The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-11-08
FENIANIsM.

shown'by the United States Govern
melt in regardsto the Northern Fee
mans. The idea snrely-never could
have occurred to those in authority
thata sympathy, which has the bold
ness and navigating skill to cross an
ocean and interfere with anothefs
concerns for the purpose Of relieving
a people held in subsection bylarms.
is also equal to the less rash and
overland attempt at succorirg the
fortunes of people at their own
doors. Seward. who evidently has
some remote idea Of the equivaleDcy
of equal things, seems to be perform
ing the delicate duty, required by the
abnormal situation Of affairs, Of act
lug the cold shoulder to lovers Of the
oppressed. The authorities should
show every care that the mysterious
transportation Of, arms from place to
place, the subscriptions sof large
sums Of money and the speechifying
and scribBfing about the miseries Of
=
q conquered people do not Turn to a
charity, which will come up to the
standard Of the genuine article by
commencing at home.
During the late rebellion the
line between the Canadas and the
United States was the birth place Of
SO many plots against "our nationali,
ty" that we cannot, without great
distrust, view the recent movements
of the Fenians in that treason.hatch.
ing section. So convinced are we Of
the ill-omened character Of every
thing done there that not all the pro.
testations. as to Ireland being their
destination, can satisfy us that the
Fenians are not aiming a secret blow
at the United States. "Can any good
thing come out Of Nazareth"2 And
then, too, it is so common for people,
who deal in stratagems for subverting
governments. and discriminating pro.
vinces, to have real purpose forythe
initiated and an ostensible one for
outsiders, that we cannot put the
slightest confidence in the avowed
intentions Of Fenianism. Is the 20
lice advised whether or not there is
any hamlet in the country into which
this organization has not extended its
ramifca,ions? One Of these great
movements Of a national heart is like
the fire concealed beneath the .Eartl's
surface, which, ~ 8
Sublmed with mineral fury"
cannot be kept in bounds by the frai
crust overspreading it. The sympa
thetic heart of the Northern States
has wept, in vain, overt The down-trod
den land Of the Aztecs. It's now con
|tributing its money, in vain, to raise
green Erin" from the dust lie
the country beware that it does mo-
yet come to a head III a domestic vol
cano, whoselava shall put the govern
ment at Washington. 10 its wits /,
stay its progress. The one plail
duty Of the President, inasmuch a,
he cannot destroy that habit Of mine
|by which people are led tc apply til,
same remedy to the same disease, i
to destroy the remedy itself. Tn,
probable untoward issue Of all thil
sympathy for helpless defeated couD
tries must be prevented by destroy
ing the sympathy. To effect this
liberty-shrieking and Fourth Of July
grafton should be positively forbid
den; people should be taught tba
any one in distress has no bust
ness getting there, and shoule
not be allowed to assemble fol
their relief, aid that a country
defeated is necessarily in the wrong
All such words as liberty, independence
tyranny, despotism, chains, Maelles, IA,
should be forever ostracised The
American vocabulary. It must be
given out that charity properly com
mences inforeign parts; and it should
be published abroad that, if England
or any country should hold Ireland or
any other country in subsection, the
oppressed country has no right, and it
is absolutely foolish for it to see the
matter differently when the ruling
country asserts that it lis the best