Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-04
THE E'ENIAN INVASION Of THE CAN.

The power of England on this continent,
so far as it may be needful to thwart privy
conspiracy and rebellion, is now being tested
the long continued excitement under the cog
nomen Of 'Fenianism' having it may be
supposed, produced its legitimate fruits in an
attempted invasion of the Canadas. Con-
tilctlng and contradictory as are the volumin-
GUS statements published of the progress
made, it does not need the exhibit made to
show that the attempt is madness itself, and
that England, pursuing her Evolutionary meth
DDS in dealing with such outbreaks, will want
no better opportunity afforded to make revolts
against her wrong doing and oppression some
thing not likely to be undertaken by any.
however brave and capable, individually, such
may be. Had her officers in the Canadas
worked up the case with special reference
toan intended chastisement of the disconnected
spirits so long her parti ocular annoyance, it
could not-as it appears to us-have been bet
ter done because there is little or no doubt
but that when the i'll organized bands come to
find retreat from gathering perils necessary,
the lakes and the rivers all the way to the
ocean Will prove barrier so effective that, as
the "Non Shultz' undertaking, the penalties
will be fearfully severe and long to be depored
by the luckless invaders and survivors.
If any fact has been better established than
another within the past few years in relation
to the status, politically, of the Canadians it is
that they do no. feel too deeply their ''galling
chains;" that ''liberation,' from this side of
the border, is anything else than what they
want; that-in short-they are thoroughly
"loyal." And as for Stevens and others throw
ing upon their soil Irish enough to outnumber
and control them, supposing even, that the
Whole OF that people in this country were TO
JON IN the movement, the thing is utterly
preposterous, as is evident now in the ready
manner In which the old residents second the
British officials in maintaining the authority
OF the crown. This being so, it is a thousand
plties that the gallant men engaged in this un-
dertaking should be thus made the victims Of
misguided zeal, of desire to avenge long
standing wrongs; for we believe-as we have
before intimated-that England is rather glad
than otherwise, Of the opportunity afforded
her to assert her power, and that when the
raid is at an end, she will seek to make the
lesson to its unfortunate dupes terribly eilec-
tive and lasting
vi course the people of this country will
watch these movements with profound inter
est, although with no expectations of seeing
the Canadas change rulers. Even were the
remains to get q foothold there, it could be
but temporary, since, with no war on hand at
nnl
there as to sweep the whole region from the
sea through the great lakes. War is not car
RED on III these times, as our late experiences
teach US, by men whose whole commissarat
IS comprised IN lunches they may carry in their
pockets; nor does an Ordinance bureau
mean depot for the supply of damaged mus
kets and small bird guns. And if the Fenian
War Department. in the person of Gen.
Sweeney, does indeed exhibit itself at the
front, 1t is anything but a warrant for or
gained and continued success; it will not
scare back the grim British officials who posi-
bly, are already anticipating chance to re-
enact some of the scenes only lately witnessed
in Jamaica, under the rule Of Governor Eyre,
and not very long ago in India, under the
same Commander Chief now watching the
collapse of the raid in the Canadas.
We look for speedy and a sad conclusion
OF this attempt. The ''wrongs of Ireland
are no day-dream of the poet; no phantasy to
STR men to false sympathy; but real and long
continued, it is sad to believe that indiscreet
movements, such as those under considera-
ton, will only aggravate them, and that the
1ll-advised endeavor will only postpone still
further that ''liberaton'' so long sighed for
and anticipated