;.__ :5; P H <13: IX. -4 which increased in volume and in glowing inten- sity, until it engulphed the throne of the last Bourbon, and made the despot of yesterday the fugitive of to-day. So fixed did the fate of the King of Naples seem from the ‘first landing of that handful of heroes in the old Tri-nae-riot, that the other crowned heads of Europe seemed to look on with passive indifference, interposed no word, stretched forth no hand, to avert the final blow from his falling dynasty. There would ap‘ pear to be a feeling in the minds of kings, just -now, that revolution of a rather mild and syste- matic form is far in the ascendant, and that it is folly to attempt stopping what is impelled by truth and justice, more especially when its mo- tion is accompanied by flashing bayonets, and surrounded by men resolved to stand no trifling. There is now a sort of national movement on foot inlreland, having for its object a separate and independent'form of government for that country. The thing isgot up and carried out upon the Napoleonic plan, which has been en- -dorsed by the British ministry, press, and crown_ There are no “monster meetings ,”.nor brawliug place-seekers, nor spurious patriots, nor schem- ing barristers, as recognized leaders. It is si- lently, earnestly, and ably managed. It has its ramifications in alllt.he principal towns and cities of both England and Scotland. In the cfpital of the Empire andlin the great commercial em- porium of England, and in all her manufactur- ing centres, it has taken form, and startles her ' oligarchy, and even now is as ominous to the crown and cabinet as the hand in the hall of the Assyrian, tracing the doom of his: colossal em- pire. It is in accordance with a doctrine which they endorsed and ratified in the presence of all Europe, and which is now working out the solu- tion of Italian affairs with their aid and counsel. What they concede in Italy, they cannot decent- ly refuse in Ireland. , This is only the first phase of revolution ; but after the national petition shall have been pre- sented, and its request scornfully denied, as it- undoubtedly will be, then we enter upon the second stage of ‘the vvork—-namely, to drive out the garrison with armed hands; to recover by pike, bayonet and ball, what has been withheld in opposition to justice and reason. In such a , conflict, the public opinion, and eventually, per- ' haps, the armed intervention of more than one friendly power would be on our side, To this it must come at last, and it is now our duty to pre: pare well and quickly for the issue to which the movement is rapidly tending. Every man in Ireland and every Irishman in America, who purpose taking part in an armed struggle for the freedom of their country, shouldput their houses in order and procure arms of some kind. In this country, there can be no difliculty in the way ; but in Ireland it niust be done in the teeth of repressive legislation, and in defiance of the penalties which it provides in such cases of se- ditious contumely for her Majosty’s acts of par- liament. Arms can be kept concealed. and we are sure that whoever seriously intends to fight will procure a suitable weapon. Old dynasties are crumbling and young nationalities springing out of their decay. A little time, and Ireland’s turni will come next. Let every true Irishman see to it, that timely preparation may secure our freedom and crown with victory the brave en- durance, the hopcful perseverance, and noble sacrifice of so many centuries. -?—>uQu<—--—-—— , Target Excursion of One of Our Fenian Compa- nies in Chicago. The sad catastrophe which occurred on Lake Michigan .has cast a gloom over many ofour cir- - cles in Milwaukee and Chicago ; for in the Lady Elgin perished some of the bravest and truest soldiers of Ireland on this side of the Atlantic.- However we may deplore their loss, there can be no pause in our onward march for unavailing regret. Excursions of the Fenian Brotherhood, which have been arranged, must go ahead. We -find that Captain Stewa,1'.t’s Company of Chica- go, will turn out on the 15th of October for tar- get practice, and that no pains are spared to make the occasion as agreeable to the parties connected with it, and as profitable to the cause in which they are embarked, as possible. The proceedings of the day will conclude with a ball and supper, which we hope to, hear will be a most agreeable afiair———a. splendid success in which all our Fenians will cordially participate. UP HILL. Come, bend against the steep thy breast, ~ And fix thy lifted eye Full where the golden gleaming crest Is mingled with the sky; Nor shiver at each passing shock, Nor dread the rough impending rock ; But plant thy feet with firmer will Upon the upward pathway still. Nor, half way on, ignobly flag, Thy task as yet unwr-ought, For still the lagging footsteps drag Behind the lagging thought ; And but a brave and earnest soul Can speed us onward to our goal, And not each chance and bending stay Our hand may cling to on the way. Yes! let us feel the upper air Around us as we go, And breathe the odors fresh and rare They never breathe below ; And if at times our feet are sore The rugged pathways toiling o’er, And if at times the winds are chill And blow tempestuous down the hill,- 7Tis proud, amid the darkest hour, To feel, at least, we climb, Thro’ storms that sweep, thro-‘I clouds that lower, Still ‘battling on sublime ; And who, within the valleys bound, Would tread the dull eternal round, While came the breezes to his cheek That blew across the purple peak,-— Nor feel a fever in his breast To scale that height afar? Nor see in fancy, o’er its crest, His own ascending star? Or thought. with hope and strength el-ate, Of darksome gorge and narrow strait? Or scanned, with cautious eye, the way Should lead him upward to the day? _ I F. N. R. ~O~ LETTER rnom JOHN MITCHEL. PARIS, 4th, Sept., 1860. To the Editor of the Irishman. When I left France about seven months ago there seemed little hope of affairs coming speedily to that point so ardently desiderated by all well constituted minds. The annexation of Savoy to Nice was then only resolved, not done: all “Great Powers” were to be kept in good humor: the Press was stopped from comments upon‘ Irish afi°airs—-a thing which is, thought oflensive and insulting to England (as, indeed, it is): the great “ Commercial Treaty,” on the other hand, had been just then proposed,in order to please that industrial people —of which Commercial Treaty, I wish them great joy :— above all, Sicily had notyet revolted. In short, matters were quiet : tranquility reigned : and your correspondent betook himself to the United States again for a time. I shall render you, however, some account of the man- ner in which I improved the time in that free country. ‘Shortly after my return to America, I proceeded to the principal cities, and, in presence of great multitudes, took occasion to discourse, by way of lecture, on Euro- pean politics-—tha.t is to say, on the policy and destiny of the French. Empire. Of course this was with a view to counteract the carefully circulated falsehoods of the Eng- ,lish Press, which are too generally reproduced, and, in some cases, even believed, on that side of the Atlantic. In New York, in Richmond, in St. Louis, in Cincinnati, in Chicago—all great cities, and in several minor places, substantially the same lecture was delivered, and as there Was I10 report of it, perhaps the most acceptable thing I can do for your readers next week will be to present them -with the ideas in which I have tried to indoctrinate my fellow-citizens. So be it. On the whole I see some progress made within the last seven months. Not only are affairs coming manifestly nearer to a great European crisis, but the condition and aspirations of Ireland begin to be understood a little here. At first Frenchmen wondered, when they learned that vo- lunteer companies were not permittedto organize in Ire- land——they wonder no longer: they understand now to what sort of purposes weapons would be, in Ireland, most naturally applied; and, accordingly, they would be ex- ceedingly surprised if an armament of the Irish were not strictly prohibited and carefully prevented. Again, Eu- rope begins to comprehend what an Anglican-Church Establishment in Ireland means ; foreignersflbegin to lay to heart the phrase cvz'cl2'on—and they can now account to their own minds for the famine in Erris, and all the other famines which you have had and which you are going to have, so long as you allow the English to eat you out of house and home. Thanks especially to my able friend, M. Marie Martin, these things are now a little appre- ciated and comprehended. It is wholesome to kecpupa continual exposure of British Government in Ireland. For example, just at this moment, I think a. good sound Press Prosecution might be instructive. The civilized world is this moment in 9. humor to look on with interest, They would see your Attorney-General (a Catholic, I be- lieve), ‘bidding all Catholics stand by from the jury, as probable perj urers——clearing off by peremptory challenge all dissenting Protestants—all independent persons of whatsoever religion» and bringing his prey to bay before twelve true-blue tradesmen of the Castle. Would not this be a sight highly beneficial? If you think of affording such an useful illustration in your own person, you have only to let me know ; and I, being familiar with the me- thod, will have you up before the Queen’s Bench in a triee ‘But perhaps you prefer to employ the IRISHMAN other- wise for the present. Very well : in that case I shall try to meet your views, and send you some calm and dispara- sionate commentaries on European movement——especially on the hopeful project of the enemy——to get herself re- cognised as the real friend of Italian freedom. On this last point I shall have somewhat to say next week. The present letter is nothing more than an announcement that I am once more at my post. JOHN Mrrcum. I’.S.—-The Committee of the Sword not yet arrived in Paris. You will not have any account of the presenta- tion for this week’s IRISHMAN. N944-—-—_. Letter from the Irish Rebel, John Grant, to his Brother in Ireland. Jl/lontarey, St. John’s Day, 24th June, 1860. Mr Dun THOMAS,—-I have neither written to nor heard from you for years, during which time neither you nor any of my family or friends have been a moment absent from my mind. Often, in bitter regret, have I reverted in thought to the hour which had commenced our long separation, doubting whether those most dear to me are still amongst the things that are—-whether my mother still lives, or lies in silent death in the chapel-yard of Mooncoin, mingling her ashes in- peaceful slumbers with that of my father’s. My dear Thomas, such have been my thoughts on many a night, whilst resting by my cannon, after a day's fight, oftentimes with the wounded and dying groaning close by, with the Conserva- tive enemy encamped within musket range, awaiting the coming morning to commenceithe work of blood and death. My dear Thomas, I have been here an officer of artillery for the last three years. For the past two years I have been on a constant campaign in the interior states of the Republic, during which time I have been an actor in at least thirty engagements ; and fre_ quently, though many around me, from shot and shell, have bitten the dust, still I have had the good fortune of never receiving a wound. My grade at present is that of captain of artillery ; but as soon as the Governor of Aguascalientes receives a battery from the United States, which he has already contracted for, I shall expect the grade of ‘lieutenant-colonel, as I am decidedly the favorite of that ‘State. My dear. Thomas, my life here would be a pleasant one, from the many scenes I pass through, were it not for _a terrible disease which I am laboring under for more than two years. For the last eighteen months I have scarcely slept twenty consecutive minutes, fonevery _rn1_npte I am receiving the stinging pain attendant on it, I have never knowua case of the kind’ in Ireland, though here, whateverwbe the cause, there are many cases to be found. I am at present very much improved, as far as the pain is concerned; but still find, after months on low diet and constant- ly taking medicine, that the only remedy is an operation of a very fine and delicate character. It is not every surgeon who can, with safety, undertake ‘the operation, particularly here in Mexico, where the doctors are no better than uacks ; nevertheless I shall, in a few days, subject myself to the operating knife. Better even death than this life of misery and pain; but I have every hope that on me, at -least, it will prove successful. It will cost me $300 or £60 sterling. I shall write to you after it is performed. My dear Thomas,‘ this being St. J ohn’s Day——-a great feast day here in Mexico, and, as you may remember, the anniversary of my father’s death——for want of something better to do, I went to an artist’s ofiice, and had six likenesses taken : one large one, in full uniform, which I have sent to a friend in the city of Aguascalientes ; five small ones on plate, in military undress, which I enclose to you. You will have to get them framed—detaining one yourself, leaving the others in Grange, Ballintar- seny, Ashtown and Luffanny. These are poor souvenirs, but the only articles I can send. You can judge from them what my feelings are towards home, as I wish to have something before them that will bring me present, though far away, to the memory of those nearest and dear- est to me on earth. My dear Thomas, do not for one moment imagine that forgetfulness had any- thing to do with my long silence. N o, dear Tom, my heart is as warm, my affections as fresh, as the day I had to steal away like a felon from my native land. My aspirations and hopes were always centred on returning to Ireland,-.- ‘-' Though I have roamed through many lands, And many friends I’ve met, Not one fair scene or kindly smile Can this fond heart forget ; But I confess that I’m content- N 0 more _I wish to roam ;— But steer my bark for Erin’s isle, For Erin is my home,” Indeed, my dear Tom, I might have returned to Ireland with a snug fortune in 1856. Whilst doing business at Laredo I accumulated cash to the amount of 13,000 dols. By getting into the hands of Rio Grande gamblers, I was actually without a cent in 1857. Had I not been a damned fool, I might, with that amount of money, have returned to Ireland, andlived inde- pendently at home. I now have time and cause to curse my foolishness and stupidity. I became reckless, crossed the frontier of Texas, entered Mexico, joined the Federal army as a private volunteer, obtained the commission of sub—lieu- tenant of cavalry at the siege of Guadalafaro, that of lieutenant of artillery at the defence of Zucatica. I shortly after became captain, sav- ing three dollars of my pay daily when on the march. In a few months I had £100. This I gave to a doctor in Durango, who told me he would cure me within a month of my disease.--— Three weeks having elapsed, and finding my fa- vorite General Cozanado marching with his bri- gade to attack Masalton, I set out , leaving the doctor the £100, and Durango in the rear. Ma- salton was attacked and gained by us. In the outskirts of that city, as we were pursuing the enemy, I crossed a packed mule, lying dead from a cannon shot. Its pack was still untouched. I detached a valise from the pack, placed it in front of the timber box of my piece, and told my detail of soldiers not to lose it. I gave them 400 dols. each when we returned to the city ; total, 4 ,800 dols.—-there being but twelve men. They little thought that the same valise contained 6,400 dols. in gold. In a few days we marched on Zepie, and entered it. In a few days more the enemy was reinforced, and attacked us in turn. The brave General Cozenado was killed.’ Cordaro, our next in command, capitulated.— Everything we had was lost. My trunk, cloth- ing, with 6,250 dols., fell into the hands of some more luckyfellow than I was. If I had not lost that, I would by this time have bid farewell to Mexico, and have marched straight for Ireland. All my expectations were rendered nugatory ; however, it is all the same in the end. A few feet of Mexican earth will be sufficient to lay my bones in ; still I would like to go home. Fare- well, my dear. Tom, . . . JUAN GRANT. NQ>¢-1———-—-- TIIE PH