The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-01

of of the Catholic clergy and their
gns the press This however rather tended to make the
Catholics regard them with favor proving them be
truly Independent republicans not to be cowed by clerical die
taon The American laity are peculiarly proud OF beng
free citizens and jealous of anything resembling nterer
with their privileges. Dstrustul of the Irish
submissive their clergy they accepted the brotherhood
showing their words that they assuming the stat
and men of feemen beneath the of Washington No
Catholic priest openly spoke its fvor but one is now p
in Kingston penentiary having found guilty of
companying party of raiders Canada ard mnisterng to
the wounded On the other hand Baptist Methodist min
lister and an exPesbyterian abored constantly for
them whilst Episcopaan clergyman accompanied the
party of raiders ayowedy their chaplain, but acting
emergency officer In the spring of 1865 the Brother
hood could point branches in States
tric ranging from three to foryone circles in
in the army and navy fifteen branches circles counting
a. members The total number of members represented
by all the circles estimated at but these
necessarily combatants Indeed Fenian Ssterhood had
started into EXISTENCE remarkable indication of the enhue
which perva led the Irish
The origin of Fenanism in the United States is not Of old
date although has had its precursors America lost
by Irish emgrant said, in 1884, Mr. Gardiner afterwards
Lord Mounoy. There Irish society formed i'll Amer
ca whose members of wealth. and which taxed it
self surprisingly large assist the
straitened Republican army called Society the
Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick ;" Washington accepted it's in
vitaon honorary member and entered
adopted Irshman.
Again. of the attempted outbreak of reach
ed America directory Immediately constituted and
fund raised considerable portion of which still remains
spent in the hands of trustees of them being distn
gushed American pubcst In the words of of the
for Ireland when she set up housekeeping for
herself"
Now easy perceive that there is half truth
the frequently heard that Fenansm is of Ame
can origin has Irish grievances Technically
indeed there have been any Fenans in Ireland except
those who from the Atlantic but then there has
existed sociey of Irish Republicans" in Ireland specific
ally identical with them and anterior in date of foma
ton How the two societies appeared to each other magned
by the samsts through which they viewed should
be forgotten for it has greatly helped to give them both vi
taty Irish Republic alone be dealt WITH
dnow he q matte of
directly to be met and knows its and its val
base of supply Fenanism conempates the organza
ton of the Irish element America in great national
ISOLATION for the purpose of combining all the vast resources
at its command moral national and POLITICAL and directing
them ingenty, Systematically and determinedy towards
the liberation Ireland contempaes secondly the
nation of allied associations in Ireland, Great Britain the
British Provinces and wherever else branch of the Irish
nation may be found sufficient force The element be
Grated in Ireland not badly described by sober Witness
the Bishop of Kerry pamphlet Having stated that
the upper and upper middle class loyal because for them
emancipation has been reality has given them the rights
and privileges which follow rank and wealth. he adds
with the millions for whom emancipation has had
practical appreciabe result For them, consequence,
the past still lives in the present. they think they
pressed Men live in the hope of what they call dev
erance their native land Hence dreamy unreal decon
tented existence Like Athenans asking the Streets
good from unforeseen chance from the posi-
BILE ruin Of the which they consider the of their
miseres" Dr. Moriary thinks that this state of affairs due
existence of the Irish Church Establishments but it is
due this alone study of the popular press in Amer
ica we'll in Ireland will show how much the many abor
tive efforts made in Parliament to deal with the land question
have caused confidence in the good intentions of the Lea
tue to give place to despair and to suspicion OF an rrec
onceabe hostility Expectations have been raised only to be
disappointed and thus it has pass that Presbyterian
clergyman prominent in the agitation for has be-
come one of the Executive Council of the Irish Republic"
Hope deferred makes nation desperate.
An English View of the Present Relations be-
tween England and the United States of