The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-17
Canada and the Fenians.


Ii always did make difference ABOUT
whose bull did the goring. People regard
with entire complscency the gorIng OF some
hodv else's OK: but are unable to restrain
their indignation when their own OK Is oslng
subjected to a like operation.
Il is quite within the memory OF the young
eat inhs bitaut of this country when the Am
erioan OK was being gored by an Anglo-rebei
hnll Trash from Canadian pastures. If any
body in Canada felt very badly about the op-
Grafton. he failed to put his feelings on rec
ord We do know that the Canadian press,
all throu oh our late troubles, lent It's feeoie
hut vindictive efforts to the cause OF the re
hall;on Every cut-throat incendiary aud
hr;pand too cowardIy to fight in the southern
ranks and to meet uorthern men, went TO
Canada, aud set on foot schemes against the
merchant vessels, the banks, tbs quiet cin-
zens of this country. We know that these
fellows met a warm reception IN Canada
W. know that it was only a threat of armed
interfereuce from the United States that
hrou,ht the Canadians to a realizing sense
that stabbing in the oack, robbins banks,
and instigsting foravs into our territories,
would be dangerous If persisted IN. we
trow that Canadian courts lent themselves
to discharging robbers caught with the plum
der of United States citizens upon their per-
sons, We know that the individual VINO
crossed the line in federal uniform was sure
of being hooted at, and not at Gil certain OF
freedom from being mobosd.
Saws the Montreal Gazette:
ssIrni,ad States troops have attended in uni
form az Fenian meetings in New York. An ofhcer
of the United Stetes army, Brig Gen. sweeney,
has travelled over great part OIL the ohioa' IN the
United States uniform, TO attend , eniaa meelihss,
at which he has openly offered to lead organized
hands against peaceful neighborlng country,
witbou, any provocatien, the effect and object OF
which could only be murder and robbery, as SIM
pie and brutal as the world mas ever seen anN
which would be just "a much disgrace 10 cI'i-
vatiop and humanity the killing OF women oy
butcher-knivss India at the request Of NINA
Sab For all this open and aVowed intent 10
commit brutal outrages the United States govern
ment is responsible; and for every drop OF blood
that is she'd it will forever have afnxea 10 IL tae
stain of mprder- which II MIGHT haze ,a. go
house broken into and every dollar stolen. it is as
if it's own members had pockeied the ili-gotten
gain The poor wretch WIN was SO horrioiy done
death in cold blood IN Dublin woui" TO-DAY
have been alive but Tor the encouragement And
criminal participation Of the United States govern
ment in the organization which caused his muir
der"
Admitting. for the moment, sli this to be
true, in what respect does lt equal the CON
duct of Canada within the last tour years
The evil here implanted of or feared Is an
their intentions. L. there any comparIson
between Fsnianism announcing an invasion
os Canada and the yellow fever project con-
cocsed in Canada and leyeled against ths
wives and families of men who were at the
front fighting for the very existence OF theli
country? We think not Ii ad Fenianisu
waited until Canada was engaged in SONS
war that required all its available strength
and then had plotted, in this country, to in
noculats the women and children OF Canad.
with infected clothing, and TO burn down the
Canadian cities, and to rob Canadian banks
then would there have been some parallel
and 80 ne reason for Canadians to complain
of our i'll faith.
Fenianism, whatever it may accomplish
has at least the manlinsss to propose to wal
against men 1t does not propose to sneah
into Canada through the darkness and alOns
untravsled roads. with view of committing
robbery or cutting throat. and flying bach
to American soil. It's weapons are musketl
and bayonets, and not trunks filled witt
clothing from smallpox and yellow fsve
hospitals. It's ammunition is honest gun
powder, and not bundles of mssches ant
Walls f.lsd with phosphorus.
We say that all these things are announced
by Fenianism; we do not say that it will in
wade Canada. We only say that it has tia
manliuess TO declare that it will resort q
arms, and that brigandage, assassination
piracy and incendiarism are not part of 1t
programme.
We apprehend that the government of tn
United States knows it's duty, and will per
form it, regardless of the pother of CANADIAN
newspapers. The insoIence of such article
as that from the Gazette would almost temp
one to wish that our government W tuld. TO
awhile. take example after the Canadian au
thorisies at any time during our late war
Such charges deserve chastisement. and W
know of none who could 80 we'll administe
it as the Fenians.- Chicago Times