The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-28
The Maynooth Oath.


LEAvENwoRTH CITY, KANSAS, September 9th, 1867.
To the Editor of The Irish Republic
SK have read your article upon "The Maynooth OATH"
which appeared in THE IRISH REPUBLIC of the oath of
August and the effect produced upon by its perusal is
something akin despair poor country future
through her exiled chdrens exertons For alas
be bitterly acknowledged that the spirit of disunion follows
them wherever they turn their footsteps and the demon of
discord satisfied with dividing brother against brother
and nuurng traitors in the midst of the bayes and ruest
of our patriots urges others in their blindness aim
blow the ministers of the Lord of Hosts and
Catholic fear that nde party endeavorng ouproo
the faith of Parcthe glorious Church for which gallant
fathers bled canddy tell you Sir that you sincere in
your love for poor prosecuted country calm reflection
will make you regret the you pursuing against the
Catholic Irish priests 1t the great mistake committed
by Stephens and ODonovan Rossa-one which they after
wards regrettedone which persons deeply regretted
than the Irish priests themselves It awakened suspicious
in the minds of the clergy that their vers either paid
preachers of prosezng societies. ndels like the
bers of the societies of Italy 1t startled every good
Catholic in Ireland for their love for the "soggarth" pro-
verbal it made their spirits snk-as mine do o-day-to
think that the march of the Fenian should be made
the crozer and the But what we think
of protesting patriots who in order deal blow against
those whom they bndy imagine be the enemies of free
dom lay down certain false statements for the basis of their
arguments and draw conclusions absurd and illogical? Sir
himself ardent lover of the dear old land and desiros
deeply anxious to see her great glorious and Free" am
Irish priest only few months sefeiled from Ireland
and humby believe endeavored do patriots share of
work for the lost cause of Erns redemption could call
many escaped deputy" and Center bear witness that
but for my wng pecuniary and otherwe-they would
now be pining in an English prison. a
And yet-can you believe ?I one of those "May-
nooh traitors whom you be true to Ire
land or to ibery"!!
But Sir my design is merely to make assertions
but to apply the best of ogche invincble strength of
truth and reasonto anayze the bitter potion which you
prepared against the Catholic priests from Maynooth College,
Ireland"
know that your design in bringing forward the subject of
the Maynooh OATH in order deal blow at the Irish
priests in America You acknowledge this You ask can
they be true to America? They bound by ndissoube
links England and wherever they go they must do their
utmost to dissolve and make known all reasonable con-
spracies against her." These your words Now, Sir
suppose admit merely for the sake Of argument that the oath
precisely have given it. which indeed emphatic
ally deny how do apply against the Irish priesthood
in America? Your argument runs thus:
l. The Maynooth priests took the oath of aleo;anco
But nine out of every priests in America arc Now
nooth PRIESTS
3. Therefore, nine out of every ten Irish nr;acs =; ~
lea took the oath of allegiance
lst You say 1.-THE Maynooth priests took the oath of
allegiance" This assertion false and vii; odd bt #
would be impossible to endeavor to give shadow of
truth to IT. you make it universal proposition If you
SAID some priests OF Maynooh took the OATH would let it
pass, ~ ho" assert that one IN eve1y twenty is about the
NUMBER OF those who really take the oath of allegiance
ordered by Act of Parliament Your statement as to the
manner IN which the oath is administered entirely wrong.
I'd But nine out of every ten priests in America
aynooth priests" Here it is Sir, that you make the
grosses mistake. This assertion opposed to truth,