The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-16
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The Maynooth Oath.
From the San Francisco (Cal.) Monitor.


We have received the following communication on the sub
ect of an article in last weeks Monitor. AS perfectly
willing to maintain position openly give the docu
ment uerbn Iteratiap ct punctai Notwithstanding its
personally offensive nature The writer nsinuates that we
would fan make false statements the matter in question:
if we not restrained by caution We challenge him
anyone else to produce sentence in any of articles in
which truth is sacrificed to expediency and only give
admission to his letter that may not to avoid open
discussion the subject however silly insulting the line
of argument used by our opponent may be:
To the Editor of the Monitor.
DEAR SIR: surprised to see in your last number
abored effort of yours enghten your readers in relation to
the Manooh Oath Your particularly the editor
of THE IRISH REPUBLIC for daring expose that tupendous
fraud the Irish people. You cautious enough not to
deny the existence of that infamous Oath But what am
most astonished at is that you attempt to up that
nfamy 1t is too late in the day, and hope your readers
becoming to be blinded by sophistry like
yours From the tone of your remarks it would appear that
of the English Irish subsidized press could
that great wrong better than you have done in ntem
perate zeal for the clergy. You have made a
charge against them than the editor THE REPUBLIC
You aege that the Oath is nonsensical from which it fol-
lows that body of men the Irish priesthood is
generally acknowledged be- call God and their Redeeme
witness nonsense thereby taking the of God in vain
and bringing religion into disrepute. No. sir; there
thousands who have sincere respect for the honor and
ruthunes of the Irish Catholic clergy to believe they
would be guilty of any such absurdy you mpue them
The Oath is reality and having taken it, consider they
will keep its provisions but too faithfully for the interests of
country. To the Maynooh priests of practical
patriotism after taking the OATH charge them with per-
jury, which you have done, in my opinion The Goddess
of Liberty that proudly lowered the destnes of
the Irish people executed at the Tarpen rock
where noble Roman of old persisted in the sluggish
waters of the Tber Yes sir say again the Goddess of
Irish Liberty persisted in Rome many years ago. Were
possible to bring in solemn procession all the exes that
left Ireland including those whose bones bleaching the
banks of the ST. Lawrence, the Mississippi the Amazon and
on banks of the inward rivers in the wds of Australia
possible, say again, to put life into the spectral
millions and march them round Ireland until they would
to Maynooth they would certainly pause and in
mournfnl wall say "Alas that Maynooth builtn
To conclude have desires present describe the theory
h the of the Maynooh Oath and the effect it has had
on the unfortunate people of Ireland.
Yours, AN OLD FENIAN.
twill be observed that writer misrepresents article
nc we were "seyere The IRISH REPUBLIC for publish
ing the oah which no secret that ever heard Of but
for falsely charging the Catholic clergy with expressly
no to befray the secrets of confession to the British Govern
men We did not assert the oath in itself was nonsense,
bnt that it's true meaning different from that of its legal
phraseology literally aken and that the takers of the oath
are not RESPONSIBLE any that may appear such
matter We are inclined believe Dr. Macale, Father
Lavee and Dr. Butler well qualified to know its exact
sanng and as strict in observing its real obligations the
RpUBfc our correspondent yet they do not find their
taking it Inconsistent with the ruest patriotism Our cor
respondent is apparently vexed being too cautious
to advance alsehood and having nothing to deny in our