The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-03
THE FENIANS.
Great Excitement AmOn& the BrOIhsr-
hood Ne citing OF the Cis Ies-Address
tfHtRd Centre O'MahOny, etc.

Great Excitement Among the BrOIher-
hood Ne citing OF the CiS cles-Address
,fH HSRd Centre O'ashOny, Etc.
The excitement among the Fenians of the
city, which wes created by the news from Ire
land. still continues. No decisive action, now
ever, hes vet been taken by the Central Council,
who were in session yesterday at the 0'Mahony
Headquarters. The business they transacted
consisted mainly in making arrangements for
the great demonftration 20 take place on Sunday
next, at Jonc3' Woods, when the views OF the
leaders on the present phases and prospects of
the Fenian movement will be presented.
Many OF the Circles met last night at their re-
sPecuve headquarters in this city, and heard
suong addresses from prominent members of
the brotherhood The following was the princi-
pal meeting:-
DEMONSTRATION At TEMPERANCE UALL-DTPoRT-
ANT ADDRESS OF HEAD CENTRE o'MAHoNY.
A large Fenian meeting was Leld last night in
the Temperance Hall, corner OF Eighth avenue
and Thirty .ourth street, under the auspices of
the r chard Dalton Williams Circle. Mr.. 3. j..
Farrell the Cenrre Of the organization, called the
meeting to order, when Colonel O'Mahony, the
Head Centre, arrived, aud was received with
loud applause.
ADDRESS OF THE HEAD CENTRE.
When silence was res,ored Colonel 0Mahony rose
and referl ed to the news which had been received
that lreland's wrongs had been aggravated by the
establishment of tial law in that country. II be.
hooved however, all who were true 10 their father
land to help her IN this her hour ofneed Applause
But Tor t. @ secession movement inaugurated in the
Fenian ranks, the contest Tor Irish independence
wou'd have been commenced three montps since
That movement had postponed the blow to
bo struck Tor the liberty of ireland. But for
the treason and perhdY of the Senate. which had
prevented the sale the bonds and inaugurated q
worthless movement to invade Ca aada, vast army
of the Brotherhood would have before this been
gseed in The glorious struggle which was designed
20 result in the establishment of republic irish
soil. (AppIause The assertion OF the seceders
that there was no organization in Ireland suf-
icientlY contradlcttd by the fact that the sBlitsh
Government had found 1t necessary to SUSPEND the
writ of babeas corpus. (Applausel a few days
since, convention OF officers, some of whom had
recently returned from Ireland, was held IN this
toe situation, that the time action had arrived
In that convention there were generals equal in
military knowledge, and vastly superior in expert
ence and talents, to the General (nweeney) WAC
had opposed the movement TO str1se a blow for
Irish liberty on Irish soil IheV were also his
superior in patriotism and in ali that enn0bled the
man. But 1t was not vet too late-tbelr brethren
IN Ireland were now probably up in arms.
(Applause.) lie was led to believe tnat by the
information which had been furnished by Captain
McCaferty, who was recently in Ireland. (LOud
applause.) Let the lrishmen in America do tneir
duty. Let Them snpporI the cause, ana the
army OF hberators would be enabled to fulfil their
promises by achieving the independence of Ireland.
(Applausel HIS own earnest desire to be q
position to sail for Ireland, that he might plant the
standard OF new republic on the shores of his
some work OF protracted organization, and he de-
sired to go home with little delay possible, IN
order 10 bring the movement to final ISSUE Loud
cheers
Other speakers followed after which the meeting
dispersed-NtD York World.