The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-10-21
[coMMuN1cATED
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
AND THE FENIANS.

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Accompanying the late dispatches from the
Atlantic States is the following from the London
Times Secretary Seward is entitled to the graf
itude of the English people for the knowledge,
by him conveyed to the British Government, of the
Fenian movements in America and in Ireland
Is this one of the falsehoods nyfactured in the
office of the "Thunderer," for the purpose of
throwing bombshell among the Fenians, or is it
true that the American Secretary of State has
acted the part of selfSconstituted spy to do the
dirty work of the English informer. Charity to
one who holds the exalted position of Secretary
of State of the great American Republic, compels
me to put the former construction on the above
dispatch. Until the story is corroborated by
other testimony than the London Times, I cannot
believe that VIM. Ell. Seward would so belle his
past record to the Irish people as TO descend from
his present high position to that of low and de-
spised informer. That he would betray the cause
of long suffering people who so nobly shed their
blood at his bidding for the preservation of his
country, cannot believe on such authority as the
London Times. VIM. H. Seward will, [ hope,
continue to be in the future as he has been III the
past, the firm friends of the Irish people in this
country and in Ireland. That we will get the
States, | do not for moment think, but that we
ought to have its sympathy, and that, too, in
marked MANNER the fidelity of the Irish people
to the republic of the west during its existence as
Nation would warrant me in expecting. The |
Irish House of Parliament in 1776 did not fail 20
convey to the then struggling American colonists
their sympathies and approval and now that |
these United States instead of being colonial ap>
pendages of John Bull, with population of |
about six millions, is to day a Nation of thirty
millions, respected, nay fea1e ed, throughout the
civilized world. The haven Of rest for the down
trodden, lberty>loying people Of the crowned>
head and dead head countries of Europe. 1t will
not, surely, when those War,Worn veterans who
nave for the past four years carried aof the starry
lag OF freedom, together with Erin's flag of green
through the battle fields of America, while ing
fish gold and English guns endeayored to trail + II
n the dust now para we the efforts, iaufultp made
81 those brave lrishmen to give to their country
name and nag and, perhaps at no distant day
add one more to that bright galaxy of stars that
8 yet destined to give liberty to the world The q
american Government will not be so base as to Z
Dander to the smiles of a vacilating ard treach
erous government like Great Britain who sought
BY all the means that laid in her power. short of
open war, to disintegrate and blot forever from .
ne map OF Nations the United States of America i
Jne OF the so called Noble Lords Of England 0
Lyndhurst declared that not only was be glad Of
ne long wished-for division of our glorious !
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American Republic would not only be split into
wo parts, but into four, for, said he, EngIands v
'ohcy IS and has been, to brook no rival and that
IS two independent powers they would still be p
90 strong for his country. The Americans will q
Don have chance to repay England's friendship Il
o them with compound interest. Ireland will. "
re many months, glide into the past, be thorn Il
n the side of England, sending her our compli- "
1ents from the serted ranks OF hundred thous. tt
nd men, Then the American Government can n
clip our cause materially by leaving us depart /.
eacebbly as Ggric,Atu1ists bent on peaceab,e Is
llssion to Ireland. The American government !"
nd people can help US much by recognizing us as h,
at the first stage of our revolution re
q short all we will ask at the hands of the Amer.
AN government is line Of policy similar to that az
ursued by the British Government towards the NJ
tie Confederate States, and we will be satisfied o.
less. 1t is not our intention to yio u
tie any of the laws Of this country, which we are
sty proud Of as the land of our adoption in our 81
forts to give to Ireland similar laws and institu bs
ons. We hold ourselves amenable to the laws fu
lder which we live and claim to be good and II
yal citizens, and that such we have perfect al
ght to assist with our means any country or 20
eopie struggling for liberty. This we mean to f.
} IN the coming struggle in Ireland and do not al
NIX Secretary Seward will try to prevent us d.
Next week will have little to say on the W,
limose that seems to pervade the spirit of the
IN francisco Bulletin against the Fenians.
Respectfully, W..