, 1869-06-09
IRISH EA1t0Hhl REPUBLICAN, AS
SOCiATlUH.
Gall for n Convention in Chicaso
July itlt.
Addreaa of the Executive Gosan1xtsoe
c. Il1ccis-

tsit ,t,ns ibere represented. Many Of the Irish
Citizens oI tns United ast.,,os sat'' ot nay
NAV % no1 pcuedi our people on any around. Ame1i-
ss Tsn " eye M tbs 9f,s 'u5 e1
has t, as distinct pAzsy. Gsen NEE uttelanee 70
The seattmen: that pefyadeo tse ma. =. Of ltsa
~ noss psIt a,aehcd feel the weight Of It, tnnu-
succ. u7 The importance Of It's alliance We trust
that the ting has toIere. some By when ne LISA
naSt1 ainLit,pn, and whEn their opinion on The In
ierests of :a.s Commonwealth would meet With
noaefYyou se :. " sse s9 millions d i1sh Ira and
h;ooJ-and ypu woukl long nSo have heco
ueichty element here had you reallxed your pos1.
ton tEhappily you have acsn to9 loaT b.!nd,
not Alore to your interests, bit to the advance
meat Ct liottty. Your Geltnan fellow -cltlzcns /
:s'e net It en- slow in ureEt1s the; onsal2Es On
tEe,IcAn matters frcm GeIEonlc ttaOdFolnt, i
Eu1 you tGre never ezprcsze1 au Idea from an5 j
aa:io1I. except that OF ! designing p7..y-Ehlch,
Tuae1 lie nag o. the Ic.:ed s;a!es lr.sn seat
Eaent must rs matter OF Justice nad necessary.
l,e secondary TO American !a!escsts ist .
coaly wheTe the rights aad opinions Of ~ cfesas
ard laccs are discussed nal respected our people
should be hcaru Of as well as others. and on ques.
Ions Of great International moncut-such g TIA:
.: Great Brtialn-the 1Hsa citizens IN eye1y see.
:,on of America should boldly 1n1 unanimously
pledge themselves without any reservation. thAt,
in thc eren1 OF war, toty will Elye TO tie Govern,
Eeut Of the IDited Sta1cs cvtry nshttns mao and
ei interest, as on this, you should give fearless
.1I,rest1un to your ytcMs. toar VICTORIOUS caecr
has been heard In ;lc eanks Of the Gulon ar1a5,
Eve assurance of your allegiance to the young
and vigorous party that has steercd the conntrT
tie tie % desun:es .: lorsy millions Of rfee pco.
r1e- You should no: be N the reaf Euafd Of
lroeess, xos:r plnce onght to he IN the van u e
cCC1es Z rice whose hume !as,oFy Il trplete VIII
tecoiN, Of hrayc struggles and great saesthcea at
,nr fhrtne Of Ahers. In our owu lxn1 We have
EA1 The unhappy d:stnctl1u Of being Ehc most OPP
m sea- aE well IS the most devoted Of the lorets
ii Freedom. In America where We arc Tree, u
stoui4 e orr pride nnd care 70 pIeasrte ons a.. ~
t,r usreasonlnE cas'ln2-y shonid chatn yoat no
erall.In CT j1ett1y ,ulr opponents In suTmatizinK
.oG IS 3Ges to advancement aoh Champions o1
ccEsery3tism.
III your political career In America Jou hare been
heretofore slngularsy unfortunate u Iaal errpt
-uu placed YOU. selves In position fsiss. a1a IAz
l:on Eate.lpg TO your pride aud capae!ty: You ;,
have been Ito Instruments CT paztT snat without
vea muEt have been ;'upotens ana Sontteap1sns, te1
@ iiSeral ssstion I Of ,ous American ielor:cistzena
,e7sss sss f il uISs''f sSs une s4 ssie Dse ~
ratutrl alliance that has lur 30 Iona
nraoeass t9 ~ i.s:iy vas ss saaSea Wien D.aareSard
1reti upon Fost Sumter, ond ought 70 have beer
utterly severed Ehen Easand lsancaea tne nAis
pcu hau no right OF business In party Ehost
t.4itfs we're nriug Erxtsh hnl!ets into the En!oE
sr:eS, and con-prtae with me nssea Ensll'n a., az
sentiment Of tie DtnoGrat!S party underxone =
revolution :lhCc the TaE fines To-Day, ItEoF
l;ifa!n ii her discus-iun vita as on thu Alabama
tt!uculty; aLd ita press, from the NcE YORK HUfL
.:own to tle eheAso Tme.' scnoo4s5 d ASSAY ~ an
i.vprli:clu tarty, whn hare gwen hohess eAnle4
son 10 A1nesiean sentiment on tbs ycxetl question
airent britain 10 conquer this nation In the even
ul hostilltes! y hat lhluA you Of thi.t .
Eopd you fear to MEET an English arms or nay! :;
II tue old enemy Of gteedon should assaA tn
United States.
where outside OF New York cty-1n which 70
ts!s 4ews sns sods sys e he
,lrltty to tiLerst Do lot these men count 20
thets ~ Any case. and hase , tnsy nos Fnst
certainly not high position lot splI'teA tcop
10 bold. The Government Of Great Ntitain
titte;t. upti. Republican. TIE ou'y section Of u
Irttlsh Empire friendly 10 America In the aay
her nlvesz.ty was c1lslnsed lrranu. ~ n npii ~
The rrIels. ireland would h.vc Eiske0 a, anu.
as pastea io.as Il ,Se e ne In % u ne eni
aWouid never give 10 the British Gotesnme
:.tlasie shilling q man to sid n ne dsstsusu
A@s''san ion q ,se s'se; zm*resn u.s.. us4s |
did not speak for y0ursclyes-Jou a!loHed I
pemoesauc denagoGu-s 10 DO the talking ard
ns7crresent you-so tha. You were made TO q
pear as Taslot5 nntcaMs ~ % ~ .uG i,o; ns'n. ~
soldiers, nrcd by thel1 native yalos anu nat9 = !.
lore Q. llveHy, rausca themselves nensath
e5sse1 s!e5s sad SGS Mssn zau co9eea onssa
endare, won sitn thell Ee!l.nt s ,,l lIs DC
s1oriaed, and you escaped the punishment Of :!
iau! fsmoc,a,ism s"u we're 40 aoaot animaic ;!
st1ist Of duty and adherence To principle y
while you worked fznn such worthy .E mous
Wat insanity could have made you defender:
human sa, n AnsfIca Thss1 s5s,,,n1 a. hGns
Enelani.s cRain vas 4uIl ise.a-yo
for thc perpetual enslavelceut Of m uuhi7p}
whose only crime aEa1t.st you was the cooi
thrlf scls. YOU trGan.r SUP p.oEttEs OF = ostn
~ Instituted BY sac En:ilsh Gavetnnsnt r. y
uus to the Eevnlutii,n nL.! tsl!ust the wishes OF
r.lan,ls, Gilt: lc1t Il, II is seed Of dis S9Iu. "A
eighty years SITTER eLr ladric,.!snc., rtd1sned
suu with the blotuy harvest ot q ullllion Of gray
Iiua .u,. .nntle yt,lrstl, ID political eatsn1s7
ErEa.t raj lCcntrHtetl'ss-staVt5 u nome aua
.1esscls herr- And this was all onnossa 70
s..ura:.rn AoUr tnsts.c.s aaa even thtaE :
hiss luu, kttl your Latiu''al history. You oanls
tu.csa.4on frou, your councils, and With jaundi
n N nss !. ',q ah,s 's:1s reo u taa @ s
1nrucuce alone owes sts rast strength. nass
ons 2ns Sy as ne s1e.s oey
Leen heh'ud the axe, the r1ns AZ asd Ite hs.o q
!. corrupt Earty. "heFe has been JonI pc!l
power EEve You checked Ii1.ush lnduens
itg ct prompted lle ambition Of
Esor,e, nj II noi,ea M" .,t wasa aou.aas nlsf
.r admiration. 1n answer Yul can only rol
u h.n great questions equally affecting A
Ica and ireland hl, ATt=sn you we're pow eric
Act 10 the question OF tho Oregon s.oun
line, under Defaoclntlc rt.taat. and u thst Q!
Tent an.,r n The days 0: lincoln. YOU we're a,
slaves Of party aid II tue lattef. bee
sou werc The recognized orpoz
q nerea he been aaep better asqasnea ,n
sentiments towards Eisiaad, and had yo9
hearth, and upant1nous!, with ne ths & Eovern, ni
.,eltet that The Democratic ranJ was the ata
e aa hs ns 81 xen
lase often boosted: What has been tue r
.ttna1 ra5t5 q latc GAYS @ n1a hc,v n1s ms hoa y
ia 1ass 'esnA''I not Eussand .ar'nz ne
Iacr mere ssa,s e1c 81 benr srs iii
rtatic "fr1ends : urge upon the rress9en +,
rerr.<ty q deienaln: yoar Es1.s, ,a,s.o1 sna !.
.,..rrece;ul treaty in the Alabar7a, q.
Wa 50 unan'monsly rejected ,! The ug.tsd .;o !:
iRs, atf SANE pres. soday des1asaF shat Il
IS Heh1 and Amcr!ca wrong In he
'ltscusAon- Has net that press express
rus.ns Ma haSsnqa' 1Ss ar,t tne ,h!ee 5eals! iHsl
can You coincide with the opponents o. sac
sae sams ns5form with men m MOI 10 rnela.h!asis @ %
that Ensland, chained ana crippled ty her
1eetel colonies and Ecbelnous provinces
vsnqu'sh this na.loa Of forrJ r1tilionsIslx
tons, or more. Of whom are youF OWE BLOC.
having within II q: least one million Of y
saddters. C.n you nut sec that Jon
Tor the ,Ett time IN yoa, =
sccItor. Who IS youc National Democratic
ut1ve thstrman. Augas: belmont, Rotas
banker. and pro- English unnte{: Hare
en- been anti-Amesican: In tne futore M
rgntd 5ou ~ allies OF England should our y
eoCatty b. compelled 10 chAAt.e her
sno ,ar 1 tse seo ess, s!e sep oe ,es ps9e o
Fs1uhlnr Aock 70 American unity ~ sas
animated ny your inherent love OF Liberty,
tEto the ranks Of that Republican palJ w
The dasees, days Of The nations fortune, VI
1sttl fGns Numbered almoA1 1t the Ratee
sarttsl, with more than Isc1oan rorutade d
tlns,,s ne var - scT ~ ta:ure." and sTo ~
rnalntd to d.;eni the Union nag:
tot. has crowned their ctortA and now
t.,t;s:,rs,13, taMs rsny = aanas lem in prond
assertion q the tunof oi TIE Cnited
Are you with them lit declaring 1hat E
u.cs' dtsensye her plunts: aud apologize
In cors tusion on taa: DAY. which shall g.
En;iesl rsosse ie kpoTn allie 70
I,nth from tnelr ssnty, the Irish citizens
nl,tl states will stand through good Q.
tie government Of s1Sir adopted country
am. t. r. MCKAY, JoHx F. f1SEKTY
". X. SULLIVAN, ACTHCR DIxHS,
4. L MnRNi>pS, ROBERT REir,
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