The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-03
OVER THE BORDER.

ntan Movements I'm the United states
General Sweeney aud Prostdont RO-
bePts I'm Canada Tho Canadian Fenians
Object to General Sweeney Going 60
Ireland by Way Of CSnada-AnOther
order 20 Ihe Troops to be Ready -tChe
BedentRry militia to TaRe the Field
The Frontier Tbreat0ned-The specie
shipped 10 Fortified Points. Etc.
ToRoNgo, January 28-If can correctly inter
pret the recent singular movements and prepa-
rations OF the military aud civil authorities of
this country, am forced to the CONVICTION that
the border scares OF the past two or three months
viii sink into insignifcance before one that now
threatens tn burst over the province.
The Canadian authorities believe in the doc
trlne of in peace prepare for war, and when q
few weeks ago they scented danger in the Fenian
combinations they showed praiseworthy prompt
ness in preparing for defense, and thereby avoid
ing a SURPRISE
" While il showed that the invasion OF Canada was
seriously contemplated, and that the tocsn of
alarm sounded by the bCanada correspondents
was well grounded for season disarme the
people of this country of tear, and lett the i'm
preston upon their minds that the internal
STRIFE between the cOntending factions would
result in the utter dissolution of the organiza-
tion. The consequence was that everybody
bresthed more freely, and laughed at the fears
OF those who still persisted in attaching i'm
Lortance to the Fenian organization The Gov
ernment, however, were not dlsarmed OF danger,
The report of General SWeeney's and Colonel
Roberts speeches 81 Buffalo, promising before
the suns of May shine TO conquer certain ter
rtory, is believed to apply to Canada, and as a
matter OF course new nXietY is created. | will
not affirm that there is excitement, but that
great anxiety is manifested on account of the
Sweeney Roberts movements no one dare venture
to doubt.
AN ORDER FROM GENERAL MITCHELL.
The proceedings of the Fenian meeting in
RuffnlO rcd in the nrOVinpipl n N Sal
urday morning, and | am informed that on
Saturday afternoon a despatch was received
from General Mitchell by the commandant here
to perfec! the military organizations and have
HIS command "always ready"
THE sEDENTARY MILITIA TO ARMS
The sedentary militia of Canada is composed
OF those liable to military duty who are not
already in the service militia, from which the
details have been made OF those who are now
serving as frontier plckcts. This force perhaps
numbers 100, 600 men, who are called out Tor
muster once per year, and are only called into
service when needed, as in The Rebellion of
1887. 1t seems, from circular that has Just
been privately circulated among the cadets who
have graduated at the military schools, that the
Government intend TO throw this force into the
field in view Of the movements of the Senatorial
Fenians.
The city press. for some cause-probably to
prevent alarm-has not referred to this circular,
and it has been reserved Tor an obscure and
obscene sheet at Woodstock to make the an
| nouncement and give the purDort of the circular,
dated January l9 ordering all the cadets to st ate
whether they can take commands in the seden-
tary militia, Immediately to be called out tor
active duty. The circular does not indicate
how many of the sendentary militia will be
put in che field but from It's contents it is eVi-
| dent that the Government has private informG-
| tion that warrants this extraordinary addi-
! tion TO the item of "detenses.n When the order
| calling cut this force Is propagated, | apprehend
| there viii be a general conservation and such
| an uprising of the people that Tom Sweeney will
not stand the ghost of a chance for making
| Canada base unless he strikes quickly and
| hard. Ii he COntemplates a morning visit to
| Prescott, and a rail way ride to Ottawa with q
| Darcy McGee, John A. Mcdonald, Cartier, Camp
! bell, and Company as hostages for O'Leary and
| his accompGces, he must do it before the militia
are under arms or he may find the route to the
new Canadian capital "a hard road to travel"
| SHARPENING THEIR BAYoNETs.
In view OF active service the commanding
| officer OF the Goth Regiment, at London, has
given orders for grinding the sword-ba yonett
| used by his regiment aud the work has been
| accomplished to the satisfaction OF all con
| cerned.
| DEFENsEs.
The Government and the military authorities
| are as busy as bees strengthening the forts OF
| the frontier, erecting new forts and making
| Kingston, Toronto, and Montreal "ha-d to take ,
| These facts. coupled with the pretty well-accre
dIted rumor that all the banks have sent thei
| surplus specie to garrisoned and fortified
points, show which way the wind blows.
| IN view of these movements | am satisfied
| there is fun or work ahead. The reputation
which General Tom Sweeney had in Sherman
army was that he was a man who talked but lit
tle-a man of deeds who, when he declared hi
| determination to do thing, would do it, though
his satanic majesty stood in his path. Sweene!
promises to conquer territory before May. l
| he does that it must be done within month
whether that territory be Canada or Goat Island