The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-10
The Ferian yIovemsns.

We have learned that o Fenisn cen
ire was organized in this city few
evenings ago. The gentlemen who are
at the head OF the movement here ore
highly honorable and respectable, and
we doubt not that very noble senti.
ment of patriotism animates all who
have enrolled their names as members OF
REORGANIZATION THE professed object
of The order is one which must ever com.
n,aid the s5mpathies and stir the heart
of every true Irishman, and we do not
wonder that the natives of "dear old Ire
land are aeeking by thousands to aid in
movement which promises to relieve
from English oppression the land they
all love so fervently and well.
But. with an this, we would suggest to
our impalsiss and free spirited Irish
friends that they should not abandon
caution even though laboring for so de-
sirable an object as the redemption of
their country. 1t is the part of prudence,
before engaging in any undertaking, to
sit down and count :she cost and calcu-
late the chances of success Now, we
don't pretend to know anything about
the enrolled strength of the Fenians or
their 'plahs'f rendering aid to their
countrymen, but we do know that the
English governments eof the strong
est upon the globe, and that it will hold
Ireland in its firm grasp until "the green
Isle" is wrested from it by superior force,
though the war should last forty years
and England's national debt be doubled
twice over. Are the Fenians prepared
for such struggle as that2 Where are
their munitions dwarf Where are their
shipseo ttfa6 sp ort troops and to drive
of tie armed vessels even now cruising
all around the Irish coastl Where is the
money to come from for this vast under
taking, and where will fresh levies of
soldiers be made, if the first army should
be beaten or dispersed
Have the Fenians seriously considered
yhati it will cost to secure the independ-
ence of Ireland, and whether their pres
ent movement affords any rational hope
OF success Hinot, they should reflect
thatthey are raising false hopes in the
minds of gallant Irishmen on the other
side of the water and leading them into
trouble from which their friends here
cannot deliver them. All the prominent
Fenians in Ireland will be arrested and
punished by the British government,
and aA~the SYMPATHY and aid we can be-
stow upon them will not save them from
imprisonment, Punishment, or death
England Will Only increase her power in
Ireland andsrivet more firmly upon Irish
men the shackles they have worn so long
Suppose, then, that the project of free
ing Ireland be abandoned as hopeless
and the vFeRian organization be dissolved
in few mouths or year. what is to be-
come Of the money so freely contributed
by the members of the society} Will it
be returned to its donors; or will it be
pocketed by some INSCRIPTIONS seoun-
drel who Will bstrav the trust reposed in
him. AZ rsEsa ;
II Seems to US that with all their praise
worthy love for Ireland, and sympathy
Tor her wrongs, and hatred of her OPP
pressors, the Irlshmen shonld think of
these things, and guard against being
deceived. Ifyou are sure you are right,
aud have fair prospect of success. then
90 ahead, But don't spend your hard
earned money for delusion, no matter
how pleasant it may appear, nor how de-
sirable the object ut which you aim
Better send the money yourself. to some
of your friends in the old country, and
invite them here, than to spend it in
such a way as TO increase their burdens,
OF enrich some thief
We love the spirit of the Irish people.
their impulsipe and generous nature and
tie depth Of their devotion to '''neir M
tive land, We, in common with nearlv
all Americans, would b'sortilv rsioice to
sec iieiana ,rf'' ". ID 1.-The green above
'uo .0U, anu Ill gladly lend our aid to
any n''e snt which justifes hope of
ING "'' ,mplishment of so desirable an
en"' If the Fenian movement can liber-
y q Ireland, we bid it God speed; if not,
we think, that Irishmen are doing thepn-
selves and their country an injury where
they intend q kindness.