Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-15
RUTLAND HEALRD.
TUESDAY, MARCH IS, 1866.
Fs.,.u Denomination In Boston.

the reconstruction problem losing its
holN on public attention for the mo-
men. while IN the world stands agape
10 sec what i= going to break, or to
learn Z anythios at all is going to fall
to pleo =.
An immense Fenian demonstration
was made in Boston, last Friday, said to
be the largest and most enthusiastic OF
the kind ever held in New England,
Music Hall was filled to its utmost ca
pacity, and one paper states that If six
thousand We're inside of the hall, there
must have been twice that number who
came and were unable to gain admit
lance.
But the chief cause OF excitement and
attraction was the presence of Col. John
O'Mahony, head-centre of the Fenian
organization, who, on being introduced,
addressed the meeting. He had come"
he said, "to make the last appeal, and
demand in the name of Ireland that her
sons should rally to her assistance in
this hour of trial. The young men of
Ireland are at this moment bound to.
gether in one grand fraternity, and they
demand the assistance of every Fenian
brother in America and every true
friend of the liberty for which so many
brave Irishmen have given their lives.
They wished no longer to ask the peo-
ple to believe that their brothers in Ire
land were organized, for it was not i'm
possible that even to day they were in
arms and fighting for their independ-
ence. Had they done their duty before
they might have had the necessary as
sistance in Ireland three months ago;
but there was no discord o. dissepsion
In the ranks now, and vill be none I'M
til the grand object IS accomplished. A
meeting of hup'|,red and fifty thous-
and had declar.ed in Jones Wood that
there should be no more discord, and the
voice HIS been echoed by five thousand
more IN Philadelphia. AS far as regards
tb5 American aspect of their organiza-
ton, it was never more fattering than
now. The Irishmen of the United
States are awakened, and they have
arms and all the means and appliances
to make a successful struggle against.
England. They want money, however,
and he had no doubt that there would
be soon an abundance Of it furnished.
The four millions of Irish in America
are willing to save Ireland to the best
s of their ability, and there are skillful
and experienced officers Of every grade
ready TO command them, These, he
said, will never give up the cause of
liberty until the Oppressors are driven
from the land of their sires, and the
green banner is firmly planted on the
hill-tops Of Ireland. During the last
three months the brotherhood has gone
through an ordeal which would have
overthrown almost any regularly organ
lied government, but he hoped ere six
months had passed away there would
be Fenian army in the field, and the
first steps Of lreland's independence
gained. He urged them to keep their
minds on the one point of furnishing
money to President Stephens and his
followers, and If any came to them for
money for any other purpose, they were
seeking it under false pretenses. There
was loud cheering mingled with a few
Kisses at this remark. They were
bound by every tie of honor, he contin-
ued, to stand by Stephens and his gal
liant band. The brains, intellect and
power of all who opposed Stephens were
greatly his inferior. OF late there has
been too much speaking, but the Eng
lish Government need no longer send
over her spies to America for those
who had disclosed to them their plans
had been cast out from the councils of
the Fenian Chiefs, and there would be
no more disclosures until the grand
hlnxxy otry fhau
liberal purchase of the Irish bonds now
In the market. The value of them, he
said, would be paid to the last farthing,
with interest, or every Fenian would
~ give up his life In maintaining their
promise and honor,
JOHN o'MAHoNY,
The great chief of the Fenians in this
country, is personally and historically
described as follows
"The Colonel is a tall, straight man.
fulEchested and broad-shouldered,
'cleanly built without superfuous flesh, I
but with that full development of sinew
which in other days enabled him to con-
tend successfully in trials of strength
with the athletes of his own country,
and which now enables him TO endure
labors which would exhaust ordinary
men.
O'Mahony's face is not tell-tale one
the expression is that of dignifed reti-
cence he speaks less than he thinks;
perfect self-possession is stamped upon
every feature; evidently his opinions
are convictions, and his self-posSession
arises from his entire reliance upon
himself; he has that 'air' which high
breeding only gives, sufficiently marked |
to attract and enchain attention. In |
truth he looks like man able TO move |
others to his purpose less by demonstra-
tions OF power than by the mere force of |
personal character and position.
The Head Centre belongs to family |
which has not lacked experience In the |
dangers and sufferings incident to revo-
lutioas. The Irish estates to which by |
birth he was entitled were very consid-
erably diminished by the part taken by
his family in the great rising of 1898. |
In 1848 O'Mahony commanded the only