, 1864-02-02
NUMBER 204.


tnjudicious: but elements OF opposition arc 20!
wanting. The bulk Of the members are Catholics,
and the chsTch does not recognize their right to
meet in sscre* conc!avc. Yas they have not bsen
deferred from the work, the han not having been
openly pronounced. Last Sunday moruir;, how
ever II the conrxu OF his aeznoa at ST. Nays
Church. tho Bishop OF the Diocese, Right Rev.
James Duggan, D. d. dstrered the ultlmatun, of
the church on the subject. The following Is a
near1y se1batim report Of his rcmarxa On thu
subject:
regret :tat am forced by the cxfcencics OF the
to nRga np .Sa wch
nounccnent slseady made won1a have been quite
eutScient, and thas would nst b. compelled to
repeat n public what have already stated i
xation hero Of which disapproved from the time
It was Ant brocEat to ny notlce. Whep = a5at fl
heard of hs csd snG ep ropnSe Sft Or ne
that had no msnner Of doubt, from what hass
heard that the socisty waa altogether An unlawful
q t1s e %S Sstne Or 59e soeiefx
AZ / did not Wish 70 follow merely my
uwn Judgment In this important matter, 1est
might ampIe On sne rights Of clFeas
Of ny senior clergy, and st the same tins sub-
mitted the matter 10 the late venerable Archbishop
Of Baltimore the highest authority In ou5 country
Archbtehop Of Saint Louis. the Metropolitan or
unanimous INA il thsr declaration tdat tue society
was a secret one, condemned 6y the church, tle
gal, and TINT itR members eonid not be admitted
10 tue pac.nments. I therefore warned the people
agatust this society and requested the clergy to
do the same, requiring them to refuse abaolnfion
TO any Of their penitents Who belonged to this ao-
ciety. With this rested content, thinking It
would be sufficient for Catholics: With regard to
some Of them find was deceived Now take
Ibis public opportunity again to warn Catholics
Of The dapgefhus tendency, and that it, members
afe excluded from the sacrament,
IN ths f11at place there Is secret in the Inner
Circle although its external outward members do
crct IN Tho inner circle, which cannot ascertain
connected with this society; What tts object what
precisely to learn. have been told the object Is
to sever the dependence Of Ireland On England and
this Is TO be accomplished not by moral measures,
TO those could not hare given my consent: It
was contrary to the laws Of the church, and that
the members Of It tall under the ban ct maay
condemned such associations.
In tho next place. although did not wish to en-
natter, could rot lelp recording NJ SOLEMN con
victlon that even II It we're possible for them to
succeed in their wild attempt, that Il would be the
greatest o. a. Est9naes ;a taat @ ever ness snas W
mnch, through tho insciutab1e wisdom Of Provi-
denee, during the last 70i years; but would look
qEon tho success Of these men. who gould destroy
lie, c1oSnins woe Of t5at aaaappy: ifs-
and Dying g,th ny vste a u. 70 sean
moat Intelligent Of that land, and may soy with
a! parties down even to the poorest, md think
hsve Iht to spsak wh 5Sd t9 baa the
much for his count1y-a noble soul who has for
feitcd Ills position almost Ia society lost his es-
t1y, aad who assured ne tbat he vas willing to do
the sauae again, denounced men of this character,
after had spoken Of this In America,
He said that many Of them were intent merely On
acquiring salaries, and that men Of no note made
a hantlsome income BY this traffic In the sympa~
But consider have to Warn you:ou this matter.
on otheE grounds regasd It a. ds,aalon
men have no thought Of being able to reach that
Ireland, hut IN the meantime yonr generosity, your
kindly sympathIes are appealed TO: your purses
cannot believe nom what know OF the power Of
England and the Weakness Of Ireland tat any Sc,
1toas attempt is likey To- b ade to free Ireland
in the history Of 1relsnd and in the recent life of
Dr. Doyle especially. TINT the g1eatest dt1calty
a 50
md the uniting eGorts b, brought to bear Oh these
unhappy and deluded men, who Join these dark
cabalF, rendered them In great mcaauFepowcF-
Il has been represented that only one Or two
bishops in this country, and come priests anxious
Now this society existing under milder form IN
Ireland and known under the. name Of the Na-
tfonal Brotherhood or the Brotherhood Of St Pat
Of all the bishops Of Ireland In this country It
has been condemned BY every bishop before whom
the question has been brought, and the clergy OF
epecial instruction. now have to warn these
members, who entered into this society in good
fatth that they instantly ahandon il and also those
condemned, that they expose themselves to the
danec: Ct beng expelled dom the saeEsments, and
.sa 's5 h aSs T5r1 bny hsy a ,as It 3D.
public Pena1ce. cnnext Sunday circular will
&c read in ali the parishes Of the diocese IN winch
sbIs sosiety I'll be ,RR9 RRa9st.eu!aEiy 1eproeated,
speak Of anything dat doesnot Immediately CONS
sre G1es2n Ito =, nHs s xs r.
Importance It has been said thst those who do
not enter into the views OF those deludea men are
have nothing whateserto do. i do not speaS Of
any political question. merely condne myself to
the ephe1e Of my own duties, ard speak n this
stances wou1d be criminal. bear you always In
my heart, and J. now warn yo1 not only FOR spirit
ual teasons and what regards tho interest Of yonr
that yon do not suffer yourselves to be abused and
deceived By Irresponsible and unknown meu+ This
@ m % ny 9o5 tbs o. my
shall continue until the end
This position here taken Ia VERY decided one.
1t involves the decision Of question Of the gVeat
Importance to the Catholic Fenian; whether his
love Of country OF Of his religion shall reign gu
pIeme; they arc here pronounced incompatible.
The Fenians hare however foreshadowed their
resolution in the following article adopted at the
November Convention:
l. - Il.