The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-23
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From the Philadelphia Sun,
Who is ssMoily Maguireo What her Pur-
pose-and who are her Supporterss''
1t now having become settled fact that there
is an alien organization in this country sworn to
act in determined hostility to the citizens Of
American birth, an exposition of its objects and
rulers should be made known to the public. Bound
to secresy by the most terrible oaths, as is the
Molly Mcguire" Association, great difficulty has
been experienced in obtaining knowledge of
its purposes and the of It's most active sup
| porters. We have, however, succeeded, and shall
never opposition to its traitorous designs
until we shall have brought about its destruction,
and consigned its originators TO a mertorious in
| fanny When ACKNOWLEDGMENT took its rise the
Irish Catholics calculated their horror of is de.
signs and the unlawfulness of its organization, at
| every corner, and in every greggery; but they
closely withheld the fact that they were at that
very time in secret association with hordes of law
less Aliens in every portion of these United States,
| whose sworn purpose was to deprive the Ameri-
can born of fair voice and place in the affairs of
| the nation. We have every reason to believe that
"Molly Mcguire" was instituted by the College of
Jesuits, and that the associations, all over this
Union, are Immediately under the control Of those
fanatics. Our reasons for so believing will be given
| hereafter. #+s .es
| Those familiar with history will recollect that
towards the close of the last century Ireland was
| infested with secret organization known as the
" Ribbonme'a," whose avowed object was resistance
to the laws Of the land, and the stealthy murder
OF every Protestant who became an object of their
hatred. The dwellings, of farmers not in the
| Papal interest were consigned nightly to the
flames, their barns destroyed, and their lives
taken in cold blood. Almost every hedge and
ditch contained an assassin, who leveled his gun
at the passing Protestant treacherously pierced
him with pitchfork, or scythe fastened to
| long pole. All this took place at time when
| the whole protestant community of Ireland was
organized IN patriotic brotherhood to give liberty
and happiness to those very Rbbonmen, who
were too cowardly to volunteer for the purpose
OF the sixty thousand Irish volunteers who
equipped themselves and in martial array forced
England to give Ireland short-lived justice, not
single Catholic was among the number. Perhaps
the priesthood were too jealous Of Protestant
influence to permit their servile focks to aid the
gallant defenders of Ireland's rights. It is sufh-
cent to know that Irish Catholicism was then, as
it has always been, arrayed against liberty. The
Rbbonmen were subsequently, dispersed, after
the Union between England and Ireland.
Upon the basis of the Ribbonnen of the last
century, and with no higher motive, has the
Molly Mcguire" Association been organized It
is already the boast of the braggart members Of
the Order that they have lodge Gin every city,
town, village and hamlet in the United States
and that at a moments call they can arouse every
, inmate OF every cabin in the Union" If this be
true-and we have no reason to doubt it. when
applied solely to Irish Cathoics-then, indeed, it
is imperatvely necessary for citizens of American
birth, well Protestants of every nativity, to
organize Jointly against so dangerous and desper-
ate an association "Molly Mcguire y is nothing
else but revival Of the " Ribbonmen" of Ireland,
changed only in its adaptation to their country.
One of its main objects is to govern the dominant
political party of the Union, by casting its entire
power as If IL were a single person. In the South,
and in the rural portions of our country it is as
yet almost powerless but in all our large cities
and towns Molly Mcguire is supreme. By con-
cert of action her members are poured in a solid
body, on the Democratic delegate elections, and
moved from precinct to precinct in order TO cheat
the American born citizens of their legal election
No matter what may be the minority of the Molly
Maguires" in each precinct, they become the ma
jority by this system Of fraud. 1t is made part
Of their duty, by the obligation they have taken,
| TO vote as often as they can without detection,
both at the primary elections Of the Democratic
party and at all legal elections. They have, in adj
dtion TO their horrible oaths passwords signs and
I grips by which they recognize each other, and
therefore act in concert all occasions. They
are sworn to move in body, whether it be to
control Democratic nominations or to secure pro-
| ftable PLACES for their fellows. The mint and the
navy yard are entirely within their power, and they
| hold no mean influence in both the Custom House
and Post Office. So audacious did It become at
the recent nominating convention which met at
the Spring Garden Hall, that the Chief Clerk Of
the Post Office and quack doctor residing in the
Second Ward took possession Of a room adjoining
the hall In which the convention met, and COM
municated directly, through hole they made in
| the wall, with the members Of the convention.
All sorts of coercion we're used by these pitiful
upstairs to force the National Office holders to
sustain the nominee of " Molly Mcguire" They
were told that " their bread and butter depended
upon their vote" Cards were handed through
the hole by these selfappointed regulators, with
the names of the candidates upon them who were
to be supported by their cowardy minions. :" Mol.
lyn succeeded, to great extent, before this base
attempt to make the whole ticket for the Democ-
racy was discovered, and then violent indignation
against the quack and his associate swept away
every candidate who was labelled for the admins.
tration. The abundance of whiskey kept in the
room could not save the pets, and Post Office in
fuence was utterly ignored.
| I0HJ the puUHC HiuJ huOW WWc art ~ bnS hSau
of the "Molly Mcguire" institution and thereby
Judge Of its responsibility, we inform them that
James McDonough, tavern keeper, south Sixth
/ street. is president of the association-three o.
this family now held Office, through what infu
ence may be guessed--Pat Conroy is secretary
and treasurer-Pat 0'Rourke, the supervisor Of
the Nineteenth ward, is vice president-Johr
McHale, another supervisor, who had the contro
of the Seventh and Eighth wards until his recent
death, was another vice president-Michael Nc
Geoy, tavern keeper, Walnut street wharf, We un
derstand is also an officer, and as far as known
the most respectable man in the organization
Edward W. Power; at present one Of the Purvey
ors in the Water Department is also said to be I
prominent officer among the "Molly Maguires.
|, James Campbell, twice an apostate from his reli
gion, and now at the head of the laboring gang a
the navy yard, Is conspicuous worshpper at thu
shrine OF " Molly Mcguire" He obtained his ap
pointment from Secretary Toucey, through tina
secret influence. Toucey destroyed the Demo
cratic party In Connecticut, and is now doing tn
same thing for the same party in Philadelphia
, So much the better, as the Democracy will tn