The New York herald., 1866-05-17
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY MAY IT, 1ses-TRlPLE SHEET


already more than sufficient for all bis wants.
1t will be extremely difficult to discredit facts
like these, and those who undertake TO do 80
lay themselves open to the suspicion OF being
hostile to the best interests Of the Mexican re-
public and actuated either by motives Of jeal-
ousy or of private aggrandizement. II we
take this visit of Santa Anna in connection
with the visit Of Secretary Seward to ST. Thomas
recently, we shall not be surprised to see
the Mexican general publicly received at the
State Department and at the White House; and
it is by no means improbable that Santa Anna
may turn out to be the Grant Of the Mexican
war, as Juarez has been its Mcclellan.
The Stephens Mas FiSsc0 I'm Jones'
Wood.
We published yesterday full and graphic
report of the mass meeting of the Fenian Broth
erhood in jones' Wood, at which the great
apostle Of Irish liberty, James Stephens, was
expected to deliver speech that would aston
ish all the civilized world. But Mr.. Stephens
did not succeed in awakening any extraordina-
ry enthusiasm even among his immediate fol-
lowers. There was the usual amount of real
Irish hurrahs, and they are always hearty
enough to enliven the most vapid oratory. Mr..
Stephens speech, in fact, was failure. 1t
amounted to but little more than an account
current, in pounds, shllings and pence, Of the
Brotherhood in America with the Head Centre
in Ireland. He may be the G. o. l. R., and all
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point to himself as the s. d. of the Brother
hood. He talks about fifty thousand men in
Ireland ready to fight for Irish liberty. No
doubt there are many honest Irish hearts pant
ing for the freedom of Ireland, and no doubt
there are thousands of strong Irish arms ready
to fight in her behalf. But what will it all
amount to? Look at the late gigantic rebellion
against the government of the United States.
A vast population of well armed men, with
supplies in abundance, with an immense area
on which to raise crops, feed cattle and pro-
duce all that is necessary to support large
armies, with the credit of European cap
italists to back and the sympathy of Euro
pean monarchies to encourage them, sought
to overthrow this government. They
fought valiantly, fell nobly, and failed, losing
not only hundreds Of thousands of precious
lives, but property, and for the time at least,
their political status. What can the Fenians do
compared with what the Southerners did? They
have no arms, no money, no competent military
leaders They have the strong government of
England to oppose then, and although they
may have the earnest sympathy of the Amer-
can people they cannot, under present circum-
stances, expect the support of the American
government. All the money raised by the Fe-
mans for the liberation of Ireland should be
sent to the Old Country to bring the Irish peo-
pie here, where they can enjoy all the liberty
they want
Stephens we repeat, is failure, and the
mass meeting in jones' Wood fdsco. The
Head Centre came here from Paris after vis-
a-vis breakfast with the Duke de Boissy, and
with instructions from John Mitchell the slower
Of fat negroes" This would indicate sort of
French-Irish alliance which may produce i'm
portant results. Here the interesting Mexican
question looms up. Why don't the Fenians, II
they are spelling for fight, 60 to Mexico and
help Macmillan. They will find 1t more profit
able than fighting the British. The Duke de
Boissy and Head Centre Stephens, no doubt,
sympathize with the Empress Charlotte, II they
do not with the Emperor Maximlian, and Mex
leo is fine field for belligerent operations.
On the other hand, Romero, the Juarist ambas-
sador, is in quandary now that Santa Anna
is here. Here again is a fine opening for the
proposed financial campaign under General
Fremont, Ben Butler, Sam Barlow and others
for the capture Of the magnificent pearl fisher
les in Lower California. An alliance between
his party and Romero would be capital Offset
to an alliance between Head Centre Stephens
and his Fenians and Maxmilian. The proposed
Mexican loan Of fifty millions now comes in.
| II Is before Congress; but we believe il is not
making much headway under the leadership Of
| General Banks Why cannot Congress endorse
a loan Of fifty millions to the Fenians for the
liberation of Ireland rs well as fifty millions to
the Mex'cans for the liberation Of Mexico?
The name of no sound Fenian in Congress now
| occurs to us who might engineer this business;
but no doubt there are some ready TO UNDER
| take it.
Thus, while we find the Fenian movement
waning here, there are open to the Brotherhood
the fair and fertile fields of Mex 60, where they
| can whrl their shillelabs to their hearts, con-
tent and mayhap share in the marvellous spoils
to be found in the pearl beds Of the bay of CAL
| ifornia.
THE ANACONDA GovERyNENT.-The several
commissions in this city appear to be in an in
explicable muddle. They arolike an anaconda
with numerous heads, and bid fair TO place our
local affairs in worse state than ever before
| Commissioner Acton is the ONLY one that an