, 1866-03-17
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Gathering Of the Irish People'--Tho
Fenian ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In.
~ vasicn...The Pfoce4sf0a and
- Other Gatherings.

fenlAn mOYemenIss.EApeCteu Au'
- vasicn...The Processfoa and
Other Gatherings.
To-day h.a been, from time in1ncmorial, dedicae.
cd BY lrishn,sa to the one spcc3al ppose Of cele-
brstinE the deeds Of St Patrick. he who II genes-
ailJ .aeeounsed n The Apostle .of 1srland, he who
Wa fbs tnsrumeot Of chnauanfztne ihe people OF
the Green 1te. The Irfah people have always eele-
trated the tay with ths enthusiasm wh.ch Il 80
prumfncn: trait OF the nat1ouai CHARACTER, In
every land where 1ishoen lonnd-aud there ara
few where they are not-lhe observance ID met With
md lids fas TO Be pczpetuacd lonk atscr epochy uf
far certain date are loat tn the Lcthe Of forget
fulneas.
Of the Saint uhom 1r:snEneu delight 10 honor The
people a1e s.rtady acquainted with ali iat Is prom
tneutly Traditional concerning him 10 one knows
my one act 9Th certnntv + would donotiets be
eert that he current notions about St Patrick snd
St George are Of eqEal value, as they believe 100
ntzmf TO calmly bear such y i2ain1aaen; we
peace TINT VIC believe IN the Enakes and toads but
we ea1not swallow the dtaCon statY, that 'tae lion
md the unicosn'a nshting for the Govt havo
into The shamrock sesla On 1ndubltahIe testimony,
md may no: ec Eainsaid B1s, indeed.
existence Or not, q whether he were sepasate
IDENTIFY q a. some have asserted. st Peter. whom
the Catholics hold to be The chef Of the Apostles.
Patsck psins the Irish ,equivaleut Of the English
Peter. We hase now only to deal With the ob:erv-
anee-ttat re1uainz. However Instituted, It fs one
Of the great national ideas. which crops oas. geo.
logically speaking, wherever two three Lfshlnen
ass aste e1nhted on The sevenseeu,h day at Marcn,
new style.
popniatiou Of chicago, (see the Census, tho former
Democratic maiositles, and the Strength Of the Fe-
nian movement st. PatE1ck's Day "a always great
day with Hs> and even those who do not belong 10
yx{~L 10 fr.f ffuirY . tfr1o
when professions ase inside, min storms come down
Justify, aud eyenfne banqnets and balls are In order
The people q Vt'easo would ee Disappointed dls
about them In the papers next morning.
st. fatrick's Day L Of ten.lo1a Importance this
est anxiety by many, mud much curiosity By all
Raiu seems 10 be settled attribute Of The day; 4
ST. Patrick ceebrasion without storm, CT ut least
BE- On = kPa sPateqss h1s
TO obreak oyeF tho celebrations of to-day. The rum
blnss Of the thunder have been beard, glrns forth
u1tsnss Ct On he
! blow this day which viii make oll England
trenb!e. This naoE0snE nthers ID the daY
Which: n,z according @ E .,.a to tes h. eaiena,ons
deeds shose updytnS echoes utk sound forever
through The corridors Of time: the day when ..the
oppressed and downtrodaen race" Will rise IN their
might like so many areDg1ng fhHes aud Albright
the Epnls Of their fearful adycrsares the british
erst the Day vhen the |'anesr P@asantEJ In the
World" will assert their ancient Rights and shake
The throne Of the oppEesaoF 10 lis fuunuat,on tne
az of wrath for Albion, Of eio,7 for inc SISTER
''hs s7eat The important Day, big With the tate Of
st. Patrick aud Of Fenta."
Yes: the sun ha. risen on the seventccnth OF
March, Never vas the anniversary Of The Saint
looked ioSwar! TO- With such dread anticipation.
England temb1ea lest for her In that
'-"dawn Of Eden btipt. oscr Garth and aky,
The fires Of he'll break out Of the rfsing sun-''
Erin fs in state OF ebulltlon, whtle poor Canaia
u p!csaHah!y e1peeatng 10 ba soon IN a s.ata Of
abolition. RumoH OF war a1s blown In every
wind. The Eous o. Erin IRE gathering from 1r and
nenr in tue hope that Tier day OF glory dawns on
high, md that rows the dag and row's tho hour
MheS ,heS ale 70 esn3h ths se1peut q oppression a.
Ter groans n The old bog On Monday mornings.
IN Chicago the nole Of preparation has been heard.
hemos Of oI he
Detroit. OF the East at Burlington, w. Il tho CEN
trai sates u Bnalo. white stacks q arms said
toon a. The slgnal Is given. Several bands ot
men are known to have left this city By the M1chl-
can Central road Tor Detroit. where grand demon.
stsatinn Of seue htHd Is anticipated: The aspect
ot affairs is certainly threatening ''Ti* listening
feak and dumb amazement a1l," but whether the
"fomethIDe to be duue'' have q miuatory tenden.
monernton. d common Irish mftiva1, Il only
known Jet within the mystic circles Of the broth
crhood. This day Will ielt whether the afnesatd
tho imprisoned Irish Tttan In bis struggles for lib
ery. q nlea. Before n1shtfal1 We shal probably
~Erc to black Heeate's SUMMONS
The sbard- bonn beetle with busy bum,
Hath rung nights yawrIng peal"
We may be enabled 10 ascertain whether there hail
been done deed Of dreadful note Of not deed al
eeems to t]ead them 10 Daucap,r be after Ill but
false creation proceeding from some heat oppressed
btatns, o. reality pslpsole to patpnaunR Can4eka
TO The teeth, came in Jester1aJ From Iowa, ulghl
| b. some be thonsht 10 fore:hadosr the latter
With that Intense duplex character which has
ttons Of The Fcpian brotherhood, {some one sug
! RestB Tint F. B. stauds for "Eunny Bpys,"} ths
npparent uusnimiy Of the order in favor Of IN inv
ment That the Fenians win have great neld day II
Chicago to-day. That 1t L the intention 10 stE1se
terror Somewhere. We have no doubt. bat whether
fact .hst meetings. were called tor iast evening Al
which kt1teen*hooteIs svesc to Be presented, one
! canadian brethren a wa1n st. P2trsck's g1eean1
II maj be, however. that lhey intend oaly 70 atch
,hro1eA The streets Of cheso. nd =, ahe'; impos
something to subscribe FIT. We do know that !
| great procession is announced; that the Fenians
ca,ops1s csptan. Us nd Ger:ses. sna lie ashia IL
ba.oEets tot which Irrlxnd, as the 0'fnnerE hath
II, Wis row stretching her longing scroas the
ready, perhaps. s'to peal the dca,n kneu OF Eng.
land" perhaps only 10 ada1n IN innocent parade.
/ 1uE PROCESSION.
The Fepiuns nre gaming ground, there " 10 mis-
the- we're moi allowed to walk IN the proctsaion q
the faithful and LIST Jeas they did NOT dcem II aa
yiaable 70 attempt IN independent display of thsi
| oun. Now they control the procession. The FOL
| loving Ii the official programme OF tho otuer 0
procession ard the line Of mazth:
| Ghlef Ma1shal-payd Waish.
Aida-J. II. Moore, Iarnes E. Dalton and Johi