The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-11-24
The Radicals end the Feninns.

sta;d from the polls, and thus contributed
immensely to swell the radical victory. Thus
in Chicago alone it is estimated that fre
thousand Fenans refused to vote at all, while
others voted the radical ticket. Had they
voted on the conservative side, the radicals 1
would have lost the city. The radical victory
in Chicago was therefore directly the work of
the Fenians. In this city, also, many of the
Fenians refused TO vote, and others voted
directly for Mr.. Cook and other radical can.
didates.
1t must be exceedingly pleasant to our
Fenian friends to find how promptly they
are reaping their reward from then radical
friends aud new political coi!geners. OF
courseihe radical leaders and newspapers
are flowing over with gratitude, and insists
ing On the immediate repeal of the neutrality
laws, and throwing down every barrier calcu-
lated to obstruct the free ingress OF the Fee
mans into Canada. OF course they are! ..|
Let us see. In this State there was no
paper more industrious and adroit in this
business Of cozening the Fcniaus than the
Chicago RepaJlican. 1t published the Banks
Report in cxtenso, had an army of special
reporters at the big drunk near Chicago in
October, where Gov. Oglesby and John A.
Logan SO distinguished themselves by drink
ing more bad whisky than any Fenian on
the ground; and it reported, in faullless
grammar, all their maudlin sayings. In
short, tie Repntlican, which is the peculiar
mouth>piece of Gov. Ogicsby, was lis boon
brother in this business Of bamboozling ale
Fenians before the election. ~
WeA, the election is over, and, by he help
of the Fenians, the radical victory won, and
now it must be mo's thu. gratifying to orr
Fenian friends to see how kindly and CRATE
rf,tlly their services are remembered. We
commend to them, as equal 10 shower bath
on December II orniug, the toloning most
refreshing article which We copy from the
Chicago RsplJlican of Tuesday. How it
scores Johnson fer Lis former interference
with the Fenian iayasIn of Canada, and
how Il dcprecates his Interference in case Of
another spch attempt. And how hunauely
considerate for the poor Fenians now uader
sentence of death in Canada Isn't it lovely :?
The article. though somewhat lengthy, Is too
goot to be abridged. TeInyite the Fsnian.
no read . read what the iocs,n Of Gov.
/ Ogle>ty and John y. Lc,.n has 70 SOY abo,.,
the Fcnian invasion of Canada at1ey the
| elections. y = q y a - .-
+ Rumors ara again thlckening in re fsrence
| to another app reaching F,.rian invasion Of
! Canada. Mysterious outgivings abort pur,
| chases Of arms aud secret organizations OF
| troops are becoming frequent, and appear to
: be quite as authentic those which pre-
! sagcd The former rash and inconsiierate
/ liasco, which might reasonably hay. been
expected to cost every nan Concerned in it hi.
! life. In view OF these matters Of public no.
toviety. AID the tact that tao separate ilya-
sions Of q friendly territory have been planned
and organized on our sog, it Is the duty u
President Johusoa 30 take prompt aud ener-
getic action 10 prevent any repetition "f these
lf>ludged and hopeless undertakings.
. There are few An ericans We presume.
who DO not cordially yEp,thiz- with the
cause Ct Irish Independence, aud vino would
not welcome an eo-operatc with .uv moves
n'ent which promised to secure that end
Bot Canada Is, and Canadians are. no NOR,
| q party 10, or responsible for III, oppression
of Ireland By England, THAN IS Maine %.
! Illinois and even were there the rcni~ies,
hope Of success ia The tntuiious military err
terprises which have twice set the coua:r. n
| q fermeEt, We are bound. bv every csasiiera-
ton of humanity. justice, law, aud nati11a 81
honor, TO prevent any hostile Invasion, from
being organized or inaugGraled w.ii.u The
jurisdiction OF our Government, against Il
people Is gui!tlcss OF wrong toward i-eland
as ourselves. NJ one doubts that, sfiouli The
attempt to invade Canada from American
| soil, by American citizens. be repeated. the
President would Ultimately sapprcss il, rs be
did before, by the whole military force of Inc
nation, il necessary. II would BE- bis plar
= and sworn duty to do so and he would b,
justified by the calm, inie.ii gent sense of the
community, which cannot but see iha; such
un icr,akings must not he tolerated, and
ought not 10 have received the enco;ira cement
they have from the press aud the peopie o
The United States. But let the action %. the
Chief Executive be taken before these hosiii,
enterprises are actually inaugura'ri. Ic
him issue Proclamation warning all Ameri.
can citizens and Irish residents 10 desist from
these unlsrful and imp-actieable oryaniza,
tons, and 81 the same time concentrate suf
iciert troops in convenient places along III.
frontier. These movements must Of cours,
be suppresse1, and since the Fe.iian leader
have demonstrated their willingness 10 in
aug urate warfare--which none know bette
| than themselves must inevitably and disas
iroIsy fail of success-a gainst the CanadiaI
Provinces, they should b. vigorously nippeC
in the bud, before they culminate in utie
ruin to the deluded men who engage il
them.
When 1t becomes necessary 10 captur
Canada, the Government of the UNITED
Stases will undertake the Job on its owa ac
eount. But fhbustering expeditions b.
bodies OF American citizens on individual &C
count cannot be permitted. and the countr
at large should at once be given to undor
stand that the Government will not permi
them aud that it will not, BIZ gross am
shameful violation. not only { existing iieu
i irality laws. but of the principles which lie d
. the foundation Of international safety an
brotherhood, allow itself to be drawn into
needless war with formidable Power u
: account of TIE criminal :.cts Of its own ci,i
zens. which it had full power 20 prevent.
: We all wish to see Ireland independcn
> but her Independence cannot. be accom- phi n
ed thnon Oh r,Ids on Canadian sell. organize
and launched from ni,ed States tcrri,or,
y On the contrary, such raids are Il cri,ie an
J. 4 nuisance no less detes,atle ii,an Gres
Britain $ oppressIors' toward ireland. "
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