Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1866-02-24

feIloWS VINO may Do lOOllSu anu Tesn
enough to come under the lash of the law.
know til hoped that Louis Napoleon
may assist the Irish to obtain their inde.
pend 6nce. No man in his sane mind can
suppose such thing probable. Louis Ma
poleon is mere satrap of England he
must do her behests. He carried her po.
liceman's staff in London in le4s, to sup
press an aborlye Charist outbreak. lie
is too anxious to establish his dynasty to
aid revolution in any quarter. lie has
been beggar, wanderer, an outcast,t too
long to iwperis his throne by coming to
logger.hends with England. lie knows
that she would let loose the red republi-
cans Of Europe upon him, and topPlc his
throne over in less than month, and send
him forth again 10 beg his bread, Hope
for the Irish from such quarter is hope
les1. may be told that abe could not do
this. 1 state in reply that she hunted a
far greater man than he, and left him to
pine to death upon small isle in the South
Atlantic Let my countrymen look into
al! these matters with care, and then draw
| their conclusions.
I am panied to advert to the braTls de
nunciations, and counter. denunciations of
the Fonion factions which have occurred
in our midst during the last few months -
| Are these leaders sincere Does it not sp-
pear as if it were struggle FOR power, as
the power brings grist 10 the mill ! Why
is it that the Messrs. Roberts and o Ma
hony Congress and the Senate cannot
agree If We are to believe each of the
other faction, they must be wrong. The
myth, Stephens, is an enigmatcal ohsrac-
ter, How was it that he was enabled to
opeu nine locks, and thus escape from Jail I!
Did gold do it {! There are people who
say that Stevens is in the employ of the
British Government. am not disposed
to say so, and shall wait events to develop
this transaction. Where aro tie appoint
ed places Of rendezvous for the Fenian ar
my Not surely in the United States be-
cause our Government cannot, will not,
and ought not to permit it. Indeed, this
Fenanism promises to beget Natiyism,
which God avert.
now proceed to ascertain the numbers
Of men and amount Of money requisite to
make a probable invasion of ireland. II
will be readily admitted that no likely suc-
cessful rising could take place without the
assistance Of at least hundred thousand
armed invaders to convey these ecrosi
the oceaa from somo standpoint it will take
one hundred transports, and at least there
ought to be twenty armed steamers to pro
tect them in their transit, because if any
leader rash enough were to arm priva'
teer, to prey upon British commerce, hi;
vessel would be captured, and he and hi;
crew would be strung up to the yard arm
as pirates. anpposo tha Fenan leaders
have The men but have they the money
or credit to cloth, equip, and pay the hun
dred thousand men for one year prove
below the cost Of such an army. Patriot
: ism is very Gne but it will not buy gun
cothe back, or ill a belly. 1t take
money, ready money, or sound credit, tt
do this. Probable cost is appended in
note.
need hardly state, Fenianism is com
posed of sincere enthusiasts who are read.
to peril life, limb, and property to eman
, cpate Ireland Of kuaves, who look sole
, ly to the amount of money that can b
, made of the last class, who are the dupe
who rive their means to aid this forlo
hope.
, can point out a method by which til
} power of England can be humbled an
r Ireland separated from England, and he
| independence established at no distant da!
t Let those who are now making sacrifice
g for Fenianism save their money and sen
+ for their relatives to come here and settle
t let them become good American citizens
: let them teach their children and chill
8 dren's children to look upon England ;
= the oppressor Of their race let them al
J. in a completa reunion upon equal righ
for the South, aud heal up its blscdir
# wounds. Do not permit Geo far as You ca
prevent that the South is to be gOrcra'
y Us England governs Ireland, as Russ
d governs Poland, and as Austria gcverl
d Hungary. This appears to me to be tt
l. only feasible hope for Ireland. Whcuev
|, the time shall arrive, and arrive it wi
.. that America shall bo again united, al
. that she and England will go to war, the
ir and then only, will there be hope for Iri
e. independence.
d, l have now concluded the serious pa
le of my letter. have shown the folly,