Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-18
IRISH FILLIBUSTERS.

The following paragraph, from the New York
Mirror Of Saturday, briefly relates the proceed
ings Of a meeting Of persons havingin vieTsth
unlawful enterprise of the Irish Fiilibus.ers,
which was hell in New York on last Friday
hight:
1.-TWO or three thousand perso9s attended
meeting OF the Emmett Monument Association
at the Tabernacle last night The Ohjectpf tins
Association, as stated in te address read by Col
Dohcnv. is TO procure the liberation Of Ireland
from British rule bv force of arms. lleasseFted
that there were branch associations OF armed
men all over the country who co-Operated with
the head society in this city; that offices had
been opened in every State, men enlisted, and
money raised, and that the future would show a
result for I'll thesc preparations. ACapt byrne
undertook 10 abuse the press, upon which Col.
Hustcd became their champion, and beiabored
the captain most numerically; 50 much so, that
q scene of great excitement ensued, anti gene
ralrow concluded the proceedings, during which
the gas was turned oil.
The proceedings at Cincinnati revealing some
of the plans recently devised by enthusiastic
Irsl,Inen for relieving their native isle Of theyolle
Of England, are thus spoken Of by the Philadel-
phia Bulletin:
butno very well devised, and, although it has
been said that 'England's difficulty is 1reland's
opportunity, there seems to be not the slightest
prospect that the people OF ireland are disposed
10 avail themselves Of the great difficulties that
England asst laborinS under. Thescheule
for revoiutionizing Ireland is confined entirely
to small fraction of Irish citizens Of the Uni
ted States; and, from all that We have heard 1t
a party ofthen should, either by luck or man
l. II Toe, V,1
you'd most probably meet with cold shoulder
from their countryrnen and be trcated toa voy-
age and soiourn in Van Dielnan's Land. The
past few years have made a great change in lro-
land. The enormous emigration TO this country
has relieved it Of surplus population, and va
rious reforms in the administration Of affairs
have made those that remain better contcnted
With their English rule. Indeed, there are at
present few parts of Her ataiestys dominions
more loyal than Ireland, and none where there
is greater enthusiasm in behalf of England in her
present difficulty The chances OF success
therefore, ia au attempt to get np an insurrec-
ton dwindte to nothing, and the efforts Of the
people arrestelil Cincinnati and their associates
throughout the country appear to De mere mad
ncsss"
The following letter of the Attorney General
oftho United States, addressed to the District
Attorney at New YORK, leaves no doubt that the
Government considers these Observation-Disclosures
of ireland as violations of our neutrality LAWS,
and that the parties concerned win be held to
account in due season:
Arronvry GExEaAL's OFFICE Dec 10, 1865.
Hon JouS McKEoN, L. S. Attorney, New York:
SIR: had the honor to confer with you per-
sonslly several weeks since regarding represent
tations made by the British Minister to Illegal
combinations on the part of certain persons in
the United States to organize an expedition for
tho military invasion of ireland, and to request
your special attention To the subject, 50 as To
prevent or punish any infringement Of our rclG-
lions of amity with Great Britain. In conse
quence of a meeting pnrporting to have some
snch object which has recently occurred III New
York the President directs me again to invite
You to vigilance on the subject. Whilst it is
difficult to believe that surh intention is enter
tanned by any person in the United States, or if
entertained that it will reachthe stage OF an overt
illegal act, nevertheless it seems proper that the
subject should have your consideration The
Presidents fcourse, solicitous that no violation
Of law shall go uUrebuketl, and especially none
which touches our foreign relations, and thus
affect the honor and peace of the whole country
lie therefore particularly desires you not to fail
to institute criminal proceedings against any
person who shall be engaged in Illegal acts Ofthe
character above referred to, or otherwise contra
ry to the obligations Of friendship to Great Brit
ain. have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
C-CuSnISC.