The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-08-11

| Mr.. EDIroR:-In your issue OF tho jour.
NAL Of the 18th Of May you gave synopsis
Of lecture given by p. A. Collins, a ma
chinist, but rs you did not endorse what he
said. you will perhaps allow me to correct
some Of his mis.statcments.
1. Although the Fenian Brotherhood was
organized in New York seven years ago, yet
it existed before that time under another
name, Q. G.: "Ph1nix Society" ....
2 IL was said that the Brotherhood was
authorized by the Catholic Church. This is
not only false, but 1t is condemned by that
Church. II has been condemned by DR.. Cut
Ter. Archbishop Of Dublin, who was the first
TO denonnce 1t. lIe referred also to Pope
Plus TX, who condemned It In the excom-
muuication given to +. Lavalle, great pro.
moter of il. 1t has also been condemned in
this country by the Bishops Of Chicago, Gin.
cinnati, Philadelphia, etc.
3. The lecturer said that many clergymcn
belong to it. but he gave only tho name Of
one. Rev. Edw. 0'Flaharty OF Indiana. We
do not know OF any clergyman belonging to
it. There is no priest called Edw. OLA
harty in this country.
4. lie said IL was no secret society, there
being no secrets in It; yet he said ''it was
not expected that the members would make
their plans known" and further he added,
"lf tho +. b. disclosed their plans-showed
the whole modus OperdnH OF tho organiza-
tion-it would cease to exist rs n power"
Here no Is in contradiction with himself, and
proves It to be perfect secret society The
oath is not necessary to make secret socie.
ty. Tho Freemasons pass under an arch, and
the Orangcnen only say, 81 will not surren-
der"
As to tho cxaggention OF tho millions of
lrishmcn--the explosion to shake tho British
Empire, and such like nonsense, -thoy are
only Quixoterics. We have no faith 10 the
sincerity Of the leaders. We believe II to DO
q Swindling affair, to catch simplotons. But
whatever may be the case, VIC have no sym
PATTY with tho Fcnans. We want loyal
and Union citizens. We condemn treachcry.
revolution and secession. John Mitchell,
one Of the leaders OF tho Irish in AZ, in time
of Smith O'Bryan, has proved to DO treach.
crous in this country, in his promoting soces-
sion in Richmond. The most Of the Fenians
belong to that party of the '4S. Our Irish
citizens must bear in mind that they have %
sulned some p, rmanent obligations in this
country, which are not compatible with the
revolutionary and secession principles Of tho
F. B Ireland Is u part of Great Britain.
Henry VIII was elected King OF Ireland by
tho Irish Parliament of Dublin, in 1911.
O'Ncll. Bryan and Du Burgo werc created
earls for reward OF having been tho chieftains
in this transaction. III the Irish people are
misgoverned by England, secession and revo-
luton are not the means for redress. In
England there is Parliament. There the
immortal Daniel O'Connell obtained the
Catholic Emancipation, and he would have
obtained n full justice to the Irish nation, II
they had not left him and gone after the
dernagosues Smith O'Brynn, John Mitchell
and such like. Demagogues may mislead u
credulous people, as has unfortunately been
the case in this country with the South, hut
they can never succeed in their wicked enter
prise. PORTLAND.