, 1870-04-28

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ous md busy eessiop Of fse days. The object
Of ita cs1l b General oEelh WIS II possible,
10 1oad{ust the differences c1iattng betwcon
the Senate aud his party toF thu tast ta!oo
months, growing out Of the d,asatas1Aes,oa tt e
which arose with regard to sr h,s "M po5 M of
Jnhn psNahppv IN '65, ind do not In 1ny
nv cIsim aasuity with tho ssvase fae-
tian, now Alsnnst dafuna Tho p1inaT oc7-
sion of Tho present di1acq1iy wsa taa a.
ono-uaxn power" assuming that although
nEciIl is "a honest and well meaning man, be !
mss not the right nxn IN this Essss plsee: ana
he wss unfit e occupy tho Post o. nuta59
his ottice as F7eaident to amount to- In Feoru-
~. Ia or,ier to set unattoca right before the !
brotherhood, Gen. O'Neul is6ued circulars 70 !
di1esent districts calling for Congress to |
assemble On tho 8th OF March. Which ne post
pouoJ On account Of r. J. MschAn' being shot !
That gentleman Was O'SeiHs most aceiVe op- !
ponent, sud iu view Of his dangerous condition |
sud iucapacity to be present u and meet
OEeill 10 Congress, the order VIZ recalled md !
The Convention indefinitely poatponed
20 be held II Chicago, On tho frst Of april, in
xihng O'Nell4 who did got DEAN It necessary
to stteud4 By the action Of this body the othee
Of President WAS sbohshed, aud N Executive
Council Of nine .ppointsd for n1 ne sa.nss 6 sGn~
inyitine delcsates from III parts Of tho eoun-
~ to assemble It New lork, ana strive 70
bring both parties to an Amicaole Arrangement
nnd It once restore harmony and unity into the
organization Accordingly, on ths 18Th Of
Al1il, Mksonio Hall, thirteenth streot, between
Thru knd Fourth ATsnuca, Vaa fo11nAny
opeued for the reception. The business Of
that day consisted Of the examination Of the
five were admitted Il, tho cTcning session.
New York had fifteen representatives; brook
| I'm, eight: Philadelphia eight; the rouainaer
cane from the dideront states OF the Union
| The utmost eecresy marked their councils, and
sant1ies wtze poetad 1t the doors to prevent
the entsance Of any but delegates. Standing
| committees w4rs appointed on finance, naili-
| taIy aud civil atfai11, consultation, md pet1aa-
| ncnt organization. It wAs long aftez midnight
Gro tho first days session Adjourned
On Wednesday, tho seconddAy, Congreao as-
! seEnb1ed 1t 9:A5 =. u-, and "a perns snent or
| ganization had been effected tho previous
evening, with GenesalJ. ]. nonnaly, ot Utica,
u Speaker, and Danial Murphy, o. Ht1dge,
Colonel John Leady, OF New York, "a Ser
Ceant-at- Arms, tho credentials OF J. ?. Fin
nrrtf, Of thotChicsgo Republican, Major v.
a1cH iniAms, u philadelphia, ana Captain z.
c. MrIoushln, Of Ce1trsl CITY. colossdo' the
ton 10 bo present at this Congress-, were re-
ceircd and considered. Thrrn was long de-
bate, WHICH lasted MI the afternoon, - to
whether they ahoufd be received OF not.
eon1uit.eo Of th1eo-5. A. Meeuizo, J. Finn,
and Mr. King-was appointed to wait upon
and receive the Chicagoans' propositions, and
| report tho paue to ths house. Ihaae pzopo6i-
tons we're in ths following terms:
To tA< Committee on rnioa agpointd fro"' ths sf'e
We the undersigned Committee Of Representa-
top om ne ressa Ss2 snon En-
Rttss copyrued on the 18th Inst, respectfully sub
nit to your committee the following propositions
!. Thas tnssead II Preatdeut aud scnatc, -
r q ts & nac
mctuhrfs choaen u follows: OF The nine elected
a Chicago We are empowered to withdraw the nye
men n1ost Objectionable 70 you IN orler that yon,
1em mbe see p ct III oaneH Is Ii rsa oar ssass.
ing four and snst ths eight eq 70 combined saaI
sefs shs 1nta emes 2, 1ne Executive
=. Yhsi three of the ahaye Council, under the
naxue OF tho Executive Committee Of said council
sha conduct the routine buStucss Ut tac orH4nlza-
uop. md hit headquarters shals be wherever The
, ] matofttT Of the Council snalI decide.
81 That the counctl shalt hare the power to uou.
. {uate and eleet the Secretary Of war, whnshals
! ln conjunction NTH them, tuanAHc the military
a1airs Of the Fenian Brotherhood
> L Tpas the Executive Council shau at once suIrt
mon 10 tts aid tho best military t1lent Y can pro
: cure to combine WITH the Secretary Of Tsr mil
' i,ary programme and eoncenssase eor sssousccs
l. Tia: On condition Of accepting The foEcRoiniE
ptopo1ittts, the section Of the brotherhood whlef
hIf tse means necessary, q coad1sion thal yot
8 guarantee the remaining hail. to place the arm!
y We respectfully recommend that IN the discus
ordinations be perza1te1 as theE mnd 70 mar Il.
IL hope that 10 prrindfcc or factlous feeling ma
3 Blind any Of Us On either side OF this question
!, 'Ae great '4' ions f5n +. Fnx1E17. Chairman.
= ~ McwmI,ass sna; ~ secsetas1es-
Wills this Committee was 20 employed
u General O'Nein. Who had been Invited to tn
% house, delivered his ''1nessage," in which !,
reviewed the situation and Expressed biz do
u Termination - {,nsh military operations to
!. speedy opening. In the evening The Chicag
dolega.ion weso admitted By majority 81 one
It NT. Psnnerty, IN lengthy speech, SGT forth II
!. ultinatunn of hia pazty, which might b
J.. II summed up in tun wor4s.-the adoption Q
!. the foregoing propositions sod tho abandon
meat Of Immediate hostiGties.
!, The congress adjourned At ~ T. n.
4 Next morning il met again at II o'clock, Al
u we're received and adopted. Tho whole Of tl,'
" day ~as occupied With tho consideEasion OF II
t, ing until tho following day, when the Congrca
= finally resolved to reject tie propositions i
u toto, and refuse the delegation admission !
tho house, This actipn widened the breac
s ls hetnecn tho Senstc and tho oSci1 party, N
oi the reelection Of the latter TO the Ifesdenc,
10 on Saturday, renders the schism lrrayocAbl
~ for the present.
Ecnp wes chosen Vice President with WHOM
~ ~ u Chairman, the following Esntlemen wei
~ elected - an Executive Council OF nine, To =.
70 insteAd Of Senate Of fifteen John Shell.
"a Louisville, kv.s II ]. Cunningham, Auburs
10 n. T.; Peter Cunningham. Chicago, II.
- Patrick Pnrsysh, pot1oft Mich: C Gspt,in !. 1
y Ohio Patrick J. Sweeney, Lawrence, Mass.
y. y. Patrick 0'Dey, buffalo, n. Y
10 The reporta of the rarious committees wei
s' received and admitted Is satisfactory, u
,a mediate action- In hia r.ledictoES apeech Ga
10 ersl O-Sc1l assured tho delegates that il "
2. his pelic5 that vaIlike mo~emeut should tai
s1{ s{ rllee At sn carly date, and tha: his aE1ang
Il. nents md Preparations therefore vera cor
ne pleted. In priSate the General explained |
NO these .nattesr to the Executive Council. II
a. uade favorable report thereof to the Co
Us Us gseas At21< O'Clock yastestlay morning tt
os last session OF the House WAS brought 70
- close, and most Of the delegates returned
e we'll provided with the siuews Of WG, We
ats present during the week, and returned to th'
"a" Circles to prepare for coming events. Genei
O'SeiI1, Who las determined TO take upon hil
~ eelf the dpties Of Secretary OF War, will co
W. rene the Executive Council today for impo
N On saturday afternoon. James Gibbons.
-; Pennsylvania; r J. neehan. OF the ri
~ Aney7ca"; Ed L. Csrey, Of SeE York; Hlc
31 McCloud, F. D. Gallagher. and Hon ].
~. Fit1ger7ld, Of Cincinnati. nnetuhess Of tho
sess ecutiya Committee, appointed by the Chica
Nso Convention, held private meeting. The
~. rort Of the Chicago delegation was made
I s.s them, snd other important business VAS trs'
Acted- ..-.
~ Tbs election Of OSein and the present to-
@ .oI Ct government render it impossible that II
Ia ~ thing toward settlement Of existing din.
~ ~ encea can or viii he effected Ihern is no 9
~ ~ poeition on tho part Of the Seultc or
N, N. OSeill sectiou to yield jot to each 9th
S 1ae The one contends that the action OF the y
.ne .1 York Congress w1A controlled by lot OF n
,ne 9,e ssry adsentnssrs ~hose only deare 70 b,
IL IL about = flibnste1sug expedition, w'tht
mt vhieh .t,.cir occupation viii be snno-" 7
= other, that the moment for action has attlv'
~ Already Riel, With whom O:Sein has been
o0- communication ever aiuce his outbreak,
ana r make determined stand against the Epsll
as, that something lie a ancee4a
&c 20 war can be waSed, md that Hsr Aajeat
sae @ troops would dna 1t safer to act on The def
thia past the 0SeM agents have beea neeotist
r., With Mel, and ws ara ASSURED By the initaa
ues that within very abort time he vii .ece
. ~ such aid from the Rotherhood - VII nj
ne ,,s the English Government feas foF the aatet!
use, lhei1 North American possessious- Pro
the a'.d. -rs,,, the r.st~-n fr-nt;er- rhera ar
I'd" sns. assS h.nd iseinc acainst tha inTa,ia.1 II
} Of lsfas+ -orE ~ een.S1-d Oyr,n beIieyea
de kss hid lis plan4 correctly, and viii uow
POET ten to execute them with Of without the
1.as L operation Of ths senase party The Sen
'N. ~ pssty will issue : proclamation now, Ha1u
1ged natsrasnt ~ n, .H1 other set IN foot ir Gen
W O'SeiA, considering it iH-advised and ikel
king ~ - fn1InT;no ,.1dr-sa i. iasue,l to-1.,