Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Fepian Meeting.

Don't Udn. has name connected r,sfA that of Rab.
erfs-Donf want TO be siigmattred a Fiuibas-
zone man potSeT," but O'Adhonsg don't-D,N ~ s.
tnsuterdiHate-Es reak and sodsIs igdgment-
Causes intHit'e troUGte-Dsfnne and XeeAaa's
Atss,on to ireiaHd-The act as In4aisitors; ia-
SaU he Chi.f Organizer, and ir.jnre Irishnae,-
TTeGehery an the fenidR SeRdte-TRey are "a,
!aughiRq stock Of EErope-Rousk on ne y,,o
lork leaders and Ca:tGdiaa nscrement-- Iyere
retens or 6oeerts or any Of fhs Senate ssat tie
.irenf &c o. T. R. tcoNid hare foroiuen thesa ~
hey led tesa-Bst denounces and repudiqtes
A meeting was held in Odd Fellows Han
last evening, when Mr.. Stephens delivered A
lew parting words ~ the center and members
OF the organization in This CITY
Mr. P. O'Hsre, Center Of the Sarsfield Circle
GaIIed me meeting 10 order, and moved that
Lieut.. Colonel Downing be appointed Press.
dent OF the meeting The motion was unani.
Inously adopted, and Colonel Downing. ON
hklpg ms seat, was loudly applauded He
eaio ~ nueInen and Brother Fenians: I am
very u;snkful 10 you for. this unexpected
noIor. Tnls meeting has been called by Mr.
stephens for the purpose of saying some mart
ing words TO you before he leaves this CITY.
where he may perhaps never return
Mr.. Stephens was greeted with toud nv,
pause, ana when silence ensued said =
Brothers, my objects in calling this meeting
Meie hrst 10 say some parting words TO you,
and also because il had been intimated To ma
that many brothers had not had an opportuni.v
OF seeing me when l was in your CITY a fary
days since. shall now afford then, that
opportunity, and also speak 10 Them oF ,ba5-
oLty and the wants of our cocntry
MT. Stephens then spoke of the unoyennent
oA Canada, saying that il was not looked on
IN Europe as IL rs IN this country. IL would be
condemned in Europe even if there mad hean
q good deal done. he had name to maintain
and wanted 10 give them 10 understand thar
his name stands high in Europe to-day and
ne DID not wish to see that name connection
with tEat OF Mr.. Roberts. TApplause1 The
Roberts movement had taken place through
want OF patrlotism, lud gment or strength and
II De were 10 be spoken OF IN conneetion vUitb
IL, me French and other people would stigma
tlLe nm as fllibuster or an adyenturer
Now. he did not want himself spoken of in
that manner. lApplause.l For those reasons
ne oeemed u bis duty to speak against the
leaders OF the Canadian movement but had
not one word 10 say aga ganst the rank and fls
II ne We're to unite with Roberts and the SEN
ate, ne believed IL wonld be rninous 10 the
cause OF Ireland. [Applause.l A French
OF liberty he had given everything, even nj.
his honor; but he Mr.. Stephensl could not
sacrifice his honor even for ireland. TLoud
applause.1
After reading 4 telegram from his friendsin
New York, Mr.. Stephens said there are nor
two hundred Fenians in New York and Ter
sey Clty who DO not now endorse hun TAu
plause.] He then spoke OF The tronhIss ana
ciscord in the organization for some monthS
past; OF the visit of Mccarthy to Ireland To in
ylte the speaker here 10 prevent a coIlans. Of
the Z. IS; and OF the misunderstanding be-
tween himself and O'Mahoney From tha he
ginning Mr. Stephens saw the necessity for
what Is called the zone man power" and eN
planned why II is necessary both in An army
aho also IN conspiracy that one man shouIi
nave supreme control. He believed IL abso-
lutsly essential 10 success. He asked for the
power and IL WAS granted To him by mis- friends
an America, who gave him supreme controI
over the organization, both at home ami
abroad. Mr.. O'Mahoney found that arranr.-
ment dis;asteful. ard il created some uppIeas.
antness on thep part of O'Mahony, who thought
,ie ne wa. OF more eonseq uence TO the organizs-
lon than he (dr. SJephens) was NJ
U Omahoney set the example OF insubordi
nation, aud other men followed il ana
tne ieeiing began to show itself very
Stephens then gave "A short history of fbst
convention. There he saw elements OF die
cord at WORK. Mr. ScaHlon and others vyante3
1lm 10 remove the headquarters from New
fork TO Chicago, and evidently desired thai
u Mahony should he set aside he refusad ~,
and although Mr.. O'Eahony rad eansed bir,
Infinite trouble. sun believing his faults were
SIMPLY caused by want of Judgment ana
weakness-5efects from which few men ar
quite free-he upheld him. tie felt bound
10 do SO, believing him honorable and de vo,ad
TO the cause. The attempt to bring abougtba
disruption TOOK place as early as the ChicaO,
falr. After mature oeliberation he deemed il
necessary that Mr.. O'Mahony should have
good business man at his side. for the reasons
mar Mr v Mahopy would not make pressing
calls for money or travel through the country
10 extend the organization h
selected Mr.. Florence Mccarthy and had him
appointed Deputy Head Centre, and also made
other changes in the organization here Al
that time the organization numbered hut tan
men, and ii threw him almost into
despair. Soon afterwards, however, he had
reason 10 believe that all his objects could be |
gained IN time. Through all this time the
same movers of the disturbing element copId |
De traced But they got some allies. |
Mr. Stephens then spoke OF the Cincinnati /
rr... a =.
say ing that he accepted the resignation of Mr. /
O'Mahony, and should always consider hum /
self the supreme officer of the organizatIon l
hTsugaeSl S wSrlS ToD APpavss x,I vs 4 So.
work accomplished.'l
Mr.. Stephens-Thanky you. OF the Pniladel.
phia convention he said 1t was forced on the /
u OMaLoDy wing.
Mr.. Stephens then spoke OF the indisnities
,ast on the organization in Ireland by sending /
over Dunno and Meehsn. Their inyestiga.
ions were conducted in a manner both insult
ng 10 Mr.. Stephens and injurious 10 the men i
n Ireland. 1t caused great dissatisf8c ction. and
n many cases the men were on the point of
-evolting altogether. but they had to submit TO
l. and consent TO course Of conduct which
v as very much calculated 20 compromise the
men IN Ireland. In q short time the ino uisi. |
ion wrote over TO America and pronounced
he organization 10 be all that IT had been
presented to be, and advised that
III the funds should be sent over to Ireland 20
purchase war material. At the council IL was |
agreed that document should be drawn up |
% the effect that an appeal was TO be made to |
he Irishmen in this country TO purchase the |
PONDS Of the Irish Republic. II was hoped |
hat good results would fiow from that coun- |
Ill, but they were sadly disappointed. The |
wo inquisitors left with a promise to be ready
o start for America within eight days and |
when fifteen days had elapsed letters were re- |
eived from them dated in two different towns |
n Ireland, and each of them asked him MIR 1
stephens) to send them down, through the |
ost ofce, lsensation,l the names and address |
# the Centers OF several towns in Ireland.
Sensation, and cries of "Hear! hear r',i |
They were to have returned immediately |
o America, and the delay of those gentlemen |
vas felt to be almost ruinous to the cause He |
sksd them what they thought OF such con-
Iuct. A voice" Treasonr'l He could see
here was manifest calculation to break mn
he organization. 1t was pretty generally ber |
Ieved throughout Ireland thar Mr. Meehan |
ost his documents through calculation: and |
IA three different occasions he fMr. Stephens)
aved his life. d voice" Pity You did SO ,''l
dr. Dunno came back after some DAYS, and |
lr. Nsehan had TO be written for again. The
tate OF affairs in Ireland was laid fully before
hem. and MI Dunne said he would imrne-
lately return to America, bat Mr.. Meehan
aid he should remain some time longer.
Mr. Stephens then spoke Of the fsct that
fr Merriam, after the arrests bad been made, |
grote letters, and sent them through the
ost Office, knowing that all letters were
psned. TSensation voice-"He is arogue."l |