Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-02
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BY TELEGKs.FHys
From New York.

New loRK, March 2.-The news OF tn,
suspension Of the hdjeas coipns at and tn,
are st OF one huuaIcd more Fenians in Ire
and create, considerable anxiety at UnioI
| square headquarters
| Yesterday aneeting Of the council was
at once held and import AM measures taken
! Circulars were Immediately issued from
I headquarters calling ON the yaIious circle,
10 ne and Il he action on the lmporta n
news just received.
Ii is as or,ed chat Fra &c is prepared Il
recognize Ireland as beiiigercnt power the
moment she asserts her right to such :
cam. The lliSh People. the organ Of The
/ hiotherhood, issued an ,X.Ia Z wing al Ia,
/ latest news ieeeiyol. The circular publish
ed vas the following
HEAD QUARTERS,
DErr CT CIVIL, AFFAIRS.
March |, l666 !
BRoThEss The U.tJeds Colpus sus
pended Ia Ireland. Orr cDn- patr.o,s are
thus thrown into the iiell, aud are doubt
i s fighting, a 'i1d gives them strength,
a. this monsnt Meet, and remember
your promises and be prompt in your assis
tance. The military department OF The
Jrotherho i viii take charge Of your mil
tary Contributions and model them. The
financial department viii rain every nerve
to suppl, the brave mel in he gap. Sue
cess depends upon immediate action. Let
every man understand his duty.
Signed, PATRICK j. Owning,
Secy Civil Alfalrs
1t is stated that many leading FcDians
" ~ at.r,xpI fi,tc OF ,p,i,,J,,..x
sweeney, who will take counsel with each
other IS TO what Is 10 be done in the pres
ent critc al position OF affairs. There were
secret meetings Of all The circles, last eve.
mig.
The Herald says:
1t j, now generally believed by the Broth
c;hood Of this city that their friends in Ire
land are already fighting. aud bitter are the
d.nuucistions ty the adherents Of O. Ma
honey and Stephens. In fact, the feeling
against them now runs so high that il is
feared that should il be established, on the
arrival of the ilest mail, that the Fenians
are fighting in Ireland, extremes will be
gone to here to acts Of violence committed.
The following resolutions were ado ted at
a meeting Of the association OF bank officers
yesterday
WHEREAS, Measures are under consider
alton in Congress for the consolidation oil
the public debt, having also in view AS the
u innate object the restoration OF the cur
rency to n specie basis;
Hesoired, That this associal ion deem all
these deliberations to be timely and appro
PIRATE, aud to be demanded by he best in
iutcsls Of the country.
Rtsoirtd, That we deem ii t. be an indis
pcns,blc prcquiSte oil such measures that a
:, stc.natic plan be adopted Tor the resuiar
l, dc,npton o. national bank notes, as re
commended both by the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Comptroller OF the Cur
r ncy.
hesoieel. That without such plan In Ct
lcciive operations, any movement towards
Inevitably result in t1e substitution OF a
currency calculated 10 DC protected inde
initely. Existing financial difficulties IN
crease the embarrassment both OF the gov
arnmcnt aud tho people.
The llerald's Havana correspondent writes
that the last Spanish mail steamer from
Spain, which arrived here on The l7lh inst,
eft Cadis on the 2nd, under sealed orders
rom the Government, which, hen opened
ere found TO be that tue Captain was not |
10 touch at any Of the intermediate points, |
but to proceed direct 10 his destination, and |
4 he met with any Spanish vessels OF wav,
% inform their conmanders Of The attitude
assumed by sroin in regard to Chill and
acre it is sad further, that hc was tho bea'ss
r OF Government dispatches y the Capt. /
General, with orders 10 send out 5,C00
roops to Join the squadron IN the Pacific.
1t Is stated that Gen. Duicc has strong |
'hjections to d. any such thing, not only IN
rev Of ths unesatsin I'D rosplshnBd peet !