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GAANOḊAL.
iḃ oċt míosa-ḋeug ó ṡoin, & a cuireaḋ
ċuca gaċ mí go d-ti an lá ċeana, a ċur
ċugain 'ná ḃeiṫ d'ar loċduġ'ḋ. Bíḋeann
an marcaċ maiṫ a g-cóṁnuiḋe air an
g-cloiḋe. Tig leis breaṫnuġ'ḋ air ḟéin
anois 'san "sgáṫán" seo a ċuireas se
róṁainn & smuaineaḋ air ḋaṫaṁlaċt
an te a ṫionsgnuiġ é.
Feicṫear sgríḃin ó ṁórán de na sgol¬
áiríḃ Gáeḋilge 'san nGaoḋal ó am go
h-am. Ḃí go leor 'san uiḃir ḋéiġionaċ
aistriġṫe leis an Saoi Daiḃiḋ O'Caoiṁ,
agus muna m-bíḋeann sgríḃinne ann ó
ḋaoine eile ní'l áraċ againn air — ní
ḋiúltuiġeannmuid iad.
Deir an te so ḃ-fuilmid 'nar ndeaċ¬
tóir baoṫuaiḃreaċ." Nuair a ċuirmid
na sgoile Gaeḋilge air bun in Ebroċ
Nuaḋ ċuaḋmar ċuca fá ḋó sa t-seaċt¬
ṁain d'a d-teagasg no go raḃ an ṁuin¬
uir noc do ṁúinmid ionan ar n-áit a
líonaḋ. Ṫairgeadar ar g-cosdas íoc,
aċt níor ġlaċmoid é; giḋ gur dóiġ linn
gur b' eision ceann de'n ṁuintir a ḃí
marguġ'ḋ faoi an tuarasdal a ḋeaḃfa¬
dís air ṡon a n-ama aig múnaḋ, an t-
am sin!
Adṁaiġmid go ḃ-fuilmid leiṫeadaċ
as ar n-obair, agus níos leiṫeadaiḋe
as an nGaoḋal 'ná tá Vanderbilt as a
ṁilliúin. Ní air ṡon gur ċuirmid air
ḃun é aċt de ḃriġ go ḃ-fuil páipeur cló-
ḃuailte & sceiṫte air feaḋ an doṁain
a d-teangain ar d-tíre.
In aoinfeaċt leis an nGaoḋal a ċuir
amaċ, támaoid a taḃairt aire d'ar g¬
nóḋṫuiḋe; ní'l an cosdas mór, & ní'l
binn againn air ḟear no air ḃean beo.
Muna d-tiúrfaiḋ daoine congnaṁ don
Ġaoḋal leis an aon ṁian aṁáin go lea¬
ṫanóċaidís eolas air ṫeangain a sin¬
sear, ní ṫasduiġeann a g-caḃair uainn-
ne. Ṫugamar cuireaḋ do na sgoláir¬
iḋe go minic sgríoḃ san nGaoḋal — Is
díoḃṫa a cuireaḋ air bun é — aċt tá
faitċíos orṫa air ġearrṁagaḋ daoine
d'a ṡórt-san. Tá 'n cuireaḋ so aca
a g-cóṁnuiḋe.
The cultivation of the language
and literature of their country should
be the pride of Irishmen.
DYNAMITE.
We have received over twenty communications
during the month on this subject. We now mean
to answer all. The GAEL was founded for the pur¬
pose of teaching, and of agitating the cultivation
of the Irish language. It is no dynamite journal
in the ordinary acceptance of the term. We do
not belong to any dynamite school or society.
The Gael discusses dynamite as a reality,
like other journals. We quoted from the
Leavenworth Visitor last month. We believe the
Visitor to be the organ of Bishop Fink of Kansas.
From the tone of some of the letters referred
to one would think that we are a rabid dynamiter.
As we do not fear or want a favor from a living
being, we shall here briefly indicate our faith. —
First our God, secondly our country.
Heretofore, agitations looking to the freedom of
Ireland in the open field, unarmed and un¬
disciplined against the power of England, seemed
to us a very mockery — an utter impossibility —
Now that chemical science has placed Irishmen in
a different relation our sentiments have considera¬
bly changed, and we believe that Irishmen can
free themselves if they have a mind to. But to
do this, in our opinion, intelligence and unselfish¬
ness must guide and direct the operations. As
the Visitor observes, dynamite is the most terri¬
ble weapon ever discovered by man; compared with
it the power of England in an inland conflict is a
mere child’s play, because there is not a city in
England but could be razed to the ground with¬
out a single Irishman taking part in it. The
swell mob of London and Paris, and German hire¬
lings could be bought to do the work. This is
what causes the hubbub in England at present.
She is fully cognizant of the power of this weapon
and of the manner in which it can be used. Ev¬
ery journal has a perfect right to discuss these
matters on their merits without being classed as
dynamiters. It is public property; but for ob¬
vious reasons, England does not want the matter
discussed. That would be enlightening the peo¬
ple, and Ergland, as she is, exists on the ignor¬
ance of her working classes.
However, en passant, we may observe that she
also exists on the ignorance of the Irish people,
if we take Dr. Gallagher and his associates as a
standard of the mode of conducting operations to¬
wards the bringing of "England to her knees."
In this connection it suggests itself to the merest
tyro that the names and addresses of associates
should never be carried by conspirators in a char¬
acter intelligible to a second party, or even that
any conspirator should be known to a third party.
Here is where the incompetency of leaders mani¬
fests itself.
As already observed these matters are public
property and the Gael makes no apology for ad¬
verting to them, and it sees no difference between
using dynamite and powder as implements of war¬
fare. Success only determines their relative val¬
ues.
