The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-08
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you make him slave, whether you do it
under the laws Of the. British Govern
mcnt or under the laws Of the Southern states
Of America, Now all this has been done
and. only to less extent, still is done by
the people Of England toward the people of
Ireland. These are the wrongs which in
spired an Emmett, a Phillips, Curran, and
q Grattan, to cloqucnce as lofty as ever fell
from human lips, an cloqucnce not the mere
offspring OF "A religious enthusiasm, but we'll
ing up from the hearts Of brave men and
sincere patriots, in behalf of an oppressed
people and down-troddcn country. 1t is
claimed by the general Imoralist that every
bad act is attended with one Of compcnsa-
ton; while in our finite vision it is difficult
10 see anything either in the past or in the
future, TO counterbalance in weight, or atone
for in consequence, the wrongs suffered by
the Irish people. Yet in the wisdom OF
Providence such thing may be possible
and, perhaps, if We were sufficiently wise,
we might realise the extent to which we
may be indebted for the enjoyment of this
free government Of America to the wrongs
which have just rccited.
Long before the colonies Of America re.
voted against the English Government, the
oppressive laws, the levy Of tithes, the de.
handing Of exorbitant rents, the rapacity Of
tax collectors, drove many
IRISH EMIGRANTs
TO the American colonies, where they hoped
to better their condition These men, un.
der a revivifying influence of frcer atmo
sphere, bcganto dream of the liberty for the
country Of their adoption for which they
had prayed, and fought in vain for in the
land of their birth. And when the Amer
lean Revolution was an accomplished fact,
the Irish soldier stood side by side with the
American patriot against common oppres.
sor, and barred his breast in defense Of the
rights of man. The history Of this period
We are speaking Of is possessed Of absorbing
interest, not alone because Of the results de.
stincd TO follow the misguided course of oul
English parent but also as illustrative OF
the law of moral compensation, Of which
have previously spoken. When the American
colonists revolted in consequence Of the mai.
government Of the mother country, IL would
seem as though every line Of reasoning, as
| well from the starting point Of common JUS
tiCc as from the more selfish one Of eXpedi.
cncy, would have prompted to a more gen
erous and conciliatory course towards the
Irish people. "Whom the gods wish to de-
stroy they first make mad" says the old Ro
man aphorism, and never was its truthful
ness more fully illustrated than in the pres
ant 10 tha Iraa lip,, ~ Nh.
Revolutionary war, America had been tn,
great market for the Irish linens, as well az
for certain class of Irish provisions. The
war closed this market Of course, and al
England did not relax her demands upOI
Ireland, the suffering among the people be,
came appalling; not only poverty but abso
lutte starvation stared them in the face; and
soon, as might have been expected, they be
came fitted for any game Of desperation
France had become the open ally Of tn
American cause and overtures were made b.
the Irish people TO the same power to assis
them in driving the oppressor from lrisi
soil. The order of
UNITED FRESHMEN
suddenly came into existence, or, at any rate
into view, and the intrepid Wolf Tone en-
| deavored to rally force in France, witt
which 10 free his suffering land Ho wa
! taken, as you know, and became anothe
victim TO the cause of Irish freedom. N
wisdom TO the English government cam
| out of the successful effort of the American
| colonies 10 throw off their yoke, and tn
same old course toward Ireland, Of despoti,
oppression, aggravated by promises Of re
| form, made only 10 he broken, brought OF
| the Irish rebellion OF 1898, with its increased
suffering and an additional number 0
victims to the cause of Irish martyrdom
| In the year 1900 the reform" promised b,
the mergement of the Irish with the Eng
| lish Parliment was consummated, and 81
little of good did it accomplish that Rsber
Emmett, that gifted man, whose speech il
his own defense will always stand as one o
the most remarkable efforts in history, re
belled in 1903. Being taken and tried h,
was executed for high treason
but not until he had made that remarkable
request to his countrymen, tina
no monument might be erected to hi
memory until Ireland should be free from
| Brltlsll RUE, anu WHtT III 1901, lllc exist
ence of a society was discovered with mem
bers in Ireland, the United States and Brit
ish North America, and known as tn
Emmett Monument Association, whicl
afterward became the Fenian Brotherhood
the British government understood its sic
nifcance, and for the second time feare,
the consequences of her wrong and impoliti
action. Following the unfortunate Emme
came O'Connell, who threw the who'll
weight of his magnificent talents and en-
crgy into the cause of his country. TIL
Precursor Society was created by him wit
the avowcd object of obtaining equalit
with England under the Parliamentary
Union. Then follows his establishment G
the Loyal National Repeal Association,
and as consequence of his great effort
there came some salutary reforms in behal
his suffering countrymen. These reforms
however, were SO inadequate to the necessi
ties of the case, that in 1916 the
YOUNG IRELAND PARTY
came into existence, and 1S4S found Smit
O'Bren the head of the Irish movemen
appealing to the Provisional Government {
France for assistance. Then follows hi