, 1866-03-28
THE FEN1aN SITUATION,
Declining Fervor-MeetIn. Last Even.
Ing.

One Of the orators addressing q little Eenisn
meeting. few evenings since. quoted ShakHprare
thus, "Theze's divinity that ehape. our ends
rough, hcw them as We WILL" For once the elo-
queu1 Hbe1ntan wae right. The p1eseni protpec,s
Of Fenianism arc decidedly stoneh,r ~ md the lead
ezs H1e beginning 10 be conscious Of popula. I'm.
preston thnt such Is the case md that they-tbe
leaders aforcsata-ate held responsible therefor It's
not pleasant thing 10 be conscious or as they csn
on15 expect certain md severe retJbuton for their
-horteom1uGe and deeep,ions. The feeling that the
"F. B. )" Il, and has been al through, gigantic
"sell." Is probably more likely to prove dangerous
in Chicago than In nny other part OF the cnunfrv
The lr1th1nen and 1rishAmeIican. In this section.
imbnsd with the active eo-ahead spds OF the Wcst,
have bcen eager 10 see some acgressiyc movement
tE1uguIaled Immediately. U'Mahopey's ayowed
plans were too s1or Tor them. and they accepied.
VIII sn'hpslas!n those Of Sweeney and Roberts,
g! doing something was promised At an easly dsy.
The great strength OF thtk faction Of The Brother
s. hood Was r. chicago, and their devonon to their
era made one grand mtstake-lhey should have
dealt DEAL IN elitteFaps eene1allties. and. bcyond sl
INNS avoided ihe use Of dates. They should have
mad the eAme abhoHcnce OF d1tes that some old
maids are reported to nzye. But they had not, and
the consequence ha. been that the dste they SET ior
Haht. 5xe = q
deceverr, md ere long their followers will not care
fg for iheIn. unless they discover some new and
17th Of March, OF which they talked 70 mnch, HI
been almost as fatal date TO Them as the dAle-
the, 9tnit, a. recorded IN those yesitabie and I'd
authentic chronicles Of Fenia, the Arabian
Nights. They blabbed 70 continually Of what
they wou'a % on st. Pahick'e day that The
even II The cruel we're thin there little meat III
il, and thousands Of ihcm believed that Ireland
would By one strokc, on S.; Pautck's day, be made
s ee Sh s SsF 1
The5 hnd no very clenr idea how this WAS TO he &C.
eomplifhcd, whether The tachng and burning OF
err. or miraculous lnterpoe1,on Of ST. PalI1cI,
tesuHected for the purpose, wsa to be the choscn
means.-hut Of the end they ie,t certain: Conse-
When lie araentiy expected day eame and went
tbe pa1t of the grand ehoc'aws Of 1ne F. d: They
caliy Iend their garments and at IN tackcsoi and
va. WsSs c1is 1ss'' 10 s:nt 6 our na7s e. s,s ~
haSc atHnlties win those In er.el md a bondd boad
OF sympathy rnlies them 10 the afflicted. The
lamentations OF Jeremiah are but "a cIrcumatance'
20 baeh'' but ..1ehspod, . for tnat The glory Of
Fcnta Is departed. 4 night or tWo aEo m iuebri-
a:ed Celt attlred tn 1ilapiaated apparel was i'm
w1le away the tedious hours, be sang alond song
A policeman With sympathetic mind sat near the
grating Of the dungeon wherein warbIcd this warm
hearted but l0w-spirited son OF Erin, and noted
down the buKtben of his lay-'twas thus;
AMe MONEYS q gone for FauiAn bou'A,
AAbopey.n Roberts got he Noa's
o. fwhy WE ivrr Fanian.
tChmus)
shnle ahnle, shule agra
os nissf sse ssaR mag dnu
Oh! tWhy VIE tTes FanlAn.
Tnss ssa IT,, 4. 5u5s ss,g e. cea.a r..5,sk's day.
IN isfablfsh thert our FRut-E-