The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-06-12
rnE rENiAN INVASION.

THE FBNtAN NNASlDN,
II our Canadian friends are iIloughrully
inclined. they car draw several important
lessons from tho events Of the past iva
weeks A review ~ the history Of tie
Fenian inyasioe al 4 lutte reflection up.
GA their situation, may lead them to believe
that panic is 90, always proof a coward
ice, that inrxperience Is not imheciliiy,
that raiders arr not always pleasant fellows,
and that the punishment u traitors . some
TINES necessary 70 the safety Of the State.
When the American people w,rs sud.
denly called upon 70 meet great rebel.
lion, the Canadian people we're quite mer-
~ over the imbeeilily Of our Government
and The blunders 81 our inexperienced Of.
6cers. II Americans have any desire for
revenge on that score, they can lie graft
fed. Canadian operations thus Gar have
noi disclosed very high high order Of exc
eutise and military talent. Col Booker
~ tie ''Q1ecn's Own" in command at
Rtlgeway, ordered bis troops while under
fire TO form square against cavalry when
not horse WAS IN sight, and on witnessing
the Ill success. d his brilliant maneuycr.
gaIloped wildly irom the field There
were enough troops within supporting dis.
lance to destroy the Fenian Army, but
Col Peacock, Of ihe 10th Regulars, a sol.
der u Crimea failed to appear on The field
until the TORONTO troops had played their
part and disappeared. Tie Government
has no eommi.sary department, bat sup
ports the troops upon the inhabitants and
II citizen fails TO give bis substance with
good grace, he Is pot donn Oh tie di..
loyal LET.
The Canadians needed only one Bull
Ron to satisfy them that tie Northern
people were race Of towards. For many
months after that disastrous day North
srner could not visit Canada without hay-
ing his attention called to the wonderful
advance on Washington, Now that reg
iment composed Of the best blood Of Cana
ala has made similar movement, hose
gentlemen may be disposed to speak lii
lie mo~ chariIably Of the conduct Of our
inexperienced volunteers. The engage
meni at Ridgeway, though smaller bat.
tie than Bull Run, was certainly as great
rout. The Canadians not only fled dis
gracefully from the field, but continued
their flight until fourteen miles from the
scene Of conflict, leaving their arms and
equipments scattered along the route.
Quitg as suggestive was the conduc, Of
another body Of Canadian volunteers, who
ihfew away their arms and hed wildly ia.
10 The interior, on the strength OF an Idle I
rumor that the Fenians were coming.
In a great meeting At Montreal, enc Mr..
Rose, member Of he Canadian Parlia.
mea,, said that when that body met he 4
should move suspension Of the habyas 4
corpus. so that every captured Fenisn
might be sammarily executed aud 10 lis 4
fierce denunciaiions the audience respond.
ed. chang them" "haus them" We ven
turs 10 say iha, Mr. Rose was one Of those
Who thought tie execution Of a guerrilla by
the United Stsles Government was an out
rage which meriied The execralion 81 the
civilized world. And undoubtedly the au
dience who cheercd bis proposal to hang
the men who are attempting 10 overthrow
the canaaian government checred quite a
BODILY when lie eAiollgd ile men who were
cndearoring 10 overthrow lhe government,
Of neigbboring people.
Al the sane meeting The Mayor q Mont
real addressed The ciiizens, lie charged
The American Government aud people
~hh conHiving =. The actions Of the Fen
ians, and said. .'Whoeyer aid these scoand.
rels, whoever syps,hiFes siih them, vh9
ever contributes money 10 aid them, Is
guilty Of murder" lis honor bad not vii
enough 70 see that he vas charging the
CapadiAn officials and people with murder,
b, the reporters saw The application, and
The sentence quoted 90 oct appear wiih !
.ls remainder Of the spcech Ia The morn
Iag papers
Tie same meeting vas addressed By
Mr.. McGee, az Irish member Of ihs c.
madam Parliament In The ooarse q his
be sad. Il wafaed yoa from shls
rvry platform, = sew moalhs ago hat I
woala no, Do % coqoei,s ss'h persons who