The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-29
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
Feninn Scare I'm Canada.
From the Toronto Lender. Oct. 81

Whatever be the present purposes OF the renian or
ganlzaon In America there cannot be d2l1t thai t
b~rs considerable. Three hundred thousand. the
figure which II Is usually put may be- oxaggcon
If that number OF names exists paper does
not follow that they could all be called into the field,
sent the Atlantic the edilce OF Irs
public, the border into Canada To strike ncf
cctua blow at this part OF the British empire The talk
of the Fcnan CONGRESS- at Philadelphia ~ Of
Irish republic, II revolution in nubiin conid
be planned in Philadelphia and successfully be brought
about by foreign agency Canada, the telegraph
has informed us, represented by delegates
in the Philadelphia Convention These delegates ono
Of whom least haiis from this city, perfectly well
known Nor IL the stories hear be- correct, rs this
the only fact Of importance which has come 10 tho
knowledge Of our government There are some who be-
,eve that the talk about ireland and the Irish republic
only blind 10 conceal the real purpoes ~ tho organ
zaton The game Is up IN Ireland, and tho leaders OF
Tenianism in America cannot be blind 10 the fuct; md
vet after this IL well known they continue 10 perfect
their organization and to mature their plans al Phiadc
pha Hints have been thrown out IN Fenan organs that
Canada IL the object Of attack According
q provisional government was 10 be established nv the
Fcnans IN Nova Scotia, and there Is much il about The
attention Canada IA 10 receive at the hands 81 the
order. correspondent Of the Nrw Your HyRAID
writing from Toronto alleges that Fcnans constantly
creeping into the province Ia numbers not intended To
excite suspicion, and that IN unusual and suspi
cious numbers have recently been imported. The
rectness OF this latter statement the authorities have o.
tho OF testing AZ to the alleged nBuy ~
intending to these arms, IL wo.d lie ellie
point out nnv considerable number or them In fhls cv
No extraordinary influx of been noticed
hut s stated those Who pretend to know that The
s'oathy invaders remain outside the city There al
sorts Of aoat MS TO the Intentions ~ the Fcnals
with regard To- Canada; and though there - doubt
much eyaggeration.on tn subject, |. would DC wei. st
precautionary measures shord BE- taken.
A marauding force cannot leave the United Siatcr in
organized bodies without the knowledge OF toe govern
mcnt; and in that casc the American authorities would
find IL necessary 90 protect the neutrality Of their soil
II follows that II any considerable number Of men
To from the States with hostile INTENT they must
come ordinary travellers, and In such n1mnera Ms
would not excite suspicion ANY great ~ roHe IN tho
passenger traffic OF the railways would ~ De
tccd: and II there grounds ~ serious arprehon
sion to the passenger objects might become ne
cessarv TO institute srnccu. ia port sysirfn. largo
proportion Of the Fennns IN the Stsfes probably CONSISTS
~ disbandcd soldiers, each u whom has been
allowed 10 retain possession Of has RTE On
tho navmcnt on n small sum about ono third
of rs original yaiGe. When coming into Canada
the gase o. cmgrants they could easily bring these
pons with them but this influx Of Suspicious char-
acer accompanied by their rifles could not ho carried
any considerable extent witno the fact being known
10 the suthoritics Fonan organization, no doubt,
exists In this province, I'M : eHinlt 10 see without
tho pres nce 0f cXtrnBcnH lnrce to give them
tcnancc encouragement and aid what enterprise they
could venture upon.
Thee Il little reason 10 fear any organized nvassou
though II Is possible the protn may, tb,s winter, he
made the scene Of raids IN this form. The only
other thing 10 be feared " midnight surprise by
the sudden collection together Of parties who may
have rived IN small knots, IN unison With con
genial spirits here We all know that conqncsis
are not 10 be achieved by ouch means. but
banks may be robbed, aud other iDiures inflicted
without wishing 10 dvcrrate tho DANCER arising from Fe
nianisrn Il cannot deriei ma, pare or drf0ey doss
ezia In this state Of things precautionary
ures called for A. tho hands OF government Tho
first thing hc done IL g. e drEs t,incso r
rosun,ers and 10 place them whers y cdrsi b. ssfs
such an eaeny conf psptn ng Er f.re can b.
dont that The first Ming ssrh visitors tropd 10 voald H.
ss upon ~ arm" upon chh we arc dcpendir0 for eur
protection they dcccbfe ,oU b. Hcccefrry,
u u has mt already ,sDme 20, n d. tran Mi,.
,ghf patrol should b. ss'atiasd IN or (paier ers, anil
should b. concerted Nv thch geTerai adr cond
~ Oircn IN ifistrnt Hsccs1yv Tsoor,rn',nf
Il aid % b. ~ The dsngcr and "a sTocoaatnbic
hat Il takes ~ measures ~ ,chica mcy te dcTea