The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-05-10
The Fenians---Bursti of the
Bubble.


The O'Mahoney bubble has bursted at
last. The gross frauds perpetrated upon
the masses OF the Fenian Brotherhood for.
the last four months 10 the name OF pat
riotism, have at last come to CLOSE
Ever since the Sth of December, when the
Senate, headed by Colonel Roberts, left
the organization located at Union Square,
the O Mahoney party have been weakening
gradually and imperceptibly, and it was
only by the most desperate falsehoods and
the most proiuse expenditure of the mon
eys taken from the pockets of the honest
members of The Brotherhood for the os-
tensible purpose of liberating Ireland,
that the Union Square establishment has
existed and received life from the hearts
blood of the organization.
The expedition of Lieutenant-Gener
Killian and his host of Major Generals
and lesser dignitaries to the frontier, with
the advertised purpose of capturing the
inofensive island of Campo Bello, has at
last opened the eyes Of all honest Fenians
to the terrible swindle which they have
been duped into supporting and abetting.
The real purpose of Killian in taking 800
badly armed men to Eastport was to help
provinces, and TO create row by break
ing the neutrality laws, in order that the
Government might be compelled to issue
proclamation which could only result in
breaking up the plans of Colonel Roberts
and General Sweeney. For this Kil.ian
and o Mahoney have labored assiduously,
and all the money which has been sub
scribed to free Ireland from the shackles
of British tyranny has been devoted mere
ly to pay broken down politicians aud one
horse spouters high salaries to pluuder
the honest mcE of the organization who
have sought to protect their countrymen
from being robbed and plundered in the
name of patriotism.
During the last three or four days the
men who lett their families and their homes,
went, as they supposed, 10 take shipping
tor Ireland, Killian having informed the
men that General Sweeney was already in
the field, and that the movement to East
port was but pare of the plan of that
officer, who was to support them ky di-
version on Canada. The men were in
duced to believe these villainous falsehoods,
and left the frontier in perfect good faith,
to take shipping at once. But when they
arrived at Eastport they found neither
transports nor irohclads and, as last re-
sort, the leaders, Doring, Sinnott, Killian
and company, wanted their deluded fol-
lowers to attack Campo Bello with moth
ing but their pistols, Colonel Walsh,
Captain Laynor, and others, who did not
wish to see the men slaughtered by the
shells from the British fleet lying off the
island, refused to accede to this mad
Drained attempt OF Killian and his CON
| freres, and the entire schema fell to the
ground. The men had to beg their way
back to New York as we'll as they could.
On Saturday last, the Eastport eontin-
gent of the grand army of invasion called
or John O'Mahoney and demanded that
they should receive remuneration for the
loss OF time and employment that they had
suffered in the wild goose chase. O'Alah-
| oney refused at first, and denounced Kill
liam as a traitor, who had sold the cause
to the enemy, Killian having already as
serted the same thing of D MahOney In
the streets of Eastport, stating that the
reason why his invasion scheme had come
| to grief was because 'the administration
had refused to support him in the. field. J"
| (Meaning John O'Mahoney.) This did
not satisfy the men, however, and Colonel
Walsh aud Captain Gaynor, it is under
stood, presented pistols at the head of the
O'Mahoney, having previously locked the
doors of the mansion to prevent escape
O'Mahoney, after slight delay to gather
his scattered faculties, paid the demands
of the men, and they went on their way
rejoicing, with $50 per capita in their
pocket.