The New York herald., 1865-12-23

in any manner injure him. That when he was . mere
laa he assoc ated with Thomas Darcy Mages Is
absurd charge, unless can be proved thai he SYM
paihizes with Magees recrcancy. Mitchell, Meagher and
OGorman we're all kagees associates previous TO lS4S,
and YET no suspicion rets ON them Of holding sympathy
with that masgner and rccreant to-day.
THE FENIAN MOVEMENT AN AMERICAN ONE ESSEN
TIALLY--Ir STRIKES ENGLAND WITHOUT COST TO
OUR GOvERNMENT---wE MUST HAVE THE ST.
LAWRENCE FROM THE LAKES TO THE sEA-wE
NEED AND WILL WELCOME THE CANADIAN RE-
PUBLIcs.
In conclusion we would ask, has not the Fenian
brotherhood claims tho policy and sympatnes OF the
American people, wholly apart from any sympathy with
lrcland2 In what manner at once 50 enlcacious and
absolutely inexpensive to the American government,
can England b. brought TO recognize the cruel and
bloody villany Of her course in fitting out Alabamas
and "Shenandoahsn to prev upon our commerce
during the late war, by allowing the Fenans, when
ever they shall have army in the field and port
under their control to do k wiser Can England object
TO tie pouring and all the munitions of into
Ireland from this country while the history Of the South
crn blockade runners yet scarcely dry theedgers
o. her merchants? And IL majority Of the people Of
lr'and or majority Of the people Irish and French,
OF Lower Canada, majority OF the people OF Austria
la should suddenly rse up in an effort TO throw OH the
British yoke hoist nag, launch purchase shpsof
and declare he re Of England m That issue
part OF the earth dead ana done with foreverwho be-
eves that either President johnson any Of his Cahi
nat or Louis Napoleon or any of his ministers, would
gicse about the matter very deeplys Whs but knows
that the whole American people would shout q Well
done" from the very bottom of their hearts, Every
nation and more especially every natcn after civil
war must have foreign policy safety valve for do
meEic feud and infammatory recoections All our
trad tions are friendly with Franco she rival TO
commerce; she large consumer OF goods;
people bear her no i'll will, but distinctly the re
verse; and the only false step she has tak"n,
max ng nm embodiment with us possiblcthat Of the
Mexican pr0ccorate--is she Is now retracing
rapidly as pride and prudence will permit. With Eng
land all these conditions reversed she Is enemy
by tradition and repeated acts OF aggres0n she s the
rival Of our commcyce, she famed abolition in The
North before the war, only to aid slavery and rebellion
az the south In breaking the Union while the
wac In rrogress She launched pirates aga peace
inl marine poured arms and munitions FOR our
destruction into Confederate ports; filed the
bel Ir asnry by her negotiations Of the Gotten Loan; is
arrival power close pressing northern frontier,
ana debarring us from the free navigation OF the st.
Lawrence to the lakes all Irshmen cxccrate her flag;
al Americans test her hypocrisy France would accept
he capture Of the Canaas on the north equivalent
Deneht for her retirement from Mexico on the south;
there are but seven thousand five hundred British sol
dlers to-day in Canada and more than third Of these
were enrolled and sworn Tcnians when we nal hast
ahyices; the moment lcdemeni Is made and
the r2g raised, all the Irish fenians and French
Canadians will rally to the standard; and IL less
time than Secretary Seward first promised the lato
beliion should oe crushed, the new States of Canada
and New Brunswick, with green and ri-coor banners
infertwned viii be knocking at the doors of Con
gress for admission into the federal Union. "Goodby,
MI Stanton said gentleman 20 the Secretary ol War
"Goodby, ! may not see you again.' "Why not"
asked the Secretary arc you not coming back 70 Wash
iAgtonY "oh. you know, sir, was the reply, half
laughing and half serious, 'rhat am Adutan General
Of the great Fenan army and can't say what hour
may sail for Ireland.n sThcn lot NE see you,
my friend, before You go said the Secretary, with
pleasant smile; 'Ill I'll your cIntcen and your
cartridge box and give you the prettost pair Of silver
mounted pistols n thc country 'Many thanks, Mr..
stantou for your kindness sad The young Eenan about
retiring; hui II you could only persuade Uncle Gideon
Wccs to lrnd sell few ron.ciadJ just 70 keep
port op for landing and bringing in prizes that
would be all want" Snow, serionsly, snd the
Secretary o War, his lace and voice at becoming
grave. ''gnt you hesercnts, in the British
OF the term, can do absolutely nothing for you
berc. The moment yonr people are 'b.llgersn,s,'
however, e'thcr send 10 me, Ia ne,
aud shall have much to cnrgssf and Offer
England has taught lessin in regard
to belgereni rights which have learned NJ bit
ter cost and mean TO profit by We shall bo srictly
1entra in your light az she was, ard perhaps little
more neutral II may be. Therefore, don't forget,
st be added, bgwiDg his visitor dsYl The steps and
rubbing .:s hanI. saiv .ys...ssrf a as e shoyaa the
Idea grcatly''don't forget 10 tel your friends that
while official people here don't want bon to become
b l!!gerans' against Great Britain can't give them
any material help or recognition until they are And
With these wise and kindly words OF 0r Secretary Of
War let this long chaptcionly commencing to open up
true Wow of the Fenan movement aud It's import
ance--bc brought to welcome close, winding up
with tho following stanza from the Charter SoDg Of tho
ORDER
Oh, let us pray to God, boys,
To grant the day, to grant the day,
We may press our native sod boys
In linked array in linked array!
Let them give us arms and ships, boys
We ask no more, ask no more,
And Ireland's long eclipse, boys,