Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-05-20
THE FENIANS.

From all along the Canada bord-
ers comes the intelligence of Fenian
movements and we should not be
surprised if a conflict of arms took
place even before our paper is issued.
The Cana dians are awfully scared,
and to add to their CONSERVATION, a
terrible confagration broke out in
Quebec, which soon reduced to ashes
about five hundred houses and two
ships. AS will be seen elsewhere
the Psesiaent Of the United States
has issued a timely Proclamation.
The Cleveland Herald says:
The Fenians are reported to be
in full headway through Vermont
for the Canadian line, with a strong
prospect that the impetus OF their
rapid forward movement will carry
them across the lines and into mis-
chief before they can be checked
up by the American authorities
Simultaneously with this report
come accounts of movements to-
wards the Northwest, where Riel is
variously reported to be waiting aid
from Fenian allies and to have
kicked the Fenian messengers out
of his jurisdiction. Whether the
Northwest movement is a feint to
draw off attention from the attack
through Vermont, or latter feint
and the former the real attack, is as
yet mystery Or, perhaps, the
movement is to be made simultan-
eously all along the line. Whatev-
may be the real object of the cam
paign, it can scarcely have but. one
result-failure.
There is no hearty sympathy
| with the movement among the
great bod. of the Fenians The
majority, SO far the as can be judg-
ed from their expressions and acts,
look on the proceeding as fool
hardy, if not unjustifiable. They
receive the appeals of the ''party of
action with GOODNESS, and refuse to
contribute E'a dollar or a man" to
an EXP edition of the practical sue
cess of which there is not one chance
in ten thousand, and whose defeat
would seriously damage the cause.
1t is significant that the most
strenuous opponents of the propos-
ed 'sforward movement are those
who were the participants in the for
mer raid upon Canada, and received
u practical lesson as to the .futility
of such spasmodic efforts.
| But whether the movement be
formidable or not, the duty of our
lGovernment is equally plaid in eth
er case. In refusing the passage
through our territory of troops OF
munitions intended for the defence
/ Of Canadian authority Government
l did no Iore than maintain its tradi.
tionai policy of strict nutrality. In
i accordance with the same policy il
now becomes the duty of Govern
menr to prevent the passage through
or from, our territory Of military
expenditures or munitions of wal
intended for attack on Canadian
authority. fthere is to be enc
thoroughfare'' in ore case there
must be mo thoroughfare" in ths
other. We have nothing to do il
/. this matter with Ireland's wrong
or British oppression Nor have W.
to enquire how a raid on Canadiai
soil or skirInish in the wilderness
Of the Northwest can ameliorat
+ 1.-The condition ot the peasantry il
Ireland The question is purei'
domestic. Shall cur nwn laws b
!. respected. or is 4 fagrant Violation
| Of them by one paRts to be winke'
r at, whilst thep are strietay enforcs'
against another rarty +?
The Floridians have our sympa