The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-01
Tho FenSnn Excitement.
REPLIES TO FITzHERBERT's LETTER TO TIE LONDON

The letter of Mr. Fitzherbert 10 the London Time,
tho subject OF the Fenan organization In America,
which VIC copied into columns few days ago, has
occasoncd good deal Of ment and have received
communications in reply from members Of the broth
erhood in this city and Brooklyn
Tho first of these communications Indignantly repudi
atcs the idea that England tn, smother country" OF
Irshncn MIR Ftzterbcrt terms IL. and asserts that
sthorough Irishmcu have ever denied The maternity,
have ever and secuted the foreign laws the for
egn church. the fore en- dag and tho foreign domination
of their would. be maternal parent" The writer
cludes follows
The system Which the tthc Fenan, organization is
based Is secret on this continent beneath the protect
ing folds OF the stars aud Str pesthoir strength In nun
bers established actthcr avowed object believing
that scdri cara pdTtd' OF all endcar
Ing objects our country is the dearest that
,ry from pro, ncial misery 20 national dignity Their
country Pines aud anggishcs as the slave &C d.
graded monarchy Tbc Fenans ambition Is to give her
The blessings Dnd benefits Of free rcpubl con institutions
c ~ Amer eniays That Mr Fiszhcrbcrt shoald
censurc The American character and American politics IS
strange TINT c should vituperae the Foaans surprises
not IL yesy isay thai he u recroln freshman,
sub ii zcd by British di and writes the bitterness Of
arostay
The second communication takes pretty much the
same Wow or Mr. Ftzlicrbert's letter the above In
regard TO tie class Of people forming the Feniau organi
znton IL states
In another pat he that every Irishman who
read aud write aud has property at stake Is becoming
The assertion X untrue, aud Tor his infor
mutton lei tell him that among the organizers there
DO 10 nd learned talented and certainly
respectable gentlemen IA Dir. Fitzheibert, whomso.
ever he may be- and posscssors Of property, top
In regard TO the objects Of the Fenan Brotherhood the
writer statcs;--
To cripple England not object but TO regencrate
beloved isle certainly IL; and II that gentleman knew
anyh OF the feelings Of the Irish people he would not
the silly express that the peaceable inhabitants
would have something to say the occasion" To use
colloqual expression, chats all he knows
| about H." But certainly If the so-caled pcacea-
| BILE inhabitants do not take an active part in
| the rcgencra alton they will take neutral
The members OF the brotherhood not benghted
10 what Ia to DO encountered They all well
aware Of the great strength OF their oppressor-wel
that they have TO night against godnot valor
is well known and believe, admitted fact, that
Irishmcn throw valor In the scale with Englshmen
at any time and that their side will propondete Mr.
Fitzherbcrt, viii not think, deny this He cannot "
he has followed them 10 the tented field m this
country the many other countries where they have
fought and bled In vain Surely, no would not II he
q spectator II Fontenoy In many CLINE and for
many nations has Irish blood boon spilled, and yet Mr.
Ftshebert forewarns them Of the folly Of shedding
for the regeneration Of Ireland But for his information
and the information Of those entertaining the same sym.
pathetic feeling for have say that such warnings
In VAIN and that Ireland In not yet free II n not
because abe has NOT had ready 70 die In he eGot
but that fate would have II 30.