The New York herald., 1870-05-31
THE FENlANS IN THE METROPOLIS.

ElfOrfS oil the Deiu0ed 10 ffOduce Artinciul
Ncrve-RendinE Bogus Despatches-The
Orangemen After the Fenians-Mass Meet.
ing OF ssInvnders'' In BrOoklym-The Gov.
ernment Overhauled.
AS q body the Fenlans were ABOUT the ''meekest"
class individuals to be found in this city yesterday
Whistling, whiskey-guzzling. buncombe and all the
other forlorn hopes were tnduiged in TO keep up
1air display OF nerve and fOrtitude, and they
closed their programme OF stupidity by actu-
ally endeavOring to throw discredt on the
newspaper reports received and published
daily 10y the press at great outlay and small
amount of labor from -'the 'front.'" If they had
anything TO blame The press for at all it Is for pub
fishing anything about them, perhaps as without
the press their insane idea Of invading the territory
and subjugating three millions OF people would
never have been disseminated with sufficient
promptness to call five hundred Fenians to
"arums." The facts is, If the reports had been bur-
dened with different result the press would have
been the Fenian gospel, and they would have
At ihe headquarters /" In West Fourth street, ana
Hibernia Hall, in Prince street, large number OF
'misquided walls" were congregated yesterday and
wnied away time by begging for subscriptions,
reading some Of their 'own'' teiegrams from the
Canadian frontier, and enlistng for the fun Of the
thing. No bounties were offered, not because they
were not needed, but mainly because they hadn't
got the "stuff" to. make ''bounties." According to
one of their official dispatches Colonel OLeary
had gobbled up sixty prisoners by raid on
the 7Kanucks,' ana the deuce generally is
played at Detroit, Buffalo and other points. or
course the Fenians were disposed TO believe these
reports, and got Off the appropriate amount Of en-
thusiasm. number OF the "great defeatedn came
the Of the Quixotic trays of last week. Some
Of them brought their "bruised and battered
'arums' with them, to be used hereafter as mantel
piece ornaments, but all OF the veterans were suen
and .IndispOsed to 'say much.n Those who have
any brains own up that "the dog is dead"
report was in circulation last night TO the ef-
feet that the 0rangemen in this CITY, who have been
holding nightly meetings for some time past, have
perfected thorough organization with view Of
the Fenians. This rum0r Is based upon private
circular which was issued yesterday, and distributed
aG a moments notice. It is believed the whole body
VIII be in readiness to leave to-day If necessary.
Mass Meeting in Brooklyn City Hall Park.
Shortly after eight O'Clock last evening small
party OF assembled on the steps of the City Hail.
Brooklyn and formed the nucleus of q mass meeting
of friends and sympathizers of the Fenan cause.
Mr.. Edward Gallagher, prominent trades union
agitator, came forward and in stentorian
tones called the meeting to order, stating
that the object of the assemblage was to raise funds
Wherewith 10 defray the expense of the transporta
tion Of the brave Fenians who had been left the
Canadian border, friendless and penniless, and who
were unable therefore to return to their homes.
Their aestitution, lie said great and hence the
necessity OF immediate action. BY this time the
assembiage had increased 10 the number Of several
hundred.
Mr.. GALLAGHER introduced, with few euogistc
remarks
Ex-Congressman WILLIAM f. ROBINSON 90 the
champion OF the Irish cause. Mr.. Robinson on CON-
ing forward was received with loud cheers and after
the applause had subsded he proceeded to state the
exigency OF the occasion and the necessity for
acf I'm ho wi ha1 mo
to promote. Here he paused, as Mr.. R. NJ. Hooley,
the proprietor of Hooley's Opera House, came for
ward and handed in fifty dollar bill, with the
sentiment that ''the mite was 10 enable the brave
Irishmen at the front to return 10 their homes, in
order that they might get ready to strike again for
freedom" The sentiment was applauded. Mr..
Robinson continuing his remarks, said 1t was a
Iamentable fact that not one member of Congress
had made motion to mitigate the outrage committed
by the United States authorities IN the seizure Of
belonging to Fenans The government allowed arms
to be purchased in New York and fOrwurded to st.
Domingo to be used there against the people, while.
on the other hand, the government made seizure OF
Fenian arms and ammunition. He said that while
millions Of dollars were being expended in jobs by
in Congress under various pretexts, such as the
annexation of st. Domingo which territory was not
at all desirable OF acquisition to the United States
injustice was done to the Irish people here. 1t was
not at all desirable that ST. Domingo should
be annexed; but Ireland should be free.
He favored the annexation OF Ireland to
the United States, and hoped to see
SenatofS anu hepIeseHtauvco ~ ConeIeos uoIu WIG
provinces of the "Green Isle" and the day would
come, even old as he was when he would see this
accomplished. Mr.. Robinson denounced in the bit
terest language possible the sycophancy OF those
men who made genunexons in the gutter before the
booby-faced Prince the scion Of an aduiterOus,
drunken and imbecile family He was sorry that
ladies present at the reception Of the Prince In
Brooklyn, as the Prince was not fit to keep CON-
pany with ladies.
A voIcE-Yes, he is, with Lady Mordauntl cloud
laughter.)
Leaving the Prince Mr.. ROBINSON animadverted
on the charges repeatedly made that the servant
girls were defrauded by this Fenian movement, to
which they had contributed. II might be that part
OF the money collected nom them had been misap-
propriated but there never was great undertaking
attempted that some dishonest men did not take
advantage OF it, BE this rs 1t might there was not one
OF tnese servant girls who did not contribute her
money WIN q blessing and smile OF gratifca-
nv those VINO had horkos, In 80 ,,,,,a -, r. ler