The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

Feniar'sm in America.

The following has been issued by Genera'
Sweeney :

Tho old and tied members of the Fenim Brotherhood
regret to find that some political papers are endeavouring
to make it appear that our organisation is ...bout to be used
for party purposes in the approaching political campaign,
and I cant -A allow such an impression to go abroad with-
out a protest on my part.
The Fenian Brotherhood was established for the libera-
tion of Ireland from a state of foreign misrule and subju-
gation, which, for the continuatlon and intensity of its
persecution, has no parallel in history. Wail° solely de-
voted to the object of their mission, the members of the
F. B. sympathi.:3 with every struggling nationality, and
are the ardent lovers of fr- :or all men in every land.
Two of the fundamental rules of the organisation are—
that religious and political questions should be entirely ex-
cluded from the'r councils, and it is owing chiefly to these
wise provisiors that the Fenian Brotherhood, without the
aid of a dollar from any political parry is this county, and
in face of the most fierce opposition, has spread its branches
into eve- y land, and hes become the great power in
America which it is to-day.
Wh'le every citizen, in his individual capacity, has
a right to vote as his judgment dictates, I apprehend
that disc uption and disaster, ar.d the utter :blighting
of a" our hopes, would be the result of turning the
F. B. into a political organisation at this juncture.
A'though the attempt may be made by some ambitious
men, who must exerc'se influence in so wide spread a
combiiation, still I am sure the great majority of the
Fenian Brotherhood are too devoted to the grand cause, to
which their lives are pledged, to allow that cause to be
swallowed up in the vo:Lex of American politics, or to per-
rn't themselves to be divel.:,ed, for a single moment, from
the d' -ect path which must eventually lead them to suc-
cess.

The PiLsburg Congress held in Feb: aav, 1866, was
vciy explicit in reference to this matter. In the sixth
day's session the following resolution was unanimously
adopted, the president iu the chair

"Resolved, That this Congress, !1 the name of the
Feuran Brothe:hoxl, in the most solemn and emphatic
manner, disclaims e• 1 intention, desire, or he-lotion to use
thep3We-of this crganisatron forthe purpose of influencing,
in any foi .r pm y politics in AnuCca, such pecy being
ent.-ely foreign to our arms and repugm.nt to or • pat:et--
ism ; and those who would attempt to traffic on the sacred
impulses of Irish hearts deserv3 and should receive the
scorn and detestation of all true men."

Whoev.t: attempts to violate, abrogah, or evade that
resolution wi'l -lour a rerious resporsib"4ty, which lam
not prepared to sanction or to share "-1 my official con-
nection with the Fenian Brotherhood. Exhorting all the
members of the organisatiCn to persevere in the sae and
successful course wifch they have b'tben:ko pu-sued—l am,
fraterna"y theirs, T. W. SWEE:;EY, Sec. War, F.B.

THE HARVEST IN CUMBERLAND.—Reports from
val:eus agl*cultural districts in this county concerning
the state of the harvest are unanimous that the work pro
gresses inn; slowly, in consequence of the inteimittont
showers which sweep over the fields and e• ive the reapers
to their homes. Beyond retarding the maturing and cut-
ting the crops, however, it cannot be said that any harm
has yet ace; led from the frequent intervals of inauspicious
weather. We have had no storms of wand to shake the
standing corn and overtr- n the stooks, such as have
been experienced in other counties, pallcularly Sussex ;
neither do we hear the faintest whisper of sprouting,
which, whenever it occurs, however slight, does irrepar-
able injuij to the corn. Taking advantage of every
favourable °ppm:amity, and calling into constant requi-
sition the scythe and reaping machine, which now play
such an important part in autumnal husbahe^y, a consi-
derable breadth has been cut in early localities, and in
other places patches have been reaped here and there
just as the grain became i:pe. As to on Ling to the stack-
yard, next to nothing has bean done in that department.
With regard to the estimated yield, there are many reports
afloat, some d'EfeC_ng slightly from others, but after exa-
mining and emnparing conflicting statements we still hold
to the opinion that barley and oats " prove a full aver-
age, and that wheat n 111 not reach that standard. Evely-
thing, however, depends upon the season. The next for-
weel-q are the most ci:tical in the fanners' calendar, and
they should be wet and stormy the best made calculations
will be upse, and the cereal produce of the land seriously
deteriorated. In some palls of Cumberland, where the
pastoral predominates over the arable, the hay ha: Jest is
the great work of the year. In many of these, and also in
other neighbourhoods where the climate is late and cold,
there is much hay unsecured. Many an acre is still on the
ground jus:: as the scythe or machine left it, sadly injured
by the excessive re:As, and no small quantity its still_ stand-
ing what are! lowa in ag2cultr:•al parlance as " cocks "
and " pikes," possessing none of that beautiful green tint
or frag:ant smell which distinguishes well-made hay. At
this junctr-e, when the farmers' prospects are none of the
brightest, and r.:thout subjecting or-selves to the imputa-
Von of croal*ng, we reg..et to add that the potato disease
has manifested itself 'n th's county. It is not yet so ex-
tensive an-to cause sei:ous alalr, but of its existence there
is no manner of doubt.—Carlisle Journal.

WRECK OF A SCHOONER OFF LIVERPOOL.—On
Sunday night, and up to au early hour yesterday
moining, a heavy gale swept over Liveipool. Dut:ng the
night a schooner, c tiled the Margaret and Er7.abe:,b, white
beating up the Clicnnel en roe!. from I arr to Runcorn,
with a cargo of china clay, st- ack on the West Hoyle
Bsll-, near the entrance to the Mersey, and soon became
a total Foi:unat2ly the sigar's of distress exhi-
bited by the crew of the schooner were observed by the
Point of Ayr r eboat's crew, who at once launched their
boat, and, after a difficult stiaggle, succeeded fn rescu!ng
the crew of the schooner.

NORTH NOTTS HOP MARKET, SATURDAY.—Ihe
weather of the past week has been agazn unfavorable to
the bop plant, which matures very slowly under the in-
fluence of a low temperature and heavy rains. There is
no doubt now that the yield will be indifferc-it as a whole.
In some places repol,s are more favourable than in others'.
but aking, the Ni hole of tts hop-growing districts of oi .11
Notts the plant is not favourably reported of, and must
yield less than an averaze, both as respects qua: ty and
quantity.