New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-12

OF protection TO naturalzcd citizens and made what Us
universally esteemed the bOldest ana most NLins
~aec y" bas ys issued work on the Fenan mar
tyrs. with introduction on ule tuSEir ioi ,in1,
nationality going back for some Centuries "nu Co"o
down to the present day. .
Fenian cause IS that OF John ONe. Brigader-General
in the Army OF the Irish Republic; inns sc,1oi1 1 M
oIon p1rish of Coutibret County Monaghan, lrel9ndb
In his youth his family emlgGted 10 tus C1'Ig, % ii
mother S@ffied at Elizabeth. " j., where she yet 'ng
Yonng ONil did not accompany them, ana II was hQt
until 1916 he came TO the Unlied Stat1s l5 t III o
tnurteenth year and having devoted himself Tor some
time after his arrival completion OF ms educallon;
he resolved upon entering business III LUZ f so,ce
of the leading Catholic publishing Douses. LAWNS, ~
this means, gained some experience, III 800 ~ Si b
residence IN that city became attached 10 tne Eies
Guard at the time the most pIonlnent ms" The love
for military pursuits which tins proceeding % M
dd not stay here, for IN 1851 renq4sing IN states
ness he entered the Second Regiment Ofhe uneu ot's
cavalry While OF the Regular Army he was i,iV
his good character attention to duty ana sscnuent
position During late his regiment was IecaTv
from California, and attached To te Scr tbe com.
division which fought in the Peninsula uhuel tne t
mand of Gen Mcclellan. Upon the Wthurawaii Ul az
This State for some tme being retained as caNaiy III
structOr to drill the force then being raed ~ ~, I
rrsions If The Confederate guerrlas. Ultimately, ne
entered the 9th Indiana cavalry as scconu li leu @
io TO ot he Rebels In kentucky Tennessee, Indiana,
and Ohio Tho whole of his conduct at TINS peflOd,
g,cts tc HIGHEST honor upon his military career and
the bravery with which, with but hanlu oi mn, NC
rccapture some Federal prisoners and piece OF artillery
from an OyerW hrlmng force of the Rebel Cen Morgan,
will long be remembered Notwithstanding his brilliant
record i'm these campaigns an unfortunate difference
with his Colonel induced him TO resign. Inc
cause Of his resignation arose IRON some aHcEcu
jealousy on the part Of the latter which led HIM to omit
numbering the name Of ONeill among lhose IeSonl
April 1868, he rendered his resignation ana ieirtd rom
the American service. The estimation IN when ne was
held by his superior officers may he judged IRON the yes
timonials received from Gems stOnelnal juan, aHu
Sturges In the Fcnim movement upon canada IN $3.50,
Gen ONeill sacrificed lucrative business To me wish OF
striking blow against the OpWcseus n MS halNy I'
With the contingent raised by Kim m Tennessee ne pro
cccdcd 10 BunalO where finding himself the senior
officer, he assumed command OF the troops mere assen
bed In obedience the orders he had received, ne
crossed the Niagara River az the head OF COO men, and
on the night OF the 3lst Of May raised the Green rag
once more on the son OF e enemy. vi Wy i,i5
morning he apprsed of the approach Oh hc bllsh
forces numbering 5000 and marching IN Two distinct cor
umns. With characteristic GOODNESS ne lhhed9tey DC
cided upon fighting them in detail This resolved on no
morning of June 2 he came in contact with the
column commanded by Booker, at Rldgcway ana
although the enemy Outnumhered nm IN Tue
proportion OF Oi one routed them signaly raining
back on his original position a Fort Ere ne thefe leu
the tdngs the action of the United states Government
IN stopping the movement at other points ana IN aIIest
ing it, leaders Under these circumstances nothing more
could be done at that time and he was Reluctantly com
PEELED 10 the Niagara. ana surrender 10 me un
States That this course was cmineut} Qsdhtlul
TO him. and merely followed account Of lbs necessity,
is palpable hy his offer 20 the Committee AZ BuiaD To
hold his ow and in Ills report OF the battle Oh huSe"a'
IN which he says:
"But if movement was going elsewhere, was
perfectly willing TO make the old Fort slaughier-pen-
which knew II would be tie next day, II remained
For j trOUd Herer hare SnTcEd0fd., -, -,
At the Cleveland Congress OF TIE Fcnian brotherhood
held IN September of last year. Cen ONei was elected
Senator OF that body, and having been chosen vice
bOns. esd he succeeded President W. r. Roberts ON that
gcntlemn's resignation on the 3st of December 1861