The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-03

All who opposed to Traitors ruling the Country,
and to eurrenderng the Government into the hands
Rebels invited attend and participate in the
meeting.
By order Of the Lee County Republican Central Com
mittee I'M BapK,
May 2sth, 1885. Chairman
THE FENlAN INVASION OF CANADA.
This drama of mans life is an involved
one. The Fenians have invaded Canada
Here is new act of a piece that was begun
centuries ago. Three hundred years and
more before this continent was known to the
civilized world, in A. D. 1855, To satisfy
the ambition of Henry ii, and acting as the
dispenser of crowns and Kingdoms, Pope
Adrian III, himself by birth an Englishman.
issued papai. bull directing that King "to
invade Ireland in order to extirpate the vice
and wickedness Of the nation and oblige them
to pay yearly from every house penny to
the See of Rome" He gave him entire right
and authority over the Island, commanded all
the inhabitants to obey him as their sovereign,
and invested with full power all such goodly
instruments as he should think proper to en-
ploy IN an enterprise thus calculated for the
glory of God and the salvation of the souls of
men. Shortly after this followed Ireland 8
invasion by Richard, Earl of Strigul, and his
triumphs over the natives, and Henry's as
sumption of rule over Ireland. Thus, English
hood and fraud and violence. Then began
the apportionment of Irish property among
English adveHturers. Hume says Palatin-
ates were erected in favor of the new adven-
turers independent authority conferred the
natives, never fully subduea, still retained
their animosity against the eonquerers; their
hatred was retaliated by like injuries and
from these causes the Irish, during the course
of four centuries remained still savage and
intractable; it was not till the latter end of
Elizabeth's reign that the Island was fully
subdued; nor till that o, her successor, that
it gave hopes of becoming useful conquest
to the English nation.' English NAL admin
istratlon was a suthce cause for this. Fol-
lowing this the administration Of the Stewarts,
weak, unwise and unjust in all things, was so
toward Ireland. Their policy agreed only in
being an injury TO its people. James the
first tried to put the catholics under the feet
of the protes,ants, and his success was, says
Hume, that he and his agents rendered all
men Of property desperate, and seemed to
threaten total extlrpation of the natives.
And while they thus infused zeal and animos
ity into the enemy, no measure was pursued
which could tend to support or encourage the
protestants, now reduced to the last extremi
ties The last James of the house oil
Stuarts tried to put the protestants under the
feet of the catholics, and he, says Macauley
/" instead Of becoming mediator became
the fercest and most reckless of partizans
Instead of allaying the animosity of the two
populations, he infamed it to height before
unknown" The result was terrible strug
gle, in which the catholics were defeated, ant
were made amenable, says Macauley to s'sucl
series of barbarous laws against Popery q
made the statute book Of Ireland proverl
of infamy throughout christendom."
administration continued, the condi-
ton of Ireland, improving within this century
but still sufficiently severe and oppressed a
to foster constant discomfort among its peo
pie and to secure condemnation by Engisl
liberals
Now the movement for Ireland Liberation
is inaugurated on our own soil. Our advice
show that thescontest has fairly commenced
Wemust bide the issue. Even, if the Fenian
should succeed in the expedition, even if tn
Head Center should find himself in flu
possession of the Canadas, isn't it anothe
phase of What will he do with it?''. G
how much value will it be as point d dppt
from which to make Ireland Republic
Will the possession of her America province
cause England to surrender the Emerald Isl
to the Fenians? We apprehend not. Ca
the Irish at home be successfully aided froi
this SIDE the ocean in overcoming the powe
of England? This we deem very doubtful
But we will see what we will see.
Bl0ndin Outdone--The Latest Sensation
From the n \. Cor. of the Hartford Press
You may recall one De Lave, a tight ron
performer, who long time ago astonishe
the natives of Rochester by his feats aboy
the Genesee Falls. He has returned he,
from many years spent in South America an
Mexico, and is going to give the public ne
sensation. He proposes to cross the Falls
Niagara on small wire, as 1.-THE America
Eagle" To explain, he is now having q lart
leathern eagle made here in the city, which
to be "stuck full' of feathers and otherwi.
manipulated so as to resemble live one
mons,rous proportions. This is to fit close
about his body, and on walking the wire
will balance himself by tapping the arti6ci
wings. At the same time q rope is to be 81
pended by him below the wire, to which b
son, boy eight years old, will cling and /
through with various athletic perfOrmanc,
as the father advances across the falls.
Lave likewise proposes to walk on ! vi
over the falls, carrying both his wife and q
on his back. This promises to be the ne
sensation of the season. Do Lava hes be,
performing at tho City Of Mexico, where
occasioned considerable fsyDra H tein
with him medal received from ~ Bnper
NAximiliaa.