The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-01
The Fenian Congress. in Cincinnati,

The Fenian Congress in CINCINNATI.
The Congress of the Fanian Brother
therhood, which met in Cincinnati last
" eek, resolved, as the sense of the meet
| ing, that the next Fenian Congress be
held in Ireland. No time for holding it
was ann ounced:
Col. John O'Mahony, of New York,
was ele c,ed Head Center, by acelamation
amid tbs most voeiierous cheering. The
Central Council of the next year consists
of James Gibbons, Philadelphia; II. OC
McCarty, New York; p. Banuon, Louis
vile; p w. Dnnn, Peoria; William Crit
fin, Indiana; Michae! Seaman, Chicago;
William Sullivan, Tifiin, and Gen. Thos
A. Smith, Army Of the Potomac; Central
ani Assistant Central Treasuters. Patrick
/ O. Koafk, New York, and Patrick keenan,;
New York.
1t was stated in the address of the
Persistent Of the Fenian Congress, at the
opening of the session, that 1sthe Fenian
Congress ects tie part Of a national assem-
ply Of an Irish Republic" and that "our
organized friends in Ireland constitute its
army The proceedings of the Congress
were held in the main with closed doors,
in order TO prevent publicity until all the
preparations for an uprising of the Irish
people are completed" The address fur
ther states that in the Chicago Congress,
held in. November. 1868. xly-three cir
Giles were represented, with al ooastituen-
cy Of 1900 men In the Cincinnati
Congress, instead of 63 branches, about
800 we're represented, making an increase
of some 237 circles, ''most, if not all of
them, full OF life and hope" The presi-
dent assures the scared Canadians that
The Fenians 'are not orga hized for the
purpose OF making revolution in those
provinces. Their object has relation to
Ireland alone"
| On the subject OF organization in Ire
land the address states that the Ameri-
can institution called the Fenian Brother
hood does not exist there as an organized
body. The President adds
"By this assertion | do not mean to say
that no organized body of revoluionists
exist on the Irish soil at present. cooper
ating with this Brotherhood, and, to a
great extent sustained and encouraged By
it. All our labors up to this time would
have been vain, had we not such an or
ganization working in union with US, for
it is in Ireland that organization is mos.
needed. There English tyranny must
receivs the death blow. Now that we hav e
more trained soldiers and competent Off
GERS Of orr own race and our own feelings
in America than we can ever require,
there would be no need or organizing our
countrymen we're it not that it is iudis-
pensable to the attainment of our object
at home that we should aid in disciplin-
ing and arming, the men who are DESTROYS
of striking for liberty there. What need
is there of enrolling men here in the Fe-
MAN Brotherhood for the invasion of Ire.
land II all other things needed for such
an expedition were provided, we would
have but to beat the drum through the
streets Of New York, and that city alone
would furnish a sufficient number of vol
unteeFs for it in twenty -four hours.
There is no necessity for banding Irish
men together in this country for that pur-
pose. 1t is for the purpose of organizing
our kinfolks at home that the Fenian
Brotherhood is in existence. This is our
most certain means of liberating our IA
therland. We are firmly convinced that
20 enslaved people ever won liberty with.
out REORGANIZATION and we are de-
termined Ireland shall be pre.organ-
lied.
THE envoy Of our Central Council,
who has just returned from his tour
through ireland, will report to you when
in regular session, how far our labors over
there has been successful. The name un-
der which our Irish allies are enrolled is
to be found in one of the unpublished re-
solutions Of our ftt Congress, which shall
De read to you for your informasion.-
They do their work quietly, as the ext:
gency of their position demands. and sel-
dom become known to any but their asso.
ciates.S Their ssytem differs greatly from
ours, and they are under different exc
cutive control. They are, need NOT
tell you, deemed illegal By KaalieA IN.