Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-21
Serenade TO Head Centre Stephens--..Re
DenOunces President Roberts and the

DenOunceS President Roberts and the
Senate.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Stephens. the Head
Centre Of the Irish Fenian movement, was serenaded
at his quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel Washing
ton. and responded in the following language:
FELLOW CoUNTRYMEN-I thank you, and most cor
daily. for the compliment conveyed through me- by
means of this beautiful serenade to dear old Ireland
1t occurs to me that must throw aside all con-
sideratons of delicacy, and speak in unmistakable
terms concerning the do1ble-dyed traitors who are
running the cause we hold nearest our hearts.
say, and mark the import of my words, that all
Irshmen, be they whom they may, who are throwing
obstacles in the direct way to our countrys liberation
are traitors and are this hour abhorred, despsed
execrated by the men in Ireland and they dare not
Tor their lives sake place foot on the soil over
which the green flag should now in triumph be
waving: The men who now propose to sell the Irish
vote of this country to political demasogues are
traitors, and / here denounce them BY name
Roberts. General Sweeney, and the whole set called
the Senate.
It is time to speak out in plain language. and 1
will do it now, hereafter and forever by voice and
through the means of the press. | say they are
traitors to the cause of Ireland and let them so be
cans who sympathize with struggling freedom
Again. thank you, my countrymen, for the compli-
ment you have paid In listening so patiently but
trustful of the Senate party-the heroes of Campo
bello. Canada, and may soon have to add, Mexico.
ANECDoTE OF PRECEDENT LIEooLy-The follow
ing anecdote Of President Lincoln is told in letter
from Panama, which appears in the Athenoeur The
Wrller Is referring 10 Jne war between Chill and
Spain. 1 asked the Chilian Admiral who is an Eng
lishman and came out with mel why the Chilians
did not try to get the greatest of American Repub-
lies to help them. He thought it was no use trying.
because couple of years ago he was sent to Wash
ington to get the permission of Government for the
purchase and export of two vessels at that time con-
traband of var. President Lincoln received him
with his usual afabity and while Seward was read
ing the Chilian state paper. Abraham Lincoln said
admiral must tell you little story. When young
man was very anxious to read a book which be-
longed TO a neighbOr of mine. "NeighborD asked,
could you lend me this book ?" Certainly" he
you like" As the book was rather bulky one, |
thought this was rather an odd way of lending it to
me; but let that pass. A short time afterwards he
came to me- -, "Lneon he said 'ean you lend me
are you can come here and blow away as much as
you like" And that is exactly the case now, Admi
raj; you can come here and blow away as much as
you like, but cannot let you take the ships away
Nor PLEAsANT.-Field-sports in India arc risky.
The Bombay Times announces that Lieut.. Col. Eyre
Massey has been seriously iajured by tiger while
shooting in Upper Scinde.. Directly afterwards he
had narrow escape from being burned to death by
fire in the Jungle grass and subsequently, while be-
ing conveyed home, was nearly drowned,