Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-02
CITY NEW S,


at the new hall over the Broadway Market Tn,
main object OF the meeting was TO hear the aims ant
| purposes of the Order cXpOunded by Captain p. T
| Walsh, the great Western organizer. and m OppCr
tuniy was offered to any sympathzers with the cause
III the eastern section of the city TO form circles fol
| their own convenience The attendance was good
Several ladies dignifed their approval OF the pro-
| ceedings by their presence. At O'Clock the mem
| bers Of the Baltimore Circle, Fenan Brotherhood
wearing the badge Of the Order entered the hull in
| procession. They were followed by Captain Walsh
| who assembled the stage accompanied by the chair
man of the meeting. Without any fefmal organiza-
ton, Capt. Walsh was presented to Tie audience and
| said
| Mr. Chu,4aon Ladies and Cjeatea4i:--1iost Of you
are aware what we are assembled for. The object OF
our organization is to labor for the redemption OF
Ireland from the yoke OF England, and Tor the estab
| lishmert Of iree and independent government On
Irish soil iApplGuse.l Few among the intelligent
| deny her right 70 nationality and Independence
| There few, very few except some of her base.
fallen sons, aud heartess despots, who question but
what the Irish people have right TO the full enjoy
| ment of freedom and independence Nature has
constituted Ireland nation in the extent Of her ter
ritory. in her climate and soil and agricultural
sources. Sir Robert Kane in hiswork on the Indus
trial Resources of Ireland, has stated that she Is
capable Of sustaining by her resources population
Of 250u@,0OO souls. Ana yet in the tamnes Of 1S47
and 1915 two millions of the bone aud sinew Of the
land had been swept off the face Of the earth. What
was it that depopuiated Ireland? Nothing but the
hand of the despot, os he tvrant master, who re-
solved that the Irish people should be driven from
the soil of Ireland England conqueTSG them after
hangman, the soldier, all combined to accomplish
this result
But their spirit still lived, and will there be
wanting daring spirit TO assert before the world that
England has right TO rule Ireland. Applause. !
Some look at our organization with contempt They
despise the idea OF our attempting to oppose col
lossal power such as England. They point TO her
army and navy. and ask what handful Of unarmed
peasants do against such power | claim for the
Irish people that they have the spirit and are capable
to organize and meet the foe on equal terms The
battle not always TO the strong nor the race to the
swift There is 4 Providence that shapes ends,
rough -hew them may and that Providence has
before strengthened the patriots to strike down
American revolution and said that il the American
ratriots had not been singularly aided by Divine
the red flag Hf S 9eorgo & w9r ,
The alIuson to the stars and stripes was received
with enthusiastic applause
1t would take hours to discuss all the pOns 1ltich
occur TO me the subject of Ireland- right TO nde
pendencc. Other capacity to raise revolutionary
force il is but necessary to look at her population OF
home arc ready to furnish the rank and file Of an
army while those abroad have the means to supply
the arms. II was believed by the founders OF the
Fenian brotherhood that the pCasaptry of Ireland
would orgenize and tight and that the Irish people
the material. Agents wecs sent TO ireland TO or
ganiZe the people. and others sent elsewhere to
establish the Brotherhood Circles have been eStab-
shed in cities towns and villages, and in the Vest
in localities where few scattered farmers gathered
together and held their f.cetings-the proceedings
are not complete until they contribute their means
and send it to Headquarters to swell the amount.
Applause. The cause has been success, nntwl It'll
standing all the sarcasm gnd contempt cast upon IT,
Captain Welsh spoke of the FCnan arrests in Ire
land and said that, although the head centre OF the
organization had been arrested another had been ap
pointed. Finally, he urged every man to be r Tropa
eandist of freedom. The Fenian order depended
little outward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was not much
talkOne bullet from the rifle would have more Ell
feet than all the speech making &c. And the people
| should be united IN tnplr 9CtlOn. lney were nor
united in 1873 1852 but still in the volunteers oi
l72 there was enough force 10 wiring from ENGLAND
the right Of Ireland 10 make her own laws. With 50
many lessons before them, they were fools II they did
not learn something.
union. If there Catholic too bigotcd to grasp
the hand of his Protestant fellow ccuntrymen or il
there was Il Protestant too bigoted to take by the
hand his { holic fellowc countrymcn, he would say
to such they not worthy the rights Of reemcn
There was to be great struggle and be wanted it to
be a success, They must fight. The hand had heen
raised and must faii. They must labor until their
brethren in bonds free. For every drop of their
blood split hundr d ,rops should crimson the soil
Applause II was their duty 10 work with redouhlel
zeal that the in the hands of the enemy OnGh,
should be rescued The remarks of Captain Welsh
Were well received throughout and excited much cn
thusiasiu.
During the progress of the proceedings it was as
ccrtancl thai in New York city there 50 organ
led brothcrhoods. IN Philadelphia >, Boston 40
Washington H. Cincinnati s. Cleveland l. Louisville
~ St Louis g Tol5'o g. Pittsburs s. New Orleans
Chattanooga ,, Nashville t. Augusta, Gu, ,, San
Francisco TO- and in Virginia City !.
Before the conclusion of the meeting an upportu-
nifty given to those dcsirous Of enrolling their
! names members OF the Brotherhood, when twenty
two gentlemen and cla,lie= responded. The action
"f the ladies in the matter created considerable ap
| plausc when appearing to register their name.-
Those registered Immediately formed themselves int
Brotherhood by the election of Mr. ?. Fiahcrty t.
| Centre, pro tenn, and Mr. p. }. McDonoush rs See
! Il
EXTE, sIvE SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-F. W. Bennett
Co.. aUcIionecis, yesterday sold on the premises
| the following large and valuable property, On thr
west side Of Preston street. north Of Pennsyvani:
Avenue, embracing nearly the entire square. EacF
| lot is improved by dwelling, and subject to So
| ground rent. Lots Nos. and inclusive, each l33
by 81 feet TO Louis Y. Wise for the aggregate
.3,9J0. Three lots each II by - feet Mrs. Catha
riue Hamilton for S2G5. -Four lots, each l3l3 by
| feet two to James Coyle fur $l,lS0 one TO Iora'
Dilliman or SGG one to ! Bangs for $50 Four lots
each lg15 by - feet: 10 John Bangs for 500;
| j. q. Smith @G05; two to " Wick for 81 1gO Fourlot.
each ii feet Sin BY 53cet, j. l.. Crse for 6lj each
Three lots + feet inches by - feet to the part
for SG20 each. Four lots, each 1i%i by y feet one
John l.. Crise for 500; two to John Duffy for 81 SC
one 10 Dennis McCarty for $50 Three lots, cach l
feet inches by y feet one to same for $500 TO Mr-
| Catherine Hamilton for 500: to Edward Scar
borough for S5l0. -Four los-cach 10 feet inches b.
s. feet one to Edward Scarborough for $3.50; one t
| Edward Murphy for $50; to J. 4. Parker fol
| 5000, one to Anthony Werd for $3.50. Three lots
each l3 feet inches by 81 feet, to John Bangs 70
SGS0 Also two lots on the east side of Preston street
near Ross alley, each Is by 100 feet, improved by
two-sory dwelling and subject to $50 ground rent
| to w. SALESMAN for SlS5; one to James Hallega
| for $780, Also vacant lot on the southeast come
Of Ross and Telegraph streets, 1S14 by 672 feet to
J Reynolds for S42 per front foot. Also, an entr
square Of ground the east side of Telegraph stree
CT feet south of Ross street. all G6 feet deep Il iron
feet Henry Pfel for $50 80 per ioot-$S6l 47j ror
feet TO John l.. Crsc for so per foot-S952O Ais,
IS feet ADJOINING to Alfred Gallagher for S2l per ro
| foot-$l 50 This square of ground, commencing Is
| feet north of Pennsylvania avenue binding tht
west side OF Preston street and on the east side
| Telegraph street, and extending to within 81 feet
Ross street. produced in fee. 56060l All the lots
| Telegraph street are vacant.
\ New METHODIST FEMALE CoLLBGE--A move
| ment recently inaugurated in this city, by Il nun
her of clergymen Of the Methodist Episcopal denomi
ration, looking to the establishment of new Femal
| College near the city Of Baltimore to be under tn
| patronage of the particular Church with which hes
| gentlemen are connected. They have purchased .
| the low price of $1,000. the ground and building
known as the Mount Washington Female College. ID
gated near the line of the Northern Central Railway
a short distance from the city. This property tOrmeTi
| belonged to the estate of the late Rev. DR.. lleme
| and the buildings alone cost $4,000 beside which
there are about twenty acres OF ground attached.
| is designed to create Il joint stock company wit
| twenty-five hundred shares, al o2Oper> share. meet
ing was held last night by the stockholders, whe
| several large subscriptions were obtained, and it
expected that all Of the stock will shortly be taker
| and the enterprise placed on Il firm foundation I'll
| subject of UNCONVENTIONAL education, So long con
| paratively disregarded by the Methodist Episcopj
Church, is just being very generally canvasseC
and the interest manifested promises the most sati
factory and gratifying results those who have take
| the initiative in this important matter
| uABEAs CORPUS CAsE.-The city Circuit Court wG
yesterday the SCENE of considerable interest, in cor
sequence of further hearing in the case of Luther
| sands, in whose behalfa writ of hubeas corpus wa
sued ont few days ago. By his father in order to OF
| an his discharge from the custody of Gen. W Nooel
| Provost Marshal, who holds him upon tn
| charge Of dcsertion from thc~United States army.
Unusual interest manifested from the fact OF th
appearance in the papers yesterday of the prOcia
nation of the President OF the United States reSto
ing the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus but
appears that this proclamation has no bearing upo
this particular case beyond its effect in the cunstrut
| ton OF previous cianations-proceedngs hayiL
been instituted before its PRONUNCIATION.
| The return of General Woolley 10 the writ mac
several days ago. and which already been notice
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