The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-18
Tho New Feninn Movement.

There appears to be some apprehension Of
another Fenian attack on Canada. A despe-
rate scare exists in the British Provinces in con-
sequence of the announcem mt tina picnic of
Fenians is about to take place at Clinton forest,
near Fort Erie, and within convenient dis
lance of her Britannia Majesty's possessions.
All Canada is therefore in u state of the utmost
alarm. The military and civic officials at or
tawa are exercising sleepless vigilance; tele-
graphic couriers are flying all over Canada from
sunrise to sunrise. paying no regard at all to
the comfort or want Of rest OF the government
officials. The gunboats recently brought from
England have, rs we are informed, been moved
up in the vicinity of the hostlities which, 1t is
said, fifteen thousand Fenians are about to
wage upon a monster chowder, the ingredients
| whereof may include the whole British Amor
foundland. The volunteer are also called out
and some three thousand Of them will encamp
within sight of the smoke Of the Fenian kitchen
in the forest, where the cooking for the pic
mic is to DO done. The Canadian Cabinet, IL
appears, was in session all day Sunday, and the
telegraph Offices throughout the county were
kept open, 30 that the s'earliest Intelligence"
Of tho Inauguration Of the picnic might be for
warded to the alarmed government and people,
| volunteers regulars and .factotnns Of the diff
ferent towns and villages all over the Pro-
vinces
Assuming that this new Fenian movement
may mean something serious we are justified
also in assuming that the Fenians will not DO
very much disturbed ia their plans this
time ir they really intend to throw
fifteen thousand armed picnicians into
Canada. The present political condition
Of this country. including the action Of the con-
| SENTATIVE element at the National Convention
in Philadelphia, and the desperate appeals
which the radicals are making to obtain the
Fenian vote at the coming elections, will be
very likely to prevent any vigorous interior
ence with whatever the Fenians may please TO
| do in the vicinity Of Clinton forest The
opinion prevails among all parties that our
government has done enough to prove it's spirit
Of fair play in the recent suppression OF the
Fenian attack at Fort Erie, on the Canadian
frontier, the seizure Of munitions, arms and ra-
tons and the arrest Of the leaders. Generals
Sweeny, Spear, O'Neil and Murphy; and we
doubt whether Seward would now dare, in the
present aspect Of political affairs, to play the
same game over again. Even IL no was dis
posed to do 50, President johnson would pro-
badly have something to say in contravention
Of such policy. Canada and England have
had oil the protection from our government
that we can afford to give them. They must
now take care of themselves The Fenian vote
10 al present bone Of contention between the
radicals and the conservatives, and II Is not al
oil likely that the movements of that body upon
Canada will be obstructed just now Besides,
Mexico, which stands on our other frontier, Is
falling to pieces, and we want our army and
our generals in that quarter. Now Is the IA
vorable time, therefore, for the Fenlans to 90
In and win, and We hope they will take the OPP
portuniy.