The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-13

Another Session - the ConMrsss---"o
Personalities.

PersenAIities.
from thu New York Evening fos'l =.
The fenoc;fv az the Fenians increases. Two
orthree nc the men who have been very prom
;rsn, IN the wrangles of the brotherhood met
in the Congress at Clinton Hall yesterday
and III. sces,nwas one of singular interest.
The bitter assaults upon the regulations of
ellknown Fenians, previously made in the
Congress, and reported, have stirred up more
wrath; and the men whose characters were
mmigned have written angry letters, in which
they propose 10 have legal vengeance. At
the same time they give their opinions in I'M
measured words of these traducers. These
circumstances combined stimulate to high
degree the fury Of the contestants. Unusual
efforts were made yesterday to keep secret the
proceedings of the Congress but without COM
plete success 1t was decided to print two
thousand copies of the message OF Maho
ney ON the troubles of the brotherhood, ana
the report of klllian, the secretary, on the
finances and on the characters OF noted re-
mans
Gen. Sweeney, the Secretary of War, of the
Fenians who are opposed to 0'Mahoney, was
invited to the Congress, and responded to the
invitation. At the close Of the afternoon re-
cess he made an address, and gave an &C
count Of his plans for the liberation of
Ireland. Mr.. Mellen, another of the Fenian
Generals, but who supports O'Mahoney, join
ed in the discussion; and the war of words
was intensely interesting. O'Mahoney ives
present, and took part in the debate, which is
said to have been 'tskillful'' in what the dis
putants we're able to say concerning each
others arguments; scientific in matters re-
lating to the proposed war for Ireland, each
man exhibiting the extent of his military
knowledge TO the delegates; and rsncorous in
respect to personal affairs. The delegates
were greatly excited and somewhat confused,
and Gen. Sweeney, in consequence OF the ex-
position of his war policy, was likely to
achieve a triumph, when it was charged
against him that he was not a regularly
pledged Fenian, and he could not deny the
charge He said he was willing to take the
pledge at once, but il WAS not administered
The Congress did not adjourn until late in the
evening.
President W. R. Roberts has made reply
to the charge of Killian, who accused him in
Congress of taking money as a bribe for the
influence of the Brotherhood in the recent
election. and not accounting for the money.
Mr. Roberts pronounced the statement as ian
infamous falsehood, both in conception and in
utterance, either in whole or in part;' and he
says he means to prosecute kilian in court
of justice for malicious libel, for this and for
other groundless falsehoods.
Patrick O'Rourke, Fenian Treasurer, has
likewise written letter in answer to the
9 slanderous allegations of Kilian, made on
the same occasion. He quotes killian state
ment that he (O'Rourke) procured by false
pretences, a sum of money from. W. II.
Meehan. The above named killian,' Mr..
o. Rourke CONTEMPORARY says, sis not re.
sponsible for even the fashionable clothes he
wears. O Rourke requires retraction from
the publishers of the statement. He declares
he will pay all the money he ever received
for the Fenians to anybody authorized TO
take IT,