The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1866, Page 10

os Grand TRIG PePUBLC Demonrtration of the F. B. if . 9 THERAMP AIGA TO BE OPENED THIS YEAR Origin of the Fenian Organi- zation in America. Zéttle ‘Support Received from It by ‘the “ Ben in the Gap.” Pho ‘Blonder of an American Emissary Pre- cipitates Events in Ireland. Appeal to O’Mahony and Roberts for Union. ‘Whe' Would Be Free Themselves Must Strike the Blow. Meones and Incidents of the De- wonstration. ae. ae. ae. Centra! Organizer James Stephens, of the coming Irish republic, a genteel, bald man, bad been in this country ‘Dut a few hours last week when the grand public demon- stration which came off in his honor at Jones’ Wood eaterday was concocted by the distracted circles of the ¥. B. in New York. The patriot was seized upon as a Bharmonizer the moment he landed from the coach at the Metropolitan Hotel last Wednesday, and he has been doing good service in that line ever since. After the everwhelming demonstration of yesterday no Fenian will ‘be insane enough to dispute that the appearance of the @vef patriot in this country has compassed the recon- @Mation of the distracted Brotherhood. The appearance @f the oily “C. 0. J.” Stephens (interpreted “Come it @ver Johnny Bull”) upon the troubled waters has ealmed and united them. PRELIMINARIES OF THE DEMONSTRATION. ‘Many Irishmen whose sympathies are unfixedly with thelr green mother isle complained yesterday that due * gablicity had not been givon to the fact that the great @bieftain of the Fenien Brotherwood would appear ‘at Jones’ Wood at noon. The organized circles of tho ‘@rotherhood-were, of course, notified, but the mass of Briehmen, workers down town, whose sympathies for @e republic are just as lively as those of the most atten- @ive member of the Brotherhood, bad no knowledge of the proposed ovation to the chief beyond what was sontained in a sparscly circulated advertisement, and a few unattractive green bills, posted principally up town. Notwithstanding this thero was a crushing ‘term out, and the gates at Jones’ Wood were Desteged long before the hoor appointed for We meeting. Sixty-sixth street, from Second avenue to ‘the wood, was thronged before ten o'clock, While Ste- phens was yet in bis couch—if he follows fashion close- @y—enterprising youths were before the gate at the wood selling his miniature, set in silver-plated stars, mounted em green ribbons, Accompanying these were the photo- q@zepb miniatures of a most beautiful female, said to be ‘the only correct likeness of the great organizer's wife. ‘The enthusiasm over these pictures was as great as that ever the pictures of John and Jessie Fremont, in their @ay, and every wel! dressed, conscientious Irishman edornod himself with the twin stars, Added to the gild- 4 harp and the green rosette, inseparable from the Insb- aman on state occasions, the effect of the adornment on Fenian breasts was complete, The wearers passed the time waiting for the gates to open in practising with air guns at the figures of beefy Englishmen, clad Sm oduoxious red, and hung up before targets to tempt them. Probably three thousand had congrezated about Me entrance before the gates were opened and ticket- Belders allowed to pass into the green wood, where the eration was to come off. Fifty couts was the charge for @dmimion, and four regular ticket sellers, besides sub- agents innumerable, were kopt busy supplying the de- mand. Fhe Irishmen wero ax liberal yeste day with their fifty cent stamps as ever they were with money for the bonds. UNDER THE GREEN. At ten o'clock the gates were opened and the crowd eutside began to diminish. They went mm under the = trees and lounged about the sward in groups, ipg earnestly about “oald Ireland” and the pros. ‘ta of the Brotherhood, since the advent of Step! ‘whom all expressed tho utmost confidence. The men @ave the seductive whiskey stands the ‘by, and the ‘women and children passed confectionery w.thout eo mucl a glance, exe pt at the paper, flags, Barps and mottocs with which these were orna- mented. It wara peculiar kind of holiday for them, ‘wholly anlike a regular picnic in Jones’ Wood. They had ome to #0 na, the great pacificator, and they ‘were bound to see him with vision unimpaired. STEPHENS AND NAPOLRON TI. One of the topics of conversation among them was the gupposed intimacy between Mr. Stophons and Louis Na- The masees of the Brotherhood and frish gatriote generally believe, with a faith stout aud simple, the mustachioed master of the Tulleres sympa- izes ip 4 lively mannor with the efforis of Stephens to @Madlish an rsh republic. They quote Napoleon's words fo establish this. In one of the liveliest knots of talkers esterday the Emperor was quoted as having sald sto- Phens was the groates: organizer in F ;, bata contu- maciovs Fen.an bystander di-believed this, for “fwhat the @vil does ould Napolcon know about ne as an or- ier?” anid he. “And bagn’t he the press to report ipgs, like we have the Hest was, and a saycret lice all about?’ was bis augwer, They arc aware, rover is it a3 ig oe icy to Sivaige what wu bay promieed kup and John Mitehel indulced in indrdinate of ex- Bene the belief that the istocherhood Ho be Fores y ‘at once, and that tho cause of ireland is looking up. VISIT OF GENERAL HOOKER. While the assombled Fenians were waiting for the ap- — co of the Central ¢ an open barouche, Db by two milk white came rapidly down mall towards the Executive Committee rooma, in the teaver at pod «ho ust opposite the stand. Gen- General Geo. 1. Ruggfes, ¢ Department Stat barouchs to get © glimpee of the great Stephens. Wh: % war discovered that it w t Stephens ther ‘were many loud surmses as to who the distinguished gentloman was, Kiltian, the Eastport general, was sug: Gented ; but Lie majority of thove present knew him too ‘Well, and they lang at the nam*. Soon it passed ms ‘Fighting Joe’ waa amoug them, choot wont up. 4 and a loud @a to the committee rooms, and the reception room, where’ he John Ralferty, Chairman of the mittoe, Although the visit of Gene perely one of pleasure, and was forced to remain and shake hande with of his admirers who flocked in to see him. maititude The General has been confined to his room for a long time with an ailment the doctors torm paralysis, and he was called upon to explain to every comer, The greetings he un- derwont while waiting for Stephens were .amuring Some were glad to #60 hin so hearty, others pained to find him +o miserable. The Gen yiieted all their ADxious inquiries with the assurance that jould bo sound avan in leas than a month from the now treat Ment le i» undergoing. Among those presented to Geners! Hooker wero M. J. Heffernan, Secretary of Civ t Affairs FP. B ; Judge Connolly, Colonel Muleahey, General ‘Wim. Baipine, and many who served with him in the ware. THE BROTHERMOOD PRESENT. Probably not jess than fifteen thousand enrolled ot the hour appointed for the com. Mencement of the demonstration If all the Manhattan @roles had vent fell deleza'iens there would have been in thirty thousand true Irishmen to welcome As it was delegations were present from the lng circles :— jiton Rowan Ciab, Brian Boru, Malachi, McHale, mburb, Red Hand, Wol'e Tone Cadets, Davis, Fon- Caleta, Corcoran, Brother Shears Laville, Clon- tas, O' Mahony, Tara, Favgh-a ball Garryowen, Lang Iejan4, ‘onpe, James Stephens, re, Rarehely NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNSSDAY, MAY 16, 1866.—TRIPLE SHEET, tot Pactceriy, Burons (of deme Bibra Ae Te of Rock. of "Gorman, Kil . erulaine, hase? Richard De willame, Hugh Michasl Moore, St. Pati Thomas Francis Cuiets, Owen Tandy, re, arp of Erin, Dungannon, Volunteers. of 1182, Daleette, Hope, Mont ry, Vineter Hu, Joho "Don- nel Lawrence O'Toole, Cahir O’Doughty, Nep- tane, J. Barry and United Inshmen. Cann nERT SF ETS a ao in m, }wenty-nin the ground with one hundred men to preserve order, but their services might have been dispensed with, ‘so far as they in terrifying and apprehending those who attempted to evter into’ the demonstration way of the fence from all sides, and to shirk a fifty conte con- tribution to the Fenian fund. APPEARANCE OF STEPHENS. At half-past one the which had been sent down to the Metropolitan for the Central appeared before the maim to the wood, bear- ing its illustriows freight. several bands, which had been duped many times during the morning by the 3] nce of swift moving struck up Han to, the Chief” with commendable vigor. Mr. Stephens was driven rapidly down the Mall to head- uarters between long lines of shouting and cheering enians, male and female, young and old, Itftimg his hat often from his bald head and bowing his pale face to the delighted muititude. He was seated in an open carriage with Captain Doheny, and was received at the hotel by Colonel Kelly, Mr. Rafferty and Mr. Sutton. THE RECEPTIONS. On entering the reception room all arose with heads uncovered and cheered. Stephens was first introduced to Major General Joe Hooker and Brigadier General Rug- gies, of General Meade’s staff, afterwards to Judge Con- nolly and Denis J. Gaffney, of Albany, who studied law with Thomas Addis Emmet, Among those present were Colonel P. J. Downing, Ninety-ninth iment; John J. Marion, Centre, of Al- Dany; Colonel Thomas Philip O'Reilly, of General Sher- man’s staff; Captain Leyden, Commissary iepartment; Michael R. Kenney, State Centre New Jersey, with dele- gation; John McKenna, Troy, State Centre New York; Robert Wilson, Captain O'Brien, Doctor Cowley, Corcoran Legion, Colonel Power, P. J. Meany, Jeremiah Kava- nagh, California; Captain John Lynch, Ninety-ninth regiment; Lieutenant Fitzsimons, do. ; Captain J. O’Mal- ley, Eighty-eighth regiment; Captain James Gaynor, Ninety-ninth regiment; Colonel Tomas Norton, Seven- ty seventh regiment; Captain Walsh, Sigs gee regi- ment; Captain Dunne, Corcoran Legion, | Mr, Stephens discon freely for about fifteen minutes, after which he retired with the committee for nearly an hour. THE PLATFORM. At balf past two o'clock an order was issued to those in the reception room to fail in procession. Wen the movement commenced all was smooth sailing til! it came in contact with the crowd outside, when such a rush took enon comnaet the guard who were clearing a passage. The ©. 0. was hurried through a narrow boy ‘by a few members of the committee, and though there was a continual pressure of the crowd in whatever point he advanced, he treated them im the style o° his retreat from Richmond. While some of his attendants were tugging with the crowd to save their coat skirts, ho was up the ladder and in his position on the platform. An indiscnminate throng, with overpowering force, swept policemen and garda aside and gained the sum- mit. Efforts were made to stem the pressure, in which some luckless individuals were precipitated from their lofty eminence to the nether regions. Everything was now chi and the “hero of Richmond,” proverb- fal for ‘ingenuity and stratagem, executed a flank movement on the bewildered occupants of the platform. He descended, and without much difficulty took his stand on the small stage adjacent, capable of accommodating about on persons, The reporters who adhered to the small detachment of the C. 0. hitherto Jost ground in this movement. There hig therefore, a delay till they suc- ceeded in forcing ther way through the multitude. It 1 right to say, en passant, as one result of the imperfect arrangements, that the members of the press were treated indifferently, and in one case icnominiously. They were subjected to frequent annoyance by the police, who did not, in their wisdom, consider the production of the in- vitation cards sufficient till they employed a scrutiny tively contemptuous. When speaking the number of per- fons on the ground was about fifteen thourand. Being a week cp OF gg could not conveniently attend in mase, and the meeting occurred on Sunday the mul- titude would probably exceed in numbers any that bas convened there heretofore. ‘MR. STEPHENS’ ADDRESS. After order and silence were to some extent obtain-d, Ea Srarmavs proceeded to address the assemblage as fol- Frinyns or Inviswp—Towards the close of December, 1857, a Irishman called at my residence in Dublin, pringieg letters from Colonel O'Mahony and from the lato Colonel Michael Doheny. He bad also an oral com- munication to make bimeelf; but all to the eitect that an organization had been established in America of which Colonel Doheny was appointed the chief, and I was requ to commence an organization and to direct itin Ireland, At that time the cause of Ireland was so low at home as well as abroad—in fuct, throuchout the world—that few men of any brains or position could be got to take part in it. They did not know the peeple. The Irish were then, esever,sound. (Cheers. A Volce—“Three cheers for the Irish eg and cries of “They will remain so."') Yes, their hearts were in tho right place, and they only uired to be shown what to do that they might do it (Cheers, and a Voice—“Yes, and they found the man to do it.” Continued cheering.) On my return to Treland after seven years’ exile, tho first thing I did was to travel through tho country in direction to derive a thorough knowledge of the pow , and to see what could be done. I devoted a wi year to that, during which time I travelled three thousand miles on foot. (A Voice—“Were you ever in Tipperary?” Cheers.) Yeu often, There is not w#pot from Slievenamon to Ballinderry that I don’t know. (Great cheering.) You know the words of Thomas Davis, rom Carrick-on-Sulr to Galtamore, From Slievenamon to Ballinderry. (Great cheoring.) You see I know it. (Continued cheering.) With this knowledge of the people J consclentiously answered the letters of my frends in America, and on certain conditions I undertook to organize a foree of ten thousand men in threo months in ry 1 We oo zy. do no more 4 time. (A Voice—“Och, thin, it was enongh; your Soul.” ‘Laughter and cheers.) The conditions I exacted were twofold. First, that I uid have absolute direc- tion and control of the organization, I believe that know th's was a conspiracy, and ts a —s land against Brith rule. And I believe nationality to power as could effect its todependence without #piracy, and without on trol in conspiracy. (CI for that alone, in the interest of the movement I under- took to unite, T deemed it to make that first condition—that I should have supreme control of the or- ganization. The second condition was that I should be supplied with certain sums of poser per month. T asked for the small sum of from £80 to £100 a month for the first three months, After this time, having organized ten thousand men, I meant to have made other proposals Ipent a trusted friend, who has ¢ince been jn an Irish prison, to America, on that occasion, with my answer, On the 17th March, 1868, he returned; be had found uo organization in America, only a tow devoted men, at the Lead of which was Mr. Doheny—(A vo:ce—" Poor feliow, I knew him well!”)}—who had held together against all circumstances in A' and who were then endeavoring \o keep the Irsh feeling al.ve and make it & pewer thore. Bat he found no ‘There was orgabization. but this nucleus of twenty or thirty men. They accepted paper endersing, so far as my conditions and sent mea You have beard a good dea! on the sul oath, but perhaps you have not heard my'real reason for making it an essential condition of membership. I had been in the movement in 1! ‘with Smith 0" and we found when we had a hundred, or two or three hun- dred men around us, if we happened to meet in any place where the clergymen to be against the movement, they invariably fe against it, and they were able to scatter our force, such as it was. This was because the people had not been trained; they had not got the necessary training, and it was necessary to the people, i wy mind, to distinguish between twofold Market of the priest—the clergymen of all Classes—to distinguish their ten; ad spiritual — “¥ Wi va igfari . our Bs e duty gH and shomaiting in all rs to hole clergy in their oir spirtuat jer, but that in their temporal a they were simply to look upon them as e:ti- zens, (Vooiforous cheering.) Without this training you nev r could have aforeoe in treland on whom you could rely. We made the oath a coodition of member. shi hare continued to make it so. It shall not be ol (Cries of “Good."') The first instalment of the Money sent to mo from America (£90), I received on the 17th of March, 1858. The second instalment was to have reached me a month from that; but the months of April, May and June went by without my receiving a Then the second time I had to send out my trosted friend to America to state the case. report he brought back from New York was favorably received; bot as there was no organization in America at the time he found it very difficult to get the neces. sory fuuds, these came t me in email instal. ments [ continued to work, however, drawing on the resources of my friends ot home tn Ireland; for 1 want t make you understand that for evory ‘dol. lar contributed in this country, men at home have oon- tribated ten. (Great cheerine.) Fuding, about the mooth of September, that the promise, made to me re. mained unfulilied, and knowing that i had organized more than ten ties the foree T bad wadertaken to or- Ranize, If it the necessity of coming to America to Ia the foundation of our work here. In September, 1864, Tarrived in New York, and had a great many difficulties with here. But of these diMeulties I do not k at tength now, though, if necessary, I shail a all known to you, but not mow. I have too many other poluts to toweh cpon, Ab however, 1 was allowed to go to work im Ameren, and the first man I enlived im the organ zation, oF one of the first, was General Corcoran. (Cheers.) At that titne the organization in America waa @ secret society, as it was in Ireland. It has been found right to change it in that regard sineo; it has been changed; bat whether for the better or not the future only can tell. J travelled through the States and tad the foundation of this organization, oO New York a document was dra ee ee the supreme controt of the on unten t Lobe ant abroad—(cheers)—'n Amerien ax weil asin Ireland and England, and in Australia—everywhore our race cat found—(choors)—from that day Ont. Te was ont aera wadence of from two to four months in the Rates Li was allowed to go to ax they were impatient for mo to retorn to Ircland, I bad only a month to de. vote to the work of organization in this city, and I bad no time at all to collect any amount of funds or arms, or what we in Ireland; but all these things were promised to me. However, they did not come. I believe this is ono of the poigts vpon Which you waat informavion—thy amoun} of support we in Ireland have received from here from the beginning of the organization, /,eneering.) Wei, then, to be brief, during the first six years of the organ- ization in America we in Ireland, peeived fraza you about one thousand five hundred ‘younds. I have come to America wo establish barmoay in th's organization, and woe to the man who says o¢ does anything to pre- Ventthat. (Great cheering.) Let there be no cries against Doran Killian ar Jobu O'Mahony, against General Sweeny or Colonei Roveris; there be no cries here ir you have come in a spirit Rot, woe to you and woe to Ire~ Let every man who has come here her, the — purpose in our Lys Eng: wo fb Sy H 8 3 z i vents union, I here, a , and in the name of Ireland 4 them as traitors to Ire- Jand and enemies to our race. (Tremendous cheering.) Our motto to-day s! be union. (Continued cheering ) Each man amongg us most give up selfishness and short- maites opintons apd come into the great brotherhood. ‘ou can all do it, ayes You are the people, you are the power; you can @ the men, you can direct the men, you can force them into the right way and pro- vent them going astray from it. (Cheers.) duty is u ae to-day, and you must do it. (Cheors and cries of “We will.”) To come back to my narrative—‘for it 13 merly a narrative, and I mean it to be so,’ rather than a speech—for tho first six years alter ths organization, as I said, we im Ireland received in all about £1,500. We were driven almost beck upon our resources, and I am sincere to eay that we did not tr st to our own resources alone—that we ever looked to America for anything whatever, For, from the epirit of dissension that up, the amouni of calumny, mi ntation, bad feeling, bad blood and scandal that was indulged in in this organization, shame was brought upon us all over the world, and it can only be blotuzd out by the redemption of Ireland. (Cheers. A voice—‘'That 1s good.) About the year 1863 I found there remained to me three courses to pur- gue. Thad almost despaired of getting anything done from this side, and it seemed to me at home that we were bound to make another effort, We had-then one of the best men the people ki in Ire- land. I sent him out here with a statement of affairs. That man has since been condemned to twenty years penal servitude; he is now a “felon,” with felon’s cloihes, doing felon’s work, ob iced to associ- ato with the assassin, the burglar, the scoundrel, with tho sevm of the earth, and placed’ by British law on the same level with thos: criminals. He was my trusted friend, a trusted Irishman in the cause of Ireland— learned, patriotic and accomplished. Ho was of a trusting nature, and believed the represcntations made tohim here in America. He wrote home in great heart to bis friends, all of whom his letter cheered except myself. Hiw letter broucht no cheer to me, for from what I bad already heard I knew his mission would be afailure. I knew that from his first leer tome. That was the first course open to me—to send this man to America the people’s work. His mission was @ failure, The next course open to mo was to establish o newspaper in Ireland and get for ft as wide a circulation as possible, and devote its proceeds to the orranization. You must know that ete. difficulties arise in raising money in Ircland than in this country. I will not give the poveriy of the ple asa reason for this. Poor asthe peoplo of Ireland aro to-day, if I could bave one month's tour there, as I could in these States, I would raise as much money as would free Irjand. But I was not free to move about Ireland. It was necessary for me, as head of this organization, to travel with cantion, and it was be- cause I did so I was able to escape from arrest 60 long. But in a short time I received sufficient money to est: lish the Irish Pop ¢, of which you have heard a great deal, Towards the establishment of that paper I got no ass st ance whatevor, as every obstacle was put in the way of its circulation, and it dan, 8 for a seller to ell itora igen j to buy it; for the government were watching the sale of the paper. The landlords and em- gy number of people as le I having a largo their dependents, brought their inflaence to bear, and am sorry to add that the clergy set their faces against the paper, so that it was difficult to effect a large circulation. e Ch fair was an- nounced, and shortly after an Irishman who did service to the cause of Ireland was deputed to go {rom event Treland to represent the state of affairs to us. Ostensibly he went to buy goods for the fair and receivo what we contril |, but in reality he came and repre- ns tlhe ey save ety year teeeg a rum but my presence in America, e comm! in were anxious that I should a fail from ips to hurt any man. should burt him by chance, Y is and did not — in the fend of Ire- fT and promi came a second time to the Hates, LS regs ceptew fhengr yd land, on my arrival in New York, to them £100; on my arrival in Chicago another £100, and in a week alter my arrival in Chicago £1,000. The £11 New York, according to promise; then aneth: £1,000 from Chicago. For a reco.ve no more money. There was a State convention held in Chicago at that time, and Mr. O’Mahony attended it, as well as the centres of the Western States. Mr, O'Mabony, on being called on to say what was the strength of the Fenian Brotherhood at that time in Finn gigs ie ae. claim Paige ten ou: in my object in coming States was to cullect money and recolve arms, in order to bri pore Bats wo erty ible, I felt tl 7 with 80 a coul o my purpose, felt that in Chicago on that night, and I continued to feel t as I went through tho States— ‘towns of Illinol it was only when I got to St. Louis that I to se my way, and felt that if jut in proper working order organization would Tealize all my ima short time. And here I ‘expectations mi that we never jared much. Those le whe told you that T came Srarhereve bandied toaueaea or fifty thousand, or twenty thousand men, or one-half that number, knew very little about me, and still less about Ireland. (Cheers.) At that time we would have been Nectly satisfied witha few men. All we then wanted was war material, On my return to New York I had certa'n changes to Lag oe] which were, in my op nion, essential to success. First, I deemed it necessary that Mr, O'Mahony should bave a deputy Head Centre, an able businers man, who could make good certain defects in Mr. O'Mahony, for Mr. O'Mahony was always opposed to making d'rect appeals for money, and it was absolute- yy necessary that there ‘appenis should be made, > at shee Bek iepecnd’ to go. to strunge ‘parts of this continent when invitations were not forthcoming. Tie invitations did not come. Cer- tain other chan, IT deemed necesrary, and there changes. an extraordinary improve- ment, which very soon became visible in the organiza- tion. That which had real effect on the people of this continent was, I @, the statement I made to them in 1864, That statement was to the effect that the or- ganized force at that time in Ireland was sixty thousand ‘men, Just six times the streneth of your legal, open or- zation in America; and I made the engagement that if England went to war that year on the Danish ques- tion we should take the field ; but that whether England Went towar or not we should take the field in 1965, the people wanted here as well as in Ireland ‘was a fixed time for action, and not to be dragged on, as they had been for years, without knowing when the time for action would come. To the statement then ‘made much of the progress made is to be aitributed. On my return to Ireland I found that the work was ina ery good state, and the report that I brouglit back from America set the people to work still harder, But still the war did net take place. England fought shy, as she has often since the establishment of our organizgion. She did not go to war on the Danish ques- tion, and we itd then one year more to wait. You held your Cincinnati convention, and about that time I wrote, stating the reqa rements of Irela and asking for Japuery, Fh 1 Spats, SP See AP a A July and August about £3,000 per month. The money for January, February March was sent to me—about £1,000. Another £1,000 was nent to me in April, but T did not get the se instalment tll the middie of Tigri none” Tostead of geey tie mbucy 7 sake for eo. Inet Ly @ mone’ asl for, aund which would have enabled wn to take the eld lask ear, two gentl men were appointed here to co to Ire- to investigate ovr . They were perfoctiy satisfiod with the stato of affairs in Ireland. over — eg roport, sent to us. It was agreed on at that time that the bonds of the Irish republic should be issued upon thelr return, It was calculated we should have that was requisite by the close of the year. It 20 happened that on» of the delegates, while in freland, lost certain documenta. This was Mr. Meohan. (There was some hissing when Mr, Meehan’s name was mentioned.) Now, I don't wish to «ay one word disparagingly of him to-day ; ueither do I wish that any friend of mine should do 80; but, while desirous of not raging anything against him, it is that the fact should be known that the loss of those ments was the immediat> occasion Of the arrests in Ireland. (Groaning.) 1 have myselt written against him, and if 1 nave wronged him I would be very bappy to make ample reparation if he wiil only favor me witha visit, (Cheers) I have sent invitations to all those gentiomen—General Sweeny, Mr. Roperts and Mr. Meehan—to ail of thore gentlemen to come and see me; but very few of them hare come, | am sorry to Ls The fauit, however, has not been mine. I have made the advances compatible with my sense of duty and of dignity. Wel, the arrests were made, and the ment said, trlumphantl, overn+ that ali was over in Ireland. ‘Wut #0 far Mt, never was harder work and more work done in Irelana than immediately after the arresth 1 was free f, and winte free am not used to be idle, mysei (Great cheering.) Immediately afterwards the govern: ment Paw the necessity of proclaiming every county in Ireland, one after the other, because they felt that the ‘work Was going on stronger than ever, aud that the only thing We Wanted wes arms and munitions of war, and these were coming into the country and they could not prevent their coming in. faw that the men who wore serving the canse of Ireland were able to baile them, and that the mon gis what they required. What they were able to do }, they are able to do now, Don't allow hesweede tre upon ve subj Bor jet youreives: any one it we can the means into the country. 5 4 been all jion of money. whatever materials them. My then the opin! Ireland since the greeaners of their know next to nothing of Ireland, ‘Were arrented, (Giecks) iy Trend eer, | selves, ‘The bearing of those prisoners has not been sur- by the bearing of any men in history, under *imi- Pye nioee py forge ‘Dors all this because they ‘A had faith—faith n the organization which ‘knew to be so powerful at home, and also faith that the promises so often made to them, and so solemnly mado upon this side, would be kept. yen the cout had deen proclaimed, the British press—and how am I to designate that press ¥ I believe it to be the vilest im the worid, unless it b> that, foul press of Ireland, which may be fairly designated the journalistic excrements of Eng- land. vile press then began to boast that the or- ganization was pressed in Ireland, But only a few weeks afterwards the Lord Lieutenant wrote the precious letter which you must bave all read, calling on the gov- ernment to suspend the Habeas Corpus act, You know the wholesate arrests that were made after the suspen Corpus. They thought to make the that we were suppressed then at least, their third attempt. But I can tell you ie in Ireland to-day is stronger than it ever me been, a puinl Lg tg Lonel ip ail the uirements of an army, save on! material. ‘The onvanization in Ireland towards the clos? of last year numbered two hundred thousand men, and of that foree, fifty thousand were thoroughly ayo | with a of men who had seen war smelt on of vet in short; fifty thousand were ily drilled Inne and the other hundred thousand quite undrilled, But if there be a man among you who thinks that fifty thousand Irishmen thoroughly drilled, with fifty thou. sand others partly drilled, would not wake a force suf- ficient to meet anything that England could bring against us, then indeed he is wofully ignorant of the resources of England. What army could be brought against ire- land by England? What is the military force of Eng- land at present? Thereare some hg f thousand Eng- lich troops in Ireland at present, and it would tako England from thirty to forty days to concentrate a force of thirty to forty thousand men in Ireland. It would take her three months a least to concepirate a force of seventy thousand, and it is not likely she would be ever able to concentrate a larcer force. Of our forces we could concentrate in Ire. land, at our or five given points, one hundred thousand men’ in twenty-four hours. (Tremendous cheering.) All we wanted in Ireland from the middlo of September tothe end of December was arms to put into the hands of our men, The men were th and only wanted the arms. But, in the very hour of our strength, thore came to Ireland the melancholy news of Mand disruption here. Stii we held on. We did not think it possible that any body of men on this continent could be found that would witbhold from Ireland in that supreme hour of her need the su which they had promised to give us; and it was T could not bring myself to believe th’s that I had made up my mind to get myself arrested, even if tho English authorities had not succeeded mn doing 80; for I felt myself bound to actio nlast year, and Ithoaght you would feel bound to it here, if I devoted myself so far as to accept a prison voluntarily, and that by going fmto prison you on this side would be driven to give us what we wanted. However, before the time I had decided for putting it into execution I heard nothing favorable from this side, and the govern- ment found out my residence and I was arrested, Isup- pose you would ail like to know how I got out of prison. (Tremendous enthusiasm.) Well, itd d not require any extraordivary effort on my part, for with the force of true hearts that were around that prison in Dublin it would not bave been possible for the government, though the walls had been of adamant, and though it had regiments stationed within those walls, to keep me ivere, (Great cheering.) To my friendsin Dublin, then, I refer you for the manner in which I eflected my escape. That was the time of our greatest power in Ireland, and if, at any time between the 24th of November and the end ot December, you had sent to Ireland a small force, or oniy a few superior officers with the necessary war material, I do beheve, as firmly as in my own existence, that Ireland would be an independent country to-day. But you know what took place. However, my mind was mado up not to leavo Ireland, and sol remained for nearly ‘our months in Dublin city atior my escape from prison. At length I had an invitation trom O'Mahony and others to come to this country, for the organization, it was said, requ red my presence here. - A Vorwe— 0 it did, Mr. Sternexs—The evening after the of this in- vitation I called some of my most trusted around me, to hold a council and see if before I determined on starting for America something mgbt not be done at home even without your assistance, It was derormined on that nght, even without asking for my voice, to defer action yet a while. It was then a1 then only that 1 determined on coming to the tates, Once determined on I set about ‘lis execn- tion, or rather my friends set about its execution, for I was in their hands, end indeed it is to them and not to ‘any effort of my own that everything is duo. Thi parture from Ireland was much more difficult and much more fnll of incident than the escape from prison. But 1 do not cae to dwell on it now. I want to come to th of my to America. You koow time that it is to reconcile the parties and to effect aj union—such a union as wool owe se ver, ily all that we want for the freedom of our ta found the orgavization here torn asunder, and, as already said, all sorts of bed feeling among the membors, But I still teat we from what the people bave shown to me since my in the States, poses. (Cheers. ) pleasore, and it the men who are now ce who are the of ali difficulties at home; it will give them infin'te pleasure to see the heads of the actions coming into this ization united once more, (Cheers.) As already said, 1 have made advances for ‘that purpose, and so far as I recollect I bave not as yet let fail one single word that could 1 hurt any of these gentlemen. I did expect that Mr. would have acted like Mr. Cees. I believe it was pairi- otc and wise of Mr. O'Mahony to have given in his resignation, and I believe it woud be patriotic pop aatedlgiog Mage es CO Dh and if to day, ving one another, forgetti past, testing Toh the hand ‘of brotherhood’ other, calling on the men to work if had been here to endorse me, I believe t ‘opel zation would have in a siagle month ten times the power —S and thatthe licerty of ireland would be a in Vorces— Down with them! pitch them overboard! Mr. Srsruxxs (empbatically)—I have already called on you not to a word hurtfal to any one. I havea It will givo met will give Ireland a these them, no matter who ma} liely ‘and before the Irish I friendly and fraternal spirit invite these gentiemen—the heads of all partice—to come to me while [ remain in New Ye endeavor to come to an understanding. I call on the Irish people here and throughout tho world—forI believe the words I For I claim for Above address, which occu. Doring ot pied about an hour and «quarter, the crowd listened engerners, The only inter- noticable was an orcasional obullition of patriot- When the ©. fa the Tin nounced that the Ii 0. but he discourses witha pesmasive and emphatie style; and reasons eo forcibiy, and yet simply, that hi» conel:- sions are irresi«t bie. If bis speech be not eloquent, it is unquestionably original. The Inst interruption he ceived was an outery raived by a crowd who had brok the fence, and passed in with free tekeis, without bar ing even the courtesy of paying their respects to the committee, REMARKS OF MR. MORIARTY. When Mr. Stephens hed pavred within the sala of the hotel another advoeate of the cause claimed the ears of the multitude, Mr. Monarry, of Scopes nape thn conded anotiver platform, and wound up the case which the ©. U, had opened in an ed address. He was listened to by a crowd for minures, after which his hearers dwindied av ay to the scene of ge ity old cause” aftord, apeechmaking is and that work in the true Siepi: pp yan SS pair GARRYOWEN IN GLORY. But Irishmen are not to part tll they hare some fan “ia boner of the day’ that’s ip it, Rings were formed | They forgot for once they were in a ‘‘forelgn coun- pO on Mo ge ‘that aa ie 'yorene Raz stand at the foot eal satin wea heme tan ohio been cheated. Turning from the dance, the ea~ is assailed by adin of confused sounds, but occasionally can be heard the stentorian voice of a newsvender, ‘“‘Here’s a pent Seanems of the Honorable James Stephens, taken the original—only five cents.” ‘Fire —gentle- men; only five cents a throw—try acain, never offer, pever win—try luck once back Ford fool—ood boy- a quarter you hit next time." With ion of a donkey race, the Irish festivity was fully celebrated. Not an instance of drunkenness or rowdyism on be cited—a fact which speaks well for the and sul retired to dine, bot the crowd remained outside wi witnessed his exit from the grounds, The general pre that it was a great day for Ireland, GENERAL SANDFORD’S LETTER, ls. This, if so, is entir.ly wrong, No such parade should take place of troops organized under the laws of the State, and bearing arms and wearing uniforms provided by the State I trust that upon receipt of th's note you will at once countermand the parade. I am, very respect- fully, your obedient servant, CHAS. W. SANDFORD, Major General, Colonel Joux 0’Manoxy, Ninty-ninth Regiment. To this Colonel O’Mahony replied that commanding officers have a right to choose any ground for the par- of Vedio their men, at any time they think ft, could not understand General Sandford's reasons for issuing so strange an order, and believed it was only in accordance with his former conduct in reference to the General Corcoran and Prince of Wales’ affair, which proved on that occasion his antipatby to everything Irsh and his pro-Saxon pro“livities, A Roberts and Sweeny Man. New Yorx, May 15, 1866. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. My name was announced among those of the military officers attending the Stephens demonstration in Jones’ ‘Wood. You will oblige me by stating that I not only did not attend the meeting mentioned, but that I look upon Colonel W. R. Roberts and General T. W. Sweeny as the only representatives of the Fenian Brotherhood and exponents of Irish national sentiment in this coun- try. M. W. BURNS, L ate.Colonel 78d regt., N. Y. V., Sickles’ brigade. Interview Between the Head Centre and the Chilean Envoy. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yore, May 14, 1866. Noticing that your paper has given a political meaning to a visit of an entirely private character had the honor of paying yesterday to Mr. Stephens, I feel bound to explain the truth in the case, that no further misrepre- sentation should be made, Late on Saturday evaning I received the following kind letter:— desire of Mr. rou in Tomorrow. Mr. Stephens te plossed to, hee’ One je most honored Geltle names nesoclated with, interests inimical to monarchy and favorable to the development and perpetuation of repub icanism. Assuring you, &c., F.C. B. Vicuna MacKenxa, Esq. ‘In consequence of this 1 decided to pay a visit to the celebrated Irish patriot, submitting to his kind desires, and further because I was informed he had had an inter- view in Paris with General Prim on Spanish affure, about which I naturaily felt interested, I called on Mr. Stephens with my friend and countryman, Mr. Vergara, and although he treated ug in the most courteous manner, ‘wo only exchanged a few complimentary woras without taking a seat, as the parlor was crowded with gentlemen apparently very busy. Thad, nevertheless, time toask Mr. bon gingers = his interview with General pany toy ch he had not taken place, as Prim was not in when he arrived there, Thad the expressin; personal sympathies to Mr. hens for his sui and courage, as J always entertained a deep interest in the happiness and liberty of Ire'and, the rong goed 4 forefathers, My visit to the “Head Centro of the Irisi lic’ was not in Ping mage of & political and less of an official nature, but only a social courtesy between two gentlemen, of whica I am exceedingly gratified. T remain, sir, respectfully io va oH The Finances of the Fentan Brother- hood—A Card from the Distriet Centre of Long Island. TO THB EDITOR OF THE HRRALD. The Henazp and other morning papers navo, in their reports of Fenian proceedings, published certain ramors which not only affect my position as an officer of that organization, but reflect upon tho integrity and honesty of my private character. Thus assailed, I fuel itto be incumbent upon me to say afew words in reply. Al- though I have never received any official notification of charges ferred against me by a certain © I{-appointed committee, I called upon this committee on last for an explanation and to bo heard in my de“ence of such chai but up to this moment am unadvised of thy intention on ram ure of part to do me common justice, ora, however, are to the effect that I have been guilty of malfeasance in office ax District Centre of Long Island. Now, sir, malfeasance is a word I find in my vocabulary. What the comm‘ttee mean the term I cannot imagine, nniess it be that untiring § self-sacrifice and heavy drains upon my ped purse: constitute the offence, The question of the misappro- priation of moneys entrusted to my care by virtue of Ty office is too serious to pass unheeded, and de- Mmands a more detailed answer. I have retained coriain funds obtained throuch subscriptions in my disenet, These I withhold for the following reasons: — ‘Ist, I was called upon and became bondsman for a party who had commitied an assault upon a citizen in the sum of $1,000, as the Brotherhood did not d sire the case to go to court for trial. Al! efforts for a com) with the injured man failed. 1 was about (o leave for the South, and by way of collateral retained about $500 then in my hands, several hundred dollars being then due me mo fe epee _— other heads. The cage was ultimately |, and my bond discharged; Dut this did not satisfy other laitas T held against the At the New York Congress in Janvary Inst, when that settled the question that Ireland was to be the point of attack, I subscr.bed $500 for that end. Subse- quently (nding that a raid upon Canada was sad'that the funde gutencived were Wo te ais into ebannel, an intentions subverted, and ha ng arm uhy with any rrpoet an ui y beens Fg T felt that had a perfect right to claim py of Oy ‘sa! ton, and did so at the instigation of ‘many fends, an ‘AB a matter of Knowing were receiv of the organization generally pay for their servi I made a caicn for Opinion of O'Mahony in New Jersey. AS a westing Stee ‘Tara Circle of the Fenian Broth. erhood of Hi N.J., held on Monday event most enthusiastically adupted at the C of the Fenian Brotherhood, held in Prasbury in Pescuney inst tne rereecentatiresrad che Pee nhan Brotherhood there asérmbled, approved of and Cully a faction of the senate in removing from ofice the former President of ion, Joni 0 May, fur acta by whi be not only Wi to hie members. but which, also, Were plainly: Im to the Anigh of The consututlo of the h , at the same Congrosa ussemiied at moat Or re niiter, pating otticers, after & Forse forma pon the 5 , Secretary of W: unanimously adopted, and the’ delegates their several circles to support General Sweeny in their exe- eution; and ‘Whereas recent events have plainly demonstrated how in ‘was the action ‘ol the enate In wresting the state frou: the hands of men at once eor- patriouc, be it therefore . the members of the Tora Cirete of How ‘erate our beg ty to the const: government of the Fenian Brotharhood at voken, now for ed for the 1 a ral wn by one Congress at Pittsburg Pitiadelphia. and oar whatated and oon the action and policy laid do "ORasciveds That we have the fullest and most we bare the ff gonidence in the Seal Mb ty and patritisant Procdent We R, Roberta, General Sweeny and Fentan the Senate of the 'y lyave accom pili ait dieu den, wo Pees t they will never Tecreant to the trust reposed in them, but will ne. complith the task contided to their charge, and If properly Seconded by the diferent circles (hey will speedily bring to & ive Unied states hus Boom emitted. nite § 8 been comm! tion, declares ted Buaten to bere dintines members of this Cl ved, That am the const jan Brotherhood in the U therr legitimately ‘any action he ‘on dependent organization, the indent nta- is ao which we enjoy in this ich we desire to extend our elected ofticers, rae nga tendency to ® ring Come to surest and most feast. promptly ences, ot Inany way imi the ine in with Trad, an wh Contention I Viberation of our suffering coan- of fniglams, aud thet we pledge ourselves i . and to none other, a og JOHN MeDBRMOTT. Centre. Tati Iavns, Secretary ie anege: of 1 R tre character whieh ideqtti and . {| ghis precaution will 1 oemws per botule, JEFF DAVIS. His Failing Health and Fears Ho May Die a Prisoner Here—Special Report Upom His Health Requested by Presi= dent Johnson, dé. are OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE. Fonrress Monon, May 14, 1806, For a long time I have pertinaciously insisted, in the: face of the contra protestations of officers maide the fort,. that Jeff Davis has been gradually failing in health ever since he was brought here, My most reliable ovidence has been the statements of persons seeing him here who knew him during the war, and had not seen him More than one has related that he could not possibly survive a much longer imprisonment. Slowly, but surely, he has been breaking down, He cannot walk bat a short distance now without stopping to take rest. Recently his appetite has quite sen- ante inte seh slow, : mtn4 show clearly one greatly, if not itrevocabl iy impaired. in At length the officers begin to notice these grow- ing changes, and have serious apprehensions that he may die a prisoner in their hands. From all I can learn Sec- retary McCulloch went away impressed with the same It is whispered to-day that ident Johnson has” sent a special message here requiring an immediate report upon the state of his health, This request unques- tionably must have emanated from statements made bs commence in three weeks’ time, and the change and ex- citement in consequence of it may have a beneficial’ effect and serve to keep him up. I shall not be surp however, if, in the meantime, in view of his’ state of health, an order comes giving him the parole of the fort, or at least granting him greatly increased privi- leges over those he enjoy: now. Fortress Méxnox, May 15, 1866, It fs understood that the surgeon of the post has com’ plied with tho instructions of President Johnson to furs nish a special report upon the physical condition of Je! «1 Davis. The nature of the report has not been made known; but there is reason to believe that it does not speak in very hopeful terms of ts condition, and urges a less rigid system of confinement if his restora- tion to perfect health is at ali desired. Auniversary Dinner of the Alumni of Co- lumbia College Law Schoot. ‘The annual dinner of the Alumni of Columbian College Law School took place last evening in one of the elegant little apartments of the Maison Doree. The attendance comprised some of the most distinguished graduates of this famous institution, and the dinner iteclf was in the beat style ot Martinez, ineludin? all the delicacies of the season and wines of the choicest vintage, The offices of the association, which is only in existence one year, are as follows:—President, G. V. N. Baldwin; First Vice President, H. E. Russell; Second Vice President, J. O., bball eu abece lg — “ ean kennel wr Ingersoll; Treasurer, W. logeman ; - ‘mittee—B. F. Lee, M. Van Kleek, C. G. Patteryon, A. L. Sanger. ME Baldwin occupied the head of the table and Mr. J. 0. Ward filled the vice chair. Among those it were Prof. Theodore W. Dwight, Director of the dees School; Mesers. Wetmore, Pheips, Hatch, Hennion, Hall, Ruwe,. Ogiivie, Evans, Walker and Stevens, After the removal of the cloth an interes’ ing intellec- tual entertainment commenced, Mr. Baldwin opened the speaking by a short address, and called upon Prof. Dwight for a few remarks. The Prefessor in response: delivered a very pleasgnt little speech ef an unconven- tional character, in which hi uched upon the advan- tages of the ann‘al reunion around the festive board. He was proud to be able to say that the graduates of Co~ lumbia College Law School could compare favorably with ‘the best in the country. They were ornaments of society and an honor to themselves. The Professor’s remarks were loudly applauded, and several other speeches were made, the company adjournmg at a late hour. The City Car lekpockets. TO THE EDITOR OF TUE HERALD. , New Yorr, May 14, 1866, Is there no way of stopping the depredations of those infernal scamps, the pickpockots, who infest the city cars, omnibuses and places of amusement? Every one of them is known to tho police, and Is there no law by which they can be driven off, if they cannot be arrested? ‘With the immense power now vested in the hands of the Police, it appears there should be way or another to put astop to the work of thse of Any one can see their operations at any time when the crowd is going up town or coming down, b: neartho City Hall Park, or on any promi brn or Twenty-third street, spoils, This thing is piain to the most uninitiated, Thepe you will uee the immense influence of your paper to have this thing stopped. Tho police had better arrest. these rarcals than innocent Dutchmen for selling lager. np MISCELLANEOUS, ANDERSON'S, No-90 Rowers =-Enginn Brussels. 50 IN PRICES AT HIRAM Velvet AL ‘A.—REFRIGERATORS—BASSFORD'S CELE. s. brated Nonpare!l. The most tured. fave, Table Cutlery; Cooking Uienails, an Furnishing at BASSFORD'S great Central ‘Cooper Institute, sign of the coldea corner «| LL CONVINCING, ‘When ladies such as Mme. 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