Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-06


TIE FgNIAN OUTBREAK IN IRELAND
Our latest advices from Ireland inform
us that the prophecy of James Stephens,
the great organizer Of the Fenian Bro
;herhood, that war would be inaugural
ed in Ireland before the beginning OF q
new year, is about to be fulfilled. Speak
ing upon this subject the Boston Jour
nal says
Provided the letters published as hav-
ing been written from Ireland are genu-
inc, and the information they profess to
give is genuine, that country seems to
be in q ripe state for rebellion. AS rep
resented the great body of the people,
excepting only the landholders, the
Orangemen, and some of the Catholic
clergy, every one is in favor of blow for
Irish independence or willing that the
attempt to effectually secure it should be
tried. One letter says that the presence
oFmauy of the gentry in the country,
men who are generally residents, is
evidence that they, through the assur-
ances of the government, feel perfectly
secure; and in proof of this being SOFT is
said in private official quarters in Dublin
that the plan of q rising has been dis
covered. 1t would appear that the rising
was not to be confined to one place, but
TO be simultaneous, the main force to be
concentrated in the South of Ireland. In
the midland counties the forces were to
diverge toward Cork, Belfast, Waterford
and Dublin, taking the principal cities
on their route and putting up entrench-
ments as they proceeded, behind which
they can retire in case of repulse. The
Castle of Dublin was, according TO the
plan, to be seized by inside parties, and
the task of spiking the guns in the vari-
Gus barracks was TO fall to the lot of the
Fenians among the army ranks.
Another writer, who asserts that the
Fenian organization in Ireland is ex-
tended and thorough, says that no con-
centrated plan has been decided upon,
hut that. on account of the fears OF the
leaders of treacherOus associates, the
grand central object will not be an
nounced until local movements have
been made. The people are to rush to
arms and to seize such military posts
and such commanding positions as are
pointed out to them, and on the success
thew NAV have will depend the subse-
cuent action of the insurgent army.
stephens. it is said, has no sharer of his
great plan, but will await preliminary
events aud then give the word. The
same letter says: ave have among us q
very large number of Irish American Of
ficers trained in the American war Or
these, some are Northern and some are
Southern. There will be some deter
mined fighting, and much blood will be
she'd
Only in the North of Ireland, where
the Orangemen Protestants), form the
bulk of the population, the correspond
ence we abstract makes mention OF no
preparation for defense. There every
one is arming against the Fenlans, ana
there the government has its spies ana
emissares in the greatest number, the
North being the richest spot on Irelands
surface land also, that portion OF the
country most Objectionable to the Fe;
mans on account Of politico-religious
difficulties.
A Queenstown correspondent of the
New York World says touching the re-
suits of the uprising;
perhaps it is madness perhaps this
Fenisn movement is lacking 10 prudence
and worldly wisdom but who knows
but that good may come of it. THE
blood of the martyr is the seed of the
church. What if some eight or tel
thousand people are killed on the battle
field? Is not that better than thu
dishonored lives that Trishmen are nov
compelled to live in their own couatry
Will not this unreasonable outbreak, |
YOU will, again attract the attention o
the whole world to the chronic mis-
government of Ireland by the Englisl
people We now suffer and starve, ant
are compelled to leave our native land
A few Of US may be killed, but we ca
be no worse off after the battle is ovel
ard Fenianism is once more crushed
England will not do anything for US b
peaceable agitation. That has bee
tried. Every effort made to induce til
government of Great Britain to be ju'
to us utterly failed. We are powerless
our arguments are UNDECIDED OF
prayers are unanswered for our suffe
ir2' there is no pity. Is it not bette
for US to try to show the English go'
eminent that it does not pay-that
they will not do no justice we wi
make Ireland clinging curse to her.