New-York tribune., 1866-12-27
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81 1866

Stephens, who Is called tbe magician by whom these
maryels haze been worked" is doultless OF Norman
extraction himself The Examiner suggests that
tho Irish inhabited the larger isle they Sopld be as
"self satisfied, as domineoring, and as regardless
"of the feelings of others as epubc for whom 'fs
Times writes "while if the latter were In ireland,
with poverty added to oppression. there would be no
lack Of oonspiraces. The Examiner does not attempt
up to vindcale the Fenan conspiracy but on the con-
trary regards it as misfortune. Still 1t stands as
count in the bill of indictment against the mode Of gov
erning the country. "For." it adds, "not only has
cit sprung out of the feelings Of the people naturally
"but not wise but even moderate men cannot hcpsee-
"ing that this mad Fenian organization has really
produced from. the rulers Of Ireland on atten-
{" ton TO the grievances Of tho country that was
mot given them before" The style of some Of
that attention, however, did not suit this
paper any moro than It did The Nation, and we see
this anti.Fonian journal also driven back upon its
nationality 1t regards the stamping out process as
threat to use its own words that tho Irish plant
GERS would be lot loose upon the Irish negroes, but
rather defantly declares that the Fenan organiza-
on however else it is to be disposed o iS not 10 DC
dispersed by big bullying talk" Neither can it see
that the reawakoning Of hostile elementsthe Orange
for nstanoe-within the country is means to secure
It's peace.
The strongest rebuke tho proposed arming OF the
Orangemen has met has wisely emanated from
thoroughly "loyal" Journal, and in the North too'
where the Orange interest has its home. IL comes
FROM The Northern Whig leading paper OF Ulster.
Remembering and condemning disgracetul the cir
cumstance of Lord Clarondons ntimated willingness
30 have recourse TO the aid Of the 0raDgemen during
his vice-royalty in I8i3, The Whig believes that to
seek such measures now to arm one section OF the
people against another in country so divided as Ire
land-would DO to deliberately dissolve society and
establish anarchy" The impolicy OF the mode Is
shameful to tho Northern loyast. What strange
way of rewarding tho priests who have opposed
Fenianism--to arm and lot loose their fierce and IN
tolerant enemies!
"If the authorities" says The Whig "wish to rem
der civil war inevitable they have only TO take this
"stcp We are certain that to put arms into the hands
g. Of the Orangemen would Of necessity compel the
'' Catholics to arm in their defense. aud then we
should have the people, by tho deliberate act OF the
Government divided into two hostile sections ready
sin Ulster. here, where thero is not now the least
"dauger of All insurrection, to fly at each other
"throats." The attention of Mr.. Gladstone and the
majority in tho Commons is called to the rescue
with this mixture of advice and warnings "a Gov
"ernmcnt thus openly acting on the old tyrannical
"maxim Of dividing in order to command, might
"be summarily dismissed from Office for what
"would DO not more injurious to this country tDan an
open acknowledgment in the face OF the world,
that the Ministers Of Queen Victoria were quite una
ble to govern it," Divide and conquer! 1t is en- old
panacea for Irish patriotism Divide impeTs was the
advice of Bacon. during the great wars between the
ONeills and Elizabeth. Perhaps Lord Derby would
like to reinsiato it as part Of the stamping-out
process of the great and civilized nation which knows
chow to put down rebellion in the reign OF VIC
"toria."
The yiows of the leading Irish papers we have given
need no comment. Coming from journals which
have had no sympathy whatever with Fenisn pur-
poses, they are entitled to attention.