New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-21
The Fenlan Inapostnre.
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From the New York Times, May 18Th
The Fenian bubble has substantially burst. but a
fresh effort is to be made to initiate it by the old
method-a public meeting. The arrival Of the
real 9 Head Center''-the genuine and only oriai.
nal Jacobs-atfords the opportune occasion for
this necessary ceremony, and great gathering of
Tie Irish is to be held to-day at Jones's Wood.
Mr. stephens IS doing his best to discourage the
notion that he favors an attack on the neighbor-
ing Provinces His proclaimed object in coming
to-AmeTica is to heal the differences among those
who have been known here as adherents Of his
revolutionary programme, and to procure money
% support the plans of the Fenian army alreatly
organized in Ireland, and waiting for the proper
moment To strike for Irish liberty
ahis, 70 say the least, appears to be more
rational than any proposal to secure the ameliora
tion OF ireland by b0rnbardng the Island OF eatnpo
BeLo from the coast of Maine. Mr.. Stephens has
apparently mere rational views than any Of his
followers On TINS SIDE OF the Atlantic. If Ireland is
to be revolutioni2ed it will be by men who are
prepared TO tight on Irish soil, instead of contenng
themselves with threatening to fight at a distance
OF four thousand miles from the real scene action
III this Stephens plan of action should continue
70 be adhered to, twill be unnecessary for the
British government to have q fotiIa or gunboats
stationed on the Canada lakes, as we see mas been
gfoposed-y with Capt. Burgoyne in command. The
British heet, il the views of the real Irish Head
Center should prevail, viii be needed in other
quarters; and the revolutionary blast viii hardly
Nc felton, this side Of the Atlantic OF at all beyond
the precincts of Jones' Wood.
But it may be well enough for tile ereat body Of
those concernees Wis. the Irish laborers and maid
servants Of the country to reflect upon the curious
fact that the principal object Of this visit 81 Mr
Stephens Is to raise more money. Would it not be
well for them to inquire, as preliminary STEP what
has been done with the enormous sums already
raised Thousand and tens of thousands Of this I
class Of cur industrious feIow-cizens have already
surrendered large share of their slender earn.
Angs, and what has II accomplished Nothing but
TO get some hundreds Of their relatives and coun-
Mynen into English prisons. and secure for others
transportation for life. There is no Irish army on
ko1t on Irish son, is there the slightest symp-
tam Of any such thing. Do they propose to sup
port an ann5sebie army for an indefinite time by 4
contributions from their hard earnings
We are perfectly aware that any advice from Us
90 this subject will be rejected as an
Bat we cannot resist the impulse, nevertheless to
remind the Irish, who are again appealed TO for
contributions, taat nothing whatever has been ae
eonplisned by what they have already given and
saat there Is not the ghost Of chance OF anything
better from what they may give hereafter.
Il we were not afraid Of being challenged again
ey the y Mahony and Doran- lillian Centres we
should repeat our suggestion Of new hats and
patent leather boots the only visible results Of
me Fenlan movement up to date.
But besides this, do they not see plainly enough
Shat onr government viii never permit any exne-
Aiaon from this country to wage hostilities With
Angland OF any country with which we are at
ReEees Has not the Dispatch of Gen. Meade and
snndIY ganhoat and the prompt dispersion Of the
lesson? $3.50 M