The New York herald., 1866-03-09
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.
The Relations or the United States Gov
ernment TO the Fenfans-Fenianism
Discovered 20 be the Legitimate Fruits
of aBritish Neutrality," Sc.
MR.. WATKINS QUESTION.

MR.. WATKINS QUESTION.
Mr. WArKN, in rising to ut questions TO the govern
ment In connection with this subject said IL had been
limited that undesirable that he should do
asmuch observations might be made calculated
In produce feeling Of irritation in the United States
He however, the last man in that House who would
anything TO excite such feeling for he had often
visited Una, county, , ana nna nr was nappy d 20 say
anything could be gained for the OF truth
or right by the concealmcnt OF the opinions
tion with respect TO the conduct Of the other
Having been recently in the United States, he in
position to assure tho House at the F7an organization
synp1ttzed vith by nG'trs Amer,edns at ALL IL
not sympaihized with by native American officers In
the federal armv and that hardly any such hing as
Fni1nsm eris'td wherp he Brltsh flag rdred in the
Nrh American cof1nie. (Hcar hear.) While the
Fenian Congress in Philadelphia, there inter
view between depuation from that BODY and no less
person than the President Of the United States This depu
tation the President that they the
President by the society which had met in Philadelphia
that the organization had Its ramcaiiOns less than
thirty States and Territories, and that they came TO
thank the President for releasing The notorious r hman
John Mitchell With regard to the Congress at Philade
ph he might mention that peculiar feature the
presence OF large number OF officers in the employment
and pay Of the government OF the United States He
had got in his hand list OF very small committee aud
IL contained the Of no less than ten volunteer
officers belonging TO the United States Three Of these
generals five were coonels, was captain and
the last one was lieutenant.
Mr. RogBucK-what countrymen are they'
Mr.. WArKIS said that they Irish Americans
Hear hear) During the public discussions America
many things said which completely disclosed the
objects OF the Fenian organization He had the report
of meeting of great many delegates 10 the Fenian
Congress. and without troubling the House with the
speeches. he might mention that the general result
that the SPEAKERS avowed that they had complete
the organization tho object Of which berate Ire
land from the government Of her Majesty and do II
need be- by force OF arms In few months Mr. Justice
Keogh, at the recent important trials In ireland de-
scrbcd the Fenian organization In the following terms
That learned Judge said -
That rs r.,hcsons existed not only in thi. county eu.
Tor ne purposes oi g.nerai were oens col
s only . . o, o s s's s 81 ss
from on r e aS pr
consultation, the establishment Of democratic 81 mill.
OF property the result Of a successful civil war
Il aed with respect to the Fenians by author
ity known TO many members OF that House that
There Secretary Of War Secretary OF the Navy and
most Of the usual Officers Of regularly constituted govern
msn tn Tn. ,h sooey s known 70 be u rssy T With saS
he ssasSt o Se The
night s 70 whether Mr. wee. the See See
led .ssna s %se or osf sis
Thss feet. TAX asep ossner and msny other
known here prove at least that he Fensn organization is
power and one which cannot be scattered BY the
That was the statement OF the correspondent OF tho
Times. He would now say few words with regard 10
the extent OF the Fenan organisation and the means by
which II was maintained. He found by certain docu.
ments that the organization had raised within the last
years s5,0oo,0co and that from September the
TO 1850 - On October PSI there were the
Uni ed States 6l3 circles with average membershp OF
800 persons each, about 1st 600 IN all He would
endeavor To show how the money was expended,
because with respect 10 fenan DEVELOPMENT In
Ireland ~ had been said that the discomfort OF the Irish
people proceeded from Their grievances. He. however
meant say that the Irish people being preyed
upon-(hear hearI-and long the government
neglected 10 deal with this question at It's source, and
content simply 10 prosecute few misguided
In Ireland their efforts 10 stop the would fall
from october 81, 1885, 10 January .. 1865 and that
meant that Gao 900 year expended 20 stir up sed
tion and disaiecon in different parts Of her Majesys
domnions He happy TO say that this attempt had
almost failed In Canada though he regretted II had
much succeeded Ireland and when among any people
poor and ignorant the OF forty thousand pounds
year was spent In the endcavor sednce them from
their allegiance he put 20 the House TO conclude what
might be the result Hear, hear He would now turn
20 cheering aspect OF the case. To show that
Fenianism hardly known to exist In the British
from the Lieutenant Governor Of New brunswick and
with reference 10 the Fenians themselves he would
quote a statement made by ngushed Irishman Dr.
Connolly, Catholic Archbishop OF Nova Scotia Dr. Cono
ly said:
the occasion Of my recent visit 10 the United States
Of these dended people talked fippanty and
confidently OF skng all British America In the course q
deeds In their pockets II they come on the strength of
their own resources will indeed be iaughable and
from what nov occurring at New York we may easily
foresee the glorious sovrt Two millions Of Pro,es.ants
mother. wives and daughters happy homes and Tree affairs
and government Of their choice VIII meet Them s
they would the freebooer and The assassin With tnfe In
hand The trail OF his victim From their success Ne have
but