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

glance"
Father Lavelle, Father Vaughan Father Kenyon and
host of other patriot prestssome of whom known to
the world and others who endeavored the
in secret-a studied in Maynooth College; and sir, will
you tell these priests that they "traitors, and that
is the same with all Maynoothrained priess% Will you
say again to e eve defy them and the brood of souless
things who disgrace Ireland by claiming her as their
mother ?"
You assert that this oath is binding upon Maynooh
priests that they are poweess in the peoples cause that
"they protect the landlords that they must not lift
voice for any change in the existing relations OF landlord
and TENANT that the people may be turned out of their
homes MN STILL is all according to the existing law, and he
seek for change for has he not sworn before the
eternal God and His Son osupport whatever is actually In
existence These your words We will test your logic
with the deeds of these Maynooh traitors You nsnuate
that if Maynooth priest seek for change in the existing
aws he will thus break his OATH and become peurer and
it follows that he becomes liable to be seized upon by the law
officers and punished with rgor The Catholic clergy do not
agree with your reasonngthe Government OF England does
argue vigorously that subject although they are not
in love with the patriotic priests whom their organ
styled the supplied ruians."
But sir did the Maynooh priests-"the paid and sworn
servants of England" you call them-ever "seek for
change in the existing aws Did they ever lift voice for
any change the existing relations of landlord and tenant ~
that they did So although such assertion will probably make
you raise your hands, and turn your pous eyes towards
heaven in holy horror at their perjury Dr. Cahis letters
well remembered and he student of Maynooh Dr.
Mcaes letters Tenant Right are known the world and
the Irish newspapers every day full of letters from priests
on this subject There is hardly man. woman boy girl
in Ireland who has not Petitions" for Tenant Right
for Repeal placed the chapegates Sundays and May
nooth traitors standing by and inviting the people
the existing laws And, let add the priests arays
headed the list.
We all know that immense number of Irish priests
Joined the ranks of the Repeaer and will be well many
shmen recall to mind the words of the immortal Lberaor
when he said ave have power that has yet been
called into the ed-one that them to do
justice and that is the priesthood of Ireland In combining
them with U.S. bring aid learning virtue and inu-
not belonging to any other class Without them we
cannot succeed To succeed we must have them with u.s."
Life and Times of o. C6nneu, page 318)
And from that me-as the editor of his life remarks
the clergy served the Assocatonnot merely with the
fidelity of tried friend but with the zeal and enthusiasm of
proselyte'
And these sir Maynooh priests; and now, in your
charity you may addaccordng yoursystem of reasoning
the title of "peJurers to that of "traitorsp
Oh poor depsed Irish priests bless your exed spirit
ual children while they change the dear old title of soggar
that of traitors to Ireland and perurers to England
Allow to tell you, sir, that you to know nothing
whatever about the sentiments of the Irish priests and it
would be better for you learn something the subject
before you undertake apere them They such the
ilusrous DIR. Doyle described them" this clergy,
with few exceptions from the ranks of the people, they
inherit their feelings they not formerly brought up
under depoc governments they the doctrines
of Locke and Paley deeply of Bearmn and
Bossue the divine right of kings and they know much
of the principles of the Constitution than they do of
passive obedience"
But you will say, all this is very well yet how the
Irish clergy "the Maynooth traitors acted towards the
Fenians reply sir hon the Fenans first acted towarS The
Irish clergy The first act of the Stephens party to attack
the Catholic priests in their organ, The Irish People, All good