The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-14
Alb THE PARTIES AND THEIR POSITIONS.
Wyatt is SAID, DOME AND PROPOSED.
n BRISK DAY IN FENiA.
Letter from the Clerk OF the
Senate.
20 Ac e..

cduEs ng The ONahony div sion 0i Fer ianism in Ian
guso remarkable for sts int ensityeg personal feel
ing shan for THAI comprehensive cearness to be expected
SOm :, Statesman The eMahony MGR positively assert
weathe the Others asposxveiy derry the commences
81 it.ese documents.
POSITION OF THE O'AkHoNY PARTY.
rbe followers OF NJ Oriahony declare that stephens
Sas common sense practical header could not have re-
pudiated OMahony, whose strcng party here was they
assert more numerous and available than the mono Ma
hony s'de They claim, too, that O'Mahony's and
superior ancestf7 has very strong hold on many who
arc members OF stephens Central l. r. B. and that
Stephens ADDITION of the CMahony side was viewing
IL even apart from the intrinsic merits OF the quarrel
The safest and wiscst under the circumstances
And in this way the fact Of Stephens waving
all considerations OF thc irag chain policy he Calls
a. of Msaony is accom- Ted for This class OF Fenians
having great faith in o'Aahony snd being besides dis
posed consider the coadnc, OF his side o. the present
rracas az less bameess If not jas per a. than the
Senate lahory side, feed the hcariest sasfac
ton and joy his receiving the recognition approval
of the great central teader, accepting they do of
course, the documents valid and genuine emarations
Of Ste phens pen.
POSITION or TIRE NoN-o'MAHoNY PARTY-REAsoHs
ron BELIEVING STEPHENS LETTERS NOT GENUINE
The mono Mahony side take issue plumply on their
position They declare that stephens cold be sup
posed write thus hastily and acrnopous,v against
that portion of the American Brotherhood which he has
time and again acknowledged were his main stay From
the Western alone did he obtain full cooperation in
raising the snews and them he relied the prose-
cuton OF his schemes which he has FIVE wears been
complaining that 80 Mahonys drag hahn and stumbling
block policy was impeding and battling The Chicago
men, in July 1863, under the guidance and ins pration
Of Michael seaman gave him thirty thousand dollars in
she teeth OF Mahony most stormy protests in re-
Spouse, too, TO Stephens solemn appeals This
letter makes stephens oMahonys tender CONSIDER and
scanans furious castgaor, Notwithstanding Scanlan is
just acting that very spirit of non ISM which
Stephens course his letters his aud acts for
pressed as most religious duty the l. H. b. and 10
Ireland This thoy adauce as a strong circumstance
lending to throw utter discrcd on the alleged genuine
The bitter and unstatcsmanlike eplthets applied TO
gentlemen universally known and RECOGNIZED as high
toned and ncoruptbc Irish patriots so antagonisc
20 stephens known sense and taste that the gravest
One OF the letters dated 22d December) mentions he
enclosed document assuming TO be, of course already
m existence Bai tho document gwen in tn" papers
character OF this circumstance, in bush lint OF
view brands the whole thing, 1t Is asserted excluded
from the paternity OF Stephens, who Is noted Tor his
rect and consummate business system, in tho
Such and the like opinions and speculatons are urged
on either side the Onahony SIDE for their own reasons
assuming the genuinness and binding force Of stephens
pronunciamento in favor OF O'Mahony and the other
side denying its authenticity IN toto aud consequently
preicatng no word or intimation OF policy on such
hypothesis Of Stephens being allied with O'haliony
against them such, least The post on OF
shat portion Of mono Mahonyism properly denonlnated
against o. Mahony because the literal Approx of some
intrinsic attribute or policy Of the Senate movement
ANOTHER CLASS OF NoN-o'MAHoNY MEN AND THEIR
PosITioN-THE I. r. b.
But the non. q Mahony party comprises another
cass-men who went with the Senate not for the sake
Of the senae's merits or polcy-men who IN fact, dis
approved OF OF such policythe Canadian scheme
for instancc-but who were against OMahony because
composed the faithful sentinels whose steady devo
ton fortitude and magnificent Jdis acoBsp give soul
Who own The land they and not the American remains
military otherwise those whose sacrifices for ten
years have beep made at the price Of life itself and is
they OF the old land who 20 sink swim with their
native land, where they alone have kept garrison
a. bay and reianeda foothod on its green fields through
She drest privations and dangers Thousands who
objections to American "expeditionary policies
&c, joined and worked for Fenianism pure cont
dence In the vitality and availability OF this great power
OF devoted who, under Stephens, were already on
the ground for the eight Such men chilled towards
O'Mahony because OF his chlIness towards the r. b.
and its chief; they were antiO Mahony while 0Mahony
was IN their judgment anstephens and while OF
OMahonys innate constitutional incapability 70 esc,
adequate work, and will therefore fall scaay hopes
s n MN sysn stephen. edSps there e SIN no doubt
HE promised reform Of his old drag chain polcywl
ncounser obstacle or opposition n any act word Of
eo-epsrstion with 0'Mshony, whose reformation they
may be unable TO accept quick Stephens SAN may
nsnt party which may tend directly or indirectly 10
switch on from the heroic central movement and im
grand bold and gifted leader, James Stephens
THE GENERAL FERMENTATION
On The whole the PRONUNCIATION OF those documents
yesterday have in Fenian circles new fer
thinking and every man TO gravtate 10 his afiny as
me- conrmed faith, or broken hopes, or his Incredibly
During the past two weeks the papers have been de-
voted almost exclusively 10 the publication OF the
1sanony side Of the question, and these emanstions,
supporters Of the other system whose relonders and
s en- ANA, were as general thing crowded out BY
ne lorce OF circumstance the chef obstacle being the
icIiy, s'A'' Oh '"" class OF literature seeking pub
LETTER IRON Mr.. W. ,. uyNEs, CLERK or the
SENATE.
some time since We published from the Mallory side
sletter purporting 10 come from occr OF the Wash
ngton Circle and giving statement regarding the action
the Clerk OF the Senate, Mr. William j. Hynes stat ing
that he addressed the Circi, and assalcd Mahony In
most severe manner We received the following letter
from Mr. Hynes, explaining his position In that
and on general issues He has been the chief organizer
OF New England Pennsylvania &c, and Is esteemed by
both sides an able and moderate man -
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 90 1855
leusr from one A. McKenna, signing himself Treas.
nrer q tue Washington Crce u has n.i come under
my attention IN your issue Of 20 day, which mast notice
rpsentaion Of myself Tba, e,l,,Ic co,,at,, ,,s,rr
81 positive fnlsehoods Frsi tha, the meeting was
@ M ,nfouvn W. endeavors of Mr. W. Hynes, whom
position Of Central organizcrr IL was called by The
order o. hve OUT Of SIX Of The centres Of The District Of
Columbia and ] was requested 90 remain over IN al
dress H. which did at sacrifice A. ihts letter ss,
have passed through the hands OF the dau,hortes at
Union square am somewhat surprised thai h, sid NO,
undergo correction by inserting Instead on uhS ~
some time since removed &c, whose resisns,ion
offered some time before promptly accented shar
you heard him declare his policy your presence wne
you found he was and would be guided By his conS,e
sions OF duty las you acknowledged yourself upon the
beved that there was one st Union square know
ing the facts who could not have stood godfather 10
saisehood even by implication Second, instead OF
going 70 Washington voluntarily, went there a, a
request from that city, learning that Mr. Killan
was there using his influence and wishing 10 meet
him before the Warrington Fenians, that each may
make his statement and let them Judge 10 the light OF
Sscts The Centre prominent member Of the circle
and myself called Immediately Wizards 70 see Mr.
but that gentleman had bsft ncen minutes before
The assertion that in my address my language toward
Mr. OMshony wns "fnlsome," n amply false But
some cannot discern between principles ana persons
snd hence every attack or discussion upon certain posi-