Excerpt from Proceedings of the Sixth National Congress of the Fenian Brotherhood at Cleveland, Ohio, September, 1867 Brothers - Again. We meet, for the third time in the history of our reformed organization and if the signs of the times, and our present condition augur anything, it is that Heaven smiles its blessings on our just and righteous efforts. The clouds which so long hid our labors, our sacrifices, and our devotion from our brothers in the old land, have at last been dispelled, and the true and earnest hearts of our race are now beating with a common impulse, in unity and fraternity. Efforts, Weak through division, can now be made powerful and effective by matured and skillful action; passion had its day, but reason reigns at last pretense and falsehood rioted in their temporary success, but honesty, patriotism and truth, have finally come out triumphant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book is a detailed record of the second national congress of the Fenian Brotherhood, held in Cincinnati in 1865. It's perfect for anyone interested in Irish-American history, politics, or social movements. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Fifth National Congress of the Fenian Brotherhood, at Troy, New York, September 1866: With Message of Wm. R. Roberts; 1866 The Committee on Credentials reported the names Of the delegates whose credentials were found correct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Second National Congress of the Fenian Brotherhood: Held in Cincinnati, Ohio, January, 1865 Our fellow-citizens will not forget that this Brotherhood is virtually at war with the Oligarchy of Great Britain, and that while there is no Fenian army as yet openly in the field - such an army nevertheless actually exists, prepar ing and disciplining itself for freedom's battle, ambushed in the midst of its enemies, watching steadily its opportunity and hiding its time. The require ments of our military position will then be a sufficient and satisfactory apology to all but the Opponents of our cause for a certain degree of reticence upon our part. The Fenian Congress acts the part of a national assembly of an Irish Republic. Our organized friends in Ireland constitute its army. To divulge the position and intended movements ofan army would be to defeat it. It were indeed more conducive to success, if no publicity whatever were given to the existence of our organization, until all our preparations for an uprising of the Irish people were completed. I have myself no objection to absolute secrecy in revolutionary associations, provided their objects be just, and their mode of attaining them be pure and honest. But such secrecy would militate against the extension of the Fenian Brotherhood, and prevent it from gaining an amount of popular support sufficient for successful operations. Hence, for the satisfaction of our friends who are not yet enrolled amongst us, I feel compelled on this occasion, to give some information respecting it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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