Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-06-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE FENIAN DESIGNS AGAINST CANADA.  The Standard's Washington correspondent, writing on June 2, says :—The newspapers are now printing aatiatottionai dispatch.. ecowaviiimx the intention. of the Fenians, the "alarm" of the people of the Dominion, the shipments of arms and munitions to the American frontier, the movement of troops on the other side of the line, &c. It is true that O'Neill has sent uniforms and ammunition to Buffalo, Ogdensburgh, Malone, and St. Alban's, but not in such quantities as inventive correspondents would have us believe. It is true that the people of the dominion are excited, but they are not alarmed : they are desirous to Rive the robbers and murderers from the States such a reception as will end at once the business of " invading Canada." Any further outrages upon the Canadians will be properly punished. The vo'unteers of Canada will be notified to prepare for work. Several thousands have been sent I to join the British troops on the frontier. As a precautionary measure, some of the country banks have removed their specie deposits to Montreal. Gunboats still patrol the rivers. I am informed that O'Neill's plan is to make feints opposite the points most strongly guarded, and enter the Dominion at some undefended point, there to proclaim, not a Fenian, but a "Canadian republic ;" that he will not hamper himself with pro. visions, but depend upon the country for subsistence— hence it is probable that the invasion will take place in the western part of the Province, where there are few regular troops and mary rich farms. But no movement will occur until after the nomination of a Democratic candidate for the Presidency. O'Neill hopes to use the necessities of parties to advance his own schemes. He thinks that neither party will dare to interfere with his nefarious work, because the penalty of interference would be the loss or several hundred thouvand votes. He is shortsighted in this matter. In the first place President Johnson must execute the laws; he will perform his duty with not the less alacrity because he is not a candidate. General Grant will be ordered by the President to suppress the invasion. Compliance with this order will not injure Grant, because he cannot expect the Irish vote ; that is almost always Riven to Democratic candidates. All decent cit z-ns will naturally assist in the suppression of O'Neill. not the less readily perhaps because failure to do so wood involve the country tit a war with Great Britain. I cannot doubt that O'Neill is a very dangerous and desperate man; unquestionably he will endeavour to eff-et a lodgment upon the soil of the Dominion. Nor can I shut my eyes to the fact Mist the Fenians everywhere are making active preparatdins for a movement.. New "circles" are forming ; subscriptions are made Several thousand uniforms have been boxed u at the Fenian head-quarters' in New York and sent away But, though the invasion may he considered inevitable, the affair will conic speedily io an en I, and the people of the Dominion, will be thenceforth left to govern their growing empire ie peace