The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-25
MEETINGS, LECTURES, ETC.
The Law of Nations and the Rights of Citizens


We insert with pleasure the following able address of
Miles J. OReilly, ESQ., delivered a late meeting in
Detroit Michigan, held in defense of the violated rights
of the adopted citizens of America On being called Mr.
O'Reilly said
Mr. CHAIRMAN: Why is it that your referring to the
affair of Martin Koza every in this assembly appauded
the act of Captain Ingraham in rescuing embryo citizen
who had simply declared his intentions? Because without
going through the dry routine of redapesm awaiting in
strucons he vndicaed promptly cardinal principle of
institutions Why did Congress pass vote of thanks to
that subordinate ocer Because he had done his duty
If So why when fully naturaized citizens immured in
loathsome dungeons treated like beasts, without the
designation of allegation of crime for months in Great
Britain does the superior officer the commanderinchef of
the whole army and navy stand with folded bordering
the stuaton How dare he hesitate Why does Congress
dare insult the intelligence of this nation by thus trifng
with liberties while hundreds of people wrthng
in pain of body and agony of mind the behess of the
most nsdiouy refined brutal arsocracy ogarchy
the world by telling and them twill pass act
defining what constitutes citizen! AS well might Congress
pass defining what Congress Is What created Con-
gress? The Constitution What created and provided for
President and defined his duties? The Constitution. What
the citizen? The Constitution Why define at this
late day what every nation understands fully and well
understood when they acknowledged the independence of
the only nation established written constitution. But
why talk about passing act at this time giving its
citizens the right to expatriae themselves panderng to
European monacs especially the Queen of Great Britain
enable her and her extrcate themselves
from of the most outrageous barbarty that dis
graced humanity perperated citizens and sought
be justified eete local law made by the people,
emanang from the people, like Constitution, but
made the old Norman barons for their ser and insure
their perpetual services and extended pec
arly the regns of George H. and Ill to the children
and grandchildren?
Mark the and the circumstances under which these
passed When the Irish forced into exile
by their cruel CODE whipped them at Fontenoy forcing the
monarch to cry bitterly stamping the palace floor cursed
be laws that deprive of such soldiers and when
this nation hurled forever Brtan monarch and his cursed
laws from the virgin soil of America in our revolution And
this late day. when they dared put in force and
citizens are actually suffering than Neapoan barbary
under these infamous enactments openly and shameessy
representatives who msreprsent in Washington want
to laws facilitate their extricaon from these mon
strousy absurd positions instead of doing their plain duty
in the premises.
The ODonoghue says that the British Parliament is be-
come so corrupt it is place for an Irish gentleman and
members of Congress- round the barrooms and brohes of
the city is fghtfu If this be true what can we expect?