The New York herald., 1865-05-05
>6onA 70 the shelter and sure strong refuge a the
mjr6ty American Commonwealth

PROOF-HOW iTb COLONELS AhB AfPOINTED.
'The Green boys Greeni the the true;
Oh wen back sAinst the orange and wen aout Il os the
For the color o. fatherans should here aons ss asp
se JS :s s fot ~ ss GsD
But we've hearts, and we've hands, boys full strong eno
To rescue and to raise again our own immortal are,,
The Fenans IN ths. .aative land are organ..
n. pa" secret political societies matter 10
attention during his years OF res% ncs IN Paris and
which he some years ago ranspi ted to Ireland il one
possed and oas he was long
upon his head This sv stem we shall now briefly de-
scribe taking care wever while seek to interest
in the great qu s.ion Of Irish Independence that
give no n'oT nation the British government which
I,. y no' .cady in their possession through tne
ready made to them in the nnumerable trials
tne' have had OF persons charged with Eenansm 10
Authorities and usouchards in our disclosures, make
them heartily welcome the Irish organization peing 20
any sembance Of legality; these Developments as
hope having tendency to cheer all friends OF sne
in Ireland and TO s9 NTH The
on this side Of the Atlantic when we shall have shown
them how much has been already dono. ,..r.s
The national power of the Fenans IN ireland lodged
IN provisional government, shall call It Though
that is not the tue Fenan namel consisting OF four
PROVINCES principslities, Of Ulster Munster,
Leins,er and Connaught It Is with those, and
North America holds correspondence In Ireland.
These four members of tho provisional government We
shall describe for convenience as ine numerals one Two
been selected and commissioned being secret and only
known this side OF the Atlantic to the Head Centre
and Central Council II Is the duty OF these numerals,
each In his own province of Ulster Munster and
forth-to search out and discover such prominent and
reliable men, possessing local Influence and the neces
sary education they may be willing to approach with
q view tho formation of the odare or skeleton OF
regiment The Nulneral for his sake be very
tins Ie first iuuu
tleman ho may think of selecting to be his as wo
shall call ita rank equivalent to colonel He sounds
him gently to his willingness to try other chance
liberation; and il he finds him all riyht in
high, the Numera then breaches his business more
directly shows the intended "A so much of his Gre
commissions this "A,' il he be willing and properly
quail fed colonel of the "Irsh Republican Brother
hood or these there az are from twenty
ciaIly known to the other, nor could give evidence
against the other. Each A' has been sworn In sepa-
retely and only knows the Numcal who swore him in
He docs not know any Of the other three numerals
in control of the three other provnces and as the oath
Is administered in secret by the Numera to each "a"
with witnesses present. and tho commission is
couched In language OF legal significance and is only
signed with seal, there be produced neither oral
written evid against any member Of the provi
sonal government even supposing las has never yet
happencd) that A should wish to prove traitor,
or, as they say in Ireland. ITO sell the pass"
HOW THE CAPTAINS AND sERGEANTs ARE AP-
POINTED-ORGANIZAT OF THE MEN AND THEIR
DRILL-1TuE SYSTEM sPYPROOr.
deep let II sink in Irish hears the story Of their isle,
And wSssn s thoughts of snderes love- and burning ~ra'h
And press upon them by one the fruits of English
And hnd the wrongs bygone with this fight to-
And place beside the v% worlds s vast page TO tel
Thus shall gather strength; no feeling vague
BY passion the heart BY reason in the mind
Let this go forh mighIier zoe To England power than All
1t shah forth, and to them who strive to check s
Tis Gods own lehan heavenly bshit is the Fenians
Greed di'
Each GA or colonel thus appontcd next proceeds with
canal canton nnd At coral risk 10 select nine
snbordrsics. whom VIC will stylc "B:sn holding tho
rank of can,sin These arc selected from men az his
most in, mate acoainancc who, hc can trust with hs
ifo They are so,mdcd exam ned ana ,horouphlv tested
before the diroct project il opened to them They
are then sworn in separately as s'SoldIers or
the Irish Republic,,-there being no one present
at the time Of such swearing la but the
"A' (coloncD and tho ''B" OF captain; nor are any
Of the nine b 81 ever brought together in official con
tact so that they could swear agains, each other II
traiiorous,y inclined Each .'D" only corresponds with
or officially knows his colonel; SO that two Bs' might
be door nei hbors for years without either
ns ne e liner s ss ~ ssS ana
and swear in nine ssCs" scrgcan.a In Ike manner
and at equal risk Of his liberty and property-tese
and each "Cn has again TO sclcrt and swear in from
among the neighbors hs most intimately knows and
trusts nine 'Ds private soldiers, who form his
squad These ''D's' are in separately In the
previous cases. and therefore can bring forward no proof
admnistcred TO them an .,ilerai oath'-whIch ,s
sad 10 be high crime aino nting to felony under
the "White Boy" 'Croppy," tCaptain Rock'
ana other Irish coercion lis passed Wy tbe British Par
nn,, r % "o ., VIC - ,"s, e e., W S,,, o v'os,,' 'o
Eot"ca 'ou' 'hcs "oh.u ~ 'c"s. 'o' "ii', "in Gu
therefore swear to each other as having been drilled
together by certain This however, compared
with The administration Of an illegal oath is venal
nor ,Io.u like tap
noor easans % coning toaa,hsr and Nj, I ra ,ra
Iovi ie'noie .o,'ns Ns.sis. Gnu -iH,hs VIM iois
poles or pscsaycs can fright her chaky isle from i's
proprlety lunaerabe are the Efforts her agents and
spes nave ma curing .he pass our years 10 pier INTO
he ar a,d VIC ~ .n's socIot h" unng rous Urncr puI as
yee moy ~'s..o.' success .S, Sync 9" ua.oIous Us
nav oecn i1uhu, aDa q lgw Us OF se,seah,s trans
por'e' o. VIC mcacery n.s never spread i.rher Two
~ ."o pon;n rs Inou .'oIs ahu AZ
u 70 yo M se' n.h a s captains, m "a, @ .ne pro
seouuH olohc uoMn ~ oo,ii cases SO oaaly tiat Mue
p@sq.' ws'een'erea py he Siown osiore either care
MN W 'i'e Ji'y w ius'anoo VI = u.i'oious - .,
IA, nas ye. .ii , oso'sreu, hor any uaor s'onu
.urn . among ..r'm, cou'a ,c poaucc any eVluehce
So ss n neNs hsn I, III a.oy, oy WHO'LL IN socre,
,,o maS sMoi ~ VIII no w'Res I,,sc", anu Win