The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-20

EsthHsastic Meeting i'm Trey-speech al siese-
raj Gioesen-He ExhSrt. the Csllectien sf
Arms and Awmunitisa, % that the War may
Troy, N. r., Sept. 10, 1888
There large and enthusiastic gathering rssiaaa
st Harmony Hall in this city tonight to rot General
Glessen aud STAR who present bv Special svatsoa
from the leading members Of the organization here and
in the immediate vicinity The hall was elegantly deco
rated with estoons Of flowers aud evergreens, tastely
interpreted with mof'oes
On the way from the hotel to the hall loud cheers were
given for James Stephens and General Gleeson. The
arrival OF tho party the signal for the yocer-
Gus che~ug capping OF hands and stamping OF feet.
General Gleason assembled the platform immediately afcs
entering and spoke at considerable length on the presene
condition OF the Fenian Brotherhood in Ireland. He
said IL absolutely impossible that organization
essentially Of military character, which bad been in
because Il had recently suffered from reverses On tho
contrary Il had received vitality and would flourish
soil The General concluded by calling upon all prssens
to exercise their best exertions IN collecting arms and
ammunition 10 place In the hands OF the Army OF the l.
SO that nothing might interfere 10 prevent the war
from commencing this year.
several memoe,s 2. .ne noosns party were present
General Gleason. limited that certain Senator
had ntimated his intention Of forsakng Roberts and
Abest sse Isvasisn Of Canada or Amcrf-
eau Cisizenshsp Abresd-The Picnic Nexs
Monday. &e.
Aprcssnt there considerable excitement among the
Fenan circles Of this city in relation next move
ment Canada Recent information from Over the
border leads to the superstition that II will result In dis
asrous failure. Numerous suspected Fenians have
rived here who state that II Canals 10 again invaded.
and the movement should promise 10 DO successful,
tbs Canadians would Immediately seek to be annexed 70
the United States In that contingency the Fsnian In
vaders would end themselves In q dilemma, and b
obliged to dess from all warike operations ess oos~
tend with the whole power or the United States govsrn-
ment.
Such would be the fate OF the movement even n 40
nrs successful That however very doubtful
In few weeks from the present time there will bo
nearly twenty thousand regular troops In Canada Inc
addition 10 these there Is large force OF vountee ana
the government ocals thoroughly aroused To thSi
necessity Of maintaining strict guard along the froner
until the inclemcnces OF Canadian winter preclude all
possibility OF an invasion Such the snter|
tanned by the Intelligent OF the Fcniaus who bava
recently arrived from Canada
CITIZENSHIP ABROAD
During the next few weeks there will be many edoro
made 10 have nafurslzed American citixsna
secured in all their rights. Tho fact thaa
the American government IL either powerisss'
or unwilling protect It's adopted citizens when ouside
minds OF the people, and ell legitimate means 70 10
nsed the purpose OF having radical alterations adA
n this respect.
APPROACHING rfcsfc.
On Monday neat there will be grszd Tsnisu picnic
a. Jones Wood under the auspices of The Sephont
branch OF the organization Its expected thst th6
attendance viii be unusually iyfs aud many prominent
Fsuana iaclading The . =, T.. viii bs -r,ssat sa4
sitrsss tas c,s~sas