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Fettow CountryMen ANd Brotners:—Ata Convention of Delegates
ef the yore Circles of F. B. of Philadelphia, it as resolved t to ad-
¥ dress My irring events through-which we have passed. net by
reviewing thes eats you may be inspired with renewed hope
ence io the “fat ure operation of our movements—believing as we “io that,
bers and wealth, you should occupy “the foreground
aim the restoration of nz lost rights of
Pitts-
From that period to the last o
were collected. and t men enrolled 1 10 invade
ion of energy witbou
at the lowest, there were n
waters of the L akoa to St. Albi ans, and t thousand more on the move
from their respective locatities—all hastening to the front, nok for bounty
eir lives on the altar of their’ country. The first
nd pay but to oer the
of the K enian Brotherhood clused in the early part of June; the
e Irish Anny fought its fest fight aml won its first vic-
ory on the enemy’ 8 territory. They fe fell b ot before the prowess of the
focuan, ‘bavi in obelience to the laws of the United States: and in falling
back they were neither defeated nor dishes rtened, but. only proved their
fitness tor self-government, iO rlingushing the golden prize, that hat
been the hope an-l aspirat ° the voice of their ado
uh
quan satistied that the would yeu ‘have the long looked for opportunity.
They left a bright record on the field, and one equally bright ia the camp ;
each man : fecling that he had Ireland’s honor in his own kee ping : and
sacrely it was kept; for, though suffering hunger and thirst, n se
ed oc: comred, hor was tt binde of gras 3 destroyed.
Thanks are due to our Ameri¢an fellow-citizens on the border,
pitelity (y our men, giving then both Food and shelter, sympathy and God-
spee end,
At the
commencement of the organization in this country, two difficulties
presented themselr 1
res to errnest thinking men ;—first, could an exiled peo-
ple. hard-working and poorly paid, contribute fron
sufficient amount to effect anything adequate to so stupendous an under-
1akin secondly, could a people so scatiered over this Koutivent be
so organized as to unite the numbers, energy, 10d bravery of t ve —an
when so united to give oihis union the proper direction for the Vibernt tion of
Ireland. All this has our organization accomp'ished—our peorle have been
united, ant like the ** Dry Bones on the plains,”’ ‘* hav nfus sed wi an
new Hife,’—and have gathered i in their might to take vengennee on thei
pressor. - For the first time in the history of our) eople have taken
thei affairs in their own hands. The sequel has proved that not only is the na-
tional sentiment fresh and 1 true, but, from being dexpised and reputed the
“hewerg of wood and drawers of water,” they have at a single bound as-
sumed the pre »portions orn a nation, bafiling
Jand, and arraigning her before the
committed against Ireland. They
world; they have exposed the hollownes:
shut her out of the councils of Europe aga firs t-class power; and have
placed her at the mercy of the United States, chang ed from a roaring lion
to a cringing spaniel, begging permission to 0 pay, the ee se cgmunitied
h i can commerce, or, as th “Lon imes” puts it,
ou "y bt’ They have ‘pumbled the enemy of our
race—the enemy of American jnstitotions: American com nd manu-
factures—-and are no ci r toseek an alliance with ‘America. that her
valuable possessions in Canada. may be saved from the much DREADED
FENIAN
Coun tr yen, if our
Hitienliies ainiost insurmountable, W
own strength h and resources, and
Tetiny, oft a nation is in the bands of its own peop
r pretensions; they have
organization has accomplished so much under
may w ccomplish, now, that
Englan s weakness. Th
glare true to themselves,
no matter how rich or powerful the spoiler, they cannot be held in slavery—
but, nationalities, like individuals, Ass throngh er. deal; as
gold, they must be purified, 1 wipe ains of their political de-
will you alone be satisfied t
waiting for some good Samaritan to pou the bal f freedom
bleeding wounds of your count No, countrymen, the hour of Ire
Jand’s redemption is t han Listen no longer, then,to the cant of
jalse friends, who tell you that they would be with you, if they saw an op-
ADDRESS OF THE FENIAN OTERO
OF PHILADELPHIA,
To IRISHMEN and FRIENDS of IRELAND in Pennsylvania»,
JAMES MOAN,
: ALEX. NEWET,
JOHN McATTEX
are going to for your oun tell th
g e em
, too, that} when the “Trish gained the victory ai Fontenoy, tlw was for
French King,in a French cause, but the vic story at Limestone Ridge
Rem
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the right has never been delegate
tell them that you have made the opportunity
portunity for Ireland ;
a p the benefit of it
wrongs of seven centurion sighing in the ir own cause —nerved few
where our gree og wae unturle a, £ Fae) mney then the Bain Heating
Retaini was unfurled, England may thank the. United _statex Aut —¢
national Lcharhcter; with five millions of your race’ on this oe in ‘
e born in Ireland, independent of more than a third o
people who have Irish blood in their veins; wit ve wuillions
and five millions more scattered through England, Scotland and Australi
glorious
d
eee
what i is there o prevent you ertecting the glorious work, si
ountrymen, when the news ‘Neil's victory flash
over the wires, hot the Benian Brotherhood only, but the whole Irish ra
from Canada to the fr von the Atlantic to the golden shores of t
Pacific, felt the shock, and, with one impulse, joined the grand armyto
Liberation, that will never ter till the independence of Ireland
achieved.
In the face of these accomplished facts, we would say to our countrym
in Ireland, have nothing to do with the Engli-h vartamen turn your fice
from that peste -honse of iniquity, whose breath is wors {haa poison, vied
smile i is thes tin go of the serpent. ‘Lrust not your en! emy i w dress, 8
old palaver of Pariamentary Reform 3 butZth
may ¢' o you with the
wo ne “main, the ‘lesolution of your country, i vidence that the voice
of the stranger prevailed in your ouncils, and 4 reformed us of Treland.
Trust not the Lrish pairiot that solicits a seat he midst of a conclay
sour enemies: his first act in that conclave is treason to Ireland, by @¥éare
ing to support a pover rnment, whose {prone is cemented with. the bl
ur people. You are now ableto do your ow n Keto rmiog; and Eng-
Tand can promise yout othing that woo are not able to ta Ke
mber that God’s truth and providence are aiways-in-ha
d by Divine nuthory io the English ‘gov-
ernment to exterminate a whole people. No! ows providence that
the Irish race sha e; the ie deieriting is on the wall; nor will the
eloquent incous senoy put forth by the crafty tools of that government save
her of the blood staned robe, from the vengeance of a long suffering, a brave
and Leroic people
Cou nirymen and brothers, we would urge on you the necessity of more
determined and energetic organisation he awiul memories of the past
come up like frightful Spectres 8 implor mbrace the present glorious _
opportunity 5 our fathers, w nether they Be erished on the battle- ve in the
dungeon, or on the sea ou Tequesthed , us their sorrows, t sulffer-
ings and their wrongs to avenge, o and for our inheritance,
We are face to fac the issue, and frome it there is sro Ceeapes save in the
isgracetul se railentaent of the lofty position we cupy; leaving the
fut @ historian ° inseribe on the pages of infamy. the deep degradation
of a degener rated 5 ™
Countrymen a aud, brothers, we know this will not be. We appeal to you ing
sincerity. We feel that we havea claim on your confidence r pas t effor
and their results prove the strength. of our position and poi e true road
0 liber rly. Ve cannot too strong'y impress on you the aces oft Whe hour and®
the necessily of meeting these duties promptly. Remember uel and
Jentless war is ng onin Ireland, all on the side of the « oppress Ore Itis
true you do not hear the thunder of artillery, nor the clash of arms; never- © -
theless, the gents of extermination, degradation, and debasement, those ter- ~
nble instrument s of oppression, are doing their eartal ork, Your bravest
besta 9 penal ¢ see: In Canada the allows is yearn- »
he O'Neil, inthe year 1410, in denouncing - :
nd in his “any, speaks (huss “They, the robbers
our cities, towns and village
s not a foot eof ground n a bia ade of
e will fight them, | pad our childrens” children
will fight them, to the Tateet generation, until we drive them from our
e are exterminated.” Yo e livin ae witnesses of this resolve
ace—to you is given the fullflment of this prophesy; to you is given
the gloricus work of regeneration, of restoring the ancient grandeur of your
ruined Is]
countrymen and brothers, gather in your cities, towns, and hamlets—e up
and doing—take council for the safety of your country—wipe away the death
sweat from. her r to the nations cf the earth clothed in the
robes of tbr avery when the tits down to the
will remember with undying love, the devotion and self-
sacrifice of. her exiled children far away.
HUGH DAVIS,
THOS. MEEIAN,
JAMES GIBBONS.
grass to call our own; b
Committee on Address,’
and Resolutions.