The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-27
BRITISH REFORM.
Tho Alliance With FeninnIsn Canvasscd-
What the Peoples of Europe Require.

Tho Alliance With Fenianism Canvasscd-
What the Peoples Of Europe Require.
The following is letter addressed 10 the president Of
tho Reform League by one of It's vice prssidenis:--
70 GREAT WINCHESTER STREET, +. e., Nov. 4, 1857
Ny DEAR SRI read with amazement some days ago
the report Of discussion at meeting Of the council Of
the Reform League the subject OF Feniansm, ad
vertcd to and condemned by In letter addressed 10
the secretary. have been jealous ref0rmer for
and thirty years. and cordial supporter OF the League
believe you dlo me the honor TO place my name on
watched Its proceedings with great interest, and am
bound TO say that the manner in which you have
been such as entities you to the respect and
gratitude OF tho whole country. Your policy has
ness, combined with The Ensshmsns proserbia love Of
law and order 1t has been greatly successful hitherto
and II carried out with the same ability and prudence
will no doubt he more successful still. But IL the Re-
form League now TO become the avowed dEocates
and supporters Of Irish-American rowdes and Fenan
TO lose, all title 10 respect and consideration in Eng
land. And that Is what the council OF the League,
at all events, appears 70 be gravliatng TO-
20 the prevailing sentiment among them but
that am sure 10 not the prevailing sentiment among
and utterly dsclsm and repudiae all sympathy or
community with those who entertain it, From my
youth upwards have been ardent advocate OF sJus-
tice 10 Ireland aud 'jus,icc 10 Poland buhe expert.
Of thirtyseven years has taught me that 1t is not
needs bat protection against herself against her
IGNORANCE her own mprovidence and her own supersl
would beseech those ardent symps,hrzers
with Irish and Polish wrongs to cast their the
whole OF Europe 1t the present moment and what do
S 4 Il IL Esspfs Y Ri
conn e. with each other or Win s russ They
want peace, they want education, and they want
that ought to prevail among them de-
stroysd, and their education is neglected, mpeded
rendered. extremely dcult NOT Sop0 IMPOSSIBLE saons
them And all these evils arise from religious ami
bshops and priests of rival OF Christianity
Roman Professionalism they all alike mischisvous
In tendency, and differ only as their power differs in
degree The Christian reigionhe religion they all pro-
fesss emphatically the religion Of "peace earth and
good will among men, but these sectarian pries,hoods
will permit 10 peace no reign on EARTH no good viii 20
prevail amongst men, whore they have the power TO
prevent it, Christ gave himself "a wiling sacrifice TO
tenders religion OF Christ would willingly
nee the whole TO thor doctrines creeds
and rituals and above all their own priesty power.
For more than thousand years some Of these
prleshoods have boon arming and leading
driving Iesions OF Cars.s followers TO cut the
lowers OF Christ, who have been armed and led
driven by other prieshoods II may BIO true that taking
the lives OF Christ an not Christian OF
teaching Christians how to i've but has been their
II may De true that sacrificing whole hecaobs Of human
bodies was not Christian way OF saving human souls,
but has bern their way nevertheless For centuries
past they have been popagsng Christian peace and good
agate stiil At this moment we are probably on the
OF bloody and desoating European In which
tens q S q human sus s %sy os s s
Christians upon them and the pries,hoods are at the
bostom Of all Italy which Of all other Countries has
/ seen and known most OF this gigantic, this monster
hypocrisy, and hates most, and Is therefore most
anxious 10 be freq OF H. has already been tortured and
kept down until reduced TO tho very OF national
bankruptcy and IL still destined to the day OF her
redemption indefinitely postponed because the Church
and liberalism OF France would probably bs glad 10 see
Italy relieved from the terrible incubus which for
many ages has been weighing upon her lfe but all tho
cf M n
because the Emperor who rnes In France Is ruled by the
Empress and the Empress Is ruled by her conessor
and the Church. through tho priests commands the
| voles Of the ignorant peasantry. The power Of
France aud Of thirty Eight millions Of Ffencnmsn,
al hang upon the nat OF o Spanish bigot on
tho throne, Who Is governed and controlled by
abominable that The peace and the commerce and The
industry and welfare of all the populations In Europe
prsdominsins inlueues Of such fra and cantemptble
instruments In Poland. II yoo look back over the
ss ny ysa rus o. now you v ho ma a
position 10 relax lie oppressive rule so surely has some
fresh conspiracy been set on foot TO arouse the
people against tho government and tho gov
them again into bloody conflict; and so surely have all
the malignant, influence OF the priesthood In Ireland lt
always has been, and still Is. the same. whenever her
people have been quietly subsding into peace aud de-
voting themselves 70 The profitable pursuits Of trade
and commerce, surely has som fresh OF agita-
ton and disturbance been started to people
against the legislature ana The government and all
those artations have been directly trsccaois 10 he
Church
surely IL Is time that these mpious and outrageous
pretcnsons OF preshoods 10 dominate peoples and
\ governments should cease Surely u Is time that the
n ope ~ all tho Christian countries Of Europe should
b. permitted 20 govern themselves or 10 be governed By
thsAr lawful rulers according TO their WILL guided
by their Christian principles and intelligence, with
out Nhs perpetual interference Of pr,ssthoods AZ all
sveuisA submit n 10 high time that English liberals
and thS liberal press OF England should no longer
mince Nhsse matters, but should speak out
plainly AID inteslhlY upon them. And ws ought
not only O. SPEAK aud profess but 20 act aud deter
pina Frllish statesmen aud legislators ought no
longer 10 pander 70 this prcsty inhuencc and Eneish
liberals and TIE English press ought lonE,r 10 coun.
teuancs and snvof them In II " they do. The people
Of ireland not, this day 90 be governed by
policy or laws dictated imposed upon them ,htoagn
Brtsh egslaius ~ Italian priests: nor the 20 opis OF
England by such ax only AZ may b. approved By Eng.
lei bishops and Priests Above and 0efors all otter
things tee people OF rth countries require and sb.uli
demand educ alton CO npusory ana secular edara-
ton for al Let the priests Of tho Rcmsa Church, or
those or the English Church, or o. other Church o.
stct approve dsapprov% OF improve that education
much they please butNet the people have IL al al
They have right to- be made partiepstorp IN
the advancing knowledge aud h,segenes Of the ass in
which they living and is fitting that the minds
Of the rising generation should be feerei and bouns IN
the mental lramme;s Of the anqusted inbeciities OF
Rome ofthe modern imbtclics ~ ong Ne who are 40
icnd VI mmicking Rome. VIII The lesipa irish iiceras
be daring and manly enough adopt sdxh programme
aat g. stand b. ~ III 20 venture 70 tnlk thcy VIII
md numbers % tho irish people ready 60 fcilcw
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