, 1866-03-21

thirty.ave are Roman Catholics. But beyond
these, among the people 1t large, there Ia
scarcely faint trace OF sympathy for the Fs-
nians. Doubtless, F that = Brothethoodr had
stuck 10 It's first arowed intention Of going
over to liberato Ireland, there would have
been more feeling here in their behalf but
tho project Of capturing, pa]laging md sublu-
eating Cauada has had lncaIcnlabie power in
couquer1ng thE spirit. Even Irish Catholics
here, who Possess any intelligence, recognize
the fact that under tho Canadian Government
they enjoy religious liberty, freedom Of
thoue p md action, and facilities for the edQca~
tton Of their children. which It Is very doubtful
under the proposed Fenian rule. These men
then say: I'VE would be glad to sec the land
OF our birth, the land Of our fathers fee and
independent, and our hearts will be warmly
with any direct movement for making Ireland
one among the naiious Of the earth, hut are
from any raid On Canada and to the Sweeney
and Roberts plans We are heartily oppoecd.''
This is the 1angunge of the more fntef]iennt
Of those who might be expected TO sy1pa-
thize with this movement, but there sre Of
course some who, regardless Of aims or cor
sequences, would welcome an Invasion OF an
outbreak, disturbance In any form, which
would enable them to pllhse and murder with
the mob, md these ore they who are loudest
Irish wrongs," Independence nigh at
hand" "sunbu1st and the harp" 1.-THE green
nbove the red, /" and all that sort Of thing
TIE OBSERVANCE OF ST. PA1RIc5's DAY; .
The joint facts then Of the exlstance Of
but mlcros copieal spint of sympathy
by the oyer. heltning military force,
account fully for the unusual peace and
quiet Of st.. Pntrick's Day ali through the
provinces. The miserable little turnout
here was M apt illustration OF the position OF
the 11ish party. a snnlI band ofscared, looking
less and innocent, marching wide apart and
50 preternnturaily peaceful, that they seemed
even to carry under protest the staves consti-
tutfng part Of the symbols OF their order,
wandered up and down the streets, drifting
about one might say, for q while, then listen.
animns Of hate and rcbelllons feeling, against
the British Government, bnt c1oaked by
fimy preteuee Of loJaity. They
had intended to carry. eonc tres
sonable banner, some green nbove
the red'' thing, Understanding this, the
ed that although they would not Interfere
With them II proper fespeetKaud order
were preserved, yet If such banner
were displayed they would demolish the en-
tire procession. When the heprocession formed,
Hon: John q. Cameron, u. +. F., Grand Master
North. America, deliberately passed along
their line, scruttn'sed all their emblems and,
finding them oil proper enough the show Fas
allowed to 70 on Against snch q fact ~ this,
little importance cnn be attached to their fee
| bic and 6pasmodic cheers for 0'Mahoncy and
Stephens. ., ~ ,,,.- o-,,,,..,o,,. $780,,
save private dinner given by the same soci-
| ETY. which marched In procession, aud to
which none but members were admitted. a
| few, but remarkably few, staggered about in
the evening, and 1t WAS observable that where
/ drunken fellow appeared disposed to be
noisy and offensive, an Osangeman would be
cillatory measures prevent an outbreak. One
Intoxicated fellow wandered down King
street at 8 late hour singing:
81. ratrfex was broth Of bye and took his whts
ue iauehed and dancea, 90. drunk and swote. md
huggcd the widow bailey.
And lis voice YVES probably the aoislcst aud
his ala,um most watlikc Of any heard here
| during the whole day.
hUMoRs.
Thus far, from al sections Of the provinces
| come the same encouraging statements, and
there Is no reason to fear any outbreak In
| Cauads. As for raids from the States, there
seemingly upon good authority that such
things arc still greatly to be feared. Making
nil due allowance for the exaggeration Of ex-
element, and for the American spirit OF
"hoaIing the Kanucks," one cannot but
remember the old proyerb that Il whero there
il go much smoke, there must be little are''
and there is no appaFent intention here ai
relaxing In any degree the present strictness
OF military preparation.
H. FEELlSG AGAINST TIE UNITED STATES.
There Is no little feeling manifested here re,
gnrsiiDg the seeming indifference Of tha United
Etates Government 10 the Feniao threats and
preparations The Canadians say, now, that
during the war they were our best friends, "a
fact whfch &c lcn1n with pleasure for the drst
timch aud that they wonder at our aeeuine
to care so little for their security. This indlf
ference, however, Is far more apparent thar
real, as 1t Is now understood thst along the
border, on the other side, United 8tnte.
troops ave On the qsss rirt to prevent GnS 1t
tempt at inrasion, or give "!1re In the rear
to m invading force. At Detroit, the othel
day, ammunition was Issued, and secret order
given to prevent any attempt st raid OF
! Windsor, and this fact doubtless had grea1
effect in eemoraliztng the 'tgrand Fenia1
demonstration" there on st. fatrfck's day
The Canadians begin, therefore, to understand
! us little better, but they n1e still far from
easy In their minds, and probably will con
tinuc In their present warllke position for
long time to come. Dog.