The New York herald., 1870-03-13
THE ENIAN IMBROCLlO.
The Cat and Dog Fenianism" Rampant-The
Factions in Glorious State Of Kilkenny
Combatativeness- Friends Of
the One Side and the Enc
mics Of the Other.

There is evidently good deal of snarling IN the
Fenian camp, aud the public could by any possi-
BILE means get insight into the various ways the
circles adopt their wonders to perform they would
without doubt, be treated 70 considerable that ID
rich and racy not to say damaging to many parties
who profess much patriotism and draw much pay
for plentiful exhibition Of the chsap commodity
The article on the subject which appeared in the
HERALD q few days ago fell like bombshe in the
camp, the factons-for there are factions In the
Brotherhood, gainsay 1t who will-are in q great
state Of excitement al headquarters, in Fourth
street. IN consequence. The friends OF r. J. Meehan
are very indignant over the charges which those
who are opposed to him have made against him,
and they say that his enemies who are endeavorfng
TO put his influence below par in the brotherhood
are as much assassins In moral point OF view as
tne indiviauai who snot hm the other hgn.c mae
O'Nei While pretending to be favorable to Meehan,
Is endeayorng in an under hand way 10 undermine
hm and that ne Is doing all nat lies IN his power 20
turn the great body OF the Fenlans against him.
On the other hand, General UNeH asserts, IN the
most emphatic manner, that he never uttered
word against Meehan, nor done aught tnat might
tnJure that gentleman in any particular Whatever
The Secretary or the treasury Of the Brotherhood
declares to the contrary 80 as between the two the
question is simply one OF veractty, which, OF course
they win settle as becomes the nigh dignity OF their
exalted stations In lie. Tue secretary contends
tnat General O'Nell has tried TO make q big point
by pointing at the 'frightiul expenditure OF 100000
the good name on the enacIng oec eary OF Military
Affairs. This 100000, the secretary asserts, repre-
ana Is by no means confined TO tue item OF ''arums"
and that, mOrever, Meenan never mad control OF the
funds. NO ilRntiul expenditures were made; only
those which went IN the shape Of "ioans made TO
General O'Neu
In reference the question of the smolenski book OF
tactics he says Meehan had very little TO do with IT,
That gentleman knew nothing about them until the
books We're bound and then he denounced from his
seat IN the Senate the expenditure OF the money for
X.
TO O,Nen say that the latter, Colonel Ryan
ns paa me b to se ecHs aaa
$400 for the additional publication OF the
new issue OF the Polish Generals IDEAS aud bad Eng
hsh. They also contend that oil the officers sala-
ries were cut down some time ago, with the excep-
ton OF the salary Of the President which was left IN
its original rcspendency and ample bulk.
As for the alteration Of the Springfield rifles to
"Meehan bleech-loaders s was no Individual sptcu-
tcular benefit from the rine business; but, on the
contrary, nearly made himself bankrupt and his
business ruinaton" In hts patriotic efforts 10 man.
ufacture IN sutncient numbers warlKe implement
tnar would one day make Old England tremble IN
her ancient CATERS The guns were made for some
thing less than eight dollars apiece.
Meehan resigned his position as Acting Secretary
OF Military Affairs some time ago, and never drew
The Secretary Of the treasury Claims that the aa.
dress Of the Senate to the Circles which has already
msas s not 30 VT sos the s
on the afternoon Of the preceding day rl. At that
time, he says, the Senate were ready take matters
ously after another matter had not General O'Neil
made 0verures OF concession to our just demands.n
He then says, IN relation to the charges tHat the
''Senate wish to keep back q movement upon the
enemys territory In order TO enjoy their salaries tor
some time to Gomez that the Senate receives no pay.
He thinks that fE would be utter madness to attempt
o ''movemenW without sufficient materials OF war.
II tue various communications OF tue vartousDii-
cials and others OF the Brotherhood which have been
sent to the HERALD were to be published IN eLtenso
there would undoubtedly be inaugurated In Fourth
street one or the biggest Bfikenny cat fights ever
eQiOYed "A
matter is that the present row is the old story over
again. Tho Fenians can't live without fighting
among themselves, and so those who want to let
them live ought to let them continue the sport al
t1.dattttIa.