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BISHOP DUGCEH AND the tEHlAH
BROTHERHOOD.
Reply Of John 0'Mahony to the
Bishops Objections to the
Brotherhood.
uoop, NEW YogK, Feb. 10, 1e64-
Catholic Bishop Of Chicago:
R1onT R1v. s1n: In the interest Of tho Fenian
q % hela ~ position q Ghtef oeleer. Under the
title Of" Head Centrc," it becomes my painful
duty TO e1poatnlate With y9n npon ne subject Of
diocese, dsted at Chicago. February ID Instant
And It ts not in the interest OF the above-named
association alone thst an compelled to address
itsclf; for feel convinced that the Fenan Broth.
erhood has been groeely and caumnioualy misrep-
your having given your episcopal sanction to the
ott-refuted vtuperatons Of itg malignant enemies.
Far be- y from me- to 1npute completely with those
s1alted position is You do among the h Ro@s9 an
Catholic eommunity. prefer to be!leve that You
hare been deceived and imposed upon by The faIae
Complain q hele That ss yoa Ss4sp pts too
hastiJ condemned q catts0ra purely political
as1oc5ation OF your fellow-ea:izens npoa erparle
With the opinions you have expressed in rala-
thing to say. As freeman and fel1ow-citixen. you
tnact, for Srifhmen 10 assoclate together and Or
eanlze themselves for the purpose OF foyerthrpwlns
The British Government in ireland. The Fcniaus,
ny humble Judgment At perfect liberty to Ibid
the opposite WY Of thinking, to argue The moral
Justice thereof, and to slapo their action accord
ofen discussed By eccleslastics Is BY laymen that
othing new can be said upon It by you Of by me.
TT Do R5otss, mos, 9ss; ;emPhstsa
lure, aud which IS one Of those upon which the
most paous and learned doctors OF the Roman
Catholic Chuc have differed and still dIder into
four diecesan court, and theirs given your jndg-
meat In n after tnat Is BY no means within your
ipr Roictfon as an ecclesicstic. Leaving all that
,hs ueset Ts9st frtheE and
ior7 !ts a7owtd object the overthrow q q reeog
nfzed form of GoIelnment." said goretnmsnt be; e.
now proceed to show where yonr circular has mis-
represented that Brotherhood.
IN the second paragraph Of 5our circular you
Ths society calling Tho eatan =
sSss ~s 81 e. Sssn aS2 siSa s h'
In this paragraph an Insertion Is made which
ron will lind, reference to thu PASTORAL Of the
irclates In question. TO be totally untoundcd IN
| iact. The Bishops Of Ireland DID NOT CONDEMN
TIE ID s4sa t. &
| OF ST. Patrick. whom they did condemu,i lis not
I and never was connected With the Fen1sn osEani'
| zaton. Tbero Is no bond OF alliance, no compile.
| ity OF action between the associations; nor can
there be 60 Ion. as tho former, which 10 composed
Of British subjects for The most part, confines It.
the pale Of British 1aw. The Fcuiaus propose te
efeit their ollie by totally different means. Thit
is quite enough to say, IN order to destroy ono O
condemnation. As founded upon an assumption
that a in itself untrue, aa to bono ndt matter O.
!act. every argument witch yon have raised upor
The Fenian motherhood tls an American asso
ciatioE-uot nm irish one- II does mot e1ist as NJ
s =
bylaws ere noM rnS!ic 25opei.y They may :.
them you will SEQ that 1t Is q diatnct and tnde
pendent organization. governing itself by its owl
elected Representatives; bnt, neither governed by
Of Ths Bops lave
spiritual Or temporal Jurisdiction over tts mem
1nsy Senhot ass judgement aao nGon H. less'
tsillegal" fforn them In reference to the laws 0
. the laEd or the laws Of the Roman Catholi!
II II llAIQ u QEE1ue III 89N8e I
lave OF the United stutes the Irish Bishops ar
not competent to pronounce upon the LEGALITY Q
: learned they may be in the laws OF Grea
se1sps1snt e decide :, sasa ,Sa ,9ass.,ons
t arc qnal!ned to pronounce 5udlcta1lg upon them
: nor shah the Fe1tana concede such points to an
dividg;' lar Or clerical until he shall bare rs
an American court Of Law. and have thero obtaiua
t = esal deeision against It. Until then, probes
and Britieh Gv, ecclesiastical Law aud civil Law
fsct md table, 1umbhng them together In chao:i
confusion for the purpose Of assalling and yiltfy
4 and plainly your case against III, md draw Jon
inductione aoeordingiy Tell "a distinctly whett
j e. you mean TO charge us With violating the law
Of the Republic, OF whether 1t Is only the ukase
i Of the eFete despotfsms Of the old world that yo
- accuse ts OF setttng At defiance Toll na. also
;, Ing contrary 10 the statutes Of the land whcrel
+ men engaged In It may live can render hat more
z mcnt sinful per g. can aite recent aud very #
3 ruarkab1e precedent TO the contrary, which ha
= occurred ID Ireland not many years since bnt
toT ths sf # o ~. .a,<u
/ are ea the sahjeel q the rsee1t pastoral whie
ID with all due Differences. to- assert that no 1ris
:. tbem M % has Sesn solsnnly eondcmned b. ii il
= Irish Baehops.' Here a. III the case Of the Brt
: therhood es St. Patriek-legal and constitutions
are IN 60 far AZ they regard Is, directly the II
l. verse OF tho assertion contained In the secou
Befo1e ieasnr Ills part Of my subject an SUI
posing that the Irieh Eishops Or any othe! porto
=. of her E5itoMie Aa;esy's subjects should at ar
itcai aasociaion existing N Ibis Republic Is 10
n exierm1natieE-.in ireland, my comrades and m
ss ~ y .he1 a Is 4na
- been driven by tho fell agencies Of the laws .
Elg!snd We are now c'isens of tais great
n II. As ench wc dcnT the right Of al
nan Or qrdes Of men hers s.r e. elseThs,
9d he Gifted fps sgs to
D 10 Us a eonrse q action apon anS political sns
tion whatever. No: Right Reverend sir. the II
II law to their own docks IN Ireland but they shl
ir not impose thst law npon. us here, eyenthrou
- Tie tntsrmedinm q * Roman Catholic & &dignitary
h made q it by the o'connor Doa. M !nsh Mcmf
fse e tie csthoic bishops, Il thsy nsy hee oae
at Sseo1ep t1etr osn n|gatss" at home in Ireland
ir extend the British lash to, us who are no lon
slayes bet the political equals Of the ireeh0rn
to say, statements that nre not IN strict accordal
N With TACT. quote 1t also entire:-
and S ~ arc s t5 ssl
Ss.iqn q IN oath. Wilt is svoyed to
IL e:
I'd In reply to as much OF the foregoing paEagra
sdleton {, of M's1o Romsn caoe pFese T.
ri to deny altogether that there is ruling or
nc4 Circle, bound together BY the Obligation Of
Y oath,'' In the Fenian Brotherhood. We have
|se such circle amongst us. By onr Constitution,
up cath is required from any member OF our bodJ
order to qas hin soi hoanS any Rosit1SS'E S'
BE- @ q "a Il
Red Is b Wsisb r. Seeeense
on any other citizen There e no DISTINCT 9 bod
81 81. tss cTee You mistaken sssa@pston in reiere
10 70 have arisen fFom II iaet thst. preyious 70
ssTs weFs eeessfys ssye enosTs s1 Of the q
e" Ring" These, however, had no precede
,ey IoE any Epeeih prtyi!eges oysr fna resf
ine ing circle:' neither were they erer bound to
ne c1eEJ by an OATH os otherwise. They were :
~ ply young men. pledged to prepare themselTe:
am - aoldiers il . war for trtsh independence.
IN, present civil wsr having given Us ds many traa
saa s ns & T. eie ale e. oaee1
9as as sneae Fenisns; Ths oaly pledss ieqai1ed !
"a; ton to my oec in IT, is that pp6lirhed NJ
resolution va Is enSx she pIo;sesa1ug
ase the accuracy Of this statement refer you to
Gu pamphlet containing these pFoceedin7s, acop
hat ~ ~. aIna In X oo sl
up 10 be 1ntred at The tribunai Of pnhifc unfnlfn
de- myself, white remain Its presiding officer, 8
not henccforth meet any charges against it bs
xr upon grounds that are not to be found therein.
- Having now, as far al words Of mine can go
axe etroyed tbs second support upon which the
by perbtfucture Of your remarkable circular has
and I raised! might well rest the case OF the Eel
ent- nto1nefnooa mere. Ine gfaluitons ana unena n