The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

One of the most extraordinary developments Of the in
tense hostility which exist among lrshmen In America
to the mother country is strongly illustrated by the for
nation In the States Of the extensive organization known
As the Fcnan Brotherhood This organization not com
now.numbers over half million OF men, and has at its
disposal 81 900 00o and already forms powerful
formation OF this body originated In Chicago, Illinois,
about three years ago. and since then the Organization
states ami even gained q foothold in Canada II
originally intended that the objects Of the body should
be kept profoundly secret but II was an Irish organic
Fenians aimed leaked out, until now no secret whatever
is made Of the end in view and IN cail FOR Q
general convention Of Fcnans to be held at Cincinnati
Ohio few weeks hence 1t is stated that before the ne
cessy for another convention exists the fires Of Liberty
mon from ali parts Of the world viii be docking back
the Emerald Isle 70 right the many centuries Of b'sn
wrongn -.u.,
which unaninity gives here be no doubt neither
can we doubt that will finally involve the entire Irish
element in the States and, by uniting Irishmen every
where In this country, enable them to WELD much
more powerful influence than heretofore and an inilu
which will always be intensely adverse 70 Great
To-day the Feni..s are in the most active state
Of progression Every ,'snman nrousI ,sks a
is an .sorgsnizcr" among the Fenians, and lodges
springng up with incredible rapidly IN tneT
published documents the Fenians state their object
10 DO simply 70 restore Ireland ITO independent
position such II before tho union with England
Of the entire independence Of Ireland and this object
thew seek TO accomplish through their secret organza
tion either by involving Great Britain and the Northern
States in war or BY lighting the OF revolt in Ireland
itself An active correspondence 10 kept up with the
disseminated in Ireland the poorest iaoorsr here SUB
being purchased and distributed among the members OF
the body and others being stored for shipment 70
pledged 70 promote revolt Ireland hasten thher at
the rst outbreak and 70 sacrifice his life for the cause
h 81 OF ve hundred thousand men pledged by
solemn oath TO instantly take up arms against Great
Britain In Of war being declared between mat coun
States.
Tho Fenans do not a. might at first appear probable
rest their chief hopes of success upon tho probability OF
Z rupture between Great Britain and the government at
Washington They seem 70 know somehow that such an
essentially selfish - inc h hsv
votes they buy and SELL and whom they despse with
depth Of contempt which Is perfectly astonishing wren
one considers what extent the Yankees arc under
obligations the Irish; the Fenians do not rest their
hopes OF this much upon the feasibility
or raising revolt in Ireland The idea that obtains
among them Is that would be possible TO land surep-
lousy organized body OF some ten thousand Fenian
their beloved isle after their own fashion and scrip
pie England, the enemy OF democracy" II never
seems 70 occur TO these msied men that the
Inhabitants Of Ireland might object to be rcgencraed
that England might have something to say about being
.scrpplcd" Ireland they say is all ready; aud It mus;
be admitted that the only sources Of information which
most of th gnorant possess-viz, the corcspon
deuce Of their friends and relatives in Ireland tends 70
confirm their dclusion.
The American politicians carefully foster the hallucina
tion under which these labor The Springfield Rcpub
lcdn which is about the most candid exponent OF Amer
can opinion In this country and which is conducted by
tn, first newspaper talent IN New England, gays Of them
that 'he objects vt which they aim viii keep them ON the
right side o. American politics /" And II probably will,
for "Lhe right siden OF American politics Is hatred 10
England beca she the enemy Of democracy but
because they consider with lately deceased American
pot IAN .tha II 10 preposterous that the nhab tants
or little island in tho middle Of the sho govern
quarter Of the habitable globe and rule one ndred
and nifty millions OF people," Whether tho gentleman
estimate Is correct or not the principle IN the In
ordinate national vanity and jealousy the parents OF
bitter hatred.
the writer has doubt their mischovous intentions
Their ability trouble Whatever they might
attempt would OF course result In disastrous failure for
them. In the mcantmea would be we'll TO convince
thcm beforehand OF the chimerca nature OF their pro-
jccts, and conound them at the start Yours truly,
HENRY FITZ HERBERT,
EPRixoSELD, Massa, Dec 20