The party of action among the Fenians of New York—that
is, the employers of dynamite—have, it is said, dismissed O'Donovan Rossa from his leadership, and promoted Dr. Hamilton Williams thereto. The latter is said to be an able man, determined to make Ireland a Republic by any means, dynamite included. As you cannot blow up a democracy, we do not know that the change is of particular im- portance; but it is reported, and reported publicly, and it seems strange that the Government of the United States cannot interfere. Conspiracy to injure a friendly country is surely an offence, and though it may be necessary to proceed under State laws, the Government of Washington, when inclined, knows how to make its anger felt. It would think Englishmen monsters if they allowed German anarchists in London to prepare schemes for blowing up the White House ; and where is the moral difference ? It should be noticed that a well-informed correspondent of the Times evidently believes that the object of the change is to facilitate an arrangement between the Irish- Americans and Mr. Blaine. A revolt of the Irish from the Democrats would be a most important gain for the Republican Party.