, 1865-09-04

4Ae GQltl O1 1uc AIcnUAsn0p OF 81. LOUIS
against the Fenlans Of that place, which VIC
published yesterday, Is we'll calculated to cx-
cite the intense disgust and the profound con-
tempt, not only Of every Fcnian, but Of every
American Irish or nAtiyc, and Of every free
man. Even the mass Of Enelisllmen will dis
piee the misguided priest, who dissraccs the
cause Of England by bringing to its aid IN
hidden and unasked, hls petty tyranny, The
) facts arc these A highly respected Fenian
catholic mined Mccarthy having deceased,
the members Of that organization propose as
Fcnians, to testify their respect to their late
brother In the manner inya,3ahle among all
organized societies, viz: By attending as an
organization at his funeral at st.. Patrick's
Church and following his remains to their
last resting placc, upon his own lot In Calvary
Cemetery. The Archbishop denies the funeral
admission into the church, and directs the
Superintendent Of the cemetery 'tnot to al'
NIT any procession Of men or women bearing
insignia OF Fenianism within the gate of the
cemetery" .s
Let us examine both his reasons and his
acts He states as one Of his reasons that
she has always regarded the association as
Immoral IN Its object, the melting Of rebel
lion In Ireland." Let him produce his arcu.
ments in the pulpit then, TO satisy his people
his proper sphere It will he "politics in the
pulpit, but from that those who object can :
stay sway. But II he fails to convince lis
lock that rebellion IN ireland is immoral has
he the right to comm ind thems And il he
has the power to commnnd them not to rebel,
must he not have the power 10 command them
TO rcbels Has mere priest the power to
levy wnr and declare peace, to contract for,
eign alliances and issue bills Of credit, or to
forbid these things 10 be donc: II he bad he
would be tho government All these are
questions which men decide as citizens,
each man for AimsnIL, and na eitlEcn the
Pried has Just a. much power as any other
citizen, If he behaves himself as we1l-no
more. The Archbishop has no more right rs
q Catholic 1ierarch to command his people
not to rebel against England than he has TO
command them not to obey the e. s. Govern
mcnt Yet he In effect does both. For the
Archbishop is not opposed to rebellion IN this
country, as shown by his cordial sympathy
with the late shareholders rebellion. That
he encouraged By every means in kia power.
So tar from refusing Catholic burial to Mis-
souri, rebels, or say1ng word to di1suade
Southern Catholics fnom:rtbe1ling, he has re-
Gently Threatened the lately rebel CLERGY Of
Missouri with excommunicaion md Femoyal
II they return to their allestanee to the
Union by. taking the oath of loyalty
prescribed by The new Constitution Of
Missouri. A rebellion III behalf of
human slavery against the Government Of the |
Emitted States, wherein every white MAN has I
vote, and the Government is but the peoples !
VIII embodied In the peoples chosen repre-
sentatiyes-such u rebellion l1as the Archblsh.
ops ho7leat sympathlcs-Is moral and Chris |
tim and Catholic, insomuch 1hst he win con-
tinue To Fight for 1t nfter Its armed forces have
But rebellion on behalf Of !
poor, famish1ns Ireland, whose people have
substantially no vote, who are ground and |
oppfetsed by British tyranuy, and gre trans
ported creay day, year atlcr wear. he xhfu-
1onds, to save them from fa1nine-thIs Is 70 |
inmornl TINT no FcnIan should hare Catholic |
bpftai, cren In 81. Louis, four thousand miles |
away from the scene Of the proposed fmmof-
alty. u tic Archbishop's person meyer ccts ]
%lih}n uirce thousand miles Of q worse i'm.
morality, VIC will pray that his shadow may
never be less.
The Arclbishop'e second point t. that Fen
tanss1n IL "a unlawful and Illegal in Its means,
quasi military organization in this country
s. nune q, t'oace *An Engsand, to hc!madc ef'
ss ~ ts,. IL eeu. VI waf Win tF:a power"
1nows no ,n,rx. &C.. .4as ,.r Us @ ,ne hsnpasnop
Fenls,,a. l.ls opiu,on m e,.h :. z,a,nt =, ~ sne
Is worth no more Than t.,c,r-. md 4 ne,.. ~ '4.
charged with enforoinF our neutraJi,V laxs' ..es
DUTY Which drvolvea wholly on Mr.. Secretary
Seward. 1t Is none Of tie Archtishop'e l,usi-
ness whether Fenianis1a is lawful or not and
that If II were unlasfnl, and il it werc thu
AchbiahoP's business to enforce the Inv In
this matter, the proper md only Fav to d.
80 Us to.hHre the Eenfans indicted and tried NV
khc courts and not to deny Catholic burial to
Fenian Catholls. The neglect Of the Arch.
bishop 10 complain against the Fcnfans ,,cf5,r.
'he legal courts Is 1cpul admission =, ~.
Aschbislop TINT either tie F.n,ons 49,. ~ 1e
nftfed no crime or Tint the Archbishon ho,
,eglect1d LIS duty as m American c3t,zcn ~
,ot bringing 4lIctn IL, run,s,,,nc,t ~
White The Archbfshnn,ss rcoso,.t r
nc.,ais4eot. fa1se and fsva,es soIs W.T. Mus =
:, ~A1 o1eoioAs, us aets are
r.aau '-.s Ca41 asa p1.4ons Inc property Of the
on N.,',1 eAs @.. - Snuieu oc'oneS 10 The mem.
q e'tp " snat eao'cn, mol 10 lis priests. BE !
10 to" :" e!oe* enurcn doors on dead
a@4o''e "1o on aus mourning friends, because =
ley pcueve memna shoulo 90 free, or have L
y o1hef PoM1caa !ai1a. de ia the Servant OF =
&c people, mol tncT !ofd. ne has: no power I
prescribe "ho sha4 follo" Koman Catho-
,. 70 nls g1ase, Q, % no" ,ne5 snal DC dressed, =