Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-01
John Mitchell on the Fanian Broth.
erhOOd.

The Richmond Enquirer has the following,
taking an article FROM the New York Tribune as
its text:
who did not know the secret springs OF action
that on the outbreak of this war, the Irish resi-.
dents OF the Yankee States threw themselves in
To il with such mad enthusiasm. Is NAV now
he stated, because the thing has become very
public, that the great impulsiOn to hat move
ment was given by 20 Them secret Irish associa-
ton. the "Fenian Brotherhood" which
widely rami6ed both through iceland and the
United States, and whose object of course, was TO
avail themselves of every opportunity which the
affairs of the world might afford to destroy Brit
i.h dominion in Ireland And the said Brother
hood, conceving that the United States was the
most formidable rival of Great Britain, passion
atey desired that il should remain united and
strong: hence their rage at the dismemberment of
that Union But they had another motive. Irish
men at home are prohibited, under penalty of Eel
ony, to learn the use of arms, or the first ee
mentS OF military ant, unless IN the British army
The " brotherhood" therefore. stimulated the
war spirit among the people, merely because it
would give military training aud experience to
many thousands of Irishmen. 10 be used after
ward for the liberation of their own land With
an Union" restored by force of Northern arms
and i'll spite of the supposed symprthy OF England
with the South. this deluied brotherhood"
hoped that the military services OF the Irish in
that affair would make them potential in guiding
and moldng the policy of the restored. and now
resstless, Union. and the very first thing they
were to do was 10 precipitate il into with
England Then was 10 be return of the Her
scleidse with vengeance. Then the sunbursts
and the banner OF green we're TO wave once more
in Irish wind alongside the conquering stars and
stripes; aud British tyranny was To collapse and
wither before them.
In all this AIS no trace or glimpse Of philan
thropy and Human Freedom The Irish may
be sometimes misguided, but they are above that
sort OF rouscnse.
/. They were signally misguided on the present
occasion Scwari was too cunning fOr them.
He aud his patty efecied a furious aud vindictiye
hostility to Eng lnd, aud gave il out in thou
sand forms that he rebel" South once subdued.
then would come T.. glands turn. On such rep
RESERVATIONS. aud stimulated by the Brother
hood. many thou> ints of fine Young men came
over from Ireland not pressed by wan, of emf
grants. hut fred With hatred Of England. to liz
high the banner II England's foe. and TO prepare
an irish American crusade against English power
The hole aifai- blander. The "Cn.on''
is not restored. ana y never be. IT il had been,
the Irish sol'iety. after their service Was done,
would have been thrown aside ike ANY other
broken tool-tle ttei. - l-ntl And the green
a - Il. torn on m ny brtiieiel.l. ami the bones
OF tho-e who we're 20 liberste Ireland whiten the
plains cr the continent from Galveston 10 the
Potomac II j. pity of hem; they de-
served their tate. They were prompt 10 carry
fire and rsord into the peaceful abodes Of a
people who had never Sronged them, aid TO
make an ireland Of these Confederate States. IA,
they might redeem their own. IL was crime
sure 20 bring its own punishment Ireland doubt
less will be and ought to be emancipated from
English dominion. but not this way.
One fact, however. il plain from the proceed.
ings of the " Fenians" aud the dissatisfaction Of
the Tribune lhereupon. namely: that the Irish
citizens Of the Yankee country have no commun.
ily OF feeling with Yankees proper. no heart for
their cruel philanthropy and no interest IN the
great var OF Human Freedom" now when Il il
but too clear that said VAR was not var for Ire
land To stir up the Irish again. the enemy :
Government j. ,aid to have reustatel Meagher
a. a Brigadier General-if he can bu, get bi
gaJe again. The same sort OF brigade he will
never have: The sweeping OF Irish poor houses
NAV be gathered under his dag. but the soul has
gone OUT Of that movement: the kind OF men that
stood the brunt OF the Confederate charge at
Malvern Hill. aud marched upon Marye's flights
through the storm of the Confederate artillery.
will be forthcoming never more