, 1866-11-05
FENtAM MEETING,
The Canadian Prisoners
for Their Aid-Statements Of Prep
aratlons for Action.
One Thousand 11cn ia shts City Read y
to March on Cnnndas

A la,ec and enthusiastic meeting of tbs Fen1an
Brotherhood wes he'd yesterday afternoon nj their
uall On The Nor.hwcst corner OF Randolph nnd
Wells ktrccts. L. Il. o'Ccunor was elected Chair.
man and Thomas Mcclure, Secretarv
Aner remarks by the Chair The recent address OF
Colonel Roberts, from New York, was rad.
y Feeises the injuries which idsh,nan had re-
seissd frcm England IN former LINES aud Tesens-
y, and calls upon them to rise In their patriot
ism - Ewcep EnRlaud from this Continent and
free Ireland forever; to join themselves to iutIs-
tory eonpanies ~ oaee, and labor for their coau-
eeiyed with tnmultuous chee1s and applause.
Michael McCau1cy WAS then tntr oduced az one who
Lie said that he was in III respects | an idsh@an.
aud be could not be SO recreaut his country and
70 hiA parents, whose bones he mouldeliug In The
S q e. a5y IN iRs Hs Void t. ss % ss e to The
voicc in tavor Of nntycssal freedom. Ieishmen
TSoussads q GfsSen sisrssa 5 when prosision:
led ihs bie-bellled Eng',shuen. The
coons Es a1 vss ssSer nGa aen.Ss ssns
He would dare them 10 do It. aud he would almos:
pray. that they might do 1t, for bis eount1ymsn
death lApplause.i liz cautioned them uot 10
ask favots Of Andrew johnson, Wu. II Seward,
q ansbqay els ncF 70 beg them to ,aeFesde feF
pare to cntasce them. II these men werc hung,
was there q man here who would not lift up hla
RdN0 10 QlRH HEAVIER HUQ swear lH4t tQey 6Q0nlQ
be avenged in the blood Of the officials wao 1nnr-
dcred them: II there was any man who would
not e willing 10 take The field when the call caruc.
or, If he could not CO. pnt his hand down deep in
his pocket and contribute The means needed. be
hoped he would leave the room. tAprlausc.l If
there was man here who dld not hate tyranny
and oppression enough to contribute five, ten,
twenty or thirty dollaIs, he IVES only the image OK
man-not worthy Of the name. They had arm.
forms 10 equip The mst a7e Hundred men who
were 10 leave Chicago. They could dad about As
much clothing as they wouId want scattered
TseFe weuid be no such Thing % a. w1nter c can:
hot as h-l1 there; they would have to throw OF
Nine out Of every Ten Americans, from Mainc to
Gsl!fo,nis sympstni1ea yi! the eau.o The sci.
bands against them. Stnety-eiE hours from this
time would show the officials who mad opposed
them that they could not prevent The movement
q . ans sss @ ps xaas s1 nk
IN the hat.Eoou,, were their worst enemies. Let
them cut themselves loose from them, and stand
% 70 csnada. 10 pa pay % s"ne stou. yenas @ men MI 10 90
\ and give Canada tho worst whipping she ever had
Be loved America; he had done what he could TO
reason, love lscIand The lees. IetiTuesday's SIN
oi univstsal Liberty, i Ane5ea: il iIei'nd, M Msnd
had written their names on its record, and they
have bern rewarded b. the Kindness Of every
hsS a.. ssed h sd 5en t,ese
isaa md q i Washington and And'sw Jackson,
f1ee laid, 80 that il might be Al
asylum for the oppressed OF all nations.
lie appealed 10 them IS lyisamen, Intelligent,
1aNs Of their country, but wanted the rotten ncn-
,ralil1 laws 1cpealcd, 30 tbAt their own land Mixh1
he was loyal American, and h.d ncvc.
brealhed a disloynl breath, Int he asked A1nert
cars i they could not help them 10 stand aside
fy w9d sssn
sutttincs In hi. native land, and 70. the pnetcer
years thar he Ind been In America hc had neve,
though. Of The horrors which E's1ist. granny hat
imposed or them, a1d hoped for tho time whes
tlesc wrongs thon!d be avenged: -,
fcleut oreanlzal .us in the city meet at oncc ait
appoint Rp organizer 80 that the work gould be
gin Immediately without a moments delay. Le
The roll be opened al once 50 that every man cal
put down his name to 50 and fight for their loes
! tics.
ready 10 receive subscriptions for uniforms. 1sv
or three hundred dollars had already been sub
fcrlbcd and ten dollars from each 1uan presen
Another speaker said that the Circle On the Wts
Side had already raised some two hundred do
lass, and they proposed 70 furnish uniforms for
III lIns enough, and five thousand r0uAds Of amms
rit;or, and lhe cause must 60 on. They wou'
conquer or die.
Another thought they need not csll npon th
Cni1ed States Government 10 rescue the prisot
rrx. They were able to 90 to CArada themselve
IN this city ready 10 march tomorrow morning
they would only fnrnist money enough 10 pa
, their transportation there.
, Subscriptions Of fve dollars and upwards besa
to be handed rapidly 10, the announcement ofeac
, contribution being erected with applause. Son
, announced, In making their tcpoE!ts. that lht
were going themselves also, which called Tori
Hlill greater enthusiasm.
Mr.Mccautcy eu.sgsled that the city be hlsteIcts
Of and solicitors be sent around to obtain cont.
brtions from the American cit1zene!who had sll
| sisted for go many years upon the Irish vote, !
t knew that thee were many who would glad
! mcn had responded promptly to the Gill when ii
| country wne iu danger, and l! there was re
wonld quickly do II acnin, and he thought th
r the people OF the land sronla bc as rea1y to .
, I them now. Nine-ienths of the Americans
knew be with them, and be had no doubt It
: II he should ask the first cOlorcd man whom
a ehouId meet 10 give him dollar for tue cause
+ would gladly do 1t. [Applause.l
The Clair announced that the meetlnss VOL
be kept up until ltey had ,aiscd muney eno1sh
J. send thousand men TO lanAda. The dine:s
d ! Ccntrcs won1d meet oE Monday nsght to appo
A Central Organizer and to lac acIve s;eps. 7
. McEa Ci'c!c would lneet On Tuesday mig
: tic logan Circle Wednesday Light, and q cene
InceriAg would be held on Thursday night
: Afier remarks from nll:i sptRteIs, referring
| The vIonCA suffered from England. claiming
y ! II lnv91lr and lore for America, ard urstn: I
. s'iIourhcd to ltasSemble 1t Inc -tllfles" flSf
q ont 1bree hundred dollars were subscribed d
r J.. Oh the epot.