New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-22

DENTS oP IS37-S-Two ECCLESTASTIc PRISONERS
| -UEAEIMITY OF THB COMMUNICATING TO-
WARD THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
TORONTO. June If, 1866
The predominant feeling here is that mercy should
be shown to the Fenian prisoners The staple argument
is that as they have murdered several of volunteers
they ought as murderers to be hanged. you ask how ia
it possible to hang 100 prisoners the reply pretty sure to
be- why mott From eight out Of ten persons this an
swer would be received. The popular desire was that
severe examples should be made, and made quickly The
Government is not however, moving quickly 1t has or
dered copies 10 be made OF the indictments Of all the
rebels and sympahzers Of lS7s; and it must be sup
posed have object IN this the intention Is prob
ably TO follow these presidents On that occasion some
tried 10 cOurma al. some by civil process But IL
is generally held here that there IL little analogy
between the two cases. In 1887 there was
rebellion IN Canada; now there is none.
This true but in 1898 there rebellion, at least
not in the latter part Of November when an attack was
made on Prescott That attack was led by Won Schultz
and there scarcely single Canadian or person who
had been resident Canada who had anything 70 DO
with IT, In the list published by the House Of Commons
in 1888 there is only Canadian name and doubt very
mnch whether be really had anything TO DO with IT, Mac
kenzie was kept in Ignorance Of H. refused 10 be in
formed. That is very Ike the present. What was
demo with the prisonersl Poor Won Schultz, who with
his dying breath cursed those who had led him TO believe
that tho moment he crossed the border the Canadians
would rise IN rebellion, hanged at Kingston. have
doubt that If anything in the shape OF leader can be
found now he will meet the iaei and perhaps, any
Canadians, or persons who have lived IN Canada, viii
fare no better. There among the prisoners here q
Roman Catholic priest and a Church Of England minis
ter; at lest, they give themselves out for such The
eccesiascs of the Omsh Church here dlsewn the so
called priest They say the calendar shows him to be IN
attached 10 have congregation; and the presumption
that If he b. priest at all he is bad priest, guilty OF
some crime for which he has been unocked. That the
charitable view OF his brother priests who refuse to hold
any converse with him, Ia recognize him IN any way
Tho public is inclined to look upon the superior intel-
eence Of these two diyines making them more guilty
than tie rest OF the prisoners and there are many VINO
would gladly perform for them the Office OF Jack kech
don't think the tal OF the prisoners who are hero can
De commenced for o month, for the information which
the Government requires regarding the Rebels and synpa
thizcrs s--S viii not be- ready before then BY that
time the heat Of popular feeling may have somewhat
cooled down.
followed by many arrests. here have been only two here
But the measure, therefore, has not been imperative
Large Numbers, especially OF members have lei the cry
The hruyes probably number altogether some hundreds
VEN few Of thcl old residents have hoard Of
only one McD0Wd Tor whom warrant WGs out. lie had
been hrst Secretary OF what Is called the hlDsruah
Benevolent Society, but which the recent surrepous
republication In il constitution and bylaws showed 10 be
a military organization One Pat McGuTe was arrested
days aud IL then whispered that the roll Of
o whole company OF Fenans had been found On MN; but
the threatened arrests have not taken place In the house
OF this man some pixies were found, IN November, Iool
and thAt has PROBABLY something to do with
hir arrest now.
Mike Murphy now in Jail at CornwaIl-he has not been
removed u the cltalc4 NJ Qucucct " eic
father OF the Hibernan Societies throughout the country
he went from place 20 place some months ago TO organ
zo thcm Some Of tho Bishops opposed him strongly,
and where this occurred he made little progress. Assunl-
ing thus society be Eonians under the disguise OF
another namc II IS not be supposed that they could
have been ce TO assist INVASION unless ITS chances
Of success good To suppose that any other section
the population would join invading army OF Fenans
is the greatest Of impossible delusons Annexation has
been entirely snulcd out by this Fenan Increment Any
people contened with their Government and their lot
viii rise rcpcl the invader, and with the exception Of
some IRISH Catholics and that il is believed only very
small number Canadians unit on the question OF
driving back Fenans. II there be IN the States
party in favor annexing those Provinces let them by
all means di courage these Fenan raids which only exas
penie our people and prejudice them against everything
on the American side Of the border.
The feeling here IS that the American Government did
not interfere go soon as ought 10 have done that word
from l. in the early stage OF the movement Won have
prevented the loss OF lie tc and that both the Fen
ians and the Canadians nave equal 10 complain.