The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-26
The Fenian Brotherhood.

public meeting of the Shamrock Circle of the Fenian
Brotherhood was held last evening in the Union Hail.
Greenpont There good attendance OF the Brother
hood present well large number Of their friends.
the room being quite fun. The meeting was addressed
by Mr. G. J. Campbell at great length the subject being,
s0The wrongs Of Ireland and how to right them" Dur
ing the course of his remarks the speaker much ap
psuded and his remarks went right hearts Of his
hearers The speaker introduced by the chairman,
Mr. John O'hahony, the Head Centre Of the Fenian
Mr. Campbell, who came forward amidst immense
cheering his address, the substance Of which
oppressor, England. He said 1t was now seven
the oppressor-seyen hundred years, of oppression
unequalled in the history of the world He
mentioned the cruees practised towards the Catholics
during the regns of Henry H. and Queen Elizabeth OF
England too numerous to mention Quoting from
history Of the time of Cromwell fortyscven soldiers of
his army had attcsted that the Irish not human,
but had tails like monkeys and indeed low were the
Irish people in the estimation of England that man
might be killed in hotel elsewhere and usual
on sending the bill add Ave pounds the value of
the Irshman killed There were massacres perpetrated
in Ireland, he said which far outstrpped the wyoming
and Cherry Valley massacres; but what could they ex
pect from government who, during 1776 and 1852, had
paid SO much every scalp Of their enemies Napoleon
fighting with him against the English about that time;
and George the Second of England was heard to say,
after the battle Of De ane rwen 'n hv
cruelty from their native land to France The speaker
then explained the nature of the penal code as In
operation at that time, q code which II now
in force would make any country despsed He exhorted
all who in the Brotherhood to join at once The
object send money to their brothers across the
sea. He (he speaker) did not mean TO stay long 10
America but going to his native country to help
them The crash will come and before six months are
over Ireland will be free die They would show to the
world they capable Of governing themselves and
place themselves on the list Of nations. II had been
said that the Fenians not united He thought they
were united far practicable and thoroughly as
any country in the world was said the Fenan Brother
hood would never accomplish anything There are now
two million males in the United States all pledged TO the
one object in view. He said when the first blow Is
struck he should be there in his native land and hoped
every present would be too During the course or
the lecture he checred vocerOusly He then intro
duced
Mr. John O'Mahoay the oldest Centre in the country,
and one of the fathers OF the Brotherhood Addressed
the audience in very thrilling manner, and called Upon
every contribute 10 the funds OF the Bro
therhood He mentioned that they would ask Andy
johnson allow them the privileges in regard TO
fitting privatcers from America as the Confederaes
had obtained from England They would soon clear the
what use could be found for in Ireands There
rivers navigabe. The only thing we have to contend
| with, he sad the soldiers, and with Determination
and union between ourselves We shall be able TO over
come all obstacles He said that when the time had cam
to strike John Mahony would DO found Ut his post an
| would die In defence of his country
At the conclusion donations were received from pc
present amounting to nearly sky dollars all wor
ing men, one man giving twenty-five dollars. The lad'
present were not behndhand aa they put down
| greenbacks with q right good will,