The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-25
E. L. Carey Once More-Defense of the Edward
Duffy" Circle

HEADQUARTERS, EDWARD DUFFY CIRCLE,
475 PEARL STREET, New YORK, April 49, 1863
To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
GENTLEMEN Our notice having necessarily been brought
to letter, purportng to emanate from E. L. Carey Esq,
the District Center of Manhattan Island in your journal of
the 18th instant rejecting upon the character of the Edward
Duffy Circle and chiefly the officers therefor We asofhcers
of the said Circle deem it duty only ourselves but
to the Irish people large to respond and reue SANDER
attempted be thrown through the medium of your
journal This Carey is the very embodiment of tickle
He blows hot and cold in the breath He asks
from your knowledge of him personally and in his
ton with the Fenian Brotherhood if you believed him to be
what those resolutions represented him being And the
breath in which he propounds these questions directly
whdraws them, and negatives them Has he fear OF the
result that would necessarily follow the answer does
he feel that the editors of The IRISH REPUBLIC know
little much for his good? The resolutions passed in the
Circle expeng E. L. Carey thererom, must, indeed (udg
ing from the tenor of his letter. be damper his fegned
popularity and influence However, such resolutions
introduced and carried by almost unanimous voe at
regular weekly meeting of the " Edward Duffy" Circle and
subsequently published in the columns of your Journal
among other but not as he represents in hahour after
their passage but week thereafter The resolutions
introduced the night of the 9th utimo, and pub
lished on the 10th of the MONTH And regards
the muster of forces to raise money etc. publish the said
ourselves there cent appropriated from the
funds of the Circle did we any of contribute
cent for that purpose However, human wildegener
ate and despite all efforts to the contrary will eventually
become frail E. L. Carey especially asserts there is no
such Circle in the district of Manhattan the Edward
Duffy" and not dollar has headquarters
from any Circle bearing that name Now Mr. Carey may
in his dominion, imagine himself miniature god but
permit suggest he does not reign quite supreme. If
such the fact that there such Circle the Edward
Duffy then allow to ask what is the meaning of those
proceedings that now pending at the headquarters of
General ONeilps army" in West 4th street. New York
city what they endeavoring to try? Is the
Edward Duffy" Circle?
1t is astonishing indeed that pretends en-
terrain conscientious scruples ruhunes land
indeed holding the position of District Center should
be truthu) say now there dollar subscribed
contributed by the Edward Duffy Circle and transmitted to
he himself the 22d day of March, 1863 pronounced
openly and in the and hearing of the officers the
various Circles of Manhattan that the money which was
formerly belonging and to the credit ofhe ODnovan Rosa
Circle should be transferred to the credit of the Edward
Duffy" Circle. Again ask, is ruthfnes candor or
honesty for any man, more especially District Center
make false allegations with view to delude his feow-mem
bers? A that can be guilty of such conduct is no
gentleman and only be cassed with the lowest and
meanes of renegades that would the celebrated writer
Mr. Banim terms it. barter freedom for great mans feast
and sell their country for SMILE and all for their own ag
grandzemen By your kind indulgence would state that
we are sound fundamental organization of the many
who have enlisted in this great and wh when the day
dawns that will bring to your the glad dngs that the
long lookedor blow has been struck will cheeruly swell
the ranks and sacrifice everything power achieve
the one great desired object and any caumny rdcule
that may be attempted to be thrown any scbbng
unprinciped towards, will not affect in the least
can contribute mite and lend aid to the great
cause as we'll by being recognized by being recog
nized Our object Messrs Editors is show the world at
large the conduct of this Carey His intention to
wage war; and he shall have it to his hearts desire;
motto is "The Right" and not The Might" and we pledge
ourselves that there shall never be cessation of hoities
until we can come before the Irish people with
blemshed unarnshed name and launch free of this great
"Carey strife" with flying colors and honor ourselves
short time ago, (now 8 the Edward Duffy" Circle
were known and recognized at General Nes
as "he Donovan Rosa" Circle and that august parsonage
Carey himself had the honor of being ou 1t is rue
usually is the in every we'll regulated assembly, there
was not unanimous feeling of opinion and owing this
several members requested transfer to the Manchester