The New York herald., 1866-04-13
The Question In Europe.


BRITISH OPINION OF swERgy's MOVEMENT To CAN
ADA-sEw YORK ANXIOUS TO GET RID OF FE-
MAN "RUFFIANsn
From the London Post March 29l
We do not attempt 10 undcTate the danger
elements Of Fenianism when we say that one OF
the sncst bubbles blown 1t may grow bigger
there is no knowing the proportions IL may swell 1t
may do great mischef Il may ultimately succeed
In alarming us These things admitted But
has n doubt that its end In proxffnatc the
moment Il k ahoat. Perhaps ought not to sup.
pose that Mr. Roberts and General Swecny on the
Sessc between thom would like u ~ on blowing with
out ah effort 10 lau nch their inflated machine But their
proceedings wear that aspect They evidently suffer
ing from an mpuson OF thirsty treasury The condl.
tons OF their easly stated II they do nothing
fsn1nlsm ceases 10 take the form Of dollars II they do
somehngtherc Is little matter whatthe call on their
vitality precptates them into the fatal conflict with facts
Yet as II s lcss dshonobe 10 brave the unknown pcris
or desperate effort than TO so at homo under the
and thrum an empty pocket, we may expect that the
commander chief Of the feninn ievics Will Try fall
with Great Britain. He threatens 70 invade Canada at
the had a. thirty .hS.aad men, supported by con
siderable force He .s going 10 make "bas,s'
the lkcs lie will mask ho will capture Quebec;
and them before then he will claim bclligcr
Power that receive the title Of tho Irish Rcpub
lie; and he Will NJ out prvsteers, destroy commerce.
hand and foot in great war, and eventually
tear Ireland from our grasp. This IN rough
outline Of the programme To support this
plan OF action immense mass meetings are
held Thousands OF dollars subscribed We presume
that the pair OF ferocous prcsdens ths general the
land up small quantity Of grconbaoks IL
theiess calculated that General swccny able 10
mand enough money 70 provision his army Tor one month
month seems short innings for a b.lgcrcnt Power;
bat must not imagine that General Sweeny Indicates
the the OF his activiies Very much the
s one ana NO Wien s s s% Of
solvcncy ~ condu Il hf pytac Of Va
potssn T. or ne cai1br'an c'pr'd"o. g ou, dd,. The
peri city clear apprehension OF what his method
and system will be has causcd the Canadians 20 respond
TO the Governor Generals call 10 arms with sacuy
highly TO the credit OF their foresight and OF their
courage
General sweeny talks Of a military basis should he
obtain one temporarily the moral basis will be s alto
geher wanting and that - three 10 one Ia An army
backed by a nation may do wtho Il for time, but
such force General Sweeney hopes 20 head
know where stands II desructible at any instant
ia victory weak Il is only strong for rapne Cana
da h menaced by horde Of freebOoters The Irish 10
the American serv ice during the vii war were not cee
brated BY the subscrvicncy 20 military subordlnaton
They fought for high pay, and fought well Under the
green tag however, they called upon to Gght for
passage Of arms, they vii certainly require
TO know whnt they hghtnf for,
aud whyrhoy are exchanging blows with The Canadians
when III first heat OF their pleasant paslime u over The
abstract 'nentment Of vengeance might BE- graihed "
they stood fish soil opposed 10 the soldien Of Eng
land But the idea which Is supposed 10 animate them
must fade speedily in the ncghbOrhooi of the ster. o
Canada And then what are they They are band OF
RAJ aging oscass fiery and capable Il var dangerous
aud de.truc,c as tho basaris of Pyuhus bat not the
stua 20 be dreaded by great nation. Tbe title OF the
Insh rcppblc ccnnneg 10 have some foebe prrienons
American ground As they quit u they diycst
themselves Of last stKe " respectfully They can
appear least to be prompted by sort bf honorable
motive while they ars n0t mob Of maruuderE
Tho ASSURANCES ven by w seward 20 rif Frederick
Bruce mssf fgti9g pJrc. Ia the existing state Of
American feeling towards England n, ufnof
pee IL thd' tsc crbiyiei of Wfbirof MI l0ok ~ IN
igragof1s lar II they viii Do that the CANADIANS will
lpd easy 10 dispose slmmsrily Of those who tbe
border % attack them. New York s o. cOnrse, being
Violent anti English, violently Fenisn. The Board Of
Aldermen and Councilmen who rnssed rroontlons
endorsing md cncOursg ng feniansm. think that they
helping to drive sword into the side d England
We syinpaihizc honosy 'ea mir natural v.h 4 o.
a Lirge coHc,urs, n rgfdm 0ui of her ci,y on the
whole though src sorry u receive many De led
declarations from the Americana that they DO not love
and viii ng enough ~ worried detect
their better In this Ia other msttsrs
ndsposed to believe that In the event % Swceny
eruption into Canada they will be foremost n den9gn
eng the stupidity and shameesness of an unetampicd
outrage upon cvilzaion Tor then possibly they VII
not only that they have done Little injury 10 Enz
land but encouraging ~, fehems 70 hut hey hars
ba % Sms ezi,"i sooomPio, IN aecd o 'ngft,T bdi>
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