Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-06-05
THE FENIANS.


Gen Spear, alluded to in the following
report, taken from the Boston Joarnat.
Cold, wet, dry, hungry and tired, once.
the gallant Gen. administered to all our
needs with graceful and soldierly hos
pitality never to be forgotten. We then
thought, aud still believe, him too good a
soldier to be parading his star in this
Fenian farce. He took a noble part in
the great war, and we should not like to
sec his noble deeds obscurcd by this
childish folly of strutting in the uniform
of mimic General Of an imaginary
Republic
"a meeting was held in fremont Ten.
pie last evening by those interested in the
Fenian cause, to listen to addresses from
various persons prominent in the move
ment The hall was about two thirds
flled--a few ladies being in the audience
About half-past eight o'clock the Colum-
bian Guards, Capt. 'reafc, of the 9th Reg
iment. NJ. V. NJ entered the hall. accom-
panied by O'Connors Regimental Band.
and were received with applause. The
two flags of the Company-the Stars and
Stripes and the flag Of "thc Green Isle"
were unfurled on the stage amid in
creased enthusiasm. Immediately after.
ward Gen. S. P. Spear and the other
speakers of the evening, accompanied by
prominent Fenians, came upon the plat
form and the applause was renewed.
The meeting was opened with few
remarks by Mr.. Nicholas J. Bean, who
presided, and introduced the first speaker,
Mr.. George Archdeacon, man about fit.
ty-fve years of age, who claimed that he
had been Fenian for thirty years. His
remarks were mainly devoted to consid-
Grafton and denuuciation Of the persecu-
tions Of Ireland by English power AL
lusions to Gen. Spear and Senator Nor
rison, who were seated on the stand,
called out uproarious applause. In course
Of is remarks he made the statement
that he didn't believe that England
would dare to hang any of the cap
tured Fenian leaders for fear of what the
organization in this country might do,
but that she would adopt the old "white
10y" practice. aud fasten her victims to
the triangle and fog them. A question
by the speaker as to whether lrishmen in
this country would suffer such a shame
and disgrce on their brothers, called out
loud responses of mo" from the audience
who were lavish Of their applause; and
when the speaker took his seat, Mr.. Nor
rison, FeDiah Senator from Illinois, was
introduced and renewed their nthusiasm.
The first part Of his remarks was devoted
to illusions to the patriotism of the Irish
race in this country, especially during
the late war, and to urging the claims
they had to the belief in their possession
of the virtues of gratitude and bravery.
He cited the revolutionary fight at Bun
kcr Hill as an instance of what could be
done against British tyranny, and to show
his audience thai the chances Of success Of
the Fenian cause we're as fifty to one
compared with that Of the Americans
then. He alluded to John Bright, and
said that although he was good man
and would do well enough for English
men, as for himself he wanted neither
him nor any other man born in England
to mako laws for himself or his people.
He wanted only liberty and an Irish Re-
public. He did rot believe that a true
Irishman would stand in St. Stephens
Chapel as representative of Ireland in q
foreign Congress. The speakers remarks
were mainly devoted t. denuuciations Of
England, and closed with illusions to the
raid on Canada, and claimed that--not
America-but America President snatch
cd the fruit Of their labors from them in
the momentof success, and as long as be
lived he was his enemy. Any man, he
said, be he Democrat or Republican, who
stopped race, whether black or white, in
their struggle for liberty was forever bis
enemy. Massachusetts, Irishmen, he said,
ought to be ashamed Of allowing their
brothers in tho West to be ahead Of them
in preparing for the struggle which ia
soon to come. He had assurance
that the neutrality law would be soon
wiped out, perhaps before the Fenians
moved; but whether so or not, they would
move any way q The speaker referred in
a most Aattering manner to Gen. Banks,
whose name called out loud applause, and
said be belied that be was true frioud
of IIish liberty, although he owed moth.
ing to lrishmen in this section Of the
country. The speakers remarks lasted
about an hour aud half. and he wat
followed by General Spear but the hou'
being quite late his remarks were neces
sarily brief He was most enthusiastic
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