The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-13
THE MESSENGER ORDERED TO LEAVE.
What is Said and Felt In Town
and Country.

Fenanism continues to be a very complicated insttu
ton in these parts The general impression TO
be that there is immense amount Of unnecessary
feeling manifested. Discussions rage very high and the
moderate portion OF the people grieved and annoyed
surfet OF foam fury and brainess buster has been
administered, and the public scken OF the infection
Citizens cannot enter o street car, cross a ferry
traverse a block without being greeted with noisy
analyses OF the other party to this Fcnan jar
The "nfamous Senator's" the insane President"
'the chamber trcachery'' or "the palace plumber"
the recusant madness the official scoundrelism"
dnned TO distraction into the weary Of the way
farcr. And still the work goes Procanations and
posters, elaborate resolutions and impromptu appeals
edicts and Nominations, charges and counter shots
crowd down the vehicles of public intelligence, while
they Cypress severely the hearts Of the sufferers who
hoped for other things than wild and senseess display
of this kind at the hands Of those who have for long
years OF sacrifice commanded their highest aspirations
and their generous purses
1t is not possible describe the feelings of moderate
and practical Irish citizens regarding the apprehended
wreck about brought upon tho prospects of national
life which their warm souls had pictured up so proudly
and fndled SO warmly
vERITABLE IRRErREssIBLE CONFLICT.
II is branded the sheerest folly for either party to
think Of absorbing crushing the other. O'Mahony
has chung the post SO tenaciousy in the past no
body supposcs he would leave 1t OF his option though the
earth should trenbe. And the counter movement has
ben SO long developing and Is Of such proportions.
power and intensity as TO make 1t certain that there Is
no retreat there. Tho Goals have been long shoulder
ing they have blazed out at last and either side tho
raging element crackes and crashes to worse and
worse work Political opposition and constitutional an
tagonism have for anxious years waged bitter conflict
In the background The last six months has transferred
mad Of hs
and the old women Of headquarters,n were months IL
not years, ago familiar phrases to Fcnan ears Only
for the l. R D. nhe fighting Irish bodyl, its sterling
leaders, and It's grand old cause operated passive
cord
IattcrIy things have moved swiftcr the organized
power OF Ireland expanded the symptoms of the final
trial spoke from each sentinel who fell and each
chieftain who was struck atm word, tho fight
practical; In them the blood up, and former
allowances for faults drawbacks mutually super
in the way each deemed most quick and elective I'm
fortunately for the the way Of each element lay
ton wde and tho gulf yawning to-day between both
divisions alarming to the friends Of both Opposites
ostracize each other, quoting in neceSors uRitos all
round.
Tho general impression of the moderates 70 be
that both parties misunderstood each other to-day IT,
indeed, they have not misunderstood each other from
tho beginning And this impression is for the part
founded these facts In the first place the l. r b.
home organization stands out bold in all cndeavors
locate properly the bone OF contention. The first
appointment OF an American FenAn proceeded from
ireland. 1t has been generally assumed by tho
intelligent writers who en ghtcn the public Journals with
dsquistons on Fcnanism that this not tho case,
but that New York the Grand Centre whence radi
ated Fenianism into the remotest parts Of both worlds
II IL not the John 0'Mahony in 1857 or 1858, was
appointed by the real founders OF the movement, the
authorities Of the L. b existing then only in ireland,
organizer Of branch which II was proposed intro
ducc into this country he accepted the trust of
the State organizers now accepts from the general officers
in New York commission to form circles. lie also
constituted general manager of this American branch,
and opened an oiiicc in New York.
WHAT LAY IL THE PLANTING OF AMERICAN rE-
NiASIsl.
One two agents from Ireland then proceeded through
the country, and Mr. 0Mahony accompanied them to
few paces-as Chicago ST. Louis, Lafayette, Ind &C.
Tho success oh first expedition amounted to the forma-
ton Of half dozen horoughgong circles generally
In the West In New York the Emmett Monument
and other associations sprnging out Of agitation
regarding the Crmcan had just lapsed into dsap-
SO low that for the first years not than eight
tcn-amoug whom were General Corcoran, Michael Ca
vanagh, Captain Murphy, Of BROOKLYN and others since
known In the Eenan Brotherhoodcoud be got enlist
In the movement. Few, but fearless, still they strug.
thom But for tho rst few years they were Of course
able to do little than pay their rent in Centre
street. where Mr. OManony had an ONCE for correspond
ing and There being but the few Western circles
then 10 send sinews the receipts at Mr. 0Mahonys
Office wcrc at first very light.
FIRST sPEcK OF THE rRAcAs.
Chicago, st. Louis and their sister workers that
they wore getting very little ahead Scarcely any assist
ance was going 10 Ireland They still almost
aided, and they thought they would long II
new tactics not adopted They settled down 70 the
opinion that Mr.. 0'Mahony sheald be less tinid In
approaching the Irish people for their funds II
was serious undertaking, and they argued that
the people should be sought and impored to aid even
though tho process might jar with the taste or trench
upon the feelings Of the orsanzer The Head Centre
himself or his agents were required 10 visit the
mites and state the To the Head Centre this
rcpugnan SO the old system continued for several years
The Irish body were dstancng the American branch in
numbers and requircments It's proportions called for
expected subsidies and they forthcoming by
America which feebencss the Western policy proposed
to remedy
oMAHoSy MEN,. n. n. MEN.
The Irish authorities took the Wow Of the case:
but Mr.. 0Mahony 10th 20 thus before tho people
saying that he should have solid guarantees OF what
base there existed for the hopes he should call up Rep
reservations and reports were submitted; but II only
a personal visit OF inspection TO Ireland, after
q two years experiment here that induced him
10 talk out conndcntiay He protested himself satisfied,
and made such representations induced partial
extension OF the 3anzation Thus passed 1869, 90,
el and 81 and BY nis time there were some forty cir
ces working the United states, and that development
was still looked by the old working circles ~ utterly
inadequate and nearly useless az 10 be able 70 net
only lamentably small excuse for revenue 10 the
Central l. r. d. The call for new system Of admin
isration again revived by the centres The Irish
ausnories favored the amending Of the American sys-
.en and this strengthened the position Of the various
circles IN enforcing their policy Mr. OMahony adhered
~ MS own; the workers claimed that his policy was
the home movement Here lay the germ Of the devcl.
opmcnts that agtatc this city and country to-day, ~
the present line.
1RIsHisM-HoT- HE DIsM-NIGHTMARE
IL VIII DC seen that an ambition TO forward the I r. r.
lin Ircand with greatest possible swness was the i'm.
polling or motive force in this original macontentsm
That, too, was no doubt the ambition of those who
thought il best to adhere to the oMahony policy II
sincerity Of devotion to the Irish or parent n did
lie on both sides, what u Is asked but mutual mis-
from the start could have caused the con.
tinual clash ngsY
At all events, tho difference being marked one on
vital question naturally graduated into nm Encouragement
between the two classes known then sHeadquayters
FenIans" and "wcsern Fcniansn The latter were con-
sdercd rostve followers with tendency 70 dwell upon