Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-06-07
IN, 1Arr Tn1g1AN KovENENT
ANp FAILURA-

SsAoS
,.~ YEH1An MOVEMENT
TIE XND FAnURA
n, Is greatly to be lamented that
brave men, In the hands Of inefficient
leaders and bad councillors, should so
Mace themselves before the world that
the United States Executive had no al
tentative In the way Of interference,
except to protest against their viola
lstion of the law Of nations-of that
mart of 1t which afirms the principle
Of neutrality. The Fenian organiza-
tion has made a second attack upon
Canada, and has a second time failed.
Yet, all who have carefully considered
the premises will agree with us that II
England was to be assailed, Canada Is
her weakest point-Canada, which has
the most accessible frontier In the
world, and plenty of it. Moreover,
Canada Is comparatively powerless,
seeing that the British Government has
latterly left her very much to her own
defenses, having withdrawn a consid-
cradle portion Of the regular troops
which previously had garrisoned "The
Dominion" "Too many cooks" the
proverb says, "spoils the mess" In
like manner, too, many leaders, each
representing a division, weaken, If
they do not destroy, a political organi-
nation. Fenianism has been unfortu-
nate In its chiefs. 1t opened, in this
country, with a Dictator, whose head
quarters were in Ireland. In the Uni
ted States, at the same time, there was
q viceroy, who looked after the funds
to do him justice, not to appropriate,
but to spend them. We placed no
trust, from the first, In James Steph-
ems, havinga yet undated suspicion
that his escape from prison in Dublin
was what Is called ga put-up" affair,
effected by an understanding with the
British authorities. Mr. Stephens ac-
lions and words, during his visit to the
United States, were so much calculated
to damage the Fenian cause that they
made us distrust the man, with all his
FEASIBILITY, more than ever. He has
disappeared, and is not likely ever tc
regain the forfeited confidence of the
true men who once trusted him, "noI
wisely, but too WELL" Few who hear
Of can readily forget the leadership o
Mr.. O'Mahony, with his vice-regal es
adjustment in Moffatt House, q pala
tial residence In Union Square, New
York. Apparently, he went Ii
for ga short reign and a merr!
one" and that he had. He flashed
meteor-like, across the political hori
zon, and then entirely disappeared
He was succeeded by Mr.. Roberts, q
practical man, whose enthusiasm wa:
tempered with a good deal of common
sense. Mr.. Roberts did not reign very
long, but rendered no small service to
the Fenian organization by the exer-
else Of those business habits which, In
q strange country, had largely helped
to make him q prosperous gentleman
When the Fenian body began to b
agitated by dissension, Mr.. Robert
surrendered its leadership, his motto
being "In Union there Is Strength
How stands the organization now
We may truly say earring the bull
that it Is divided into three halves
First 1t was rent In twain-Mr. o.
Neill at the head Of one section, ant
Mr.. John Savage leading the other
Both are men of high personal stand
ing, and Mr.. Savage also has literar,
reputation. But the two bodies have
agreed to disagree. As II this were
not sufficient the O'Neill, which also
was the more numerous, division
lately split, and Mr.. James Gibbon,
printer, in Philadelphia, has been
placed at the head of the third Fenian
division. He Is in Philadelphia, we
believe, not having taken part in the
recent outbreak. Mr.. Savage is in
California, looking after his adherents
In the golden land. Mr., commonly
called General" O'Neill, Is in the
hands Of the United States authorities
charged with law-breaking, by having
beaded an invasion Of Canada. Thai
attempt failed, rather from bad lead
ership than from any want Of g~allantr!
on the part Of the Fenians. Two othe
causes contributed largely to tina
taseo. First, the inadequacy Of tn
army Of invasion, and next, the I'LL
doubted fact that the Canadian author
tiles were informed beforehand Of tn
Intended attack, and knew where an
when to look for the a~ssailants. Tn
Fenians, seemingly forgetting tina
"Spsech Is silyern and Silence is gol
den," have not cultivated secrecy a
they ought. 1t was stated in all tn
American newspapers, three month
ago, that there would be a Fenian In
vasion Of Canada towards the end
May, and even the points Of attac
were announced. Even If there ha
not been any spy in the camp tn
Canadian Government were thus pr
upon their guard, and, 1t seems, quietl
made the necessary preparations 70
meeting the hostile visitors from tn
United States. There may or may no
have been treason in the Fenian coun
ellis; but, even If there were none, tn
folly of placinga plan Of the campaigI
before the world weeks and month
before the appointed time for takin
the field, did infinite mischief. and as