The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-11-07
The Fenian Brotherhood.

rhs Chioseo rspers report . grand Convention Of
Tire Chico Of the fenian Brotherhood, which com
uenesd its session In thN city on Tue.dsy The %.
'snsihle oh.ct Of IN. Convention confer together
Interchange View. and sdort . policy having ~ i,s
eheet the reclamation Of Ireland. lost nationality
end the repeal Of the Union between tha, country
snd Great Britain. The real obsct, no Doubt 10 the
inveslon Of ireland by lri.hmen in Of be-
tween the United States And ENGLAND, the orsanisa-
tion psrskins Of military charseter aud the mem
tey being pledged to stris for the 1ndspendsne. If
Ireland Al q proper opportunity. This purpose 10
rpenIy aekno sedsed and svo ed both in this enun
Try and in Ireland WHARF ore.s or loescs everywhere
exist.
I, 10 estinnsted that Tho members Of this Society
pumesr sboai eighty tsasand IN Ir.lsad alone
They ho.d their midnight mscsins. there for drii
sud conference, csusins ALREADY great alarm TO the
government party. Here they are eounted ty hun-
srsds ofthoasant, iliaos alone e3utaiD' forty cir
ss. AID there 10 pTopoftionate representation in
eli the st,tes The ietlins ih.t Ireland mus. soon
regain her place 10 She family Of n,tons 10 univer'a
suouf l.r people and with remarkable pnsniui,y
they te olu.ug se one nan in erp.es'ins their de-
termination 30 aid Ter In ASSERTING hsrrisht,
The convention vn formally opened on Tusstsy
uornins 10 tn. u.v Fsnisp Hsn, located on the cor
usr Of Randolph and Wells s,rees. All portions o'
che United states and C,nsiss are represented ia
the eonveptlon, sud dlsssss continued 81 arrive up
% . late hour in she day. Tho convention fully
sassd at the opening n. 'Ipse,ation- formed n II.
thst Il would bo repe..n,st's Of Irish patriots In all
Parts ofthe North American continent and demon
suatethe fullnea a rostr vhch already eTists In
mi. orsan,aton. II W. e,ed 70 erder AZ O'Clock,
BY John O'Msbonev, ~ NV York, the Chiet Csu-
ser Of the order, who, IN taxing the chair, an
rouneed that the -ork OF the morning would be
preliminary that the tonvention would proceed
10 effect bus ntes organization. he hen brief.
~ addressed the meuibes present, ,tstne that
Tire convention VS. callet IN order not alone 10
render account OF vok done for, and in Ireland,
bat, taxing council from past experiences 70 recon
rene. with new energy and mo e comp.ehsnsivs
graphically the existing oondtlon Of The Ir,h peopls
snd the fell sgencies which we're a. sok 20 upi DOT
the widely 'pesd aud tenhciousy elinenE feeling, q
nationality existing among llhhmtn at home, Hs
spoke Of the condition Of lrishmeu In the pited
states and Europe 10 day Ireland never had 90 man
oi her IN th. field, Ireland never 20 seised 20
many accomplished officers o. nov Iri'EmeP never
.aOyed in tie pited sstss or el,suhere sueh mate
rial sdvantase. as At present Ireland in ~ Did
not Iossess ths vzo, ire and indoniisble splrit O.
rs,ittAnee 90 Bitith afgrtstiou which she nov pos
,sS,ef The condition OF potioal anairs In Europe Il
tsrnin. The relative posit6ns n the United stato
and the he,eo t4ry enemy % Ireland prognosie
.,ouh, Lord Jthn Russell would never have tssel
,he stand which be- at the eleventh hour toot, be-
tsuoI,.sn the thousands Of hsyosss OF EDgsndi