The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-04
The Fenians.

Whatever ridicule the London Times may
affect to cast upon them, and however certain
journals in this country may announce that
the Fenan movements in Ireland have been
crushed in the bud, the tone and action of
the Fenians in their recent congress at Phila-
deiphia, anl in their senate in New York, so
far as the public have been let into their
counscls, give evidence of anything but q
premature collapse or even discoura cement.
According to the intmations of those APP
parently most prominent in the movement
here, the late arrests in ireland were fully
anticipated. and are reckoned as n part of
the gencr i programme to aid in firing
the Irish heart. 1t is asserted that these are
200, 900 men in Ireland thoroughly armed,
and differed by experienced soldiers, ready
to step into line when the proper signal is
given; and with the known disaffcction in
the British army and navy, it is not believed
that England will be able in six. months to
Muster force TO meet such an army.
Let ireland maintain such a force in the
field six months, or even one month, and
half the battle Is won; for in such case
the United States as well as France and other
nations would acknowledge her insurgents
as belligcrents, and in month more every
sea would swarm with priva,eers enough to
drive British commerce from .ne ocean and
completely isolate her from all her trans
marine do,ninions. There would be no help
for England then but to make either very short
work of the rebellion, or cave. \ year of
such warfare would ruin her.
The action of the Fenian Congress and
Senate would indicate that the Irish rebellion,
so far from being in n condition to be crush
ed, is not yet in existence, bu; is merely ef-
feeling Il preliminary organization The
President and all the leaders, civil as well as
military, of the Nv IRISH Re.
public are II this country, and the arrest of
a hundred or thousand suppos "a leaders in
ireland can neither affect or in any way dis
concert its councils or measures. Six
months, or perhaps year may yet be spent
in arniag ireland and organizing and drill
ing her men in providing the sinews of war .
in getting crUizerS ready, &c, and the real
blow may be struck when and where Eng
nd least suspects it. There are evidently
English papers, in London a well as Liver
pool, that are unable to see the point of the
rilicule of the Times, but on the contrary
regard the Fcnian movement very serious
affair; and III Canada there is much genuine
excitement ami alorm on the subject.
\ Toronto paper saws:
There IS great uncasineSs regarding tic
intentions Of tn, fenan brotherhood on both
sides Of the border. Both regular aud vol.
uuteer troops are much mi,tru-t.d hy their
officers. Or the former, squads ar. Constant.
~ de-crirng. and II least one-iiirl Of the lat,
ter are believed - be enrolled for or SYM
patty w.,h, the dreaded Irish mp hing.
There /. no abatement in The mysieri1.- stir
aai PREPARATIONS in the British provincial
cor.s AMI ggrris"ns hcrct fore noticed. IN.
dicating apprehension. Of something cxtraor.
Ginary shortly 10 occar, and the soldiers
are beir. pm in the most complete state. as
regalds arn,in, equipments, and disc yline."
The promp. release Of John Mitchell By
the President, at the request of the Fenian
Congress, and other friendly acts and ex-
pressions towards that body, show tha, in
case the Fenian uprising should become
serious. it would have no unfriendly feeling
or measures to combat on the part of the
Government Of the L. s., while the eascrness
with which quite sum of the new Irish
bonds las already been taken. shows there
Io L. 1
Of the water should the new republic be in
condition to make good use Of it.