The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-25
THE FENIANS.

A General Order from Headquarters - The
Opponents Of General O'Neill on the stand
The Action of the New York Congress Dis
apprOvedl
AT the meeting of the Fenian Congress held
in New York city, measures were taken uphold
ing General O'Nell, which resulted in the with
drawal of the Chicago delegates and others.
The opposite faction, those opposed tq
General O'Neill have to-day issued an order
from their headquarters, No. 400 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, of which the following is an
ABSTRACT
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April s5, 1870
To ne officers and Nemb,r$ qt the r. b.!
cuaT YOU bave recsived aud the accounts which have
reached you through the public that organza
lnshmen America at the cost Of uunumbe9d sacrifices
shock similar 20 that inflicted on il in 1855 repre-
,entatives assembled in Chicago at the Eighth National
prescribed by the Constitution had the evidence before
violated his official obligations, and that the sub
acrbed by you to equp and arm the men who are to tight
appropriated by him to purposes never sanctioned by you
They found also that, under pretense OF initiating
which the Judgment of the ablest military
who consulted the subject had pronounced
seasonable and improper General o'Ne had attempted
@ o TSS 6S saS @ eS
mate authority but falling to sotH guiSiepcy & OF aid
call for another convention to meet IN New York the
cere in his proossed desire to attack the eney in tho
calculate to insure since he took the very
discord and faction into the Brotherhood
once Of was found to be an
to the BrotheTb9od that officer having absorbed nearly
ing any way the efficiency of the organ aoa the
entire executive authority Of the brotherhood in
% epunT 70 % C0nssV % b V nine @ 20 oe elected
saton for their services for the experience of the
ganization has been subjected have invariably been
cd officers apd that half the abor your uspsid repre-
sentayes has been consumed in efforts TO prevent these
funds that intended should be hpent on rifles an
The earnest desire of your representatives at Chicago
to unite with ii possible every who professed to
POINTING Delegation Of old and tried membsTs Of the
wait the convention which met in New
York and invite them to join in efforts complete
the small amount OF preparation required to enable them
the true and riehtthinng men who had attended that
s assembage of repr essen inspired by the sen
ents Of raternal union which has been the mission of
the Fenisn brotherhood to inculcate But, that
yeotion was really de;igned only to iesaze usEpa.on
overruled the appeals OF and PATRIOTISM aud the
ovtrturcs of your committee rejected. Comment
Brothers, Executive, TO give effect at to the
resources should be applied directly possible the
purchase of ammunition and the necessary requirements
quarters STAFF hitherto maintained at the expense of the
Biotherhood to Phadoipha, Pa, to which place all let
ters should hereafter be addressed ,,
cutive Council Treasurer of the Boherhood Al money
orders should be made payable to hm, and will be duly
The proceedings of the Chicago Congress, with the
required to complete the equipment OF force sufficient
to commence active military operations will in few days
be forwarded to the Circles with revised constitution
Brothers. Ireland day left bound and helpless at the
of England by the misdeeds of those who prefer
their selfish ends and their own petty ambitions 80
the good of their country and the union of her by
which slone her liberties be To here, en-.
joyinG freedom and the power to speak, work and or
| ganiZe in their behalf, people at home must
look for protection in the present and hope for
future Let unite then, all energies in the holy
work of striking the chains from the limbs OF kindred
The redemption Of iatherand is within the grasp of
this generation Let each termne to do his whole
duty and to do Mt and long of toll and
sacrifice will surely frucfy in the glorious harvest of
freedom, in which country will find the compensation
! for all her sutferings.
| Signed, by order OF the Executive Council Il. B.,
JAMES GIBBONS Chairman.
RICHARD McCLOU ID, Secretary.