Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-26
The Fenian Movement in Ireland.

We give below the most Of letter to the New
York World, from Cork, Ireland, 1t is highly
sensational in its character, but facts enough
have already transpired to warrant us in giving
it considerable cre3ence, A leading Irish orator
recently said in New York that Ireland would
ba Tree or enslayed worse than ever within six
months" The solictude of the British Ambas-
sador on the subject OF Feuian Combinations
was not wholly without foundation The letter
alluded to says
"ln limerick several meetings of Fenlans
have been recently ohronicled, and the organizl
non has established an absolute court, wherein
the names OF those cOuntrymen who are too tim
I'd or 100 lukewarm to give in their adherence
are set down by Committees appointed to wait
upon them. Delegates from tho parent society
are SAID to abound in the country, we'll supplied
with money, and actively encouraging the mar
tial spirit.
la Cork the Fenans have boldly marched
past the Capwell Police Barracks, their officers
armed with green rods, and chanting as they
marched a new national song, The Green above
the Red. They were pursued by the police
but the country people, at the intmatiOn OF
pursuit, went by detour through he fields and
informed the Fenians, who, Wlthou, deserving
ranks, but by detltched marches in various d.
recuons, at faster speed melted away
! At NAyagh the grounds OF Castle Albany have
been rayaged 10y the Fenlans At Guugayen the
police have been beaten Bantry is gwen over
20 the Fenians, who drill in the town without
opposition. Through the deep Businesses Of Con.
n4ught THE organization has extended OF tsell
Forces are being discovered and reported at Gal
way, R0scommOn aud Sligo.
am told, by itiend who fully understands
this subject, that there are Ia each Of tho fol-
lowing counties men enrolled as follows Linz
eIck, 6,O00i Kerry, 1905 Cork, 1000 Wa.
iertord, l,00Oi Tlpperary, 900, Kelkenny,
500; Wexford, 1900; Wicklow, 900 ; Glaze,
$40 Kildare, 500 Dublin, 1000. This makes
total of nearly 40 900 men, II we estimate for
the northern oountes-where Fenlanism Is yet
weak and the Government has more pai tsans--
hall as many.
As yet these men have no IRE arms, nor do
they ever meet in public or private with weap.
ons OF any sort, but at the signal could Oil the
country with muskets. Every Fenian, 1t is SAID,
who has LETT the Northern army has retained
his muskct Enough Irishmea trained IN war
have returned to their native island to officer
the entire able bodied population Of Munster
The nucleus of An army is being formed with
lIs headquarters in America, and a bureau Of
intelligence ~ vast as the archives aud indexes
Of your War Department.
Excitement over the previous alarm has had
an immediate effect on capital Money is held
more tightly, and Dublin papers complain that
1t Is belcg frightened away from Ireland. Eng
Ishmeo, residents here, not stpendiaries OF the
government, profess to be weary als0 Of the
many outbreaks OF which this 10 tho last, aud
anxious to leave the populace which hates shcm,
ouce and forever.
| II may prove TO DO the least significant lea.