The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-23

Brothers, this sho,Ad be The last tine you
shall he called upon TO meet in deliberative m
vnton, until the work Of lfelands regenera-
tion shall have been placed on such a footing
that the result shall be no longer doubtful.
Hereafter the assemblages In whichithec Fonian
/ Erotherhood shall be represented, spall be- the
gatherings of brave and determined men,, whose
arguments are in their strong right arms alone,
and the proposit ons they VIII have ltoud6AOn-
strgte, the ability OF the Irish race .tobi99nqIer,
and th9ir dt9ess 70 enjoy, the NATIONAL ipdepend-
ence otNhich they have betu so loffg deprived
by force, afaud, ifId di7seusion. litinnh FV0l
ghe hduris fast approaching in which tbedgsue
!, nending betgeen US and the qppressors otour
peoule must be tried by the Stern aibtfament of
e battle. Let all therefore, address Afemseves
zealouslyto the tasloot preparation; aud let the
representation at the Congress. in lPittsburg be
the largest, the most earne It, and thoughtful
that has ever been spoken in'tke name OF tue
lrlshlpeopleupont this continent.1 Above alb let
rit be q living representatio OF those who mean
70 back Their boldest DECLARATIONS Slth bolder
deeds. Tue preseht' crisis and the enterprise
dependiheen vt make itOur ihtotestb bsft should
be our desire' that,we shah nelthurdeceive the
community lpy ogi aet4 pr proaESss, nor BE- our
selves deceiyed 10y leRree7entationso meyer TO be
Delegates from all Cir,l In good standing in
the Ftn,an brotherhood aral initted., laothe
hour Of hnal trial. persou@preqell 'tpls should
not dtvidethose who iove ireldiid, dhd, loVfng
her truly and insdlhshly, possess In chat siIec
ition'a bond OF union that no M mor differences
as to details OF poicyshould eyer seyeg,i Be ldes,
It's important that all should hear the truth.
The reports published In the pff'eR5 otathe
alate gathering in New York have tb'en' pur-
Bosely garbled by those who. having excluded
the representatives Of the press, haye carefully
prepared those false statements % bhndiold
those whose trust they have betrave6!i ESQ many
| of the falsehoods thus put forward have already
| been coptroverted, aud the packed character of
| that convention has been so thoroughly exposed,
| that further argument on the point would be
superfuous. Let us only seek 10 avoid the errors
which have gone so far to injure our organiza-
| ton and retard the progress ofthe cause.
t5) For the rest, brothers, enough has already
,been done, in the way OF legislation, to- provide
+ Tor all IL possible wants OF the organization in
that respect. As an association OF civilians, for
Revolutionary purposes, we have already Ac-
cOmplished all that could be expected of us, and
| have reached so high a position, that the eyes
| OF the world are now fixed upon rs in eXpeCta-
lntion OF our next movement. iitEhatmovement
! must, OF necessity, be military one; 1t must be
| made promptly under the direction OF compe-
| tent military leaders, and in the manner best
l calculated to ensure success, or WEI shalt merit
| the condemnation which Invariably Oyfrta6es
| those who, in the hour OF trial, risk failure by
| hesitating when action alone can prove the
| soundness OF their plans, and the perfection and
maturity Of their preparation auuamgl
1t Is not intended to waste any longer the time
| that should be more usetulY applied, in tn-
dorsng the condhct OF any set ofmen, whose
! acts, IT they be legitimate, and. done in gobd
| latin, should upon their own merits bear the
| scrutiny, and compel tle approval, of honest
ereas the only subject to be considered Is how
the liberty of Ireland may be mostoeffec6yely
wrested from her tyrant oppressor, by the armed
strength or her own ch ldren the on1 Y route you
will be asked to.take towards that much aesired
goal of your expectations, will be that by which
your judgment will eonyince you that you can
most surely and directly attain that glorious
/ contamination of freedom and nationality for
lcWhioh the wise and good and brave Of ovr race
have planned and prayed and struggled aun
tirngly for seven hundred years.
.a'7 " MICHAEL SCANLGy, Chicago, Ill.
! .-.r... 3D. p. BAllNoN, Louisville, KY olGf-
.or-..-s ID. OSULLIyAN, AUBURN, N. Z, nns
?. w. dunno, Peoria, III. an
"" EDWARD Il. CAREY. N. Y.
Ianv ~ 2. 0RoURkt N. Y. AaNi ~
ls.g s. WlI. SULLIVAN, Hitlin, Ohudor.E
Ie-,-rrr-- ,, J,iW. FETzGERiLD, Cincinnati Ohio.
b. B. DAILY, Delphi, Ind, ..,-
lL-sI JAMES GIBBoEs, Philadelphia.
.-rIa. J7fg-1J ioC'i. President Senate. ~ .