Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-06
FENIANS In CONGRESS.
Meeting In Monumental Park
The Head Centre Of Ohio
Becomes Eloquent.
Only Five Hundred Dollars worth
OF Patriotism
Hurrah for Ballyslouguthery
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Cleveland Furnishes Eight Men for
the Liberation of Ireland.


pose of taking counsel, and-taking cash.
The meeting was appointed for Brainard's
Hall, but the prospect of the evening being
fine it was adjourned to the Square, where
about one to two thousand persons were as
sembled. chiefly from Kildare and Ballys-
louguthery, Italy.
The Father Mathew Temperance Band
took stock in the Irish Republic to the ex-
tent of half q dozen Irish airs, including
Garry Owen" Paddy Mlles's the Boy
and "Croppie Lie Down"
Addresses were delivered by Ohio Head
Center Lavan and others, interpreted &C
casionally with sonorous voices exclaiming
in classic Greek, "Hurrah for Eerlant."
Nj. Thomas Lavan, State Head Center,
mounted the rOstrum and briefly held forth
rs follows:
Brother Irishmen, Irish women and
friends Of Ireland, we rave called you to-
gether that we may take counsel how we
may advance the cause of the land We love
dear old Ireland. When a lew days ago
the electric wire trilled with the glorious
news that our brothers were measuring
swords with the OppressOrs Of our land and
nation, a thrill of JOY went up from the
shores OF the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from the golden sands Of California to
the frozen shores of Maine.
"a full chorus of voices in pure Greek
brogue here stated " Hurrah for Eerlant. y
Let the Irish people make q noble exam
ple-furnish before the week is passed one
thousand men and ST. 1000, and l promise
you that this struggle shall not cease till
the accused British rule is driven from
this continent.
Here the chorus again made the same
statement diminished after the manner of
an echo.)
We must have before the week is past one
thousand men and $4,000. Shall we have
them?
Three voices from the outskirts of the
crowd, supposed to belong to agents for
Irish Republic Bonds on the sale of which
they realize twenty per cent, You shall
have it.")
The dag is come when the power Of Eng.
land shall be forever destroyed on this con
tinent-but we must have befre the week is
past one thousand men and 5000 Are
you ready-shall We have it?
-Four voices were now heard to state, |
/" The bonds must be sold y
We want two things-men and money
men for the field and monev-for Irish Re- |
public Bonds. Are you read to give both ?
(Cries Of yes Here the three agents
offered the bonds.)
4 Brother Irishmen do your duty send the
young men to fight, the rich give of their
wealth, leave the old men at home to pro-
tect your wives and little ones and soon
shall the Green flag float from every tower
in Canada, and future generations will bless
your noble deeds. l regret to say hat this
Government is engaged in enforcing what
is called the laws Of neutrality. l regret to
say that the Government up TO this time
exceeded what l consider its duty. l
will utter no reproach, make no complaint,
but little did the dying Irish soldier who
for the preservation of this Republic
think that that same nation which they
to protect would be a hindrance to
their crushing effsetually aud forever the
tyrannical power Of England.
l believe this action does not meet with
the hearty sanction of the great American
believe the honest American peo-
pie wish our success. But to ensure success
let US desere it, and to deserve it let US nave
aid. Give General Sweeny $4,000 men in
one month and you will have done your
duty. Are you ready to do it?
Fifteen voices, supposed to belong to
Fenians Of the st. Louis delegation, detained
at the depot for want Of transportation,
l. Give US the money!
Let the rich come forward and subscribe.
md let the young enroll themselves. Have
not heard how the Fenians licked two
o n of the Queens Own
This having no reference to bonds called
or a cheer from the assemblage, who sup
'osed that " Queens Own" meant a regiment
{ British Regulars instead of being as it
; a small volunteer company from Toronto,
omposed of students from Trinity College, ,
Let Cleveland furnish within a week one
men and sIO,00O and before the l
'ear closes Ireland shall be free. Are You '
eady 10 do that? J
The assembly seeing that while men t
7ere only required by the thousand money c
7as wanted by the te~n-thousand, made no
eply. The band then played Garry
'wen" after which Captain Dunn-Captain c
a the Army of the Irish Republic-of St.
,ouis, was introduced by State Head Cen
er LaYan and briefly addressed the people. /
lis speech was immensely egotistical and l
lily. He informed the astonished rustics
{ this Village" that he was the represent +
I've of the Irish Republic in America. He
lrther proposed that when Ireland's ma L
.onality was restored, he should be sent
} the Irish House of Lords to concoct laws Il
n the visitation of direful vengeance upon
ritons, and recreant sons of the "green n
lld sod" who did not buy bonds. He pro-
Osed to the Fenians of the Fifth Ward Z
hose parents nave been born in this
,untry-severAl generations past-to re- L
i'm to the green land of their birth and l.
t once more beneath the pleasant roof
zee.
A subscription list was then opened.
,me subscribed and some paid the cash.
ut the clouds which had been threatening
in wept large tears at the IMPLYING, in
l%triotic "Faynians." Those who desired 9
purchase bonds for the benefit of the
ish Republic were then advised to ad- N
urn to the Fenian Headquarters on Seneca
-set. Mr.. Lavan, who is really an elo- a.
speaker, then plainly stated the mat |.
money was wanted and men were re- -
ssary. A roll was opened for the latter, :
t volunteering was not active. We give ;.
low the names and worth of the patriot -
D of subscribers: m
Q~uinlan.--S1OO Timothy GshertyS )
Keenan.-.-.. 50 John MGurk-... 10 IL
ter Moran...... 50 P. Kavanagh-... 10 70
Io~lland-.-.... 80 N. Redmond ..... , pa.
mel Walsh. 10 ?. W. O'Conner.. 10 nm
mes keenan,. 10 John Murphy. 10 =
TX Mccormick, ) J. Redmond,......IO pa
Sullivan,....... l Jno McIntyre,~~.... 5 ms
otlJ. Mahon,...l0 E. Kegan..---.. )
McNanars(boy)lO N. Healy,..~...l0 {
Carey. l VIM. Mcdonald. ..- 5
chsel Burns.-.-.IO Morris Collins. ? hV
'ence Hemay..-.IO Patrick K~enney-... } in
er K~illdsy..-.-. > G.. Connerty..-.-.- 5 wit
Murphy---...- ) NJ. Curry.-..-.... ; NJ
er Morin......... . Pat. McCartney....IO 9'e
j. Burns .........l0 E. E. O'Brien, Spring dis
j. Ronan,.-....I0 fel Rifle and . We
IS. Maloy,--..-.lO Jas. McDonald,.....IO fel
1. Fogsrty.-...IO Phillip DUNN. 6 g
n Hoben"+-..IO NJ. reeley-. VI