Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-05

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seem, to be followed by an age 0
political lassitude, in which the sound
est principles of liberty are as likely
to be called ia question and for tim,
overthrow. as to be pushed forward
to new and grander results.
The FENIAN MovEMENrs.-The Fe
mans have made decent upon Can
ada. Some 5000, well armed and
with six pieces of artillery succeeded
In crossing from Buffalo, N. Y, and
in effecting a landing on Canadian
soil. Report says, that they captured
Fort Erie and were throwing up
breastworks at French Mary Greek,
also, that they have evacuated the
fort, and were marching, at last 40.
counts on Chippewa, and that an en-.
gagement with the Britishers on the
Niagara frontiers was expected on the
I'd inst. Col. O'Neil, of the 18th
Regiment, Nashville, Tenn, leads the
troops, and is styled Commander Of
the Army of the Irish Republic in
Canada. The Fenians are said to be
receiving rsinforcements, arms and
ammunition continually. They are men
who have served generally In the Fed.
eral and Confederate armies. They
tender bonds of the Irish Republic in
payment for the supplies taken from
the Inhabitants, and say no depreda-
tions shall be committed on private
property. All the Canadian telegraph
wires within reach were cut, and it is
said to be part of their programme
to obstruct the Welland Canal, cut
the Grand Trunk Railway and move
in two divisions on Kingston and
Montreal. Great excitement prevailed
at Toronto and Montreal and regular
and volunteer forces were under march
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ing orders, preparing to move against
the invaders at moments warning.
To show in what light Head Center
Stephens views the policy of an inva-
sion into Canada, that gentleman took
occasion a few days since, earnestly to
say, while addressing the Laville Cir
Gle of Fenians who waited upon him
in New York, that to attack Canada
was, in his opinion, to strike death
blow at Irish nationality, and this was
the unanimous feeling of the Irish
Republicans at home. They desired
nothing but support--money and the
materials of war-from America, and
looked upon all attacks upon Canada
as fatal diversion of strength from
the true aims and purposes of the
Brotherhood-the disenthralment of
the Irish race. He had done every.
thing in his power to effect . union.
His offers of cancellation had been
spurned-had not been met in the
spirit in which they were made. 1t
was not rule or ruin with these mon,
it was simply ruin and, "mark my
words" said Mr.. Stephens, eff an at
tack is made upon Canada, we ara
ruined" "To compromise the ooun-
try which has given you shelter and
opened to you career of usefulness
is not the way to free Ireland, and will
never effect that for which we are or
ganized. What prevented us from
fighting? Discussions in America
and these discussions were kept alive
BY the scheme of wreaking magif-
cent revenge upon England through
her Canadian possessions" The re-
venge, he continued, might be mag.
nifcent; but its magnifoence was
suicidal--was ruinous to the pros
poets and hopes of the people at home.
If the people supported him, he
had no doubt Of being able to effect
what he wished; if they failed to sup.
port him, the cause was lost.
A GOVERNMENT SALE.-The Nor.
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