Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-18
THE FENIAN CONGRESS- IN PHILADEI.
PHIA-TIIEIR 0BJES'T. .Nc.

From the PAiladelphia Inquirer, 11h.l
Yesterday morning a special session of the Fenian
Brotherhood convened at the Assembly Buildings
The room was tastefuy hung with the American and
Irish flags. Four banners represented the four pro
ylnceS OF Ireland and the walls hung thirty-two
shields, each one having the name of county there
upon.
The deliberations of the Brotherhood are rs might
reasonably be supposed, conducted with profound Sc
eresS PIT last evening at the same hail. in response
to a public call, large and enthusiastic assembly
gathered to testify their hearty approval of the de-
signs Of the association.
Mr. Hines, after stating that they proposed to hold
meetings in this city for the coming three or four
evenings, begged to introduce to them one who ever
MoFked w IKE tor Ireland one who had suffered
was now the editor Of the Toledo ComnerciaL CAP
Mr.. S. J. Meany wished that he had been introdu-
eed simply as an Irish citizen. applause. Good
ne was grad to meet them here with the animating
feeling of the new hope for Ireland He stood Here
one who had once failed, but he promised them that
now he would not fail. (Applausc) lie was glad
mat they had done with the arts and artfces of Eng
land; They had determined to succeed his time, and
not to bring new miseries upon their unprotected
countrymen. They determined and united to
SECURE the independence Of Ireland: He begged to
dlence. (ApplauSe1
Captain P. D. Walsh stated that he was well known
TO Phlladelpha audiences and tonight, knowing the
hearts OF the Irish people, lie was glad to tell them
OF the time when ireland would rise again to her feet
and deal giant blow against her oppressors wrench
ing asunder her chains and taking her place as an
independent nation. cloud applause) Her career
was commencing with the honest lowly spirits; was
spreading throughout every hamlet of our land;
spreading throughout every village in Canada and
was now throbbng abroad tho seas in the hearts Of
those who lived for ireland 5 freedom. Applause)
Ihe hallot box, the petition, the remOnstrance,
nave all been resorted to without effect and to-day
the Irish people are determined to give up all these
ana grasp the sword that will cut asunder their bonds
applause The scaffold, the dungeon, the guillo-
tine, all have failed, and, to-day, throughout all
Europe, men are ,arousing to the glory Of common
humanity. Qiood,) The young spirit of Ireland is
again becoming eloquent, and is blessed with the
spirit of resurrection.
The Irish people have been well schOoled in the
lesson OF experience. They have tried everything in
the way of pcaceable attempts. only to fail and they
are now to appeal to the God of Arms and the Lord
OF Hostsi And ne believed there never was nation
STRIVING tor independence that had as good pros
pect OF success as Ireland to-day (ApplauSeD lrG-
we years ago cast our bread upon the waters;
aided france, and upon the fields of Fonten0y the
trenchman reads it yet to-day. That bread will re-
turn to US upon the waters: Let all breathe the
prayer that soon the white sails may be upon the
seas. (Applause0 We sent them to Spain to Austria.
In that glorious war that gave to America its indie
pendencc, upon its waters we also cast our bread
We gave it 4, Montgomeryi Il Barry, Sullivan,
pause) We have only now to make the demand
The pure, the brave, the heroic people of this coun
Try only wait for our call to aid US. Only love of
tngland, or fear Of England, can hinder that aid.
fear her.
but having failed she concoctcd the poisonous
drausht OF treason and rebellion to destroy the
The Americans do not love her they certainly do
not fear her. ApplauSeO To-day this nation holds
IN her hands power that can crush England power
sent from her little store supply to Washneton's
army; ana now when in 1865, are about to take
the step they took in ITS they will help us knowing
one good turn deserves another ApplauseJ
II Is needless to enter at any length upon OBJ
!@ects @ and purposes Some Of You may have fears of
the recent actions IN lrelGnd some of you may think
the movement has prematurey exploded because a
lew lew have been arrested. But We knew that some
Of lreland's liberty. Applausc.) We will not be
driven from our purposes. England has no knowl-
edge that these men belonged to us. (Cheers) 1t
VIII put her to trouble to convict them and if any
body ought to know about it, we ought. Uaughterg
Should she seize them by hundreds there will still
pc enough to strike England to the heart. AppiauseD
liner Ihere are enough to ayenge lrcland's wrongs and
fney f haye sworn to do It, Let nothing change you
zeal OF this organization, the young spirit of Ireland
shall stand upon the battlefield fully equipped to
tight for their country. The Fcnan Brotherhood de-
signs to put well-drilled, we-armed, well-ofcered
men as an army of the Irish Republic. Hot blood
know it is not steel 5r spirit that makes the veterans
give way, but patience and enduring courage and
bravery.
Ireland, is to put in the field hundred thousand
Wellcdscpllned soldiers and then we will say unfurl
the tree ag, raise the Old battlecry, and shout for
ward TO ttle, that your country may be free
Do that, resolve to do all that you can to make her
nation, Give her all you can every dollar strength
ems hef haS and Is worth twenty given utte" she is
sympathy until we can rejoice together and sing the
p'eans 5, of = victory throushout our land.
A. Nj. Morrison, stated that throughout our whole
land their men had been hurTying together on the
wIngs of steam to send more than words of greeting
to those who before many months have passed will
Time was when Ireland fell with the death of her
leaders; but, brothers, liberty is immortal! Liberty
never dies! tAPplauscD 1t matters not how many
hundred years have passed since the unhOy foot of the
invaders were planted on so but do you not hate
them as II were done but Yesterday? tOud shouts
at iln ta in hpr lafn
Brothers, it is time to speak out ESQ itis.'O Our
characters are at stake among the American people.
they must be free; and they must be free in every
fnng. tel you, boys; that neither the priests and
we shall be slaves or freemen. l am Catholic but
l cannot agree to that. They say it is immoral to
strive for Ireland and say it is rot. loud shouts,
Not so," Put him out) Don't put any one out;
here Is a platform, let any man speak who cOutro-
verts what say, GEO on, don't mind him.'O "a
;, MIR. Meany, trusted no detectives were striving to
disturb the peace of this unanimous assembly. Let
and htShmeR will hear him. Iaughter.)
MIR; Morrison then resumed. Pope Adrian was the
only only En1glishman that eyer regned in Rome, and,
IN the power of the Pope to prevent him loving Ire
land Gods Church has never opposed struggle for
freedom. Lawrence 0'Toole's name-he who led his
countrymen to fight their battles-was never forgot
ten If he had sinned, they willing to sin with
him. Would to God there Lawrence O'TooIe
In ireland to-day (Applause.)
, The day has gone past when men can be trampled
down in America. ANY man too pious to strike Eng
land is out of place here. Uaughter)
He was SHINING in good company and would go on
SHINING, and would die unrepenting. (Applause.)
-, sin to strike England All should blush to say
those aecursed words. How many here tonight have
seen the highways of Ireland crowded with those who
We're rotting and dying, under Englands extermi-
mating rule Remember the wagons loaded with grain,
escorted past those starving lips by English soldiers.
pare you tell me 1t is sin to strike this enemy
Loud Loud aRplauSel We know it will cause rivers of
blood to How; but which will you prefer, to die on
the battlefield die like vcrmin in the bitches of
your own land?
A man in the audiencc-'I want to ask one ques-
ton ot that speaker. (Cries of Put him OUT, and
great c0nfusiOn.)
The man who interrupted was brought to the plat
form, ana after he had secured silence by saying he
never knew that an Englishman could not be an
sy7ered by an lrshman, he called for statement of
(Ihe scene was very amusing. The speaker uttering
the most 'Coc1neyish" English0 lie finally retired,
giving his name as Robert Jackson.
Mr. Morrison resumed-U'C 'ConneIl used to boast Ire
lard had nine millions of people Who brought the
famine ON her? CJohn Buli'(. 1t came through
Englands abomnible laws and crushing system of
land owners. England affects to cry out at the dCs
pots of Europe, but in the same year there was n
famine in Poland, Austria and Ireland. Those des-
pots forbade the expectation of grain while England
took the opposite course to exterminae their people
graves in collins with false bottoms to them so that
they cast into their graves and cheated OF their
collins England thought that we were as dead men
in this country but we shall teach her we are all
alive. tApplauseD
u thlENDL1 OfFER.-A gentleman Wl0m
we will designate as Mr. P, formerly owned
q negro man, who attended him faithfully
during the war, followed him through the Penn
sylvania campaign and continued to discharge
his duties until some three days previous to
the evacuation, when he was cut off by the
Union troops; and they became separated.
Ihe negro, however, soon made his way to
Richmond, where having become freedman,
he established himself in the mercantile line.
short time ago, hearing that his former
master was out Of business, he sent him word
that if he would come to Richmond he would
give him situation in his store! Mr.. P. did
not lind it necessary to accept the offer, but
he tells the story with good deal of humor-
Richmond Republic.
Henry Cook, colored barber of Nor
folk, Virginia, appeared before the mayors court
there one day last week an attorney. The mayor
set him aside"
"A cheese and horse fair, which has been
held for nearly seven hundred years near Winchester
England. viii be discontinued after this year,