The New York herald., 1865-12-15
he ENI A N S.
THE CANVASS OF THE CAMPS.
Reception Of President Roberts
Inaugural Address.
Demonstration Of the Followers OF
the Senate and O'MahOny.
THE SENATE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
&c. &c. Gc.

&c. &c, Gcs
Tie Fensn world within tho precincts OF Manhattan
Land is s.armng with visitors Of Fenan procvities OF
course all OF whom here in connection with the
revolution going in the Brotherhood. Documents are
going the rounds in brisk manner ephets are some
5es In the train the British Consul is often rotted out
~ bugbear BY the other side, and seems to be
the general understanding that every who goes into
she business nowadays with his fair fame in MS
hand.
QUAINT CANVASS OF THE INAUGURAL.
Patrick j. Meehan and William r. Roberts are, per
'sIaps the two lucky men Of the Senate party who
receive the most assiduous, II not hatterng, atten
zion Of their loving brothers who hall from Union
square. Roberts is denominated "thc arch priest OF
fhraison s--tbe monster who has taken up Fenansm,
palace all in his sacregious claws, and shook ii into
raging headache besides giving It ar improper habit OF
crit cispg things generally, and raising rucon in the
worry citadel Of orthodoxy.
Nothing can exceed the intensity OF warmth with
which his inaugural received yesterday. Early in
tnc day our reporter began take his rabes through
the pleasant yales Of Fenia to SEQ the lovely land
sapes and hear the babbng brooks prattling merrily
aloug sReoefts sir, is a laundering fellow" ejacu-
Ia.es one fellow who had Just finished reading the
inaugural 70 q circle OF listeners. che says his vote
War Secretary goes in for eaden bullets, and
anat he seconds tho motion with heart and a hail.
That's the noise boys Go In Tor RDbcr and the hairo
az three wars 'sWisha, listen to him. now says
anti; 'swhat Is he comm TO at all, al AL Sure he
nay blow about his veterans all ho kes but troh ~
ae worth il Is Don't ye see the fclow pitch into tho
bpny Ys ndade, talkn OF alventhurcrs and dhrones
Rpd sich like what are these but nsnuyatlons again
stdy for longer nor its in dozen Roberts 10
90 He uses lis paiaver to hide the black raison that
e lees sgam, nm p oar npoe % nhe ~ pa, IA MS cs ans
Ell see Yn,, Stephens ar III ro gys haSe boz S"en9nE a
Qh 1ilCi
lie advocates Of each system plying arguments dexter
oisy and in rather good humor, too Converts to ore
side the other daily declaring themselves and the
~ssnvass bids sir to continue lively for long time.
.o'MAHoNY's SECRETARY AFTER MEEHAN.
Patrick }. Mcehan has received more thorough
laalins than any Of the infamous refcrmers" Michael
kavanagh the private secretary Of Mr.. OMahony, states
4la he sa ''trator and informer, in that he took
s.ai letter of introduction to ireland and iraft of
5ve hundred pounds that he lost them in changing hs
fots (or titerwse) that certain parties then got ar
.omn,ite OF six Manhattan Fenians waited on Meehan
p king him 10 resign as Senator but s'afer waiting
! sgucs~he refused stating that be- lad been twice
ted and acquitted OF the charges then preferred
tis assertions sise that the other Senators
Why they associate with such iepcr, and that John
ui can afford TO pay better and perhaps he might thus
from the Irish garrison and concentrate II on those
s,ngratefu Canucks and blue noses the border,
VINO cannot swallow his confederation scheme"
The last Senate seerss to intimate tendency in the
~ bile Romans Of the Senate to the Rub,con st
shannon
MR. MEEHAN "GoEs FOR !" THE MANSION.
! Mr. Meehan does not reply 70 any charges Our re-
saa the many charges aimed at him Mr. NJ states in
kibstance:"As to my record as Irish patriot
mover sioop discuss in such style and with such
en. The surroundings OF my visit to ireland fully
known 70 the Authorities on both sides, who haze both
pronounced the verdict of vndicnton That's AL sr
he important matter now is to pursue knavcry and
corruption out Of our body, and redeem and
m do mad not IN hO od
day SIR And tho rrepressibc journalist set 10 work
keiling ready s'further broadsdes for the palace.
Keen a. razor has the OF III noble Senator been
annug the foul or shs friends OF the Moat
Mansion, as they are pleasantly termed Regarding the
received the following
The state OF affairs which the scnate found on
~eniDg not only justified tho language In which, in the
dress they have characterized the proceedings OF the
MON sQuarc rfgime but would have left the members
rwndic had they held their peace for single day. or
DAsiected to put their countrymen upon their guard
Not alone was the money Of the organization being
'ntcinpntcd by the honest and patriotic who
en revealed sufficient to shake the confidence of the
most credulous In the professions OF those who could
: Sountenance or screen them.
THE PARIS DRArT-sPIcY DETAILS.
On tho .hd day OF the late session OF the Senate In
Abs city, communication was handed in from certain
prrson in Philadelphia, who combines in his
Functions OF editor OF weekly paper and exchange
sg,nt Of English shipping house ia this city This
The Senate 70 procure any foreign bills Of cx
change they might need 10 purchase suggesting as an
euch hases to be reserved for the advancement OF
tlfe csa-e. This offer the Scnat. politely declined
g because, being men Of business, they knew that
1o cash they could biy their exchange advantage
pasly Themselves tina this man the house he acted
p could afora 1t to thcm and secondly, because the
sd house being an English one, could only drafts
places under the control Of the British government;
snd Il was not deemed expedent desirable 10 place
tlc funds Of the Fenian Brotherhood where John hull
Could so easily lay lis clutches them. Yet notwith
standing the rejection OF this proposal for good aud
5 .iourned, having appropriated 500 oo6 for Tie
purchase OF FOREIGN exchange tout Of the funds
in The hands OF the Treasurer, not those in Mr.
~ Aahonys handy, when Mr. Kiilian, having drawn the
money, telcgrphcd for his Philadelphia friend To
on TO New York. and next day the draft purchased,
through this aent, from the very English house with
which the Senate had refused TO treat And the dup-
cat are to day in Mr.. Killians SIX in Union square
snarked Their face payable in London though the
in whose favor the bin drawn has been for over
nc,eneen years exile, and would he arrested a
ssa territory The agent In question had partner who
Mad ~ fact. procured him the agency on tho under.
sonmis sions he might obtain This partner was privy
!" nc ie transaction we have under notice; but when
with dat refusal Either his fri .nd's cupdity had
Sren excited by making much money 80 easily or he
Dad already divided with somebody elsc he declined
~ pay WI feupon tho partner being yirtuonsly in.
p snanl revealed the fact that the COMMISSION allowed
was two per cent masIng the snug Of 81 200 placed
mt some OF the Fcnon brotherhood whom IA honest'
s"ks ~ tnfen sae may permit 'ln tie vicnityii of
fhcir "mmcdatc Ya'uabcs inquire afcr that s 800 ss
reward for earning which the Philadelphia agcntedi
90 went ole, carrying in his pocket list OF all the
q relies oi the Fean Brotherhood throughout the states
y" the Centre OF which he at directed crcnlars nv,
Favor OF Hecdquarters, asking them raise clubs for
mis- paper and send on the subscriptions In advance right
.paf
Hut there remains yet another little q ,urc Of the trans
'neon to bc summed up. Previous to the adjournment
~ tho Scuatc that body had instructed the Treasurer
a. convert $4,000 Of currency into gold with
phe purchase Of exchange as there symptoms Of
fiSc IN the rates OF specie. Tho gold procured nj
kemium of 45ss, and came to tho OF s34 275 92.
N lis gold handed TO Mr. Secretary of the Treasury
ilss. si was by him. or by his Philadelphia agent,