The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08

The most discouraging feature in che
fenian movement, which is now seriously
agitsted in some parts of the United
States, having for its professed object the
forcible liberation of Ireland from the
British crown, is the deep line of separa-
ton by which the Celtic population every
where is divided in reference to this plan
An able writer in one Of the Chicago pa-
pecs, who claims to be an Irishman lately
from the green isle" enters IS much
length upon q discussion Of the subject,
representing that at the present moment
there is no possibility that the object in
view oan be attained; that, despite asser-
tons to the contrary, there are mot ten
thousand Fenians or Eenien sympathizers y
in Irelands that the organization has re-.
oeived the unanimous eondemnstienof the
priests and bishops of Ireland; that with
in the last eighteen months social ergan-
ration, called the National Association, for
the redress Of Irish grievances, has been
formed in the old country, whose creed
ignores and condemns the Fenian Brother
hood. This writer concludes with q few
sensible observations, and some good ad-
vice, as follows:
think that have shown, under the exist.
ing circumstances, it would be impossible to
land an armed hostile expedition on the shores
of Ireland. That, even If 1t were possible.
such an expedition would, with England at
peace, contain within itself nearly every ele-
ment of defeat and scarcely one of success.
That its defeat would be the climax 90 all the
calamities that ever befen that unfortunate,
suffering oppressed and plundered country.
That Fenianism, unless conducted with more
than ordinary prudence, ia ct present weighty
for evil, but pOwerleSs for good. What it may
be In coming times and altered circumstances
let the future say. igs l,,...3,., ,,5 80 .r ~
In conclusion, I would warn my COUNT ymen
against lending their counsel, aid or sympathy
to any hostile expedition from this country
whose only possible result can be to rivet still
closer the chains of the oppressor, to destroy
forever q cause which has the best hopes an6
wishes OF every true friend of freedom, and to
entail lasting misery, degradation and shame
upon the suffering land which gave them birth
THH attitude of the Roman Catholic
Church towards the organization has beer
asouree OF trouble to some of the leaders.
They reported that 1t had the tacit APPROX.
al of the head of the Church. We prin,
the following official contradiction. w
give it both the Latin and English Ian,
guages: "a" lr.3
fasS e Rms DIE: at ~ -a .srt
s. Cong. Ven. InV. mini sub die Uto hn,n
rnensis commisit ut Amp Tu9 signifcareu
ALSO omnino assertum flisse ouibusdam foli
periodicis guod sequens data fuerit 8. sed,
declararo, FepsGaos non, esse ssguSeta~dos Ho
erat iussu laudati 8. Consilii committeeman
TYbi, ne luid tore in favorem dicte Societati
eenseretur prodiissee abb Apoetolica Sede,
Interim pre,or Deun, &c.
Rome ex Aed. g. c de P. ?. T.
-a'' die 13 .Juii 1865.
E-4 g. Ui rrater a,tdicJissimus
Al. Z. BaRS,Eo. Pref
r D Feriu Jac<ho Wood.
Episcopo PniIa,elpheusi
b CAPaLrI. Secret
- translation.
Tn. Sacr Gang Ven Inc. has desired Ii
,a sieuiiy tu Nour lordship that the asser,iC
made 10 certain newspapers 10 the efiec; tn
the following decision had been giveu by Il
Ho,v Ss.,,. "a Sit: ''feaidaas ssos esse isoui
"a ,,,.ios TIE. Fsat1psS 40. 10 6e disturbed
i stserty false. e5
conmuniJtJe Lhls NJ the REQUEST of Il
.snre..sid s.o,lyregasiCn lest IL should be SD
,os.d nv any one that anything in favor of th
Ssoc;ety. has -suanated from the Holy See
the Ipean time. 6e, ee,,g,..
p.oht Rev James r. Weed, Bishop OF Phi
&. GAPALu Secretary