Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-20
A Card.

Al regular meeting O1 the Davenport
Circle OF the Fenian Brotherhood, held as
their hall on Monday evening. Sept. 18th,
It WAS moved and seconded that = committee
0f five he appOintcd to write to the cisv
papers, stating that the gentleman who
writes under the non de plume of " Mistb.r
Finnegan" 10 not = member Of this Clrcle,
his credentials being rejected. We deny hts
political stssements in regard to our ufSani
sations, and also Of the political ssatement
Of . correspondent signing himself IN. NJ"
tSigned by the Committec.)
JOHN HALEY.
Il. J. pURsELL,
THOMAS BARRON,
Tnos. +. RUssgLL,
ANTHONY CoLLiNs.
The following resolution was unanimous
u adopted:
Rsslued. That no person is authorized tn
epesk for the Ferjans before any political
meeting. or write in the public press, ae the
Brotherhood intends a. keep themselves
aioof from oil political pArties.
RICHARD s. QUtRN. Centre.
So il ssems that kiseer Eaaeosn tsok .
heavier contract % BID hasds than hs was
20 ,able Of carrying out. The spirit wss
willing but the 6esh esd brains proved 18th
Il weak. HE motives ~ese unqusstionably
# the noblest order. but Republics and
"F'nnegans' are said TO b ungssssful. The
lie safety Of the Feni.n organisaaiss liss in
its success in keeping aloof fsom American
politics. This idea 10 enbod,ed in one Of
its cardinal principles. Every member is
supposed TO have common ssuee sasugh 70
form his own opinions, and pluck and ste
blity enoa5 5h to stick 10 thsa. The free
dom Of Ireland 10 one thing, aod lhs election
Of an love- usobes Of Congress another. -
When, therefore. an aspiring limb Of The
hw, With rather uncertsin past record, ~
far = tho public could ascertain, towersd IN
our midst like some ancient prodigy. end,
with inpudencs unparalleled. sttsmD cd to
turn the Fs"isn organization Of this district
into Political machine for Mr. Prices r.
grandissment, whea hs hadnt ths ability
to maneusrs . villsee ward meeting, the
oldest inhsb,tauts seeod beck aehsst.
scasss,y kuewioe whssher = asils snussd
y. & prepare for desperate struggle. We
acksoUlsd0s shas se wess saehsr stagsese6
g learn that the F.siaas .hsl sommseesd
sweesins bv King Hiram, and sleeping With
The Gazette ueder their pi 10 -; but - the
assefter wss ~ ''lrish esliiss, orator and
pa,riot," according y HE eva cordial re-
commsndatisn ~ feared thas On hopes fse
the political regeneration Of this District
we're q an cad, and thsrsupon rent our old
clothes 10 the moss sxsrssAgaat snd rseck,
loeo manuse. 0ut Il sseos thos NJ. Pione-
aan put thine@ @:throaeA with TOO sssoue Z
rush, and Ibid himse,e - the shelf h ~
ness hsn.lintiag oaanes. Ne west ~
like rocket and come down like . stick.
Our only solicstsde u present, is. that Mr.
Price gill now svads bis agreement, end
reward his tool acn ,sding 70 what hs sue
cssdsd in dong, instead Of whst hs tried 70
DO II the former 10 the case the learned
young gentleman will p-ubably take esd
dsa flight fsr Ns~ Yrk City. whs.s Il ID
supposed that he 10 carrying IN . heavy
legal 6usiosss, which nov suffers h bic
ab>soce. A. The Casstse ffsqusrtly re.
cnmendsd us n Mister Einnscaa's vsry
astuss asgsosnts, will Il snlishtsa - q
ehst ssnaesaa* is,sfs. = By TN. eesiue
our mind It sili confer hasing favor.