American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26
R-crui'ing.

R-crui,ing.
1t was decided that four military
organizers should be appointed to
raise troops; and that an inspector.
general should also be appoin ed.
Ten batteries of field artillery, three
cavalary regiments, of ten companies
each, and two light mounted batteries
to accompany the cavalry, are to be
organized.
1t was determined to adopt Casey's
tactics.
A fund to defray armory expenses
is to be raised by collecting ten cents
from each soldier.
A Select A-my.
The soldiers of the Irish Republic,
by which name the organization is
hereafter to be known, must be sober
and discreet men, as we'll as good
fighting soldiers. No man addicted
to Intoxicating liquors is to be enlist
ed, and any man found drunk will be
dismissed.
81 vens' Party.
A committee from Stevens wing
of the brotherhood sent a cOmmuni.
cation, asking that a committee be
sent to confer with them Oh The sub
iect of union of the two wings. A
committee was appointed, and the
result of the conference was an al,
rangement for perfecting the union
of the two factions of Fenianism in
America together with the Fenians
of ireland, into one association, to I've
known, henceforth as the Irish Re-
public.
The P,esidest Of the Republic.
Col. Roberts was reelected Presi,
dent, but declined, unless the congress
would raise five hundred thousand
dollars TOR the cause. Half of that
amount was pledged. and after fur
ther consultation Col. Roberts ac-
cepted the position.
Kcs.omy.
It was decided to call on all circles
to Immediately send to head quarter
ters what funds were in their posses
SION, and to waste no more money
for flagsand trappings. Every avail
able dollar is to be used tor the pur-
chase and reAtting of arms aud the
prOcnral of ammunition.
The bonds of the Irish Republic
were reported to realize only 20 cents
on the dollar, so that the strictest
economy is necessary.
The Next M,vrment.
No definite time has been fixed on
FIR the next grand movement The
Congress agreed to leave the deter
minatiOn of the time and general plan
of the campaign TO convention Of
the military officers OF the Irish Re
public, to be held in the spring.
a Tribute Of Re-pect to Msrgh r.
A resolution OF respect tor the
memory of General Thomas Francis
Meagher creatrd a heated discussion,
there being a wide difference OF opin-
ion as to his merits and the services
he had rendered the Fenian cause.
Applause and hisses greeted every
repetition of his name, and the reso
lutiOn was at last declared carried
amid vociferous dissent.
The Prisoners In Great Britnin.
A resolution WAS adopted by a
large majority, appointing a commit.
tee to draft an appeal to the Unit, d
States Government in behalf of the
Irish patriots, prisoners confined i'll
British dungeons.
Political Course OF the B roshcrhoOd.
In the debate concerning the ap-
peal, the determination was express.
I'd that the two great political parties
in the United States should be in
formed that whichever party proved
70 be friends of the Fenian Brother
hood wonld receive pledge of SUI :
port from the organization, and that
this 8 .ould be ia Ight to the circles
in Ireland.
In this way the Fenlan Brother.
hood would become power to. be
felt and heard in America. 1t was
resolved that all parties shOuld be
ignored, and that the brotherhood
should be the enemy of its enemies,
and the friend of its friends, no mat
ter who the parties or what their
principles.