The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-18

him many of his former friends and secured for him high
position in the councils of the Dominion reconca
ton more or less complete had taken place quite lately and
St Paricks day he was entertained banquet by
Irish society But it is be presumed that the Fenians
ne ardenty opposed had soned the least towards
As speaker and writer Mr. McGee gifted with
huency and SKILL and excelled debater in Ca
nad that those who desed him for what they regarded
as his tegversation forced admire him for the bril-
Hancy of his talents His speeches excellent
ample of Irish oratory overlooking with illustration and
expressed in musical and we'll chosen words Among the
books written by him elves of Irish Writer'S Cana
dian Ballads" popular History of Canada" Speeches
and Addresses the British American Union, History
and Sketches of OConne and his friends" In his sudden
and awful death the Dominion has lost one OF its abes
champions.
New YoRK.-The Worlds Ottawa special says:
The assassination of Hon. Thomas Darcy MCGEE has
thrown the city into the greatest gloom No clue has yet
the event is freely discussed in all quarters of the CITY,
Parliament it is believed will pass resolutions tomorrow
denouncng the murderer murderers and profferng
sympathy the bereaved widow All day long the Paria
en House thronged with people to get nforma
ton in regard to the crime. To-day Hon. Mr. Gait, Mr.
Speaker Cockburn, Hon. Mr. Doron and other members of
the Government colleagues of the deceased paid visit to
the bereaved widow, who is almost insane with grief and
sought to console her in her terrible aicon The different
volunteer corps met tonight and great
it believed by that another Fenan raid
about to commence On Saturday evening Mr. McCee was
present at the dinner given by Mr. Cockburn, Speaker OF
Parliament and noticed that he somewhat gloomy
and reserved his usual flow of veness and gayey looking
if he had sad premontion of the terrible fate about
be him. The murder has created intense feeling against
Fenianism although not known positively whether he
was assassnated by lrshmen not The Orangemen are
At meeting of the ST. Georges Society tonight great
cement manifested by the members and resolved
to attend the funeral of Mr. cGee which promises be
most imposing demonstration The assassin must have been
within few feet of his victim when the pistol dis
charged as his brains scattered in fearful manner
all the sidewalk and his blood had also despatched the
ntes of the door of his residence Every possible
have been taken apprehsnd the murderer and thought
he escape from the hands of Justice The has
been teegraphed O
them in the assassin should escape to city
The Worlds Montreal special says:
AS yet nothing is known of the OF the dreadful
crime but the surmses and conecures various and mani
fold 1t is well known that most bitter feeling has existed
amongst the Irish population who supposed to have
Fenan sympathe in all parts of Canada against the late
Minister of Agriculture for his bold and seadfas denunca
ton of the schemes and plots of the Fenans and the
of the inhabitants of this city, absence of all
the contrary disposed lay the bloody crime the
door of Fenian emsaries from the United States who
supposed to be the of another and gigantic
raid upon these provinces At the drill Sheds in the places
of amusement in private dwellings, the streets and in fact
in every part of the city, the murder is the of uni
vrsa comment and alterations have taken place in
regard the crime between and those
of the Irish population who unavorably disposed
towards McGee There is feeling OF insecurity here and
is not known who may be taken off next by the hand Of
violence and the local police authorities have adopted strong
precautions
EXCITEMENT
The World says when the information reached this city,
where Darcy MCGEE had been long since known created
ordinary excitement There those who declared the
tragic were UNNECESSARILY less
than the number who seemed to think that ireland
avenged of of her athess but most gifted in the
fall of McGee This feeling seemed to choke all the currents
of which would have otherwise created the intense
sympathy for the unfortunate advocate of the British
the frontier who showered anathemas
the perdious Saxon Among the Fenans in this city
there is considerable excitement, although reporter
could find to Justify the murder among the Fenian
Circles of the CITY, The radical Fenians however although
they did say much about the MURDER take the matter
very quietly. One Fenan said to reporter: "McGee
did much he could to disgrace people by his double
dealing and treachey and feel very sorry for him.
Some of looked upon him would upon poisonous
rattesnake. We would not go out of the way crush him.
but that some one has rod upon his head we have
nothing to say"
We take the following notice of the English Premier
from the London Times: