The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-22

PITTSBURG, FeDruary 2l.--The Fen1an excite
now here. One thousand veteran soldiers repre-
sent Ireland, on whose deliberations for veal or
for woe her future prospects depend.
The House was called 10 order this morning
aud Colonel Warren, the chairman of the
Finance Committee reported progress. Mr..
Murphy, of Pittsburg, is authorized to receive
axWs and money.
Ten O'Clock tomorrow is set down as the time
to receive General Sweeney's report.
Letters containing large amounts OF money
have been received from different parts OF the
country. Senators Cary and DAILY have resigned
and their designations have been accepted.
The Finance Committee submitted report in
the afternoon, which was referred for revision
The following committee on resolutions and ad'
dress has been apponted:-A. l.. Morrison, B.
b. Daily, James Donnelly, Captain 0'Neill, Lieu
tenant Mcmahon, r. Gillcrist, DR.. Donnelly, j.
w. Fitzgerald, James J. Burns and John Derby
On motion a committee was appointed to
nominate Senators to fill vacancies, as follows:-
Colonel Warren, Captain MRgee, Lieutenant Fin
Madigan, John Egan, P. J. Ford, j. shehan,
Colonel A. p. Morrill,, Colonel p. NJ. Dana, Dr.
Donnelly John Derby NJ Duffy, P. Kalrs.
AT three o'clock President Roberts and Gene
raj Sweeney entered the hall and were received
with the greatest demonstrations of delight
After the excitement had subsided President
Roberts Aproceeded to address the House as
follows
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROBERTS
Brothers of the Senate and House of Delegates
of the Fenian Brotherhood of America:-The
present session of the Senate and House of Dele.
gates, in Joint session, is one which must be re-
garded rs the most important assemblage con-
vened since the formation of the Fenian
Brotherhood. 1t is only a few short months
since the representatives of the organization,
many of whom are now present, assembled at
Philadelphia at the call of your then recognized
authorities to decide upon such action was
required to place the, Brotherhood in
dition to meet the exigencies of the times
to develop its strength and resources,
and apply both in the most practical and
direct method to the achievement of the
grand object for which the organization has
been built up by the Irish people here and at
home-the rescue Of our native land from a
foreign and uncongenial power, and the eeva-
tion of our suffering brethren to the dignity and
blessings OF free manhood, such as is to-day the
birthright OF the people of this republic. At
the Congress assembled at Philadelphia, fact
which had been for some time previous becom-
ing apparent was soon resolved into certainty,
that the great body OF the Brotherhood, the
earnest, patriotic and unse6sh workers in the
ranks, were far ahead of those who assumed to
lead the organization; but when prompt and de-
cisive action demanded as the result of
years of seeming preparation, were found in
capable or unwilling to carry out the desires of
the Brotherhood.
THE NECESSITY FOR THE CHANGE IN THE GOVERN
Money was freely poured into the treasury
with a generosity unparalleled under like cir
cumstances, but the results produced in return
were of SO trivial character that the repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood were convinced of
the necessity OF making such a change in the
governmental system of the organization as
should guarantee in the future greater energy
and more productive results, while at the same
time it would give to the Brotherhood better
security for the responsibility ofits officers than
was afforded by the old system, while you, in
return Tor the blind confidence required
from the members of the Brotherhood
had little else on the part of officials than
the exercise OF an arrogant spirit and an ire
sponsible, power, better suited to despotism
than voluntary association of freemen for the
propagation OF freedom and constitutional
liberty. To remedy the unsatisfactory condition
of affairs OF the Brotherhood, and in order to
place itself in a position to command and make
available the sympathes and confidence of the
American people, constitution was adopted
for the government of the bodv, modelled after
the Constitution of the United States, as far as
the latter was found applicable to the circum-
stances, embodying the purest principles of
democracy, and ratified by the unanimous con-
sent OF the representatives of the Brotherhood,
within sight of the building whore the Declara
ton of American Independence was promul-
gated.
VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER.
But scarcely was the ink which traced its
lines upon the paper dry when it was violated in
spirit, and ere it was two months in existence
il was entirely disregarded and trampled ON by
the man who had beeR elected under it to the
position of President, and who in the presence
of the assembled delegates with hand uplifted
TO heaven, sWore TO respect, defend, and uphold
it. An attempt so revolutionary in its charac-
ter and SO repugnant to the spirit of liberty and
the principles of representative government was
calculated to destroy the efficiency, and would
have imperiled the very existence of the Fenian
Brotherhood had the men to whom your repre-
sentatives confded the care and supervision Of
your interests been unworthy OF their trust or
forgetful of the high responsibility resting on
them.
CHARGES OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
Fortunately twelve out of the fifteen Senators
proved the wisdom of the choice by which they
had been selected from your body by remaining
true to their oaths of Office. They met the issue
!. sorrowiully but firmly and in the manner pro-
yided for by the Constitution. Finding the tenn
perate remonstrances to which they at first con-
fined themselves of no avail and that the funds
of the patriotic masses who contributed were
being recklessly squandered on objects foreign
TO the purpose of the organization, in violation
of the constitutional provisions whicA forbade
expenditure of money without direct approprl-
alton by the Senate, and that the safeguards with
which the Congress of Philadelphia had sur
rounded the issue of bonds as means fer rails
ing revenue for military purposes were being
disregarded and overthrown, opening the way
for unchecked fraud and corruption, while the
money appropriated for the carrying out OF the
plaus of General Sweeney was withheld, dnding
that every vital principle OF the constitution
was spurned by the Presldent anu Ine ta1 savlsers
with whom he had chosen TO surround himself
the Senate took the only course lett open 10
them under the circumstances, and exercising
the constitutional powers delegated TO them,
imneached and removed the officials who had
proved so unmistakably their unftness for the
positions they had made subeervient to their eVn
purposes, to the great injury OF the organlZa
hon and Of the character et the HlSh peoPie