Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-16
From the Boston Journal
Letter from ireland.

present a someWhatprominent position
in the eyes of the world, and Therefore
few words on the topics connected
with the green isle may not be uniD.
teresting to your readers. First in
the list comes the all-absorbing subject
lin this country at least) of
FENIANISM.
Fenianism, which is here on every
ones lips, if not in every ones heart
is an anomaly in the history Of Ireland
Prosecuted by the authorities. frowped
upon by the landed proprietors. de.
nounced by the Catholic clergy, watch
ed by twenty thousand troops and ten
thousand arm d cOnst2 bularv. it,
principal organizers and leaders sery-
inc out cOnvicts' sentences in Enrlish
priSons-yet the government, as an
nounced by Judge Keogh from the
bench, are aware that this formidable
conspiracy is every day increasing In
strength and efficiency. Its organizers
are constantly at work; its devotees
are filled with new zeal and hope
Complete arsenals for the manufacture
Of rifle cartridges, pixies, &c, are seized
every few days, and still they do not
seem discouraged. The newspapers
inform US that Dublin is filled with
Fenian arsenals, and that as soon as
the county was proclaimed under the
Arms act they removed their stores Of
OF arms, DC, to the other counties
which had not been proclaimed. lii
consequence Of this the Lord Lieuten-
ant and Privy Council have just pro
claimed four or five other counties
the most free from Fenianism in Ire
Iand), thus putting the whole country.
with the exception Of counties where
Orangeism is rampant, at the mercy
OF any enemy who may wish to deva,
tate the country. Americans can
hardly understand the benefits and
privileges Of being proclaimed" or
rather living in proclaimed district.
Imagine u farmer, having ninety o. one
hundred acres OF land. having t. carry
two shot pouches to the police bar
racks, under the penalty Of two year,
Imprisonment for failing to 90 so.
have seen the constabuIary root up
field belonging to a farmer whose FAM
II Aad lived in the ncighborh00d for
centuries, in the vain endeav0r 10 find
pixies. You may ask what grounds
Of suspicion did they have. viii tell
YOU: this man had two sons who were
never FcniauS. but who are Young a d
athletic fellows, ond this is enough 10
faint a man with Fcnianism here
And this is il Wexford, universally
acknowledged to have little or 10
connection with Fenianism.
ALULL BEFORE THE STOR3I.
| happened to be in Cork durina
the sitting ofthc Special Commission"
Infantry guarded the hotel where they
stopped; cavalry battalion escorted
them to the court house and back:
mounted policemen guarded the
wrctchcd intormers from the police
barracks, where they found safety for
the night, to the court house, where
they stood ready TO swear to ANYTHING
and everything against the unfortunate
men placed In the dock; batteries Of
paraded the streets; 5000
troops Of all descriptions stood ready
to NOW down the loyal people OF Cork
II. IN the eXuberance Of their disposi-
lions, they should manifest any REBEL
lous proclivities; the iron-ciad Black
Prince and other vessels moved up
nearer the city, IN order to be ready
to send a Christmas greeting In the
shape of shot and she'll IN the event
ofsuch an occurrence. And the people
OF this same loyal observation-disclosures
clerks, tradesmen and artisans-thc
supposed Fenians-passed all this
by scarcely turning their
heads to look at what may be called
the shadow ofmighty future events
4 stranger would think these people
surely loyal, and so the Times and
other English papers announced. But
have seen these same men at night.
IN. their own homes and in the public
houses, and it required but little pen
etratlon to discern the cause of this
seeming calmness. They had made
lp their minds to hide their time
Though that glorious old republican,
soldier. Oliver Cromwell. caused rpiD
mi devastation in Ireland, the people
ire determined to abide by one of his
naxims-~Put your trust in God. and
Keep your powder dry"
THE ANCIENT ROMANS.
In spite of all the obIiquy and ridi-
'ule thrown upon this movement and
IS leaders by hireling press. one
'annot but admire the spirit which
minated the Fenian prisoners Oh
heir trials. Men brought nm oontlv
.d1cated and accomplished. received
entences consigning them to a con
net 5 fate with the same cahnness with
Which they would listen to 4 lecture
+ sermon; and when asked what
hey had TO say why sentence should
.ot be passed upon them. THEN. Inns
uttered the same words of defiance Of
1ngilsh misruie and love of Ireland
OF which they had Just been con- icted.
' nat could be more simple and more
oole than the words of the gifted
ritter Charles j. kickham: Il have
Forked for Ireland, l am now willing
suffer for her."
THE BAsTILEs OF ENGLAND.
And this man, by birth and cduca-
on gentlemen, has had his head
haved, a convicts' garb put upon him
nd Is now serving out IA years i'm
rlSODmp0t On tho ooI;+o