The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-20
The New Fenian Movement.

AhO ND" 4tAONOmSh"
FTon the Herald.
There appears 10 be some apprehension of
another Fenian attack on Canada. despe-
rate scare exists in the British Provinces in con.
sequence of the announcement that picnic of
Fenians is about to take place at Clinton forest
near Fort Erie, and within convenient dis
tance of her Britannia Majesty's possessions
All Canada is therefore in state of the utmost
alarm. The military and civic officials at OF
tawa are exercising sleepless vigilance; tele.
graphic couriers are flying all over Canada from
sunrise 10 sunrise, paying no regard at all to
the comfort or want of rest of the Government
officials. The gunboats recently brought from
England have, as we are informed, been moved
up IN the vicinity OF the hostillties which, it Is
said, fifteen thousand Fenians are about to
wage upon monster chowder, the ingredients
whereof may include the whole British Ameri-
can Provinces from Canada West to Newfound-
land. The volunteers are also called out, and
some three thousand of them will encamp
within sight of the smoke of the Fenian kitchen
in the forest, where the cooking for the picnic
is to be done. The Canadian Cabinet, it appears,
was in session all day Sunday, and the tele-
graph Offices throughout the country were Kept
open, so that the earliest intelligence" OF the
Inauguration of the picnic might be forwarded
to the alarmed Government and people, yolun-
teers, regulars, and tdctot'nns OF the different
towns and villages all over the Provinces
Assuming that this new Fenlan movement
may mean something serious we are Justified
also in assuming that the Fenlans will not be
very much disturbed in their plans this time If
they really intend TO throw fifteen thousand
armed picDicians into Canada. The present
political condition OF this country, including the
action of the conservative element at the
National Convent IN Philadelphia, and the
desperate appeals which the radicals are making
to obtain the Fenian vote at the coming elec-
tions will be very likely to prevent any vigorous
interference with whatever the Fenians may
please to do III the vicinity of Clinton forest.
The opinion prevails among all parties that our
Government has done enough to prove its spirit
of fair play in the recent suppression OF the
Fenian attack at Fort Erie, on the Canadian
frontier, the seizure of munitions, arms, and
rations, and the arrest of the leaders, Generals
Sweeney, Spear, 0'Neil and Murphy; and we
doubt whether Seward would now dare, IN the
present aspect of political affairs, to play the
same game over again. Even If he was disposed
to do so, President johnson would probably
have something to say in contrayenhon Of such
q policy. Canada and England have had all the
protection from our Government that we can
afford TO give them. They must now take care
of themselves. The Fenidn vote Is at present
q bone of contention between the radicals and
the conservatives, and it is not at all likely that
the movements of that body upon Canada will
be obstructed Just now. Besides, Mexico which
stands on our other frontier, is falling to pieces,
and we want our army and generals in that
quarter. Now is the favorable time, therefore,
for the Fenians to so in and win, and we hope
they will take the opportunity.