The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-20
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Fierce Fenianss

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Fierce Fenians.
1t will be seen by the correspon, 'ence which
we publish in another column this mt Tnipg 'na'
the Fenians are now in fighting order. lesiu0n'
O'Mahony is up in arms and eager for sSne Hay'
Mr.. b. Doran Killian, whose very name is Q ugseS-
tive OF slaughter, is also full Of martial aruoi'
Their first warlike demonstration is not IEaue
against the English directly, but is grand A'ra-
tegical movement against one OF Engiah's
allies and advocates-the celebrated and nd
doubsable Chevaher Raymond. Itappears thm
this chevalier had the impudence to assert inhis
newspaper, the Times, that Fenianism is an
imposture;" that its managers are "a set OF
scamps," and that the issue Of Fenian bonds is
"swindle," concocted for the purpose OF sup
plying lot Of idlers with "notoriety and patent
leather boots" To disprove these statements
of the Times is a very easy task The British
government and the Canadian authorities have
already recognized Fenianism as terrible
reality; the gentlemen entrusted with the
management Of the organization are well
known to be persons Of honor and integ-
rity, and the recent purchases Of arms
and ammunition show that the Fenian
funds are employed for other purposes than
providing "notoriety and patent leather boots"
for the Brotherhood. The facts of the case
being so very clear and the objects Of the Feni-
ans being so publicly proclaimed and frankly
avowed, President O'Mahony and Mr.. Killian,
the representatives of the organization in this
city, naturally felt aggrieved at the Chevaler
Raymond's misrepresentation, and the CORE
spondence to which we refer is the result
If the bold Fenians are spelling for fght
we can congratulated hem upon having selected
the proper person with whom to commence
their quarrel. The Chevalier Raymond is
warrior of no common order. Heihas studied
military tactics upon the CORY battle fields ofSol-
ferno and Bull run; illustrated the noble art of
strategy by his brief but glorious campaign
upon "the elbows of the Mincio, formed by the
sympathies of YOUTH" dined at the same table
with the veteran General Scott and repeated all
the conversation afterwards, and served as
high private newspaper correspondent on the
Peninsula under Mcclellan. He was chased
by a phantom Austrian hussar during
the Italian war, and fed courageously from
the imaginary Black Horse cavalry at the COM
mencement of the recent rebellion. There is
no editor in the country who has won more
victories on paper than the gallant Chevalier.
He conducted the late war to the perfect sat
isfaction of himself and his friends, and he cap
tured Richmond and broke the backbone Of
the rebellion more often than General Grant.
In his fracas with the Fenians he will be
backed by the whole power OF the Albany and
Washington lobbies, led by the famous Thur
low Weed-the man who winds up the sun
every day-who served as O drummer boy in
the war Of 1872, and to whose merits as
rough-and- tumble fighter the Hon. Horace
Greeley will chcerfully certify. On the other
hand, President O'Mahony and Mr.. Killian are
supported by innumerable Fenian circles, in
this country, Canada, England and Ireland,
and an unlimited amount Of money in the form
Of Fenian bonds, which will shortly be on sale
in every quarter of the world, including China,
Australia and Japan. The colors of the COM
batsnts are already chosen and displayed; for
President OMahony sports the green above
the red, while the Chevalier Raymond is in
favor of the black above the white. The Fee
mans have their headquarters at Union square,
and the Chevalier Raymond has his ut the City
Hall Park. On the WHOLE therefore, we con-
slider this very pretty quarrel as it stands; and
we have no doubt that, if it be carried to the
bitter end, q couple Of continents will have
to be drenched in blood and devastated with
fire and sword before we shall be able to de-
finitcly decide the numerous wagers laid upon
the contest Unquestionably this fight will be
more fatal than the cholera.
Under ordinary circumstances it might per-
haps be suggested that President O'Mahony
should have thrown his glove to the British
Ambassador 10 this country, rather than to the
Chevalicr Raymond. The British government
has uttered more impertinences in regard to
the fierce Fenans than the New York Times,
and the British Ambassador represents his gov
eminent just as the Chevalier Raymond repre-
SCENTS his paper. But it happens that Sir Fred
eric Bruce is a diplomatist and not a fighting
man. while the Chevalier Raymond is equally
skilled in diplomacy and in war. Besides this
the Chevalier has been an open ally Of Eng
land, and President O'Mahony's demonstra-
ton upon him is, therefore, flank move
ment upon the enemy's works. The Che
Waller Raymond il English in his tastes,
his habits and bis sympathies. He wears
mutton-chop whiskers and raiment of the Lon
don style. His paper is named after the London
Times; and his most elaborate speech in our
State Legislature was defence Of the infamous
conduct Of Great Britain in the Trent affair.
These circumstances may be slight in them
selves, but they show the animus of the Chcva-
lier, and have not been overlooked by Presi-
dent O'Mahony and the sangnlnary aKillian.
The careful reader Of the correspondence will
have observed, also, that while Mr.. Killian's let
ters are Of the straightforward Irish shillelah
school, the Chevalicr Raymonds are quite Eng