Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-05
The FENIANs.
Leeturing Tours or the Acknowledgment RO-
berts aud General sweeney IN iroy---An EX-
cited NIeeting---What the Fenians are Doing.

The quarrel between the factions Of the Fenians,
which began in New York city is in progress in va
rious parts Of the United States. The New York
Post says:
| Leading men of the OMahony panty and Presi-
dnt Roberts aud Others of the Senate party travel
about the country and deliver lectures to great
Jjences of Fcnians. These addresses ale very hit
ter; the lecturers denounce each other unspaungly,
and the meetings which are composed partly OF
O'Mahony Fenians and patty of Roberts FeniaIs,
who manifest their feelings with some vehemence,
| are generally confused aud uprUarious- q,
one OF the meetings, which took place in Troy, in
this State two or three days ago. is described in the
Troy papers. The speakers were W lillian hennedy,
General Sweeney (the' Fenian Secretary of War,
President Roberts State organizer Brennan, aud
state Centre OSuivan. The audience refused to
hear Mr.. Kennedy. who, after calling the meeting
To order, endeavored to state It's object The oMa-
hOny Fcnians were the ma Ority, and they pro-
posed " put out" Mr. Kennedy, but were pached
/ by his withdrawal.
General Sweeny was then introduced, and was
! heard with some patience. The OMahony Fenians
respect the Secretary of War, though he opposes
| UMahony. lie favored making war with England
Immediately by attacking Canada. ln six months
he said, Canada could be taken. Then the Fenians
would have ports, aud recognition would follow
| They would not just now attack and beat down the
/ English guards in Ireland aud destroy the ships
| Guarding the Irish coast. But with Canada they
could send out cruisers 10 destroy English commerce.
! Canada would be useful principally as base OF
supplies and from il England could be struck at
with effect. If UMahony Thought the best way to
accomplish the dcsed end was to sail for Ireland
direct let him do 1t.
At the close of General Sweeney's speech, some
policemen having arrived, the acting chairman ln'
! PRODUCED President Roberts.
! Colonel Roberts said he did not come there to
quarrel with any one; did he ask any one to fol-
! low his opinions But he did ask all To 20 with him
and strike blow-not with words, but with the
strong right arm 20 aid and encourage their brothers
| in Ireland, who 10. night were suffering IN dungeons
while they were here talking. In Ireland they had
been waiting and looking across the water for iee's
| and armies, until six months ago, they salu they
would look no longer, and had accordingly struck
| blow. When he joined the order nc uhucrStoou
that blow was soon to be struck by the tenlans III
Ls country What were they doing! lie was told that
all that was wanted was men ofnucncc to talk TO re
people and induce them TO give money. lie was gla
! that he had been doing that because the receipts
had been raised from live hundred dollars month
when he took hold of it, to Sl2OOOO now, but he dld
not wish to be tilker he intended 10 follow tins
with his sword He believed that the great body oi
rishmcn were true to the interests of Their country,
because out OF the great number Of the brotherhood
in Ireland only two or three had been found willing
to betray their brothers. The speaker here referred
To Stevens the Head Centre in Ireland who had SUI
! ,rcd in British prison.
! At the mention of this name-a name upon which
the whole audience seemed to he uned-three rounds
| OF cheers made the hall ring The speaker then re-
crfed to 'Mlhony's transactions. lie said the re-
Spouse 10 the call for money had been most bcrll,
! but it had not been used for Ireland. II had been
suandered in New York. Out OF s2i0OOO raised
between the Cincinnati and Philadelphia convcn.
tons only $40 600 went To Ireland, and OF SO 900
| received from the first of October to the Ist OF
January $50 900 had been spent in New York. At
tins statement there was another UntbuISt OF boot
| ings and howngs and clamurous appeals to " rut
! him out" some one in the audience screamed out
Why didn't you state that in the Senator
Colonel Roberts--We were not allowed to examine
the accounts of the treasury department, and the
doors were barred against anything of the kind, but
! these statements are sworn TO under oath.
Colonel Roberts continued his remarks at some
| length, referring to the Canada proposition Of Cen
erll Sweeney, warmly expressing himsel IN ITS Ia
vOr
REPORT OF A DELEGATE FROM IRELAND.
Our reporter, says the New York Express, had n
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