The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-24

are on the way hither, and we Will take no
rs as representing the cause of Ireland, tor the
interests of which cause We desire thaG gu
Irishmen should be united. We regret spat
there Is any difference OF opinion regaruAiS
the reception. Inasmuch as your ieceptloH
concerns us as individuals we care ilttie, CUm-
pared to what we feel about 1t IN connectiVa
with the interests Of Irish independence. as
we are led to believe you nave mol @ un,;1u mii nas
therefore decide upon anything until tne az
rival of our brothers. We will remain on ooaro
the shin tonight and we will go to hotei To-
morrow. ,>.o,c,u,.
we remain, gentlemen, yours respectfully
tSlsned) J. 0'DoNAvAN Ross1; a,c,x,,,,
JOHN DEV0Y,
JOHN MCCLURE,
HENRY s. MULLAnY.
'-bortlv after noon, Friday. the exiles 10 TWO
carriages, escorted by company OF Inc 1slAtS
ninth Regiment, passed up Broadway en- Toaae
10 onarters. There was much excitement,
and crowds approached the carriage Wina9ms
with cheers. The crowd followed tne eAiles
to their hotel. After their arrival AZ oWesaey
Hotel. Richard McCloud presented an aaarGss
~ Rnssa and rave him, on behalf OF lne
limited Irishmen organization, $1,000 IN green
hacks. MT Rosa responded In tulns Terms.
II is said that the fund OF 1000 raised by the
| Tammauy Society will be Increased 10 soV,ooV,
the object being to furnish the aeSItuIe n..H;
Fenians with means to start IN a smaH tss;r 9uS,,
ness. The Fenians expect the rest VI '1Ja tha
companions on wednesday heAi'
steamer Russia.
Tho 1r,sb national societies of America pre-
seoted an address of welcome TO the eAlleu
Fenians at night. Committees from large
number of Irish and other societies waited on
ihem during the day, and rendered them tnelr
sympathy. ODonavan Rosa, best known
among the FIVE who have arrived, mas oeeu
the especial object Of various demonstrations,
| and has been received since his aTri'al win
universal tokens OF esteem.
The New York Tribune gives the following
account of the origin Of the arrest OF the pris-
oners BIZ the British Government:
After the failure of the repeal movements
| and OF the attempted insurrectl0n OF 4S, Cne
Irish people became convinced thaC the llue-
pendence of the country was only 10 oe w,
| ta,ned by careful organization anu arusu s. y
force. A secret society was aSdnou t''ua ~ nnme r
County Cork, about 1856, which lonno nulne
rous adherents In that section: Two years
later the government arrested the leaders ID
| the movement and 1t diminished IN NUMBERS
and Importance. This society soon gave place
| to the organization which Stephens estaonsn-
ed. He 0aIneQ IL lnc lElbu HSpuoAiSou OANSA
erhood, and found his earliest supporters IN
the ranks of the Phenix Society. stephens
succeeded in enrolling thirty-hve Thousand
members 6y 1858, when he came to TINS co9ii-
try to place himself In communication WIN
the leading Irish natiohallties here and secure
material aid for the home movement. he
returned to. Ireland With encouraging re-
ports, and there continued to extend the con-
spiracy.,, Assisted By others, he organized Inc
brotherhood so that members were instructed
| in military drill, provided with arms, anu
placed under the government OF one executive.
Perfect unity OF action was secured. and COM
paraliYely safe measures were adopted to con,
ceal the purposes and plans Of the orotherhood
| from tine British authorities. The hostility OF
the Irish people to the English government
impelled them readily TO support the orother-
hood: and by 1865 it had men OF all classes 10
| its ranks, and numerous actual members OF
sympathizers among the Irish soldiers IN the
British army. 1t was In close communication
with the body In this country known as the Fe-
nian Brotherhood, on which 1t largely depend
ed Tor effectIve aid. It was for their connnec-
ton with this organization, and the acts 0!
hostility to England which II occasiened, tnat
the expatrIated Irlshmen who have Just ar,
rived were sentenced 10 various terms VI penai
Seryitude,