The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
ADDRESS OF COLONEL ROBERTS.

Advises the Use Of All Means Short Of Dishon-
esty to Carry Out their Purposes-He Wants
to Extract Benefits for Ireland from santa
Annn-His Hit Mt the Recommendations
Stephens, &c.
The members OF the st. Patrick Circle OF the Fenian
Brotherhood met last evening, at eight O'clock in the
Temperance Hall, Twenty-ninth street, near Ninth
avenue for the purpose Of hearing address from Col
Roberts President of that branch Of the society The
Colonel did arrive until about nine O'Clock and
then introduced to the meeting by the chairman.
After making a short apology for the delay, Colonel
Roberts congratulated the Circle on the patriotism it
evnced the hour of need and although having been
at first opposed to him, stil when trial came on and
when the in the field, they gave up all differ
did their duty like true patriots. He was en-
gagged to-day in staten Island introducing TO the
true and brave soldier, with whose politics lie had
nothing TO do, and his motives in meeting whom
benefit for Of Ireland The wealth and power
of England required that the Fenans should have IN
their midst and their friends stern and unbending
patriots minds ready to grasp at anything that may help
thq aim of existence, and which nothing but tho
power Of God Can thwart Irshmsn can see every day
using them tools and almost slave. lighting
the battles In the field and materially adding the
prosperity Of the land and for which what do they
in return but common rament and hard food and what
Is this TO what Ireland would give IL they had done the
same for her God made man for higher purpose han
merely to feed and clothe himself and drag out s
TIT,
fellow Think man should do s .ss ne suos
this object they must use ,r ~ grasn a. o,or
keenness and wise disr~sAon " 49, ~ wv!
~ .nco that mao t.nd towards tue freedom OF ms race
an IL iodcpcnacnco OF hy native land he advised
No s.rcng very strongly TO use every means snort or
dishonesty 10 carry ost the intentions Of the Fenan
brotherhood. Numoers OF the Irish are wanderers
through the courTy, but they called citizens: but
no oath Of allegiance can absolve from the duty
which h. owes his native land When he Colonel
Roberts arrested, he told he could not evade
tho Jaw but he replied ind gnantly that he also
citizen Of Ireland Ho said he could tell them things
tonight which h. would not speak TO promiscuous
crowd where the press represented (licre
Colonel Roberts informed that repor er of the
HERALD present, and on this announcement being
made tanned down considerably Neither the press OF
New Yod Of the United states carea one
from ts patriotic organizations and information
Tor a gaping public; but he would have the Irish
shrewd and keen Others and TO use every one
and every whereby they could further The cause
Of Ireland Mr. Roberts continued n great length
stating In the Of his remarks that they had now
members OF o military organization in their body every
one Of whom tried men and bound down to the
order by the most solemn oaths. They had 600 600
rounds Of smmuntion 20 coo s;.uds OF Arms Aa diner
articles Of wei material 70 much that the prospects
now were brighter than ever before. He pitched
into the government, whom he charged with treachery
of the kind 10 the order. evcral ~ the IRISH
merchants In New York, which Colonel Roberts invited
to meet him the Asor House In order to build up the
fallen fortunes OF the Fenian Brotherhood aud who de-
share Mr. Stephens also received his allowance, and,
after pressing the meeting the necessity OF subscrb
ing TO the funds the gentleman concluded his address
amidst loud applause.
General Spear and Messrs Mehan and O'sulivan next
made few remarks and then the meeting adjourned.