The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
ANOTHER FENIAN INVASION
OF CANADA.
The Plan of the Campaign by
a Correspondent OF Il Canadian Paper.
From the Toronto GlObe.l

From the Toronto Globe.
1t is q fact that arms and ammuni-
ton are gathered not only along the
frontier but in Canada itself. During
the last few weeks nearly every train
has carried boxes of rifles and car
tridges to well known Fenians living in
border towns, and they are stored away
ready for immediate service. This is
no secret, but is openly acknowledged
BY the l'cnians themselves. Here is an
outline of it. | have already stated,
there are hundreds Of Fcnians hanging
around Canadian cities at the present
moment On Il given day or night
they will make Il rising, certain towns
will be fired, and whenever there is an
opportunity Of doing so with success,
arms and military stores will be seized,
At the same time, fcints will be made
at Fort Eric or Windsor, and ut some
place on the upper St. Lawrence. AS
soon as troops are sent Off to these
points, the railroad and telcgraphs will
be cut. 1t is calculated that by this
means the country will be thrown into
a frightlul commotion, the troops will
he scattered, all means Of communica
ton will be cut off, and the people in Il
comparatively dclcnseless condition.
Then. and not till then, will the grand
attack be made. Two armies will ad
van.e into the country-one in Lower
and one in Upper Canada. The Low
cr Canada wing will advance with all
possible speed upon Montreal, from
which it is calculated all troops will
have been sent to meet the raiders on
the Upper st. Lawrence. The city cap
tured, all public property will be seized,
all vessels n the harbor taken posses
sion of, and the Irish flag raised. The
Upper Canada army will come in either
at Goodrich, Sarnia, Windsor, or some
point on the Niagara River; it will de-
pend entirely upon the feint. If it has
been made at Windsor, the army will
enter at Fort Eric, Goodrich or per-
haps Collingwood; or, if the feint be
made at either of these places, the ar
my will enter at some other point. 1t
will strike at once for Toronto, which,
as in the case of Montreal, it is hoped
will be left undefended, the troops
having been sent away to meet the
fcint, and being unable to get back on
account Of the railroad connection
being cut off. With Toronto and
Montreal as bases of operation, troops
will be sent out, and proclamations will
be issued announcing the capture ofthe
province and declaring it the property
of the Irish Republic. The rights OF
private property will be respected, and
all persons found plundering will be
severely punished. All provision and
horses seized will be paid for whel
Fenian authority is completely estab
lshed. Having thus gained footholc
in the country, they expect swarms OF
Americans to join them, with whose us
sistancc the troops will be fought in de
tail and overcome. Canada will then
be thoroughly captured, Il Fenian Pro
visional Government established, local
rulers appointed, and the people taxed
for the support Of the new order of
things.
This is brief outline Of the plan.-
How | procured it, ! must not tell |
can only say that it is reliable. 1t is
positively and certainly the plan dcci
dcd upon, and if it be not carried out,
then the present intentions Of the lead
crs of the Fcnian organization will not
be fulfilled. No day has been fixed
upon forthe rising. The Congress will
not settle that. 1t is thought safe tc
leave it to the leaders, who will in Il few
days after the adjournment, fix th'
date and inform the Ccntcrs Of all the
circles in the country, in secret man
ncr, Of course, and by means Of Il tel
cgraphic cipher.