The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-16

tn0 kTcbt uua why pOiAOy Va 1OnAoAiShA soSeAS
to have been to play into the hands Of Or
auge;sm, and to give it q pretext to continue
its unholy orgies, to prevent the country
from seeking the redress of any grievance, to
censure those who undertook anything USE
full, and to occupy the people in the building
of castles in the air, turning them away from
ell useful and industrious pursuits. Fenian-
ism made US ridiculous by it's boastings, ITS
menaces, and its promises, pretending to over
throw the British government, and to estab-
lish an Irish republic. This was all idle
boasting calculated to deceive the unrehect-
ing. Fenianism had no power and no means
to accomplish such revolution its hopes of
obtaining assistance from America were
delusive; the American government is hos
tile to it. The leading Fenians in the great
republic could only assist their brethren at
home by talk and promises the money they
had collected was too useful for them selves
they could not send troops without ON Im-
mense feet, which they could not provide,
and unless they armed themselves with
swords as long as those of the great Fenian
giant Of oden times, and struck their ene-
mics across the vast ocean, do not see what
sercice they could render. Fenianism, how
ever, though powerless to obtain what it pro-
posed, had great influence in bringing IN
dupes to engage in breaches of the law, to
disturb the minds of other, and to bring pub
lie vengeance on themselves"
DIR. Cullen denies that Fenianism has gain.
ed any hold on the inhabitants of the coun-
try, which Is an essential element of sue
cess
''One element of success was altogether
wanting In this organIZation-it had not
gained any hold on the Inhabitants OF the
country. Though they complain, and have
great reason to complain, yet they have no
sympathy tor revolution and violence, and
they entertain a respect, founded on their re-
ligion, for the laws of the land, tor the lives
and property of others and for those in power.
Sir John Davis, great enemy of Ireland,
and Of the organizers OF conhscation, admits
that no people in the world were fonder OF
justice than the Irish. They are still animal
ed with the same spirit, and if their rights
were protected, and fair play given to them,
| they would not even complain. They are not
admirers of Mazziui and Garibaldi, and their
wicked associates. They would be filled with
horror were they asked to perpetrate the
bloody scenes of the first French revolution
| Penetrated with the humility of the gospel.
they bear their suiferIngs with patience; and
though they Sigh for for termination of
their wrongs, and desire that Ireland may be-
come what she ought to be-great, happy
and free-yet they would never consent to
seek u realization OF their aspirations by
means bad in themselves or condemned by
the church. As long as they are animated
/ by these Christian feelings, Feuianism will
be poweriess among them. Destroy the cath
Olic faith and you will give 1t strength. Ex-
tend the influence of goddess colleges, and
model and training schools, and you will soon
| fill Ireland with Feniaus, infdels and revOlu-
tIouIsts. 1t Is very unwIse TO spend the pub
lie money in way that produces such re
suite
Moreover, Fenianism appears TO have for
gotten the dictates OF prudence, having no re-
gard for ths safety of its dupes, and acting
! as if it were not DESTROYS OF success. When
the leaders and originatOrs OF the movement,
some of whom are now IN prison, brought
over McManus' remains 10 this city, they took
care, as if to give timely notice 20 the police
/ of their intentions, TO publish in the Calitor-
MAN papers that the proposed funeral was 10
! be the irsI step in q revolutionary movement.
Ever since, American orators and Fenian
| brothers have gone TO great pains TO inform
the authorities of everything they were con-
templating of the means they could dispose
Of and of the time they proposed to COM
mence action. Alarming accounts were put
In circulation, as if TO excite public vigilance,
and within the last few weeks we were seri-
! ouslv informed that 30O,O 900 Fenians were
.
| and other similar wild dreams were publish
ed in Fenian papers in America. and careful
/ ly repeated every week In their organs IN the
| various parts OF the united kingdom. Were
! these concerned men of common prudence
they would not have acted in this way
! About to strike a blow, even in a bad cause,
, and to risk their lives, were they in earnest
, they would have matured their plans in ST.
! lence and acIed not after the fashion of fool
| ish children, prattling about everything, but
! with thought, and like men conscious of hav-
! ing assumed a work Of danger and great re-
| sponsibllity.
! Looking at the way in which the Fenians
/ have acted in this country, we must come to
! the conclusion that,if you except the leaders.
/ they have gone on without rejecting on what
! they were doing, and that unwittingly they
/ were made the tools of some few wicked and
| designing men, who, keeping far from dan
! ger, sought to aggrandize themselves, and to
| promote their own interests, even at the risk
! of the lives and liberties of others. Those
! who have thus been deceived and duped by
| knaves, deserve pity and ought to be treated
! with leniepcy. Before this, many OF them
/ were lamenting their folly and anxious to re-
trace their steps,"
But the people are not to sit down in des-
pair.
but are We then, never 10 seek for the
redress of grievances? Are we to cit in ST.
lence. like Mahummedan tatalists, under the
lash Of the oppressor. without complaining,
or without seeking for justice Certainly
not. Nothing is more confOrmable to reason
and religion than to expose our suHerings to
those in power, and to call on them for relief.
Among US it is most desirable that this
should be done by selecting good members of
nm riioment bile and willing TO state our case