The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-12
The Fesinn Invasien-New York Cap
tured and Dublin saved.

tured and Dublin saved.
The Fenian revolutionary movement organ
lied in this city against the Crown and govern
ment Of Great Britain in ireland, affords in its
issue fiat contradiction to the accepted rule
Of history, which sets forth that revolutions
never 60 backwards" for the plan Of invasion
Of Ireland has not only been postponed, but
Dublin Castle, Chester Castle, Walmer Castle,
with the cities of London, Manchester and
Liverpool, have been saved, while the invading
Fenian hosts have rolled back over the
Atlantic, and, by grand and sweeping reiux
Of the political tide, captured the city Of New
York-that is, all the fat city offices, which, of
course, represent the city-at the elections on
Tuesday, the 9Th Of November.
This result appears, at first sight, contradic-
tory. The Fenian movement being one Of
purely Irish direction we were prepared to
hear OF contradictions during its progress; 80
we were not much astonished at this " con-
thrary," which must be exceedingly pleasing
and profitable to its originators. During the
past two years New York Fenians, armed to
the teeth, exiled themselves by the shipload to
Europe. British royalty met them, however,
at every step, in lite most unpleasant forms.
There were royal proclamations, royal artil-
lery, royal Irish constabulary, Crown inform
ers, hostile judges, unpatriotic Irish juries, and
transportation to New Zealand. So, having
reconsidered the situation, the funny Fenians
ordered countermaroh to the steamships, and
according to Scriptural usage, taking with
them others like unto themselves, the grand
army reached Castle Garden 10 due season,
cleared its gates after the usual troublesome
probation, and on election day carried by q
shower Of ballots the ofices Of Sheriff, County
Clerk, Supervisor and others; and il we had
had TO elect Mayor, and the Mayor had 9
salary Of twenty thousand dollars year, thi
Fenians would have taken that Office Also
This Fenian coup is one of the most extra
ordinary on record, and, like Napoleon's-
which it almost eclipses in promptness Of exc
cution-will have very extraordinary eonse
quences. The Greek liquid fire, which was 81
alarming TO the cotton merchants of Liverpool
is likely to be exchanged for an unlimited
supply VI SOAscy oppi0 ySCA, 00ivcu Ou
under the name Of French brandy, from TIKI
Battery 10 the High Bridge; there will be nj
more hangings and good Mr.. Isaacs-the only
Israelite, we believe, in Office in the city-wii
find his occupation gone; no person will BIZ
sent to the Penitentiary, for the new city Sheriff
dislikes the institution and declares it unfit fol
the habitation Of gentlemen. So we may
expect that during the coming year the
Fenians will fly from Ireland and Canada e,
mdsse and come to serve in all the remaining
municipal offices of New York-the grea
Fenian Golconda.
The thirty-dve Fenians who have beer
deported to New Zealand may meet with sym
patty from their down-trodden brethren, the
Maories, and perhaps some Of their children
NAV accompany that New Zealander to Lon
don Bridge. But this is a poor reward in com
parison with that given to the :" men In tn,
gap" in New York.