Year: 1867

of counsel.


The absence of such unity heretofore has been serious
drawback upon efficient action. 1t has long kept us in


of distraction and prevented the efforts of our wses
heads from receiving that ready support necessary their
full accomplishment. Let now, with the change
give life and vgor to organization in this Territory


let by proper action give renewed President
Roberts that the long catalogue of reversehappenng from
various and unforeseen causeshave not impaired ardor
Let show that these have not taken away o
of faith; let show that are, to-day, as
determined persistent, as unfatering


We believe people who, like us, actuated by
undyng prncpleby real desire for deiverance of their
from the rule of foreign by constant
and persistent efforts accomplish object "Where there
is WILL there is way is a trite and saying. Believ
ing this afford to- calmly and deliberately, pursue
undertaking course though meet with obstacles
more startling than any which we have already met


We would urge brothers, throughout the Territory to
have patience in the trials may have yet to undergo
to stand manuly to the cause in the darkest days
of its adversely for out of darkness cometh light" And
remember that the greatest joy follows the extreme
misery


We feel confident that under the President
Roberts having the entire support and confidence of the
r. B., will be able to with greater and
strides in the future than in the past and would urge upon
brothers of this Territory to give President Roberts
their united and hearty support


We do not intend, in this address, to faer the of
Irshmen by high sounding praises of their powers Neither
do like tickle the by imaginary conques ncubated
in the brain of specializing schemers. We have better
opinion of cotymens intelligence than to endeavor
them by any such trash We have SOBER and


serious duty to perform We would have Irshmen
view things in their light and give the cause
excited but cam SOBER and asupport
of day. but that of lifetime. The accomplish
the liberation of Ireland the better for and the longer
willing to give the support the will
be accomplished for steady support makes steady action
steady and continual action will almost any obstacle
Precipitation has been the bane Of almost all revolutionary nnove-


en Let take lessons from experience and expect
the task of two years to be done in one of four years be
done in two Let show by action that although we
zeaousy and earnestly desire unhappy country
again her proper position in the world of nations
that although desrous of seeing her wounded and
bleeding limbs their wonted proportons-that
although we are desrou to stop the current of her life blood
that is moving onward through her numerous arteries
with unceasng fow to the still can have patience
and will await the proper tme the feasible hour and the
best opportunity and will be hand when that hour comes


Wehave witnessed country disembowled and excorate
have her prorae wounded and bleeding with the
blood running from every pore We have with what
tenacious and yrannica grasp the English government has
cng to beautiful island but has only served make
the tenacious i'll purpose From the time of the
Plantagene occupatonfor hundred yearswe have
sven against the Saxon rule without success Brothers,
constant drop stone; and after hundred
years of pertnaciy, must have nearly arrived
at the accomplishment of purpose Ten years nothing
in the life of nation but in less time may reasonably
expect to ireland would wish her; and now
in the coming without waiting longer there is every
indication of something great for us both in the political
horizon of Europe and the effectiveness of our
Europe ripe for changes and united Irish nation will
be ready to mould their shape Recoec there is nothing
lost to us by years time Recollec that require to
discipline soldiers for the seadne the prompt obedi-
ence the mechanical precision of the regular soldier not to
the volunteer Then and strict
discipline both in civil and military organizations and
have lost nothing but the of time in their perfection
10 aLa heen