Year: 1867

POLITICAL PRINCIPLES


The national freedom of Ireland will be the first it will
be the and pervadng principle of the Forthcoming
journal Irish independence although tramped for ages by
the es and foest tyranny that hell conceived earth
endured has been destroyed At time has Englands
usurpaon been acknowledged by the Irish And to-day
hatred accursed sway devotion to the haowed cause
of national liberty burns brightly in the hearts of the peo-
pie did when the pows of Songbow first grated the
shores of Ireland.


To the loss of their national independence traced all
the mrtunes and mres the Irish and nothing less
than the 1eestabshmen of the look for pema-
nen and eecual cure Therefore things must be seconda
ry the attainment of that National liberty
gained and established all blessings which and nations
ought to prize, will eventually flow from it.


Religious dsenon among the Irish people introduced
and ered by the national enemy for the most infamous of
purposes has, above all other things produced the present
wretched and humiated condition OF the country For while
other nations have been advancing light and power this
haowed strife melting Irish people each 9TH
ers degradation and destruction Therefore, the first necessity
is the establishment of truly national platform, from
which this destructive evil shall be- and forever
cuded Real religion is thing of the soul and of eternity,
and man has right to worship where and how he
peases baphemy ard to make it test either
of liberty nationality.


Man being the grandes work of God the highest duty his
preservation To accomplish this, the national foundations
must be laid broad and deep then all things es in their
proper time and place. will follow Our object being national
independence shall regard all who do the work England
who believe in aaton with her. the enemies of Ireland
whatever their profession be- or whether they are of
tive or foreign decent


England having deliberately purposed, and carefully
puted the extinction of must meet the issue,
people, perish Are ready for the issue If properly
used the strength of the Irish people both CONT
nen convinces that The issue in question must
be met day the opportunity will have presented itself
in vain and the of guilt and disgrace will ie
The peophe bone and sinew of they have
always been, to their country As rule, it is only
wealthy Ishmen who have become degenerate and antina
tional But it tte the liberation of Ireland is of
the people, and for them and by them alone must and shall
be accomplished.


The unity of despo for the ensavemen of the peoples be-
ing complete necesates the unity of oppressed naonaes
in bond of brotherhood for sepreervaton the overthrow
depom and the establishment of mans rights and ber


ties All peoples, struggling for eedom have mutual claim
each other for sympathy and practical assistance.


Our be, Principles not Men. Man-worship-
the of all former auresmust henceforth be de-


ecated and country and liberty elevated and revered
built principle cannot fail while one that is
built cannot be successful Men and measures there
tore--in far they influence national general inter-
and shall be fearlessy examined and mpartay
criticised.


All monarchies ore the natural enemies of America because
America Republican and free England is especially hostile
hecaus commerce. iu manulacurci, and in literature the


gain of America is her loss and the glory OF America her hui
initiation All monarcies and England above all the rest
aborng poison the fountain heads of Republican
thought to disrupt this country, and to destroy Its power
Under such circumstances imperative for America
II only III sell defense, TO encourage and assist all struggling
naonates TO regain their liberties The American continent
is the property Of the American people, Large is it has
not room for throne No monacles be permitted to
establish themselves thereon Better to kill the cub than to
suffer the rayages OF the full grown lion.


The humiliation OF America, home and abroad by the
coward cngng of her public their dealings
foreign desp0 demands their and removal and the
institution of policy bold aud honest more in accord
ance with feelings and interests great nation anu more
credtable the agacity and courage OF free people
proud prerogatve OF being America citizen
than the title of any earthly monarch This should inspire
higher and intense American nationality which, while it
can estimate gh its sterling worth, will dazzed
nor duped by the tinsel grandeur of kings The mission of
American freedom is than national It's calculated, and
we trust designed be universal benefit 1t should
ccumscrbed by the limits OF this continent but should
be coexensvc its bencfccDt Influences with every lace
and nation.