, 1870-04-23
THE FIGHTING FENIANS.
Assembling OF fhc O'Nctll Con-
EFc&n--A TrivNtc SDAsion-Nhrns
WNx DthcnhAri. md 1hr E'rDtu-
billy Of a Canadian 1knAd-yN1n.
nfrcT to be Assisted.

assembling OF fhc OsNcfl1 Con-
EFc%H---A TrIvntc ScAsion-Nhns
syNx Di.ct,hArd, md the E'robn-
billy OF u Canadian 1knid-Stin-
nircF to be Assisted.
Ttosn The Nr.e 1-crk Hrr,,ld, I,,Yi7aa
The O'Seill Fenian Congress me, yesterday,
ut noon, at Masonic Hall. but the session was
strictly private one, and no person not duly
accredited ns good man and true to the Con-
ereas was allowed admission. There WAS,
during the entire day, in the Railways leading
to the room where the deliberations wcrc held,
and in tho streets adjoining the building,
quite large crowd Of the eympAthizera with
the OESei11 faction, and speculation as to the
doings OF the Congress was rifc among
them. II is sid that theirs VIZ plentiful
rprintling Of British fpics in every group OF
men who bad assembled about tie place, who
excsted their utmost in An indirect way 10 buy
ur some needy member Of the Congress. from
whom they might be able to obtain such in
formation rs might lead to tho thwArting Of
| the designs Of OScill. This mach can be
1 comes Immediately from one OF tho members,
| wEo, in not telling what tho tcault OF the dis
cussaous OF yesterday afternoon H2s, dooa not
feel that heis violating bis oath in stating
/ what the discussion was about. The most i'm
po1tant subject discussed, he ssys, was the
propzicsy OF making raid into Canads At
| once - ......-
There wcro thoec Of the Congress who con,
| tended that this would he altogether fool.
hardy, inssmuch as the c1choque1 wAs moi
the sincwR OF war tho war would be An ex.
trcme1y disAst1uus ono to the Feni2ns-
General O'Scill, however, or, rather, his
friends WHO represent his views, argued that
as eoou II the Gre1t body OF the brotherhood
had become aWare that CanadA was to be the
objective point Of / speedy invasion, money
would be forthcoming from all quarters. III.
umastcrly inactivity" which The Senate hAG
seen fit to plunge the brotherhood into fo
vcars was tho cause that lad put IN end to the
usual flow Of money into the troasur!; bu
tho patriotic tpirit. Of the lovers Of olt
Ireland was not dead yet in the heart
OF men, Who would contribute To wA1 TO
its deiyetance when they were once convinced
that war 70 the knife was to euEne. It il m
dcsetood that many OF the leaders believe
, | and several Of them spoke Of the subject tus
! Ing tho eession-that the Fenilns conld d.
1T themselves by attacking tho expedition thu
, is to set ont for the Rcd River country thal
oE making An attempt to cruaa the Canada
|. borders It the St. Lawrence. II is fact tha
! one Of tho members advocated not only thi
Il action on the part of tho brotherhood, bu
contcuded that the VARIOUS circles would pic
. ont their best men and send them out to Wiz
:, ne1eg, where, under the banner Of Riel the
4 could make tboth the battlefield Of Fcnilnis.
e and the W!nneHeeists At the same TING i
Iee he said, Mcl would by this means t,;umnh. !
he bad no doubt he would, hundreds woul
cl rally round him who were not neutral or a,
y c1esly against him, while it would e1ult Il
T. FeniAr he4st tic world over to such 1 derrF
a. a. that the members Of the brothe.hood Uo5;
~ exa1n ID Thousands to Join the vic,ora in !
attempt to caz1y the war into tho ver7 bcart
tho enemys stongholds. This was The g,e
opportunity Of the Feuians, and it ahou.d n
Le allowed 70 pass This gentleman lilo = :
IN marked that while the Canadian 0oye1nme
= would thus hAye their hands full in do n,
River country, and be compelled to const.n,
reinforce the a1st in.talmenss Of t1oo1m N
oo would send out, strong body Of Fenians cou
giro the "stay At hona~ CAnadiang nesr
700 the United States al the fighting they desirn
if not more.
'eo General OgNein contends that thu fbro.,,t
xo hood NOW h1s some 40, ooO stand Of s!ms AZ
good qualify a. ever we're snAnufnet,1rod
100 tho United States. These atms. N. frien
49, cay, hsre lately been distributed 10 lie "a
So ous committees " whose duty il ia Il, lool al
~ thel! proper distribution, and thoy hAys
=" safe1y reached their deatinstiou' aithou
ooc Ehern That il the brotherhood win not diyull
fcf obvious rcasous.
oo General oke;'l u tn dad earnsss 4