Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-10-21
NUMBER Al.
The Fenian Movement.

by the press of the country, the Sacramento Bee
ventures an opinion which it will be notlced IS
not over hopeful in tone.> 1t says:
A calm. unprejudiced glance at the situation
of the Fenians shows that their work is a hercu-
lean one. Some say that the old feud between
France and England will turn the sympathies OF
the former power to Ireland, in the hour OF her
great struggle TO establish her long lost nation
ality. This we do not believe. The aim OF Fe-
nianism is the establishment of republic IN
Ireland, and that does not suit the monarchlai
mind of the astutc son of Hortense Beauharnois.
America is already eye-sore to him, ana the
idea of extending republicanism across the At
lantic would be horrifying to him. His policy Is
the preservation of monarchy in Europe, and It's
extension, if possible, into America. Again, let
the Fenians in America attempt an invasion for
the purpose of landing defensive army on the
coast of Ireland, and they cannot send more
than eight thousand men, allowing that they
employed ten vessels to take them over. While
England, at three days warning, can not only
send an army of twenty thousand men across St.
Georges Channel, but can scatter blockading
fleet about the Irish coast that would prevent
the landing of two vessels out of every three
What is more singular, the most prominent Irish
men are not publicly identified with the scheme
The o Donoghue, the most fearless champion
Ireland has had in the British Parliament since
the lamented O'Connel, is silent on the subject,
while Thomas Francis Meagher one of the BRAY
est soldiers that has ever fought for the Stars
/ and Stripes has gone to Montana as Territorial
Secretary. He is brave soldier and a man OF
undoubed military genius, and if he had any
faith in the project he would be nearly at the
head of it.
Certainly, the Fenians have chosen bad time
! for the execution of their scheme. They are
iuse ten years behind time. Their demonstra-
tion should have been made in 1853, when John
Bull was catching it from the Russians in the
Crimea, and then they might have accomplished
| their work. But as the case now stands, En-
gland has large and well equipped army, and
an immense navy, both idle and itching for bat
tie. Our sympathies individuals are all with
the Fenians, but those of our Government are
not President johnson and Secretary Seward
are sticklers for non-intervention and as we had
so much cause for complaint of British violations
OF neutrality during the late war, it will not do
| for TO give them similar cause for grumbng.
Ireland free would be glorfcation Of the
memories of Emmett and O'Connell and the
masses of the American people would like to
! see it,
! Ireland has but certain mode of revenge
upon England, but it is one that will almost
break the hearts of her people. 1t is emigration
and depopulation Of the land that gave them
birth, and WHICH has enriched the English land
lord, while il has ground the Irish peasant into
the very dust. 1t will be certain retributon, but
how painful to him who wreaks it. The Irish
man is the personifcaton Of patriotism. He
loves Ireland and adOres the shamrock. May his
unfaltering devotion to Erin meet its reward.
But his only sure method of revenge on England
is emigration to America In this free land of
ours Ire shall find vine spreading over his lowy
cabin, and the outstretched hand of fraternity
welcome him. in the name of universal freedom,
to the land of Washington, Clay and Webster,
the canonized apostles of human liberty.
The -4merican Flag, in an article relative to the
ability of the Irish nation to levy war, estimates
that there are twenty millions of Irishmen scat
tered over the earth, and makes this imaginary
showing
The twenty millions of Irishmen, though they
be scattered over all parts of the globe, will be
| no less united and friendly in the coming strug-
gle for emancipation from the English throne.
Mark the liberal donations which are pouring in
from all quarters of the Pacific coast. Ii is un-
derstO0d that call has been made for an assess
ment of twenty dollars upon every member Of
the Fenan Brotherhood, and from the manner in
which money is already accumulatng for the
glorious of Irish freedom, we may reason
ably calculate that the average will be equal to
twenty dollars for every person of the Irish race,
taking into account the impulsve and generous
nature of those people. This will give money
power of four hundred millions of dollars to
commence with, much larger sum than the
Government OF the United States had at the COM
mencement of the war for the overthrow of the
Southern rebellion. This Government, however,
had credit, and Ireland will have credit when it
| shall have succeeded sufficiently to command the
acknowledgement Of the United States, France.
Russia, Spain, Austria and the South American
republics.
After two battles, the Irish patriots will
apply for the rights of belligerents, and get
them. In consideration of the fact that all the
countries above named have been aided in vari-
GUS ways by Irish ability Ireland will secure
! almost universal sympathy, and the moral power
thus gained will nerve the home participants
the Irish side to rresstibly meet the hireling
troops of England and England will have the
disadvantage of the perplexity of being treated
by foreign powers she treated our Government
on the subject of neutrality. The example which
she gave in permitting her people to strike at
American commerce in aid of the Southern Con-
federacy will be followed to her own great harm
If Ireland can make any truly warlike showing
of an intention to be free, she will receive all the
announcement that can be obtained from the
best wishes of many nations, and it will not be
/ long before the epitaph of the martyred Emmet
! may be appropriately written.
WHAT AN IDEA.-Miss Augusta ST. Clair, "a