The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-11-11
A SLUMBERING VOLCANO
Good Cause for a Canadian Night
Breech-Loaders and Ped
Hot Lava TOT the Frontier.

A highly interesting circular is about 70
be issued secretly, under the date OF Octo
Der 20, from the headquarters Of the FEM
ali Brotherhood III this city, the prlnclpai
object OF which seems To be 10 scare the
"kanucks' iuto Mysteries. and to warn
the Boys IL Green against the croaklng
OF the weak~kHeed In their midst, aud the
macLlnailons OF foes ir-ul without.
The members are earnestly exhorted not
to give ear to those who eek TO cause DIS
trust ot their hial Offices and sea dIsSea
s,on among the;u generally. y Iu,luas are
tlaae to the devotion heretofore sAoan ny
those who aFt nos al the head 81 the o!-
ganlZ4ttoR, alI ihe many SACRIFICES made
by tntn in ashaf OF the clusc, a1d The
subord!nai3s gTe grged ID USE every eHUlt
to luluse ucpe anG confidence Into ine rank
and hie Of the Brotherhood. X rccial
reference is made III the service vi tie
present exCcntIge Ii the American army.
VI course til. INSTITUTION Is o,li III need
OF money, ana Appeals are made III urgent
terns for funds. The io.!U"Iug are ex
tracts:
All We now want Is the requisite supply
OF Ureech loading ammuntion We have
"A >ubcIeDcy of oil oIher Kinds ou
suOW our rleci.~loader, Thlca rs,s twenty
shots per minute, L. All txtrava2ant Wea
p0n; bat you also kuus that IN proportion
az Il cOasunies 2ibnsunltiUn IL viii destroy Op
! position. Send Uu immediately the money
! 10 purcha~e this anuuuItlJn, and uy word
| iUr 1t, DfOJhtfs, az soon as Ii Is procured
| the day vii have arrived Tor the com
mencement of the long promised and anx>
| lous!y expected movement against the com
EioH enemy.
| Bro;hers-The extensive preparations
| made two weeks since by our eDterprl>ing
! Canadian friends to meet an lmagn mary foe,
| whom they believed to bc marching upon
heir ,trcughods Is corsoli <, D,csu>e il
shows how deficient they are n correct ln-
| formation as to our designs aiId military
| plans. The time was when kuyiand could
| soai The Irish people intO premature and
| useless lnsuTrect!un. he time was when
. lilsA leaders themselves hare assuned tht
aggressive Tashy, and without having cal
Gu atsd tie probable result OF their action
But the day Is past. We viii act del b.
era esy-chOo,lng our own time and place
and pTecpitatlng our soidIery against the
toenien on.y when circumstances VIII jusu
ty the attack.
The president urges the brethren tt
continue Their work with silence and cir
! GU 49, }SGtioH, anu eSileGiaiig ~ pclttEb u'
one who Iretends to he Informed in al
vance of the plans discussed at headquar
ters He says:
Your Executive, SO far, has impaired
no such int rmatJon TO any man or body o
men. de can keep bis own counsel ol
such matters, and he wOud ask YOU To d'
the same. Speak to 40 per>cn outside %
our ranks Oh the subject of Fenlanisn, ex
eept those whom you are obliged To ap
proach for assistance and under NO cir
cuustanceS hold public meetings u
whatever you cga do II entity
lie concludes a. follows
'BYoihers, we wuuid Ike 40 imGart 4
you much more Information II 9e coult
With safety, hut goa mUSi ;Ti@f as; We ha,,
never deCeIyeC! you, and We yrI,ie aGr~eiye c
that "e are worthy OF your confidence.
In conclusion ,.e wouit .Upres> ur0l
you the necessity for = contiaae,i aUd zeal
ous dis harAe OF your duties. Irt iheie l.
10 hack>Iid Eo he~jtaHcy. uG lack q
confidence, bur full and explicit faith IN on
ability 70 complete the wOik assumed, am
a corresponding zeal in pushing il go com
pletiOH; and 80 sure a. the green flag wa
unfu'led at Ri!gw ard Fort Erie ON IN
"a of june, lS66, so sure will it bc u'fur
ed again. and that before long, when thef
wiiI be thousands instead OF hundreds t
defend it
Yours traterua'ly,
''TGUN O'NEIT