Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-22
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1866.
HThe Feniau Thunder.

We NAV as wei name the fehlah
movement, with all its attendent signs
and incidents, Fenian thunder as any
thing else, for II it results in no definite
good or evil, 1t certainly makes a good
deal OF noise, and If we may judge from
the commotion produced by It, both in
Canada and England, 1t may be demon
mated thunder of the most frightful
character, foreboding 10 the atirighted
inhabitants of the countries named the
most terrible events,
In Canada and England the American
government and people are denounced
rs the responsible authors Of all this
frightful thunder but there are sensi-
BILE men In those countries who see and
recognize men and events just as they
are, who speak of our government with
moderation and respect.
In Canada the papers that violently
denounced, abused, and misrepresented
the United States when we were strug-
Cling to save the national life against
armed treason and rebellion, are now
the most bitter and crazy with rage
against us, because OF the Fenian move
ment. One of these wretched Canada
organs, the Montreal Gazsttc, hurls an
avalanche of vituperation at us worthy
Of its tory origin, 1t says;
"For all the trouble and expense this
country is called upon to incur, the
United States government is to be
thanked If that government had cho-
sen TO issue proclamation, and to use
decent diligence in putting down dis
graceful demonstrations offensive not
only to the United States laws, and the
comfy OF nations, but to common sense
and the poor dupes who are swindled
cut of their money, by appeals to their
prejudices, wretched Fenian farce
would long ago have been 'played out. "
The United States government has al
lowed the open engraving and sale OF
Fenian bonds, for the plain purpose of
swindling excited and ignorant peo-
pie, and paying for murder and rob-
berry"
The editor of the Gazette probably
forgets how rebel agents from the South
were harbo7ed in Canada and protected,
and accommodated with banking faCil-
tiles for carrying on their schemes for
Strengthening our citizens, plundering
our banks, and burning our villages
near the border, and how the stolen
money was returned to the raiders after
it had been clearly proved that it had
been taken by violence from the ST. Al,
bans banks.
1t is very likely the curses in which
our neighbors so freely INDUCED, are
now coming lone to roost," and that
the foreign aiders and abettors of Amer
lean treason will have an experimental
knowledge of their own folly-that
they will reap the whirlwind to which
they have so abundantly sown.
But in the another country"-in old
England, there are some cool heads, that
have the sagacity to see that the
United States government has done
nothing in regard to this Fenian move
ment of which England can justly com
plain, that controllingBritish politicians
have much to answer for-that by tn,
manner in which they encouraged re
bellion in this country, permitting ma
terial aid to be furnished TO the South
ern Confedracy by their capitalists, the.
have themselves stimulated the Fenial
movement, Ifrebellion was in English
mems eyes a good thing for this coun
try, why not start a rebellion in Ire
land, where the people suffer far NOR
grievances than the most ultra rebe
even claimed for the South ?
Lord John Russell, anticipating NOR
trouble than his broad shoulders ca
bear, contemplates resigning the pre-
miership. The report of his intention t
resign Is published in the London Times
and q good deal of Importance is al
tached to it. Chancellor Gladstone, i
recent speech, says:
"There are two cases in which W
might expect the United States govern
ment to act. One is where ofienses hav
been committed against the America
laws but no proof has been laid befor
us that such offenses have been commit
ted in the way that would make ther
the subjects oflegal cognizance. There
fore we have no ground of complain
against the American government i
that respect. The other case is that, j
the event of any attempt at using fore
by these misguided men in the Unite
States against any portion of the Bri
ish deminions, we have q right to e1
pect that the government of the Unite
States will repel and put down any sue
attempt by the use Of superior force
No such case, howeve, has happened
In regard to the demand made fC
dealing with the evil, at its source, n
Chancellor replies
"Why, to deal with the evil at II
source In the dominions of foreie
power would, perhaps, involve measure
for the ascertainmento of the facts whiC
we would not FOR one moment tOlerat
or hear of in this country, (Hear1 FC