Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-13
XVIII.



wHpnsa. In the peculiar position Of the FEM
an lsr .tnerhoud placr1 almost iu presence OF
pywrr vi ard ever vigiianf euemv. u ab-oluiely
ne es-afs for the prompt execution and ulim de
suecr-s OF efforts. thar ehief officer should
be nv a~'ef .ish ample sxecat've posrr~: be IL
Rssoised rhu the Hs Il Center be iutrus,ed
with the whole ina cement Of the at ire OF said
Brotherhood d1riag biz term Of ofiice. subject.
ho~sver. 20 the control Of the Central Directory
should be outstrip the limits prescribed ID him nv
H. CONSTITUTION and bylaws agreed UPON At
the convention. and "a IN restrictions may
hereafter be imposed upon him Al any future zen
erd convertiou regularly called together; that
the ssid Head Centre shall have the power 20
co firm o. annui the election Of all State Cen
tres aud Genres Of Circles: that u shall be his
prrrogsftse 10 treat on the part OF sad teDian
Brotherhood with all parties that are likely TO
favor act 10 the redemption OF ireland ana the
do~nfsll of English tvrsnny: ~hether those par
sie- be regularly 9, t,biishei governments. bodies
eospprate, organized societies. public iunctions
rie- or private Individuals. 81 home and abroad;
snd that through the said Head Centre alone will
fhs Brotherhood receive any communication
from any parties whatsoever. and he alone IL en-
titled to enter into engagements with them 10 our
behalf
XIX
wH,xxAs Occasions Of sudden emergency
may ari-e When the representatives OF the Broth
erho~I N ~ ave Ia be c,lle together in cDnyen
ton either bs State organizations or in general a.
O. m'ly; lie IL
Rssoio,d, That the Head Centre shall be en-
pos cred Ia call special convention either OF the
VII lie Botherhooj or of the st tie organic tiuns
thereof with the consent of the Central Directory,
or without Ia. on receiving written requisltiOn
the ef,r from ten Centres OF Circles established
wi n the limits OF the district TO be represented
at the said convention
Xxx
WHEsEAs. Its requisite for the purpose Of IA
ciIiraing the IF the business by equal
IL ne the labor OF cpndurting 80 widely extesded
sn organization As the Fenian Brotherhood: tn Il
there should ne regular gradaiion OF divisions
and sub divisions thereof and that under the
He'd Centre there should be a regular graduation
OF officers u preside over them: be Il
Resolved Tint the said organic atom he di-
vi-d MT, State Circles. Circles and sub Circles.
and that they be presided over and governed re
soectively BY Safe Centres, Centres and sub
Centres
XXI
Finally and in c0mmemOr4 tion OF our cordial
and sincere participation in the acts aud resDiu-
ti0ns at ;his. first general convention. be u
Resolped. That ~e. the representatives, of the
FenIsn Brotherhood here assembled. do sOiemniy
pledge ourselves. without mental reservation, 10
abide by the foregoing resolutions in spirit and ia
truth, and that We will faithfully abide by the
Constitution and by laSs passed bs us for the
government and guidPnce of our organization.
and that will also rleigs ourselves TO extend.
70 ter and sustain tho said BIZ. therhoOd to the ut
mo-t OF our ability. and that in testimony thereof
we hereuuto sifix cur signatures
John. o NJ .huneT. President and Head Centre
of the Fenisn Brotherhood of America.
Richard ID ,bertv. Indiana,
Daniel Grady. Dist. Colun : Vice Presidents
D.niel Carmody. Wisconsin
II. orc Mccarthy. lllnoi-.t co-.,.-;o.
John A Stuart. Indiana.
James Gibbons, Pennsylvania
Mich ,e Seaman. llinos.
Mi-hael Corcorsn. ARM of the Potomac.
Nj hsel Kennedy. New York.
james Msnning. Ono
Jere mi IN Quinn. Wisconsin.
Thom,s Redmond. lniana.
J. p MrGrsth. Kentucky.
Js'hn Warren NJ ,s-schu-etts.
Tnom, ~ McCuIhy Tennessee.
Lawrence V-r,iin. Michigan.
Jeremiah avanfugh. California.
James Lackey. District OF C,umbis.
OIL ,Isy. ARMY of the Tennessee
NJ nr r. !. Dosning. ArIny OF the Potomac
C,pt j. NJ Fitzgerald. Army Of the CumbeF-
land
Col M,tthew Murphy ARMY OF the Potomac.
Patrick q 'Rourke. New York.
Patrick Keenan,. New York.