Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-23


for tEie bribe Of few sTAIlings 20 50 far as
to ehf6ll themselves In Fgnian society;
but DO not think it follows because man
has enrolled hliriselG and for tho moment
declares himself on the side of the Feniai3g
or the rebels, that dt the critical time he
would prove false TO bis cOlors. Hear,
hear.l On the contrary, / believe that the
greater number oi the Fenians in the army
would remain firm in their allegiance to
her Majesty. There is no doubt, however,
that 1t lisa subject which Is not to be treated
Lightly. Hearl It Ought to be most care
fully Investigated, and / can assure (the
committee that nothing could have been
investigated with greater eare and pains
than the existence of Fenlanistnl In the
army has been by Sif High Rose Al
though at first as was NATURAL some officers
were unwilling to believe that any of
the men in the regiments under their COM
lrand were FeniaHs, Sir Hugh Rose has
bad no reason to complain Of the
manner in which he has been sup
ported and seconded in his inquiries. am
happy, also, to be able to say that within
the last fortnight much better accounts
have reached us from Ireland. The sus-
pension of the hGbedS corpus act appears
to have had as salutary an effect In the
army as it has among civilians. There are
now greater facilities for obtaining infOr-
nation as to. the existence of Feniansm
among the men, and there is marked i'm
provement in the tone of some of the regi-
ments in which Feniani>m was formerly
manifest. In future we shall have very
little difficulty in obtaining sufficient evf-
dence to procure the conviction of soldiers
belonging to the Fcnian societies; and i
may further say that Fenianism in the army
has received a blow from which 1t is not
likely soon to recover. There Is, believe,
no other subject on which / need detain
the committee, and it only remains for me
to thank them for the great patience with
which they have listened to the statement
| had to make. lHearyhear] I,have not
even attempted to Indicate the questions on
which the discussion on the army estimates
ought to turn. | have mentioned those
simply which thought required explana-
tion, but shall be quite ready to afford TO
the committee any Information which can
on any of those points on which have not
touched. Cheers.
The noble lord concluded by placing in
the hands of the chairman the vote for the
number of men. .....1--.1
General Dunno said, with regard to the
fortitication vote, he did not find that a
single addition was proposed to be made to
the defenses of Ireland. Hear, hear And
yet it was said that Ireland was in danger
from an invasion from America. But If
vessels from America were to run into Irish
waters, there was not he believed, single
gun .tr M Baltfy Bay all along the S0eSti rn
coast 10 tire q shot at them. he knew that
the late sir G.. Brown had made strong
representation to the Government that the
western coast of Ireland should be defend
ed, and yet nothing had been done. 1t was
absurd to say that the fleet was sufficient to
protect our shores. Ii few vessels from
America ran into Bantry Bay, they might
form nucleus around which all the disat-
lection of the country would gather.
The Marquis OF Harrington in reply said
i do not say that the defense of Ireland is
not great object but maintain that there
is difference between defending points,
such as dockyards and arSenals, where
enormous property is collected, which, to
say nothing Of its intrinsic value is abso-
lutely necessary to the nation, and fortify-
ing whole line of coast like the west coast
of Ireland. do not say. that it might not
possibly be wise to consider the prOpriety
of erecting some works on that coast, but
do not think the House of Commons is suf-
ticiently enamored with the idea of erect
ing such Qualifications as would preclude
the possibility of an enemy landing on any
point OF that coast. Hear, hear.
ARRESTS IN GALWAY.
Some arrests have been made in Galway,
namely, James O'Elynn, victualer; Patrick
O'COnnor, gunsmith; James Henahan,
blacksmith; John Cunniffe. employed in
the paper mills OF Messrs. Talon & Murray;
John Burke, corn buyer for Mr.. r. n SOmer-
vile, and a plumber named Green, who was
concealed undera bed when arrested. Most
of these persons are rather respectable in
their line of business, and their arrest has
caused considerable excitement in the
neighbOrhOOd. The rural district are almost
entirely free from the taint of Fenianisu,
except in few cases where they are con-
taminated by emssaries from neighboring
towns. II M
CONTINUED RUSH OF THE IRISH TO AMERICA.
IFromth Cork Herald, March Al
Queenstown has been in state of un-
wonted hustle and excitement, owing to the
immense number of emigrants that are
daily flowing into the town, and last night
it was calculated that no less than three
thousand souls, who are destined for the far
West, were sheltered in the various lodging
houses in the town. Each steamer carries
its living freight from here of over three
hundred souls. '."