New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-19
IRE LAND.

The Eenians in Errland-Tbcir Hopes and
Fcars-Thc Condition OF the Country
Personal Liberty i'm Ireland Wor'en
Detectives Employed by the British
stephens in Erc,nnd-Thc
Opinion as 10 wknt the Fcnians Can
DO in Ire,nnd-Thc Capture OF Canada
Looked For by the Irish Fsnians-
Departure of Lord MoncIs for Canada
with Special Instructions How TO Dcni
with American Tenians-'tere Arrests.
From Our Special Correspondent.
DtBLN Jan. -, l-GG.
Fenianism is stu the absorbing topic III Dub
lin and l might say al over Ireland After all exen-
siye tour through - Of the - counties. am il posi-
tion to give correct appreciation OF the subject as 1t
stands al present During my tour, which occupied
nearly four weeks conyersed with hundreds Of people
% every grade Of society Catholics well Protest
ants Fen.aus as vel! as Orane emen editors Church
Of England ministers Catholic priests, British officers
head consablcs "peolers" and country gentlemen
merchants and shopkccper, tradesmcn and laborers
and most extensively with the peaSautry-who are
looked upon as the rank file of the Fenhn Brother
hood and who o. course should constitute the Ienian
army when such was to be called into exist
ence-I have carefully compared The opinions
and ideas OF the different oasses OF society,
aud have foucd that so absorbing IS the interest
which all feel in III movemc1thltt Tic isnorautAbTine
classes who never tbe now pHpers are a. well IN
formed on the suhicci o9 the merchants aud shop
kecpers The uniformity Of opinion that exists among
TIE people Of The sane class living IN counties remote
from each other Is surprising. Ihey express lheI4
ideas IN almost the words, and III who uu.y gym
pathlze with the movement sav. and hold t irny Us
their belief tLa as far a. Ireland herself is concerned
Feniausm Is 'playcd out. or. ~ other words tAlt
does not pay" TO be e Ienian IN Ireland Ten, hieeu
or twenty years penal ser.tudc. or, as ht buit ca.'
il "imprlsoument in q living tomb viii 10 Is to be
hoped soon cool the ardoI OF The more iooit tenIls
THE COSDIuON OF TIE COUNTRY.
The most important aspect OF IN fcaian question
relates the influence the excitement eaAea Dl ~ mas
on tie condition q tie country Iheie D, ONLY one
oDiro. eYIirc..cl on tis subject by Oh classes and
crcets OF the Irish people which Is that an feparhDe
mischief has been done 70 the coaII! ana hcI pros,
poets Capitalists and trade have been driven ont ana
are now leaving daily. ana new cnitIp'lse- "leh
would benefit The COantTY aud auWd ehpiu' Ntil 10
the almos starving people have been a3ana.hso, an4
such as were about being started, Indefinitely post
poned EMPLOYERS who discOLrtcnunce the NOV emcni:
look on their labOIeIs aud servants with suspicion luI
ds;rust An uneasy ard embarrassing state az icfhnE
prevails and pervades The whole community. Business
10 very great extent is defangcd, and wteie nor
than the ordinary excitement prevails, as h '"Ih ana
roIice--olrnost ruined Maur who We're able 20
struggle along heretofore now looking toward the
emigraui ship The .gst resort ana many Nti! Aii
youd now leave the country i they Only LaI TIE
means shopkeeper said 70 ne the other day, Nj
dear sir hev are a feeding IN" pfo-ifate carcass Z"
poor Ircland-Iudges Kcough ana Fitzgerald. and The
councillors and The military, and extra police ana the
swarrus Of detectives aud ala afraid. your cra1'
ia America and unless stiOkc ia AiIttA ~ 'HI4i
this Winter will be- bound 90 believe that your Amel
can TeliGBs about o. gOrg; taeuacf'. on my ffuf
nroriunate cOurtrv" This man uttered these word,
with the deepest feeling. ana wlel said TO Llm, 10"
do you know that you are not talking to "o'eTamcui
detective" he answer ld. "6Od knows ttete are plenty
Of detective aud yoa may be orc Of them bur n yoq
are care nothing oI tAai; have notLins TO lose
can hardly be worse OF iLan am.
| PERSONAL LIBEETY ~ IRiLANp
Personal liberty il very pccsiOus in Ireland just
pow Itisa roforiOus fact that no man s sac iIom
arrest on the Hmsest charge OF suspicion ana detnucd
a. long as the police desire. Your correspondent ohlv
escaped arrest by adopting the dodge used by the
people themselves when tLcy want 70 induIgc ~ y
Fenian talk. The way this is accomplished s py Hoi
culing and abusing the Fculdns While Won can under
cover of the abuse YOU heap them discus ther pros
pects OF success OF failure ron every pohi Oi 'lt"
while al the same time, as sti3W SHOWS which way
the current goes. stray WORD Wi! fe'eai inc a!Nl
thizpf or bis opponent All the la III Ireland are NJ
present OverfOwing with prisoners ana III Ofh an
additional building well guarded by mounted iroop''
has been leased bv the bOfeTnilci oI t' ht'i'r4''
tion Of suspected persons.
| WoYEN IMPioVLD As DETECTIVES.
Detectives TO the words OF the people themselves
are Us thick Backberries the Railway stations
Hotels Cars and Steamboats, team with them liner.
must be small army Of detectives IN Ireland |
Jlarnisd Inysef into the good gIaces 81 GOyefnneu
officer stationed at the Castle TLo informed ine o. Il
fact | had previously learned from other sources
namely. that the British Government has recently en-
ployed large number o. very modest looking Young
English ladies 10 travel in Ireland and pay particular
attention TO the conversations gong Oh m the cars
steamboats, hotels &C. The officer spoke very highly
of their services and sad that through heIr
| several important leaders lad been captured lie
went as far as TO offer 10 bet me pound that Stevens
would De arrested through the eAertons OF these 0e"
deteotiUes.
| STEVENS Il IRELAND.
With regard 10 Stevens there is but one opinion, and
that that he in ireland. Yeserdayt strongly
reported in Dublin that his whereabouts known 10
the police but this is doubtful Search Is being made
ior him every day in various parts oil the country
believe it is unknown IN what part oi Ireland ne is h
and il is rather strange that such Dt Ol ilnlhg lhIof
nation cannot be procured for 4l,OOO
| NUMBER OF rESIANs IN IRELAND.
As have not the honor of having been Initiated into
the fenian Order cannot give You any idca a. 10 tne
number Of enrolled Fenans IN Ireland. but
can in good part supply the deficiency OF my lnl0rlna-
tion by informing YOU OF the number OF the symps'
thizers with the cause and their name is Legion.
All Catholics in the country. rich poor are con
frmed sympsthizers sworn feniaus About one out
of every dozen Catholic priests the same side.
Few If any Pr0esants are IN favor OF the movement,
except perhaps O few in the Southern counties and
these are the exception estimate, after careful
sideraton that there from 100000 10 900 OF
sympathzers or Eenians IN Ireland. but there is
positively no number worth speaking o. or worth max
inc anv Calculation upoD that are either drilled in auy
manner or in any way organized There are no arms OF
any account IN their bands, or hidden OF cohcealeo
The police magnify every little circumstance that
arises regarding the capture OF arms. III oruef pre-
sumo TO bring credit their exertions III an od morse
pistol is found in a COW house. where II may nave IAN
for the last dozen years it is at once given 10 he eoln
try through the police reports as seizure Ol as'
Here is sample from TIE Dublin ErsHnR MaiE
SKzuRE ARNs-ln consequence Of information trc,seu
by the police authorities numerous searches nf arms hs'e
taken place the city aud suDurb In many ri,es
have proved fuess Dat ia instances tie enOIs o' 'Ho
DO lee have been rew5lted with success. o.,
| TIE house OF whitesmiiL, named "ialihew fynn