Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-12-01

FRIDAY, DEC. 4. 1855.
The Frst Battle or the reniaBs.
Times contained the following editori
a: ~
"rEStAS rMposrrna.
Hundreds, and probably thousands. O.
poor, honest, unsuspecting Irish, living in the
been cajoled into making remittances to the
managers of the order here and elsewhere
are used for any other purpose than On ~
ing set of scamps in idleness. Stories come
20 as Of remittances of Fenian funds to Ire.
land. Most OF these funds are doubtless in
tended to show that the contributions received
are actually expended for some evolutionary
end. Even IL an honest share of the funds
were sent to Ireland, the result would appar.
entity be merely to send few more ill-advlsed
young people to Jail.
used for any other purpose than getting noto-
riety and patent leather boots for set OF idlers
Who ase IN rstion pea sl me ina. fGSse
Gated people in the rural districts, as to the
real nature OF the Fenian swindle, should do
so. 1t Is crime to bolster up the concern,
even as a joke. The clergy, on whose admin
istrations the Irish Americans chiefly depend
die. But every one who wishes we'll to Ireland
and her people should lend hand in expos
ing Mns asai az Non INFATUATED
One Mr.. Killian, in behalf of Col.
John O'Mahony, President of the Fen.
ian Organization, Immediately address
ed note and his compliments to Henry
J. Raymond, editor of the Times, asking
for retraction. Mr.. Raymond replied
that he could see no ground for " either
demanding or making retraction, +"
except upon the submission of such
facts as should lead to change of his
opinions. ......,. .......-.. r.
On the 10th Mr.. Killian had received
Mr.. Raymond's reply, and could not
agree with the editor. He (Killian)
saw a a plain and palpable attempt -
to stigmatize the managers of the order
with completely in, and the man
agement of, swindle," &c, &C. In
conclusion the ardent Fenian had to
say that, SHOULD Mr.. Raymand fail to
see the urgency of the retraction asked
for, he is requested to name some gen.
tleman with whom Mr.. Mahony and
Mr.. .Killian might enjoy more salts
factory acquaintance" Mr.. Raymond
in his reply was still unable to see it,
and, indeed, failed to understand the
reference to meeting. He modestly
inquired, therefore, whether the nature
Of that meeting might be considered
hostile.'' Mr.. Raymond could do
nothing further till he was assured on
this point. Mr.. Killian was kind enough
to reply, of course on behalf Of Mr..
O'Mahony, and regretted that Mr.. Ray
mond had not fully understood" "Mr.
O'Mahony and himself would feel JUS
tilted in insuring full atonement by any
course of action recognized as legitimate
under like aggravation. Indeed, Mr..
killian assured Mr.. Raymond that SO
far as the Fenian organization " was
concerned, the case could never be de-
bated in police court.
Mr.. Raymond replied very briefly
He declined to comply with the men
ancing demand for a retraction.'" Mr..
Raymond's last letter called out the fol-
lowing:
d.. "HEAye'ss TENrAs BRo1nsRRoop,l
New York, Nov. 18th, 1865.
1.-THE undersigned representing the organ-
nation assaulted by the editor of the Times, begs
leave to place the foregoing correspondence in
the hands Of the public. His only comment
on 1t is, that n person who will neither undo q
foul libel nor place himself in positio to be
chastised for IL, Is not possessed Of the courage
OF man or the instincts is% # gen geHStiienmnagHy
President of the Fenian brotherhood"
The correspondence, published in the
New York NeWs at the instance Of the
Fenion Brotherhood, was evidently
intended to be very damaging to the
editor OF the Times. The effect has
been, however, to prove TO a great many
people that if the Fenian movement is
not a swindle, 1t at least looks very
much like 1t. 1t is now openly charged
by many leading papers that the organ
ization is merely for the purpose of lin
ing the pockets of set of unprincipled
men, and thereby robbing the confiding
and countryloving Irish men and wo-
men Of their hard earnings. 1t cannot
be considered that the Fenians were
victorious in their fret battle, if Mr.
Raymond, the enemy, succeeded in
bringing out this damaging truth.