The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-07
FEN1ANIsM IN THE CITY.


Warrant ssr the Arrest ~ winiam n.
Roberts. Prsstdsnt - shs Fensen
BrOthe herhooA-Adaress of Gel. Roberts
co the n. n. sT nsssica-- iwfsvcs msnts
- the Irish Army-Twe ThousanA Nsp
RsersissA at Tsanssy Hall. re.
Yesterday the excitAment In ths city tho high.
81 possible pont Colonel Kernysn enlisted fully two
thousand men, and enrolling on In ths city ss
nearly every point About fourteen hundred men left
the city Mr Powers handed IN a boz containing one
houssnd two hundred dollars In gold and is leaving
himself to-day He stated Il was tha price Of hard
lSe o. toll, and thanked God he had 10 20 give for the
cause. AZ headquarters business went though ifs
or death depended tho issue. Nor II anything
abated when u Understood that a warrant for the
apprehension OF w. X Roberts In the hands OF the
Marshal
The circular of Attorney General Speed directing the
apprehension OF all prominent and leading Fsnlsns has
caused much excitement FenAn circles In tho oourso
Of yesterday AFFIDAVIT before Commissioner
Bets 70 the effect that Colonel Roberta Of tho Fcnian
Brotherhood was engaged in violating tho neutrality
laws Of the United sta,es This anidayt formed tho
ground for Issuing Of for the Apprehension Of
Colonel Roberta This warrant Issued tho once
Of The District Attorney and in tho following
words
TIM PRESIDENT % rnE Uurrp srIru AsgncA 10 rnK
MARSHAL oy rrsE UsrED STATE rnK sounsRs Dts-
Ircr oy NEW Yoak AND TO Any oE His Dgrurps
ANY OK ETiIKR 90 TnEa.
Whereas complaint on oath hath been made 70 me
chsrsing that William X Roberts did, on or about
the oh day of June In the year thousand eight hun
dred and sixty at tho southern District of New York
knosingly within The territory Of tho usdctIon OF tho
United states begin and set on foot military exped-
ton, and has provided and providing the means
for military expedition enterprise be carriad
from the territory Of tho said United States sganst
tory of Upper Canada and 81 Lower Canada and otncr
provinces OF territories adjoining the thereto eli of
which said territories are part of the territory
Great Brtsn-a foreign state or Power with vsIch ,hs
United States II At pcaoc-contrary 70 the Law Of
Congers for the purposes OF neutrality made and pro-
Nov. therefore, you are hsrsby commanded In the
nams of the Presdcnt Of iLs United States u AnAroa
N apprehend the @asd William n Robsrs and bring hls
bosy forthwith before judge justice of The
United States other United statc~ Com mi Issoner
b. deal, With according 70 law Tor shs sd oasoes
Given under my hand and seal mis- sisih day u Jpns
In Tho Of our Lesa thousand eight hnaarsd and
sriy sx, and of our ndspepdsnee the ninesieth
GEORGE y BErrs
United STATES comnissoss fos NE souinrrn Ds,rlc, Of
X q. CorHnTv, United States Ds,r,c, Attorney.
The section Of the neutrality lsv, 10th of April isls
which Colonel Roberts charged with having violated
Ia a. follows:
n any per-on shall within the territory or IuYsd,e,,ou
o. The United states begin Or set on foot, provide
prse 70 be carried from against tho territory
or dominons of any foreign prince state of any
are at peace, every offending shall b. do med
guilty q hish misdemeanor and shall bs nned nos
eacesdn three thousand dollars and smprsoncd not
Tho warrant was immediately placed In the hands of
deputy marshais, who proceeded 10 arcst Coloasl
Roberts bu: up 70 sir O'Clock lat evening he had not
been taken into custody Tho folIowiug sddrc.. vas
lssued by ". r. Roberts, President Of tue Yenlsp
Brotherhood, yesterday
HKApouisrys. FSris BsorHrssoop
Nrv YosE, June o. Isas |
To rHs Fruss B1orrnoop ssp ~ CoUsrnrsr.
BsurHxu .sp FRpsDs-In the hours of doubt and
arr, so~,s. 20 ,ss 20 = brave q heart s.a
sneered You per-syered and hoped IN when rntscltv
and dishonesty placed mo cup n shame snd btsrnes.
drrgs You shi worked and uiunarhed ov coysr, sas
open foes, veil difficulties that would have nnal
succumb In . ess holy oauss than onrn /, = the
~ oppressed Ireland of humanity Justice nb
euy-Aye, of Divinity tseif-abd cannot perish tnlss-
ve are fsse 70 lthe nobler attributes vhleh srat the
man abyvs tho brute, and the poussrson of husnsby
wb eb sevstes him 70 tn highest guliy of rrat on
No my countrytnan- IL oannos perish; u ean.ss fall
tne-by our own enorss ana Al ,hr s1osns
Of our fortunes and blood n Dses..ary The
hearts and giye ,ensh 10 the pssssona for ,....s, f
dom which neither time obstacles an qnsneh m.
salumny and enmlty a eo-sfds ,houvb born bunssih
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