The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-20
The ausfulh gost.
sEPTEMBER2o 20, 1865
TIVE rENIAu. ExCITEMENT.

prompt measures 10 pioNeii' wy ~
progress of threatened rebellion. The
fact has been well known i'll America
for several years, that a secret, oath
bound society, composed OF Irishmen and
the sons of Irishmen, had been orga-
nized and was fast increasing in means
and power, and that it had succeeded in
sesing strong foot-hold upon the soil
Of Ireland itself, where thousands of ac-
tive young men have become working
members of the association, the Object
Of which is to wrest. the egem of the
seal from the possession of the British
Crown. The organization we are told
has attained the most formidable dimeu
sions, is military i'll its character, ant
under the control and management o
warlike leaders, OF approved sagacity
skill and bravery, and has abundant
means at its disposal, to inaugurate d
grand scheme of rebellion which will
flourish for time no doubt, even as all
great rebellions flourish, because they
are attractive and claim sympathy from
all who happen to be opposed to ,legiti-
mate governments. The rebellion in
the United States flourished at the com
mencement, and was popular every
where in fact, not to be rebel was look.
ed upon as discreditable to manhood II,
many places, even in the Northern
states; and so it has ever been. and
perhaps VIII continue to be the ciise. that
opposition and rebellion to established
governments, are more popular and
attractive than the plain matter-of.fac
duties of loyalty.
!inc irish rebellion that threatens to
burst upon us so brilliantly, will up.
doubleday succeed Tor a time. inst -,
every other rebellion has succeeded.
the Hungarian and the Polish for IN.
s@iise h t... that it will be entirely sue.
cessful, is impossible. History is against
it. The probabilities and the possibili.
ties also defy full success. The same
causes that produced the failure in The
Southern Confederacy, Will bring ruin
upon the Fenians. They will 90 up like
u rocket, as the Confederacy did as
hungary did; and as Poland did and
after the world has become satiated with
gazing at the brilliant display of fire
works, darkness will sueeeed-leavinsto
us only the memory of heroic deeds and
warlike glory, of fortitude, devotion and
seif-sacrificing patriotism-all very well
In their way, but quite unsubstantial.
VrrsII fsYf Mi. Ia a.
lion, even as IFS elder brothers, terminus
ted after the useless shedding Of pre-
cious blood the destruction of much
valuable property; the rousing of bittet
years, and We're we'll nigh forgotten; tho
upheaving of the very foundations of
society, and the disturbance of the peaca
of the civilized world tits sadto think
that after five years of terrible war. our
race is again to be plunged into the hor-
rors of another and, perhaps, still more
Bloody fratricidal strife, from which hui
mainly can reap no benefits, but which
will retard the progress of civilization
still more, and terminate in imposing.
yet heavier burdens upon the shoulders
ora people who are now enjoying conf
parative independence, and whose con-
dition is fast improving under the ruiz,
ora government that is growing daily
and hourl y more kind and heneficent.
and is rapidly reforming abuses and i'm
proving the condition of its entire peo-
pie, who are being SO tloughtlessIv
dragged into this rebellion,
Peaceful and bloodless revolutions alone
are permanent and useful in this
age Ofenlightment. The pen is now at
least mightier than the sword, and violent
are the very worst remedies that
a people can resort =" ,;vht
their '--- %, III oiooi
rongs or obtain the reforms they
think are necessary to their happiness.
We will not argue the point, as 10
whether Ireland is not safer, grander,
and more influential, as portion of the
great British Empire, than it would be
as an insignificant little Republic, for
we consider that it does not admit e. ar
gument. The fact too apparent. Nor
will we even ask the Fenlans whether
majority of the actual inhabitants of
that Island, would notprefer to remain as
they are, in the enjoyment of peace and
GOOD government; and whether or not.
those Irishmen who have left their ma
tive land and found new homes with us
would not do as well by settling down
quietly as good American citizens, and
leave the old land to the quiet possession
of those who choose to remain there and,
who appear to be quite comfortable and
happy. We confess that we can see
nothing but disaster in any other course
Yet affairs may not be so bad after all
BY private information from Dublin
through trustworthy source-in fact
from one of the chief men in the move
ment--we are appraised that all the ex
element of the moment is premature
AND IL merely a "grand scare" of the
British press, whothink they have dis
Covered something, but in reality know
nothing about the matter. This. HdSct
however, is part of the Fenian plan
it IL portion of their secret strategy
which will not be fully developed be-
Ore the coming summer. In the mean