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The Fenlans.--A Reply TO sErIn.-
MONTPELIER. VI. March 81. 1856
EeIsri. Edif0rs Of the Free Pres:

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MONTPELIER. VI. March 81. 1866.
EeIsrs. Editors Of the Free Pres:
notice IN article in your paper
Of March 10Th. purpOrting to be written by
one Of the Oldest Irishman in this place and
giving advice to his beloved countrymeu, :"
on a question that now absorbs their thoughts
and hopes. His purpose is to say a word by
way Of dissuading from an attempt on the part
Of ireland, to discover the connection between
England and Ireland, as he is positive such
attempts at present are hopeless Let US see
what evidence the We. cradle gentleman ad-
| duces-
let. He says what can We hope for when
not only the causes Of our grievances are made
public. but to the mOjs Of cur redress We give
universal publicity" Has the gentleman ever
heard Of Revolution or even a war, where the
cause was not known to the public It is. in
fact, impossible to have even a revolution. with
out joining issue upon some act which in order
to secure advocates must be made public. hence
there ID no harm in telling the sons Of ireland
wherever they may be, the historic truths which
proclaim :ths bitter. burning wrongs Of seven
centuries, or even, il conscientious scruples
will permit Us. to recall the laws which made
millions abandon an altar which to Irishmen
was ever holy, and accept "MAss Rocks and
''MAss Bushes throughout the land
Again, "every reader in England knows as
well what the Fsnians intend to do, as the Head
Centre himself" We grant that the above is
true in part. That every reader in England
knows that the Fenians intend to fight, and will
fight, is evident from the fear and excitement
which has been already shown by England but
the place or time is unknown to any one save
the Head Centre and Central Council. ! would
respectfully ask the gentleman IL he thinks En-
gland can tell, or if he kHoIrs himself whether
the Fenisns intend to strike IN Canada. Ireland,
New Australia; or what portion Of her msjestys
possession will suffer frstl It is acknowledged
BY some Of the greatest Generals in America,
that the Fenisn Brotherhood makes ireland one
ofthe strongest, and Great Britain one Of the
weakest nations on earth; wherever British law
exists FeniAnism is there. What if England has
49, 900 ofS Regular Army, 1t is impossible for
her to-day to concentrate 100, 900 Of that army
anywhere; $4,000 Of her forces are in the Indias
and if she decrease. that garrison, some Fenian |
will be there, to remind the SepOys how their
brothers were shot from the mouths Of British |
cannon. The sane is true in Jamaica. II ap- |
pears that ga cautious and well armed Govern |
ment like England could not make prison
strong enough or furnish an army large enough |
to hold James Stephens, the commander-in-chief
Of the armies Ofths Irish Republic. 1t also ap-
pears that since the last MaynOoth Grant, which
was framed by Sir Robert Peel to buy UP the
leaders'of the Iriss people. England has not
made so great concession as she did when she
suspended the hdbsas corpus, and passed an act
giving to catholics half Of the control Of the
Queens University in Ireland, Sir J. Grey has
already introduced bill in Parliament abolish
ing the church establishment in Ireland This is
the result Of Fenisnism. Napoleon says at is
well worthy Of our attention that when destiny
IS driving state Of things towards an aim,
there is by law Of fate concurrence of all
forces in the same direction. Thither tend alike
the attacks and the hopes of those who seek
change thlther tend the fears and the resist
ance OF those who would put a stop to every
will pass over his attack upon the g Irish
People" newspaper. as he is evidently not
amongst its readers.
Again, No thoughtful man in or out Of
sees real i'll to Ireland from the |
Of the HaBea, Corpus" II the
gentleman has forgotten. the world still re-
members, the cutlery that was raised IN Eng
and when President Lincoln suspended the
4a6ea' Corpus in this country. Every "resder
England" could see certain ruin then. for
Imerica.
Lastly" The Catholic Clergy are almost
IL opposed to the movement" but Archbi.bon
lcCloskey says bishops and priests have moth. a
e to do with Fenianism. The gentleman o
oastfuily asks Would they not accept An c
i'h hepublic-a Republic where theirs would d
the e'tablished religion" Think of Rsnuh
's having an established religion Think Of c.
e Catholic Clergy ever hvOring Republic ii
ireianc or anywhere else. Let the gentle. s
an turn 10 DR. C.h;ll,. WoxL =