many friends in the Getty of magnf
distances Many who first startled and excited
at its bones independence and point have actually become
accmated the atmosphere it breahe and pronounce it
saubrous and invigorating The intelligent,
who capable of calculating Influences and who not
politicians than patriots when differing widely
many detail points, firmly believe that next to
national organization your paper the great dederatum
of people in this country and its fall failure would
be the disaster In Fenian all interest is alb
sorbed by the question of Union There feeling of
disappointment at the failure of the negotiations
There considerable excitement here in political circles
caused the action of Congress for the past few days.
cay the restoration of he great minister Stanton
to his portfolio in the War Department He resumed his
desk yesterday This together with the judiciary bill which
has just passed the lower House. requiring twohds of the
Supreme Court to declare law of Congress unconstitutional
and which brings step further towards perfect Re
publican government and from the possibility of
judge gog not only for the country but against it
these with the legislation of yesterday and to-day
sucon the country that Congress will stand by the
eternal principles upon which rests their policy.
Yours &C., ARGUS
Party or Country?
Fort WAYNE IND, January %, 1868.