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


displayed by the writer of the article
know that am quite safe in stating that NOT ONE IN
EVERY FORTY of the Irish priests the American mission
is Maynoothman The object for which Maynooth Col
ege is conducted educate priests for the home mission"
THAT is for the Irish mission solely and every student in
MAMMOTH must study for certain diocese in Ireland be the
subject of some Irish bishop and be ordained priest under
the jurisdiction of that bishop Consequently SIR be
easily understood that very few Maynooh priests
to an American mission
There Catholic colleges in Ireland specially established
the Foreign Missions" sach Hallow Carlow Col
lege and Waterford College, and it is from these that the
Catholic Church in America procures her Irish priests
The three bishops whom you coupled speaking of May
nooth traitors" namely Dr. Duggan, Dr. Cullen and Dr.
Moriarty, students Of Ndynoo College, Dr. Duggan
studied in St. Louis he spent single day IN Manooh
College STUDENT his connection with Maynooth arisesfro
the fact of that being his birthplace. Dr. Moriary
studied in Paris and Dr. Cullen student of the Irish
College, Rome from his early boyhood you see Sir that
you cannot so easily for the Fenian denuncaon
as supposed you could have not yet entered into the
question of the nature of the Maynooth Oath; but know
have shown how false your deductions are and how foolish
the which you took of striking at few prelaes
whom you look upon as no better than Massey Cory
don" If you sincere patriot, and honorable
gentleman you will acknowledge that your argument
so far least refers to the Irish priests america, is not
hail you an honest patriot.
And now sir the nature of the Maynooth Oath. Per-
nit me to tell you words that oath precisely
as you have given them least they such heard
read for us nine years ago. With sincerity acknowledge
that the words which heard read most insulting and
too humiliang for any young Ihman to listen to unmoved
and melted all to endeavor to avoid taking that offensive
oath but reafrm that they not at all vile, de-
grading the form which you inserted in your paper In
the form which heard read (Which, may add avoided
takng the oath bound the person allegiance to the
Queen and all her lawful successors " and "o endeavor
put down all societies" 1t also bound him not to
deavor to slbyert the Protestant religion"
Now sir as to the LIST point"1he oath of allegiance is
administered every person about to take office in govern
ment establishment 1t is so in every countyI suppose it
is in this great Republic of America The members of
Parliament the sher the officers of CUSTOMS the mayors of
cities etc, all obliged to take this OATH The greatest
patriot that Ireland producedthe immortal OConne
took this OATH will not say that not insult to be
obliged to take it, will not deny that haung taken
may not under certain circumstances to bind but
assert that may take it, and yet remain true unto
death, to "the land that bore Them"
will mention the of few of those Maynooh men
who have patriots among all classes of Irish
men, who commenced and finished their ecclesiastical studies
in that Royal College" who expected to subscribe to
the Maynooth Oath And will ask you sir tell me- do
they deserve to be stgmatzed "Maynooh traitors%
The ustrious "John of Tuam 1.-THE Lion of the fold
Of Juda"-the "patriot bishop of the West" as you call
hmthe admiration of the Fenians and of all rue-heared
lrshmen-spent many years student in Maynooh,
expected to take the oath then and afterwards when he
became professor of dogmatc theology in the college
The and the actions of the patriot bishop of Ardagh
Dr. Higgins, have not yet passed away from the memory
OF lrishmen and yet he student of Maynooth and
professor IN that royal college He supposed take
the oath w'ce like DR.. Mcale It he who made use
OF these memorable words-"if they attempt my friends
TO ROB US OF the daylight which is believe,
all ana prevent us from assembling in the open fields
Will retire to our chapels, and shall suspend all other
instruction In order to devote all our time to teaching the
people to be repealer in spite of Them If they beset our
temples and mix our people with spies we shall nrenare