Daily Republican., 1881-07-28
Those Internal Machines.

There seems no room to doubt tha'
A number of fiufernal explosive machines
have been sent to England on board Oh
two vessels from the United STATES
They were found hidden in what Pur
norted to be barrels of cement marked
on the headings with black CROSS
tbouph cement is an article never eA-
po.ted from this country rs an articie
of mer,hapdize for business consump-
ton. The machinery was KIM VI
clock work, Intended when set gong W.
exrlode cartridges containing nitro
ylvcerine and n compound resembling
gnn COTTON. Each machine contained
eleven of these cartridges aud one OF
the barrels had in all fourteen pounds
of this dangerous explosive IL ls as
serted though oanfessedly without PROOF
that these internal machines were con-
srructed under the orders OF American
ren;ans and maid for out OF the money
raised for the assistance of Ireland.
II appears from Sir William Har-
courts statement in Parliament IN re-
spect to the Internal machines seized al
Liverpool that the British Government
more than three weeks ago was INFORM
ed of their consignment from the nlted
St,tes the names Of the vessels being
given, and thus detectives were sent 10
Liverpool to search for them on their
.rr,val. The fact of notice being time
" riyen would indicate that they were
shipped more for the purpose OF Great
ing grand scare in spirit OF hraVan'
anti finn rather than for purposes OF as
sassipation. We are slow to baleVe
that the sending of these explosive mis-
siles across the Atlantic was a plot TO
blow up the hopse of Parliament or to
destroy the lives of any of Her MajestJ's
Ministers. Ifany Fenians had deter
mined to make such an attempt there
would have been no notice sent three
weeks ahead.
The first installment ofthis dangerous
cargo was shipped aboard the Cunard
steamer Malta, which sailed from Bos-
ton, on June 18th, and the remainder
was sent by the Bavaria, sailing on the
2lst But the shipment OF these dali
gerous explosives, for whatever purpose
is an offence sufficiently grave t" war
rant a searching investigation into the
affair by our government. The United
States imposes severe penaity-a flne
not exceeding two thousand dollars or
an imprisonment not exceeding eight
cen months or both--upon the covert
shipmenr on passenger vessels Of artl-
cles of such a nature. Lives were pu,
in danger by having the stntl put on
beard in the guise Of harmless mer
chandze, and if the person who gave
his name as "Charles Miller 20 the
agent OF lHt tiAlidit iih' III i'''''' -
any of his associates can be found they
should be taught that this government
does not consider the continued exist
euce of the Fenian brotherhood in til r
country of sufficient Importance /"
Jus. ify such a breach of the navigation
laws, even if it can be shown that nc
harm was intended.
We have no doubt the State Depart
meut, AS is iutimated in our WashlnG
ton dispatches, will begin an investlga
tion at once. our government shoulc
not need any official notice from TIT
English Home office on the recommeil
dation Of excited English journals It
teach it that it has duty to perform
The passengers who went to Europe III
the steamers Malta and Bavaria wer,
living T. whole of their voyage over q
sleeping volcano with only few plank!
between them and possible immediate
destruction. 1t is for the United State
TO see that the lives of American cltl
zens are not put in jeopardy to serv
the political ends of any party in this
country.