The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
NEW YORK HERALD.

In Ireland IL II high treason 10 carry Daiiad
in ones pocket Singing the ballad is worse
If possible; and for half dozen or so of stout
fellows to be seen on moonlight night formed
i'm line, breaking into sections, or wheeling to
the right or left, shakes the British empire from
one end to the other. Such facts are held to
justify Wholesale arrests right and left, the vio-
lation Of the mails, domiciliary visits of the
police and the suspension of a newspaper. All
this, too, in country that we have lately heard
OF as the asylum of the oppressed, tho only
home of civil lberty-a country whose press is
not yet done with prating over the arbitrary
acts of our government OF with its illusions TO
Mr.. Stewards 'slittle bell" This is instructive
in two ways. 1t is instructive, as it shows that
there is possible limit to personal liberty even
in that happy land; and instructive as 1t shows
exactly how much confidence the British gov
eminent has in the stability Of its rule in Ire
land. Even yet part Of the English press
sneers at what 1t knows of the Fenians; but if
that little, that looks SO ridiculous, can endan-
ger Inc British authority, on what sort Of
foundation does that authority stand?
French papers do not regard the Fcnian
movement as ridiculous. The Paris Debots
considers that the DISARMAMENT Of our army ne
cessitates storm somewhere, and only ques-
tons between Mexico and Ireland as TO the
point at which it may burst. 1t knows that an
army of million disbanded in Europe would
make revolution, and it considers that they
would be also revolutionary influence here,
and expects TO hear of them in Mexico Or in
Ireland. II is probable that il may hear of
them in both places. The DcJats is right in
regarding the Irish troubles as serious.
Conducted as "ris:ngs" once were this
movement might be laughable rs
the English papers may please 20 pic
ture it. But there will be no more r,sings
conducted in the old way. One great example
in the world has shown peop'c everywhere how
to rebel. The Southern confcdcracy has taught
thai organization is the very spirit of all such
attempts. Ireland shows that she has pondercd
that lesson; and the first chat the world hears
other movement is that she is making soldiers
diligently, quietly and earnestly. There is
practical brain al the bottom; and while Ire
land goes to work in that way is it possible for
her to carry on a successful struggle against
England? Most assuredly. Ii she can equip
thirty thousand soldiers that is enough. And
she can do it. That thirty thousand once in
the field will become a hundred thousand by
has not the military power to put down a re-
bellion sustained by one hundred thousand
soldiers. That is the literal truth. England,
said the London Times, has not the men for
single campaign conducted on Grants princi-
pies; and we have seen that hundred thou
sand men may keep great Power at bay for
more than ono campaign. 1t is quite possible,
therefore, for Ireland to maintain this struggle
by means now within her borders.
We do not believe the imputation ofthe Lon
don Times that information against the Fenians
was furnished by Mr. Seward; but il it was so
furnished we presume that Mr.. Seward Is
merely repeating the former rSle Of Earl Rus
sell, and playing at neutrality. At the proper
moment he will doubtless know how to
repeat that more important part Of the
role in which Russell made his greatest
sensation. Mr.. Seward has during the war
exhibited a wonderful ingenuity. He dis
covered or invented very nice reasons for the
he discovered good legal reasons for some
dozens of not dissimilar occurrences. And
perhaps he may use the same ingenuity in find
ing out good reasons to avoid whatever en-
barrassmcnt the neutrality laws may cause the
Fenians. It will therefore be quite possible
for Ir;shurar A., corr,,c M oovro NJ our A mort;
can merchants, just a. the rebels corrupted
Lindsay and Bercsiord, and armed vessels may
get 10 sea out of our ports before the govern.
ment discovers that they are armed and in
tended to cruise against British commerce. II
they do we cannot help Il; but we will express
our regret And these cruisers will have o
| splendid time against the British mercantile
marine while the whole British navy blockades
the Irish coast 10 keep out arms and Fenians
from this side. Irish scrip may perhaps be
issued here, and sold in the market ms
rebel scrip was in London; for II IL emf
nently probable that Mr.. Seward will lind a
good reason for recognizing Ireland as he'll
| ligerent Power.
| Another event beside the successful rebellion
| OF Ireland is quite within the bounds Of proba-
bility, and that is the Eruption OF =
hundred thousand men from the South
ern and Western States across the Dor
| der into Mexico. The feeling in those
States on the Mexican question is abundantly
sufficient to carry such an enterprise through,
and the men could go and hardly be missed
from the population. They would be trained
soldiers, too. snd !, would be easy to predict
the result Of the sudden appearance in Mexico
Of hundred thousand men trained to battle
and Injured to all the hardships Of soldiers
life. Thus the Debats might see its anticipated
storm rage with sufficient fury at both the pos
sible points. .~-~-.
But thnnQh all this Il nossihle-fhoiinh 40