The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-30
Reported Fenian DoinGs Over the Water
The Nnnneraua CInnaes In Enxin nd

l
ances in England and Ireland. The martello
tower which stands on q hill overlooking the
harbor Of Cork was taken by assault, and the
arms and ammunition carried of by an armed
body OF men. powder mill at Faversham,
near London, was blown up and totally de-
stroyed. An attempt to burn the Post OA1ce
in Dublin was made. This shows that the
| Action OF tho fnalcontents Is ubiquitous. All
these things are charged to the sFenians;" but
| it is remarkable fact that, so far, not single
man known to be Fcnian has been arrested
or proved guilty of participation in any Of
these acts. II they be Fenian doings, we
might infer from this fact that there is good
deal Of sympathy in England with that organi-
zation, or, at all events, with the parties who
blow up government powder mills, capture
arsenals and set fire TO public buildings and
jails, and rescue political prisoners, whoever
these parties may be.
It is the assumed basis Of society in Eng
land that all classes but the ruling class are
dangerous. Indeed, the really great distinct
i've point between our political system and
that of Great Britain-the point that makes the
two with some apparent similarities the very
opposite poles of politics-is the different basis
on which each has established the relation
ship between the controlling power Of the
government and the people. In this country
government starts from the fact that man is
absolutely free, and has, as right, the option
to do what he will. 1t then qualities this
right, limits it wherever the peace Of society
requires limit, and thus by little and little
controls individual liberty as the interests of
order and experience dictate. England oper-
ates in the other way. Government there starts
with the assumption that man is slave, and
it holds him in q network of repressive law as
close as chain armor. 1t then proceeds to en-
franchise him in this, that, or the other point,
according Al it is considered that il will be
safe. In one age it takes from his, bonds the
little piece Of wbipcord that restrained him
from having fire in hi, house after nine p. M.
In another age it removes rope, and he is free
to travel from city to city without the fear of
the stocks AT another time it announces that
his enemies shall not have the indiscrimi-
nate right to rob and kill him, even though he
be q Jew. In this time of progress it goes on
until we have seen it in our own time give him,
with many doubts OF the safety Of the thing, q
little larger liberty in the matter Of voting
than he ever had before. From this difference
between the two countries results practically
the fact that we have no dangerous
classes, while in England all classes assumed
TO be dangerous prove so, and are made so by
their natural human struggles against the
repression and tyranny of the whole fabric of
law. Just now this long nourished evil of the
English system is coming terribly to the sur
face. 1t manifests itself in acts which are wild
lie streets Of a city. 1t makes the Post Office
carry death, and it will go on to make itself
felt in every channel Of the public life, and .
thousand special policemen will not put il
down. England must stop uttering her sneer-
ing pity over the troubles Of other nations and
put her own house in order.
The Removal Of democrats ORD add Pope
BY direction of the President General Grant,
as General-in-Chief Of the armies of the United
States, has Issued general orders (No 1860
General T. o. Ord, to turn over the command
Of the Fourth Military District mississippi and
Arkansas) to Brevet Major General A. G. Gil
lem and to proceed to San Francisco to take
command OF the Department of California, in
place Of Brevct Major General Irwin Mcdowell
who will, on being relieved, proceed to
vicksburg aud take the command Of the Fourth
Military District. Next, Brevet Major General
John Pope is reliexed of the command of the
Third Military District Georgia. Florida and
Alabama). and Is ordered to report without
delay at the headquarters Of the army, Wash
ington, for further orders, turning over his
command to the next senior officer until the
arrival Of his nominated successor Major
General George G. Meade. Brevet Major
General Swayne b next relieved rom duty IN
the Freedmen's Bureau in Pope's district and
ordered to join his regiment at Nashville.
This substitution OF General Meade for
General Pope will, we have no doubt, prove .
good change for the people, whites and blacks,
lof the Third District; for Pope's excessive
negro serving radicalism has been productive
lonIy Of mischief We understand that General
Ord Is relieved at bis own request, and that
the administration has no complaints against
him so far a. we have been informed Of bis
proceedings no has conscientiously endeavored
in his district to deal justly with both whites
and blacks, and without prejudice in his execu-
tion Of the laws General Mcdowell We have
always understood to be q military man Of the
same moderate and anti-partisan character.
When the two houses OF Congress come
together again we may expect little nuster Of
indignation among the radicals over The re-
moval Of Pope. but ~ they cannot help them
selves @the man 81 the other end Of the ave.
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