, 1866-06-14
THE FENIANS.
Charge Of Hon. T. Drummond 10 the
Grand Jury In 1llo UniIed Starex
Court-A Flnln, Practical
Exposition Of Duty,

Exposition OF Du1y.
The Eollowineis Is the charge, delivered On rue.d,v
by Hon. Thomas Drummond, In ,he United States
District Court, y. D.. OF ILLINOIS. to the Grand
/ Jury empaunellcd for the present term. While
| medaieIy addressed to oody OF men called
a9eeshss TO bear esltense IN selaion to the
violation Of The neutrality laws by the Fenau- 1t
= worthy OF careful peru.al BY the pnp1ic at
large. as confa'ninx an accurate view Of tnc au iss
Of Amefiean citizeus In relation to tnls subject:
| Gentltmen Of the Gr1ut Jury:
The District Attorney Will call your attention to
any offences which hare been committed against he
LAWS ofthe Entted Ststes, and particularly to any
violations Of The law ot Aptl 2jt1, 1918, conmonly
known as the Neutrality Act Various evenls have
recently occn1ed Of N unusual character. and arc
40 veil known that 1cons,der It my duty to rcfer
to Them.
There csu be no doubt that a concerted project
wa ior some days In process OF execution, hy
STATES: for military expedition again=t the Prov
inee n1 canada, colony Of the Qureu or Gteas
States are Al peace. The1s uas been actual inra-
sIon Of CANADA by IN armed totce Organized Ia, aud
pfocee ding from our Territory. 1t Is efficiently no
some time past, men have been enlisted and money
SUD arms turn1shed for tnat or similar oolect all
tn.s bas been done U violation, and il IS pre-
ttx9ed, By most Of the principal men ensased,
ID defiance Of an express law u Congress- Ii Is uot
only 20, oas T. has been IN d!eresard OF all sno.c
national Law, and which Ordinarily reruia.s he
ce1uuct Of ono n1tton towards another even in he
ao,ence oi specidc Statutes. The intercourse OF
na',ons as such Is kept up BY a1lhorized agencies
Which in steir oessonal ana political nnlty We cali
fhe Govcrnueut The Gov srumen!s or The CnIfei
StAes and Of the Kingdom Of Great Britain aud
Ireland are 1t peace with each other There would
seem 10 be something lncongruous ana radically
NroER for any Of our people, such cieruu.tauces
ese5 nsen ads ~ oa of he soanr
pose 1t, and 50 long as Individual aud pernon.l
opinion ana act do rot touch The safety or welfare
OF ine nation they arc left untEamneleu. hu. when
the IeeuIt may be 10 embroil tso tTear nar1ops In
war, I. tspatu that the person can no longer claim
exemption tiom the conss qucnce: OF his conduct
must yield TO The denaands OF H.. whole Without
snea principle Governments could not be organ
1zcd or m2lntafred.
It follows ron what has been said, that auy psr-
EoD. cls1zeu Or resident, Of Theses UnIlrd States.
and Under the protec!on OF their laws, who has
,ary expeditions. prepaseti here 10 Be sent to .ana
d.. has been wanting In the duty he owes 10 thih
government and Nation.
To comprehend tne falI ruth and force Of this.
we nave ouIE 10 feserse the case, and 10 suppose
t1ullar expeditions seat out Dy some people Of
Gfeat bE1,ain and Canads ucaInst ihls country.
how We would feef and reason under such circu1,-
ftancess l. not purely coniectural. and because It
Il nor sort Of pall,a,ou has been put tor ara Tor
The present acts. But tho wrong 81 one man or
people can never make the wronr Of another Ticbt.
On tha contrary. lhefe IL, In certain seu,e an ad-
dllional obhsatson imposed on ns to prove The siu-
cefy ol our conNcl ions, and the ju.'ice Of ourde-
mands heretofore particularly when We consider
me h1eh ground we assumed, 1hat II the municipal
Ia"s .! naEon we're H0t tutneient to enforce lie
duue2 which ias ciuzens owe0 10 another Nst1on
teey ougnt to be made sufficient; anu that even Id
Interpretation Of Its own =ta utes Woplu moi BIZ re-
welcome to our anoses the ci,iz.ns Of other coun-
i!tcs VINO take up their permanent abooe among d.,
We throw around them ths pro,ecuoa ct
expect ana claim ih,s, and 1t IL clam 10 which We
cheerfaliy yield, But. in return, there resi- upon
.nem corresponding oellca ions. They owe obe-
ulence 10 the laws and they cauuDt be pefuitled
10 tE1u> plant here their rol,.lca domestic quaurs
y 1ot consistent wt.h their duty and allegiance
snolsl mat hT ,hona p0 hes
peace, 20 A. 10 enoanger their I11endlJ relations
Evsn I those rela.,ons b changed to the &C.
tualtt1ct Of war, tshould only done By tho con-
etltnted authorities OF the cou.try
), The tniied statea h.se mol been unm1ndrcl of
world. and through their whole history may tamT
hall nge Rigorous examination Of then conduct
n tbs respect And for The pu1pore OF more eo1-
rom time to Lme enacted laws, aud, aruor,g olners.
nat Of Apz1l 30th. 1878. The sixth section OF tnat
!; 81 or'sa but ssss e. be quite compsehentl7e.
he Territory or Jurisdiction or he Tnl;ed staies
9esm, Or net On foot, or provide, or
Ion or enterprise to BE- carried On nom ,hnnca
l0alnst the tezrltury or domtnions Of any foreign
sIlnee Or suite OF Of Any colonY, oi.t.ics or pso-
very person so offending shall be deemed euil,y Of
hlxa mlsdemesnof. and shall b. fned not ex-
ted1nx -; three ,non'snd dollars and Imprisoned
This law IL binsfn1 unon ere,v resecr or,bs
Cnited olates-upun citizens and resident.-nnon
:our1s md lures. 1P'u
It vas impoa .ioe that srch acts As hare occurred
:ou1d be permi,,ed 10 proceed, II The Preslusnt
,bcJed 1se injunction oI tue Constitution sto take
are that The lave be {sitn,uIlv crecuted" II IA
tnzt courts and erand uries shou1A n,.s
hem by so lonx ~ they cn6scIeniion.ly ttschar,,e
heir dulY. In wbateyer HIGHT the partlts cone md
- h1eh m1sdemeaoorN
The court knows no more OF Whist ha, been dona
s1tbrn It's 1unsdcuon concerning The :n1lit1rJ e1-
'edlhons or enterprises Referred 10 than has appear
ID In the public pre.s and been generally rcuorted
through !he community. Accepting thls as evi.
tente, At least, OF The public belief an the
Edhject, 1t may become your oniy m a.rsT,
tain BY proper in7es.lgaiion how far there nav
Iayo be IN u1thfo fna n .rrrf tnt,,rt1nn. ~ III
law. An Who haye betn Insfrument.i IN snT ~ s.v ~,
by any act, ~ by ft1Fp4sr1p0 mcn or monev, Ann.
eIoihiur. mcsns or msts5,} ~ anxx