, 1876-03-25

from thls PLATFORM IO-dsyr IN tne name VI
right and Justice, that same protest. And
furthermore, we point with pride to the ten,
of thousand. of Irish societies, which to-day
checker the world, every man of which prU.
tests from his heart against the right OF In
land to rule his native land 1t may ba
ssid, however, that we hsve been forced mot5
than once to come to terms with England.
/ snswer, yes, from necessity We we're
compelled to do 50, not frOm right or justice.
We did 90 by the
TREATY OF LIMERICK.
However, the terms OF that treaty left ths
Irish to enjoy the rights Of free citizens and
not slaves. But bow long did England re-.
spsct the terms of that tresty2 1t is now
proverbisl that the ink with which the
articles of that treaty were written had
scarcely dried upon the paper when Eng
land viol ,tei the terms of the treaty" Eng
land viols'ed her sacrel word of honor if
honor she ever had, and it was not two
months after when England forced upon
Ireland code Of laws known as
THE PENAL CoDE.
Laws which to this dayIare shame and re-
proach TO the civilized world, and would
have drawn the blush to the cheek Of any
nation in the world, save England herself.
Here the speaker gave extracts from the
penal code. Now. fellow conn' rymen, you
may ask me difficult question
WHEN SHALL THE DAY OF IREI4ND's Lib
ERTY DATN2
It is hard to say when, but, dawn it will,
and dawn it must. think before that day
comes we must bring back the times and
scenes of the immortal Henry Grattan.
Those scenes which gladdened the heart of
Ireland and caused the smile of happier days
TO play upon the face of the country. It is
more than probable that John Bull will en-
tangle his horns in some political tramble.
He will perhaps be called upon to defend
some of his ill-gOtten property. Then will be
the day for Ireland, and for lrishmen. Then
thousands of the
VETERAN SONS OF LIBERTY
will go over to Ireland from America, as
they did in the days of the immortal Graf
tan, after having SO. the hsg of freedom
afioat in America. These men will rouse up
the spirit of liberty which has been slurnber-
ing for years i'll despair; An army will be
organized some brave Grattan will mount
the platform, while his patriotic followers
grasp their swords and once for all will cut
asunder the last servile link which
BINDS IRELAND TO ENGLAND.
And, should this opportunity never present
itself, then fall back upon the idea 70 elo-
quently and so boldly expressed by the i'm
mortal o 'Connell in the British Parliament:
" The very wind" he says. which lock up
you fleets in Your harbours. will watt thou
sands and tens of thousands of the msddened
CONS of Erin from their exile across the ocean,
and in one night will avenge the wrongs of
three hundred years" Yes, / cay, tens of
thousands from America, from Australia,
Scotland, Spain. and the eleven thousand
veterans soldiers who entered the French ser-
vice sooner than serve under the English i1g
after the treaty of Limerick; they cannot
return they have long since mingled their
ashes with the friendly sol of France; but
their posterity will return multiplied ten
hundred fold. They will return with the
memory of Limerick in their hearts. the
memory ofi...Athlone, Aughrim, and tho
Boyne. The green flag .! Erin will take
the place of the Union jack. The green BAN
ner will be placed upOn the ramparts which
gsrnish the rock-bOund coasts of Ireland.
The immense army of exiles will march from
the sea TO Athloue, aud from Athlone TO the
sea on the othe, side, and march to the music
of Tom MOuro's beautiful VOris:
1--WE tread the land that tOre US,
Her green flag gitters Ger us
The friends we've tried sre by our side,
And the foe We hate be:Sre u.s.