The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-25
The Irish are Beginning to be Worth
Appealing to.

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Colonel McDermott called upon to act Chairman
Mr. e. OConnor and Mr. r. Mckinney appointed
Vice-Presdents, and Isaac Marston Secretary
Mr. Sullivan happily introduced to the assembly by
Colonel McDermot and received with great enthusiasm
He proceeded and the objections made by
the Democratic party against the adoption of the proposed
Constitution. His reasoning clear and forcibe. He
urged his eowcountrymen, they hated oppression at
home hate it also in the land of their adoption and
place themselves in sympathy with the party of freedom.
At the conclusion of his remarks three rousng cheers
given for the Constitution
The meeting also addressed by Mr. Birney, Mr. Mar
and Colonel McDermott. The Colonel stated that he
had been Democrat that he had served his country
the four years contest and that he meant to be the
side of loyalty and free Institutions He deed Democrats
show him to be inconsistent His remarks received
with immense applause.
BAY CRY, April 4th, 1863.
The above is from the Bay City Journal.
And now Messrs Editors, word in regard to those who
took active part in the above meeting might not be
amss Who are they Why sirs they among most
prominent and respected merchants and business men, They
are men who not ashamed to acknowledge the land
that gave them birth. They men who have abored
with warmest ZEAL year after year, for the liberation of Ire
land They Irish patriots in every of the
term And because they had the manhood to form an
opinion of their own because they claimed the right to
ercse their judgment in regard to the elective franchise
because they had the audacity to cast their vote in the
baot-box the side of freedom and right, without first
counseling with fuglemen and whppern of sham Democ
racy they have brought down their heads the maedc
of every old female worshper of the party from the
paid drunken temizer of her most gracious Majesty down
to a few hungry imbeciles who still continue to be the
slaves
liberty in this country would not take the oath of aegi
the government which protecting them, but
stood ready, in of draft to claim protection at the
hands of 'Mrs. Brown ,; while others" golden circle"
eentlemen-remaned at home swabbng out their muskets
preparatory to firing the These the who
boosted several occasions that they had contributed
the Liberation of Ireland and who have gone
far say they would not cast vote for Republican
were it free Ireland tomorrow But thank God the latter
class few and far between for you, ority of
the Irish element here of the type and stand ready
at any strike for freedom and country matter
where they meet the enemy
That the Democratic party has any love for the
Irish is farce At late election the only representa-
ton the Irish element the Democratic ticket that
of consabes usual and in first ward which is Demo
cratic by some lao $780, elected every the ticket
except the Irish constable who wiped out by 40
So This is Democracy in its purity and during all the late
harangues of the party all other subjects abandoned
The Irish were the whole theme of the stump orators
When in the history of Democracy have the Irish been
appealed before They have been looked the
voting machines" of the party Yes and the poor Fenians
had be appealed not to be bought sod Oh heavens
what an insult Irshmen Now Messrs. Editors, not
Fenian practically, but at heart. In word, my
whole heart is with them; but must say that with many
Others perfectly disguised few evenings ago hear
ing the harangues and appeals of lot of hirengs to the
Irish element Why not appeal to the Germans other
nationality? AS usual, no. they say the Germans
fast the Irish somewhat scay since they have
meced read that obnoxious sheet called The IRISH RE-
PUBLIC they cannot do anything with Them Alas it is
bad that they will think for themselves 90
LOVER OF FREEDOM.
Of Fr;d