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SENTIMENTS of SUBSCRIBERS.
Ala. Mr. McCosker is at it again aided by Mr.
McSweeney. He says, "Major Maher must whoop
up his Connecticut batallion or we reformed reb¬
els of Ala. will surely beat him on the GAEL list."
He sends for, Hon. Judge McCarron, Miss Finch,
Messrs. Divine, Hickey, McNulty, Toomey, Kear¬
ney, McKnight, J. Walsh, Mrs. Capt. O. Finigan,
(who says that every Irish family should have the
Gael in their house whether they read it or not.)
(The Gael does not despair of success when second¬
ed by such sentiments from the fair sex — Ed.) Mrs.
Letady, Mrs. O'Hair, Mrs. McDermott, Messrs. No¬
lan, McDonald, Keegan, Finch, P. McGrath, W.
Caesar, D. McGinnis, J. Delahunty, R. McClarin,
A. L. Young — 21 since last report.
Colo. — Messrs Hughes, Curran, O'Neill.
Conn. — Messrs. Daly, Regan, Walsh, Lyster,
Duggin.
lowa — Messrs. O'Farrell, Larkin.
Kansas — J. O'Sullivan,
Mass. — Messrs. Connor, Ward, Konnier, Molo¬
ney, Powers, Heneberry, Graham, Keohone.
Minn. — Messrs. Howley, Donahue.
Mo. — Mr. O'Leary, Counsellor Fraher.
Neb. — J. O. D. Nightingale.
N. J, — Messrs. McCrann, O'Reilly, Casey per. J.
Delaney.
N. H. — Messrs. Broderick, Tracy, O'Sullivan. P.
Niland, J. Nilland:
New York — Messrs. Lane, Sullivan, Larkin, O'¬
Hanlon, Barry, Brown, Burke (who wishes to see
the GAEL as large as the Irish World), Malone,
Heoy, Gordon, Corly, McPartland (per E. O'Keeffe
Flynn, W. A. Donohoe. Mr. R. J. Murphy, Nation¬
al Hotel, Buffalo concludes a very interesting let¬
ter with this reference to the proposed convention
"I hope the efforts now being made to publish the
works of both authors (O'Reilly's and Foley's Dic¬
tionaries) will be successful, and hope it will as¬
sume a tangible shape in the event of a convention
being held. I agree with you that it could not
perform a more serviceable work than the publi¬
cation of such a book, in the furtherance of which
all Irishmen should cheerfully assist who love and
cherish the language whose war-cry nerved the
arms and fired the hearts of the heroes of Clontarf,
when they scattered the mailed hosts of the Sea-
kings. The language whose thunder tones were
reached at Ben Burb when the ruthless Saxons
were defeated and dispersed; and lastly the lan¬
guage which sounded like an avenging angel's
voice to the bloody Duke of Cumberland, when the
Irish Brigade charged and rushed like a mountain
storm upon his chosen troops, routing them like
chaff before the wind, changed defeat into victory
making Fontenoy immortal. May the laudable
and patriotic efforts of each and all interested in
its preservation and cultivation be crowned with
complete success, is the sincere wish of my heart."
Ohio — Messrs. Maloney, Carrol, Coibly per T.
Donovan), Mrs. Brennan and Mrs. O'Malley. J.
Keenan, per M. J. Collins.
Pa. — Messrs. Sheehan, Mitchell, Gallagher,
Goodwin, Joice.
Tenn. — Messrs. Ginley, Doran, Bourke.
Wis. — Rev. M. C. O'Brennan and Messrs. Luby
and King.
"THE INVINCIBLES"
AND THE LESSON WHICH THEIR FATE
SHOULD TEACH.
That some of the Dublin Invincibles
were sincere though mistaken nation¬
alists there can be no doubt; that their
leaders were corrupt, cowardly swind¬
lers is equally beyond a doubt.
Sincere Irishmen knowing where to
find these "Irish Revolutionary Lead¬
ers should not wait to hand them over
to the British government but hang
them to the nearest tree, and the world
would rejoice for having so much put¬
rid matter out of sight. Hundreds of
thousands of dollars were contrbuted by
the Irish people everywhere for revolu¬
tionary purposes, yet these men have
been strangled by the English govern¬
ment withuot one word or act of protest
by these pseudo "leaders."
What a miserable figure this so-call¬
ed revolutionary organization has cut
before the world! Were the bloody
tragedy which is being enacted in Dub¬
lin to take place in any country under
the sun claiming manhood, the very
air would be made to resound its yell
of defiance and the earth to tremble at
its shock of vengeance. But no; these
skulking, cowardly demagogic swind¬
lers, who fatten on the credulity of
their duped countrymen, will get up
some fizzle to draw in the cash when
they betake themselves to some safe
harbor to luxuriate on their ill-gotten
pelf, while their dupes are left to the
mercy of the English hangman, mid
the wailings of their sorrowing friends
