Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-05
The Fenian Movement,

The Fenian excitement in Ireland is
represented as intense. On the night of
Saturday, the 10th inst, the city of
Cork was under military law, batteries
were planted in the streets, and mounted
guards patrolled the city all night. On
Friday night eight or ten arrests were
made in Cork, and during Saturday the
greatest excitement prevailed through
out the city, A large number of police
from Dublin and the adjoining districts
had arrived at Cork and on Saturday
evening this force amounted to about
five hundred, In the residences of sew
eral of the arrested parties concealed
weapons and reasonable documents
were discovered, The Cork Examiner
says the prisoners are charged with
high treason and Tebellious practices
against her Majesty, and that the inves-
legation of their cases will be private.
The same excitement exists in Dublin
and other cities The Cork Constitution
says alarmingly that '|all through the
country the conspiracy spreads, and in
few places is it without sympathizers
and friends" The Dublin Express
learns that din many of the garrison
towns of Ireland are men wearing the
Queens uniform and marching under the
ueens colors, who openly rejoice in the
heap patriotism and notoriety Of call
ng themselves 'Fenians.'
The Cork Examiner sees no chance of
the Fenian organization ever accom-
plishing anything towards the freedom
of Ireland, on account of the powerful
nation they have to contend against,
and in speaking of the force England
could bring into action, says
England could spare almost every
soldier from her own soil, and rely for
security on the arms of her volunteers.
That is an organization capable of pro
digious expansion. 1t would be no tax
on the manhood Of England to enroll
million of citizen soldiers in defence of
her national life. Not being required in
England, regiment after regiment could
be poured in few hours on various
points of the Irish shore. Remember,
things are not as they were in 1898,
when there was no Geographic commu-
nication dreamed of, and when sensible
people regulated their worldly affairs
and made their soul before they ven
tured to sail from Dublin to HOlyhead.
Now the Castle can speak to the Horse
Guards as friend to friend in the street
and the passage that lasted fortnight,
month, even six weeks, at the end OF
the last century, is now accomplished in
less than four hours In fact, there is
scarcely any part of Ireland to which a
military force could not now be sent in
space of time that would have appear
cd miraculous some few years since. II
England had not troops enough of her
own at her disposal, we all know that
there are thousands of hungry Germans
and Hanoverians who long for English
gold, and who would soon thirst fol
Irish blood. No later than the Crimean
war, this Substituting of foreign merce.
naries was had recourse to. And who
could blame England - on selfish
grounds alone--if she awaited herself
Ofeyery possible means to save the very
heart of her empire from bring tori
asunder2 There are no lengths to which
government will not go to suppress
rebellion, or prevent the loss Of territory
necessary 70 its power and position
Therefore, those who dream of a success.