Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-18
THE EESIAss.
Address BY tA< State COnpsatios Of TIC Fsnian
Rxo,l.v6ood :, Jndians-4n IIr0rnf ADpeal.

The following address vas issued BY the Fe-
man State Convention Of Indiana, which as-
senbled at Lafayette on October 5:h and 9Th:
FrIIov cIrIzExs-There can no longer be
doubt In the minds even Of the most skeptical
among Us "a to the certainty OF an early (if not
an i'm mediate or actually proGessing) and gi- /
gsutic struggle between the advocates Of Irish /
liberty and independent nationality on the one
side, and is inplacable foe, the British oligar-
ehy. on the other. This monstrous despotism |
has for centuries, by fendish persecution, aud
by brute force secured and perpetuated by
treachery. per6dy, perjury and fraud banished |
the children oil Ireland from the dearly loved |
homes Of their sires, held them in a state Of
compulsory bondage in their hallowed native /
lsnd-a land periodically saturated by the sacred |
blood of her martyred heroes whose bones be- |
suewed her heath clad hills, lie bleaching on her
verdant plains, Oil her desolated valles. blsnch
upon her pebbly shores, and glut her roadside
bitches, ready made graves for her martyred
chidren) which, ere this reaches the public eye.
may be improvised into rife pits and trenches BY
their surviving, unsubdued brothers and de
scendants-with their banners OF green and gold
in its primitive effulgence proudly and deiantly
luttering over them in the friendly breezes Of
propitious heaven, rejecting the cheering rays OF
a congenial sun, Of which il is the symbol.
This atrocious. usurpng power. when disposed
mination of the surplus popslatien, f" to make
more room for the landlords lowing herds. 10
| increase the area OF the Young gentlemen's
sporting" ground always found the crow bar and
| the bayonet. the gailows and the dungeon. the
convict and the emigrsni ship, the penal colo
MES and the pes, house. singularly available IN
the execution and Accomplishments OF It's de-
signs but as sue as God isjust it will yet, and
sooner than many may believe, be brought 20 a
4 nj of
long-treasured vengeance OF its exiled victims,
| the dread of whose sudden temperance on
their native mountains has already eonvulsed the
/ British empire from centre to circumference and
caused fear and trembling To seize the craven
and obdurate hearts of the relentless tyrsnts who
execute the will OF cher most gracious majesty.
the queen of Great Britain and Ireland" and
who with Pharasaical and mock devotion, de
| lighted in chanting the blasphemous national
| hymn" Z" God save the queen" while she aud
they are knowingly and assiduously performing
| the work Of Satan
To all appearances, the auspicous moment
has at last arrived for putting forth one united,
mighty effort { urst asun er the CALLING chains
which have hela al tho mercy of ferocious ty
rant, brave, chyalrous and liberty loving PEG
| pie. The wrongs and woes of Ireland are SO
familiar to all intelligent persons that their rec
tai al length would be superhuous; nor is it in
accordance with she Fenian creed to despond-
ingly relate the oft told story OF his countrys
miseries, or in lachry NOSE lsmentation bewail
her suferings. His duty. aud the duty of every
man entitled TO the name is TO redress those
wrongs. and by the only effective method. and
the only efficaciouS means, revolution and its lie
climate concomtanIs-the sword and the mus
ket. the cannon and the pike The clear heads.
brave hearts and strong arms OF hundreds OF
| thousands OF our eountrymen are ready and
| eager 10 obey the word of authoritative com
maud whenever it is deemed advisable to give
IL. and that command will be promptly given,
| when lrishmen and their friends, and the friends
of liberty generally, in America, warrant It's ut
| terance.
The Fenian Brotherhood, aud those with whom
they in alliance, in view of the practical les
sons Of the past, and in the light OF long and
bitter experience, propose now 10 substitute for
redress and grievances OF sbect petit
tons. the musksts persuasive tones; of humble
remonstrances, the cannon's convincing thIn-
ders; of begging committees, armed leglons; of
newspaper bullets, the rifles ball; of the vasssls
entreaty, the impsrious demand. These more
efficacious arguments we are pledged 10 test.
| Those who have won glory for England on ten
| thousand fields, and attested their superlat;ve
| valor OH every American battle field, are equal
to the task of delivering their mother country
| from her despised condition, and they will sue
coed in doing so, or die the patriot-soldiers
death, and, in the language of an American
| statesman, leave the record of their ilustrous
deeds, where il is most safely deposited, in the
universal remembrance of mankind"
| The pompous newspaper organs of the British
| Government, while they affect indifference in,
| and contempt for, this grand and heaven inspired
movement, are utterly unable TO conceal their
own perturbation, and constantly hold up to John
| Bulls distorted optics visions OF" y ankee expe-
ditons," "swarms Of Irish Yankees or Yankee
- f..11-
| Of gold reckless air ofindependenee, by which,
and their Boosting of the superiority of Americans
| and American institutions, they are easily dis
| tnguished from our (their) less DESTINATIONS
peoplel' All this but corroberates what can no
longer be denied, that the men in Ireland are
ready and anxiously awaiting the full perform
ance of the promises made them by their friends
in the United States. These promises are easily
fulfilled. The question now is, shall they be re-
deemed, and that speedily? We have what they
lack" material aid" 1t was given to Hungary
and Poland, shall it be denied to Irelandf Every
true lover of justice and liberty will answer, No!
They are as yet inadequatey equipped, and now.
and for the last tme,) we appeal to our fellow
citizens without distinction of creed or country,
10 contribute in proportion to their ability toward
making ample and instant provision for placing
on proper footing in the field, this noble army
of freemen, painting for the order to advance"
and drive from their native soil the tyrant inva-
der, the author of its degradation and woe. The
generous citizens Of Indiana, assuredly will not
be found wanting in this crisis in nations
life"
Duly authorized Committees appointed by the
different Circles of the State, will apply in
their respective localities for contributions TO the
Irish Revolutionary Fund when it hoped that
the proverbial devotion of eur people to the
cause of constitutional liberty will be palpably
manifested in the liberality of their contribu-
tons The recognized patriotism, purity and
ability of Col. John O'Mahoney and his asso-
cistes oil the Supreme Central Council war
rants US in rePosng in them the most implicit
confidence. in assuring contributors that every
dollar given 10 this cause is scrupulously guard
ed, rigidly accounted for, and udiciouslv ex-
pended for the object designed.
THOMAS K. BARRETT, Laporte,
MATHEW BALL, Lafayette.
p. BYRNE, Madison,
MARTIN GRAcK, Terre Hsute
JOIN KANE. Logansport.
Committee
Disintegration OF the Republican
Party.
Hon lance William still continues 10 trim