Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-09

Mr.. Henry Clarence McCatthy assured
me that the proceeds Of the fair would be
placed in my hands for the cause in Ire
land. On his representations I came a
second time to the States.
Mr.. O'Mahony, called on to say what
was the strength Of the Fenian Brother
hood in America, stated that he could not
claim more than 10, 1000 men in all. We
never required much. Those people who
have told you I came after zoo, 900 men
here, or.for $4,000, or 20. 900. or even half
that number, know little about me, and
still leis about Ireland. (Cheers.) All
we then wanted was wal material. The
organized force Of Ireland at that time
was six times the strength Of your organ
ization in America. I made the engage
ment that If England went to war that
year on the Danish question that we
should take the field, and that whether or
not. we should take the field in 1866. -"
have sent invitations to Gen. Swee-
ney, Mr.. Roberts, Mr.. Meehan and others,
to come and see me, but I am very sorry
to say that up to this time very few Of
them have come. The fault has not been
on my side. I have made all the advances
/ could make, compatibly with my sense
of duty and dignity. [Applause.l II
Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. O'Afahoney had ap-
peared on this platform to-day, forHiving
one another, forgetting the past stretching
forth the hand of brotherhood one to the
other, and calling IN the men who have sup
ported them to work together for the cause,
l believe that in u single month u Or
ganization would'b be ten times as powerful
as it has ever been, and the freedom OF
Ireland would be a certain thing. =
The organization in Ireland, to-day, is
stronger than it ever has been, in numbers,
in discipline, in all the requirements Of an
army, save only war material. The
organization in Ireland, towards the
close Of last year, numbered 200,0 900 men.
Fifty thousand men were thoroughly drilled,
with q large proportion who had smelt pow.
der on the battle-6elds, veterans, in short
Fifty thousand were partially drilled. The
other hundred thousand;uere undrilled; but
il there is o man among you who thinks tina,
fifty thousand Irishmen thoroughly drilled,
and fifty thousand more partially drilled, to
begin with, would not constitute a force sui.
fcHient to meet anything that England could
bring against US in Ireland, then indeed he
is wofulIy ignorant OF the available resources
Of England. What army could DO brought
against us in Ireland BY England? There
are now in Ireland some twenty-five thou
sand men. There are in the United King
dom thirty seven thousand effective men. Il
would take England thirty days to concen'
trate forty. thousand men in Ireland. II
would take her three months to concentrate
seventy thousand; and she would never b,
able to concentrate a!largsr force there. W,
could concentrate in Ireland, on four or i've
given points, one; hundred thousand men II
twenty.four hours. (Cheers.l From Sep
TENDER. last year, to December, all VIC wanted
in ireland was arms. But, In that very houl
of our. strength al home, there came to Ire
land the melancholy news OF your disruption
here. 80 1suppose you would all lk'
to know how I got out OF prison. [Grea
cn,husiasm.l Well, It did not require an.
extraordinary effort on my part, for, with tn
force OF true hearts that were around TIN
prison in Dublin, It would not have beer
possible for the Government, though its wall
had been adamant and though It had q Who'll
regiment stationed within those walls to keeI
me there. lApplause.l The departure from
Ireland was much. more difficult than tn
escape from prison; but I do not care :
dwell upon It now. ! want to come TO tn
object Of my visit to America. You know b.
this time that il d, 70 reconcile parties here
to effect n Union between them such
union rs, IL it. were effected, would give u
very speedily all that We want for the free
dom Of Ireland. lGreat cheering1