The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-11
FENIAN NEWS.
E. L. Carey and the Edward Duffy" Circle.
NEW YORK. March 30. 1863,

New YORK, March &c. 1868.
To the Editors of The Irish Republic
GENTLEMEN: In the number of your paper for March %,
find series of resolutions published the signatures
of certain parties who call themselves the center secretary
treasurer and chairman of committee of safety of the Edward
Duffy Circle F. B., of the district of Manhattan In those
resolutions is stated that my conduct is such is detri
mental to the interests and harmony of the Brotherhood and
highly preudica to the of Irish independence; and
that being unfit to be amongst the said Edward Duffy
Circle they have formally expelled me, and ordered the
announcement OF expulsion to be published in certain
Irish papers this country Of the papers named learn
from the resolutions that one the HhAercan has refused
publish them have looked for them in vain in another
the Fenian Volunteer. But singular enough find them in
THE IRISH REPUBLIC and in the organ of John OMahonys
Moatt Mansion party the Irish People 1t appears also that
the version of the resolutions which appeared in the latter
journal published in the New York Daily Star the party
who brought them having first tried to get them in
communication, and their refusal they lay in the office
week. when it would appear the parties interested in the
attack mustered their forces and last
raised funds enoughprobably of the funds of the
Edward Duffy Crce-to pay fifteen cents line for the
publication of those resolutions advertisement.
might ask you, Messrs Editors from your knowledge of
personally and in my connection with the Fenian Bro
therhood if you believed that what those resolutions
which you have published represent being? But
there necessity You have given them your readers
and will give them the facts, if you will allow the
privilege you have given to my defamers.
FirstThere is such Circle the Edward Duffy Circle
of the district of Manhattan the books the headquarters
of the F. b. and dollar has from any Circle
bearing that name in this district.
Second-I joined belonged to any Circle called
the Edward Duffy Circle therefore, could not be expelled
from such Circle. number of patriotic Irishmen here
started Circle which they called after Jeremiah Donovan
(Rossa) which Circle joined After time parties
who had hung to OMahony and Stephens while there
anything be got from Them obtained admission the
Circle and brought with them the old spirit Of contention
and the petty tricks which had made the Manhattan party
byword amongst good Fenans The constitution and laws
of the Brotherhood became too heavy for these parties
to stand UNDER and charges preferred against their
leaders, when, by stratagem well known to primary cleo
ton politicians they managed to pass vote changing the
of the Circle and taking out of that portion of the
district in which had been located The good members
of the ODonovan Rosa Circle glad to be rid of their dis
turber let them go without murmur and went to work to
reorganze their Circle after they gone in peace And
it is these men, who have since contributed cent to
the Organization who passed the resolutions which you have
occupied your space in publishing. If all the resolutions
you publish better foundation fear they of
little value as far as Fenansm is concerned.
Further than this you will admit that if they had the
right power try and expe me- which they had not fair
play would require them to give notice, that might
have chance defend myself They did nothing of the
kind The charges trial and expulsion all took place at the
meeting and in half hour after they offering
the resolutions you gave the world for publication. This
standing trick in the time of the "Mofat Mansion
and shows that the dregs of OMahonyism still exist here
Whether the editors of the THE IRISH REPUBLIC justified
in helping its vllanous schemes leave themselves and
their readers Yours EDWARD L. CAREY,
District Center, Fenian Brotherhood.
No doubt |" the dregs of OMahonyism still exist here"
and it is to be feared that they not the peculiar property
of any one party.-EDs. l. r.