The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-21
COLUMBIA.
Tuesday EoI Ming, Ncv q. g ICES.
The Fenian Movement.


having the same object in view as it is said
the present brotherhood have, viz: the in
dependence of Ireland. Thus far, in their
own country, they have baffied the efforts
Of the British Government to bring on
premature outbreak, and will, possibly.
continue to foil such efforts. It is true,
that some few alleged members of the
order have been arrested in England and
Ireland, but no overt act of treason has
yet been shown to have been committed,
and the special commission, which has
been appointed to try those i'll Ireland
known enemies as It's live judges arc to the
movement--wll find it Il difficult matter,
we apprehend, to make out \ case Of
treason against men WHO may have re-
yolver or two in their possession, or who
may, unfortunately, have military air in
carriage or bearing. These two points
seem to constitute the groundwork of most
American who may intend to visit her
Majcsty's donlinions, to drop every military
title, and even if he has been four years in
our late war, and thus acquirc'! military
carriage and the measured tread and resu-
lar step of the soldier, it will be safer for
him to shake of these habitudes OF the
camp and walk and carry himself as a
plain civilian, else the British policemen
and detectives viii first suspect, then dog
him wherever hc may so; and, finall.--
especially if he takes his revolver with
hisn-xill arrest him, subjccting him to
very unpleasant incident OF travel. That
this IS not e1aggeration, we read III a lot
Ter dated Dublin, November 4, that ::tic
annoying ordeal through which passen
gers arriving at QueA"- town from the
Ai'is'l ssS''~, ~,.,-have to pass, in consc-
duence Of the existing regulations, has
been made the subject of numerous COM
plants. 1T is difficult says one writer,
'to say whether q male spectator feels more
indignant or amused at bcholding o police
man feeling female passengers bacl, hair,
done up in the present extraordinary fash
ion, for the purpose OF aacertainins
whether it conceals arms, ammunition or
documents. The process is naturally
fsGaes ba a tia fsessng5 % Of respeeable
victim is woman of spirit, and makes the
his work. The time usually consumed in
the search is about two hours, during
which the private letters Of tho helpless
passengers are perused by the police, and
the inmost reccsses of their trunks and
portmanteaus thoroughly overllauled.'
AS we have said, the members of this
brotherhood, or society, are more prudent
and judcions than the leaders of former
attempted revolutions in Ireland. 4 Dub
lin paper, ''The L.isA People," was seized
some time ago by the police. Now, instead
OF any act of violence by the publisher, we
notice that the Lord Lieutenant, Sir
Thomas Larcom, Under Secretary for Ire
land, and the detective officers OF the city,
have been served with summons and plaint
at the suit of Mr.. Thomas Clarke Luby,
one of the Fenian prisoners, ami registered
proprietor Of The irish People, Actions
similar to that taken against the police
magistrate, Mr.. Strong, are about being
brought against the aforementioned
officials in fact, the Government of the
country are to be tried for viola zion of their
Own laws and for trampling on the Consti-
tuition which it is their province to main.
tain.
Another supposed Fcnian, who had been
arrested, had deposit Of 600 in the ROYAL
Bank, which. it WAS stated, he had received
from this country. The Government or
dercd the bank not TO pay it out to the
depositor, but ne having instituted n srit
against the Drcctors-an,, having appljcd
for the funds to pay the fees for his de-
tence-he at last obtained thc moncy. It
appears to us that all t;iis is yer, con
temptiblc on the part of the authorities Of
the ''freest Government of the Worl.l:" and.
as the best evidence, that The snerr, and
ridiculc with which the London Times at