New-York tribune., 1867-01-04

| of him political leader. He had then Detter
seek out some part of the world where there are no
Irshmen and spend the rest of his days there IN OBJ
| scurty Only in such place would he be safe from
the vengeful feeling of the men whom he has dsap-
pointed only there would he escape reprOach and he
spared the faint of having brought world OF need
less and proftless suffering on brave hearts that
| trusted him.
! Bnt though his failure to appear on Irish soil
within the specified time would be ruin to the char
acter of James Stephens 1t w0nd be very fortunate
circumstance for lreand-fOr the country Is III no
condition 10 attempt insurrectionary movement,
and the few who might follow his lead IN such
movement would only march to certain slaughter
The Government is at present too strong and TOO we
prepared for them. However it may be with the
{. q. i. R.-wh0 has put himself In dilemma by his
speeches, pledges and protestationsIt would be no
shame to the Fenim organization In Ireland II they
declined to fight at this iIncture and resolved to
! - keep their powder dryD for better opportunity
Perhaps they win take that course, whatever incte
ments their present leader may address TO them,
personally or by deputy-for the Immense preponder-
| ance of power which the Government has on their
side is by this time apparent to every one-eyen to
| the most enthusiastic of Irish patriots.
| The letter of Fenian Gen. MILAN, which appeared
in some of the NewYork papers Oh Dec. 3, turned up
yesterday in the Dublin journals, and created SEN
| satiOn Immediately. Ii is a heavy and most damag
ing blow TO Mr.. Stephens. Some Of the Fenian party
here east doubt upon the bona fdes OF Cen Milan
ana assert that ne has not Deeh true 10 tie GausS
! but however that may be, the statements Ill ms
letter have all the appearance of facts, and as such
they universally regarded here Since the seees-
sion of the Senate party" IN America, nothing hls
| happened so win0us To the prestige of Mr. Stephens
as the publication of this letter He has Only one
way of clearing himself of the terrible lupntaions
which 1t casts on him, and that Is by showing hlm-
! self IN arms against the BRUSH G0Veihmeht III
! Ireland. What desperate alternative!
mentioned in a late dispatch that the Government
| had prOvsioned the Dublin galIlsons, as IL lor
siege. with biscuit and salt meat. Recent advlces
from the South state that the same course Is beng
! pursued with regard to the Cork barracks. Really
the Government would seem to be the lost rightened
! party ia the country. Here paragraphs taken
from the Dublin papers of this day which show that
! defensive preparations are still going on. .
Parties Of engineers are employed IN POrtObcIlo
| and Bcggar's Bush barracks making alterations in
aud lOOp-hOng certain of the most salient parts OF
! the walls, and II Is believed that 1e" pieces OF
ordnance viii be placed in each oi those baitaokS. ,
| "A large cargo of guns and other stores arrived
yesterday from England, per steamship Eail brcy;
most of which will De- landed nc Dublin ana removed
on early date To the different positions which they
are intended 10 OCCUPY. The vessel will then proceed
10 Queenstown with ihc portion OF the cargo intended
! for Cork and other places in that ncighbOrhood.'
Now all these things are being done in consequence
Of the timely notice given TO the Government 10y
james Stephens that he would head an lnsufrectlOn
in Ireland this year II he really meant II they ougu
| 10 he very thankful To him for the information; the
| iuInTcctionary party on the other hand Ought to pe
Just the reverse for his words have brought over here
"a whole army of TcdcOIts horse, foot ana artillery,
and rendered that temporary success which at one
time M ght have been achieved, now matter oi MI
/ possibility
Meetings Of the magistrates and the loyaiists are
going on all over the country, ana moreover th0Ie
parties 9s providing and dstnbuing 5 arms WITH
/
milton seized from time 10 time W haasiia were IN
tended for these PARTIES. Thus on lhuIsdty' at the
hmgsm1qge lelnnlS inp,' lno poiJr too6 io pos
| shopkccpcr in Cork, which they thought likely Ia
/ contain arms. On opening 1t they found number
of swords aud hayonets, twelve rules of the Enfield
\ pattern, three brccch-loadmg rifles and more than
/ a thousand rounds of ammunition. The remains
al once got credit for being thcOwncrs of this supply
hut injuries having been Instituted, 1t turned ont
that those weapons were the property ot loid FER
moy who ntciidcd them for the defense of ms coun-
.l,.ltr sfftf lF fD
! Cork hAIhOr. On Wednesday sixteen casks OF gun
| powder were s,zcd the Mulligar Railway; dare
say similar explanation will bc forthcoming III THIS
case and the property may he allowed to be tol-
wardcd e. s destination. IL ~ very amusing 10 OBJ
serve the warlike tone adopted 10y some of the land
! cd gentry wien speaking ~ those loyal meetings
Not one of them would risk his skim II the FcnanS
were in the field but they wish tO incftc other pcO
| pie To- fight ipr them. They know well that the
vicious land system OF this country is at the b0tou
of all the trouble; they know that "A formidable in
surccton would cndangcr their properties, but their
tick to Keep tins fact out oI sight and Ia talk 10
the poorer people OF thrIr creed and party as II all
had q common interest IN putting down these wicked
TeyoIutionist,. They playing their game not al
together unsucccssfly, fIr regards the deyel
opmcnt of bitter scrtaran ANA party splrlt among
the pcOplc--whch Is useless work and bad work,
for the only reliance for the landlords and the
10y ants IN tins country Is To bc found ia the regular
forces of England.
To-day a stir has been created 10y the news received
from America that q FeIim schooner with large
party of men and large supply OF arms, had got Ia
sea from au American port. Although We have heard
such reports more than once before and found they
had nothing in them. yet somehow the present nara
tive t0 have an air of reality about It. II the
story be- tuc the gallant fellows on board the Estee
have started on pcrilous adventure and they will
require great skill aud great daring 10 bring them
safely through IT, More than this need not say, lest
the awful pclrOnage who reads m Dublin Castle the
Irish correspondence of all American journals should
disaprrovc OF my sentiments and surely you would
not wish me To hurt hls feelings IA the least
The article headed The English Press on Ireland
which lately appeared IN The tribune. has been
much ta ked of here H. earncstness, ITS heart and
heat, and force immensely admired and II X re-
gaI,cd one of the most cheering signs of grnu-
inc and generous sympathy for Ireland IN highly IN
flucnial quarters. Every lIshnan who participates
in the common feelings Of his must feel gIate
ful Ia THE TRIBUNE Tor that ouspokcn and noble
declaration Of kindly sentiment toward his country.
OF the practical service rendered 10 the cdust Of lu-
manity and justice IN Ireland by such writings no
one can doubt for II has become quite plain that
American opinion on the Insgoyeunn'nt OF thus coun-
Try is element which British ministers Will hence
forth have 10 take into their calculations and which
will have no small effect upon them.
That portion of the President, Message which re-
fcTs Ia the Fenian movement has also given much
satiSaction because of its implying clearly that the
whole agitation is the result OF bad relations long IN
existence between the rl crs and the ruled in Ireland
Beside II does not IN the least praise those neutrality
laws under cover, of which the fcninn movement on
Canada was 50 eifectuay suppressed; IL rather init
mates that they might undergo some alteration with
perfect propricty. These facts are looked upon by
the Irish people as matters of great importance for
they convinced that, with America for a friend
on Their SIDE England VIII hardly ma herself Tree
to carry on the stamping ont process III this com
Try recommended to her by some of her advisers at
the press.
4 rather lively correspondence has lately passed
between Mr. Edmond De la Poer, candidate for the
representation of Waterford, and Sir l.. Kennedy, n
landed proprietor IN that quarter. Ii appears hat
Mr. DE Ia Poer had waited on Sir Edward tD solicit
his vote and interest, whereupon the latter SAID he
should not have thcr as he Sir Edward, had reason
to suppose MIR. De la POcr 10 be Fenan. The candi
date III hls first letter asserts that he i'll the presence
Of two gentlemen who with him. denied this
charge, but thought II SO absurd and ridiculous that