The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-25
Priests and People.
MORRIS Run, T1oeA Co., Pa, Decent

happened to be in Bossburg, Pa and was surprised
ceedngy to hear that few of your subscribers in this
district felt indignant remarks in your leading
article entitled "The Fenian Brotherhood United" that they
ready forget all the good things they admitted you
have written and because few words in the article referred
did suit them they ready rampe you out of
existence As possible procured copy read your
three leaders and the only thing took exception to was
the sentence "he leaders of the two acons-and they
only fit to lead factions-as consdered-and am now of
the opnon-that you should have excepted William
R. Roberts, the majority of the Senate F. B., and John
Savage But argued with the gentlemen how thoroughly
absurd condemn newspaper because sentence in
three leading articles and poetry Barrel Painted
Green furnished by correspondent not their taste
by George said one, threw the paper in the stove
when read that article p and says another "When my
subscription expires goodby THE IRISH REPUBLIC
WE'LL this shows that the road which independent
thoroughly has travel is beset with
thorns and without wishing to compliment must
say your paper the only that dare say all the editors
wish say in these United States honestly believe that
there liberal and independent Iishmen enough in this
country support paper that those prnc pes
and shall continue think So unless your paper goes
down.
Some dislike the REPUBLIC because, they say, it
opposes the clergy and the Church Now this is not the
but you do oppose land Irish nationalist wouldn't
take your paper you didn't those cergymen aymen-
priests do the work of England by prevent
ing Irish national movements from becoming strong enough
to cope successfully with her and any sensible man, not
blinded by bigotry would admit you right impartial
consideration.
agree with every uttered in your leader entitled
"Sop Thief" and the Reverend Edward Purcell of Cncin
natl should be- in the human events pastor
of this district he would find that the Catholic Irshmen
would refuse support English emissary his article
Ireland shows him be- and that he would find very
improbable work stab the good characters of patriotic and
honest menwho have sacrificed time and money elevate
their country and willing to sacrifice their vesas he
does when he writes express my great delight in seeing
it (Feniansm) fast fading away and the who its
orginatos falling into utter nsignifcance proving hem
what always thought them to be, pack Of auesp A day
will come, Reverend Edward stabber of
honest rishmens reputatons-when you will wish from the
bottom of your heart that you had written lines
quoted and then it will be turn cry ha, ha ha Now
the Fenan Brotherhood has tried clear of giving
oense the Roman Catholic clergy since its organization
but while admit that good many cergymen have been
neutral least apparently So and many others have
in favor yet large, very large number of them
have worked against with energy which, if shown in
favor of Ireland would very change the by
bastie that exists there When certain number of
cergymen try crush having for its object the
freedom of Ireand-the native land of majority of them
and in order succeed in eectng this they endeayor
drus of each other among the people for whose
good the has been foot and the object of
which must be accomplished by themselves say when
clergymen do this have right question their motives
or the that mpel them and when they call
the chosen representatives of organization swnde they
1.-THE representatives. defend themselves and show that
II the Irish people swndled it is certainly by the F.
b. and the cergymen referred second best in
the arguments that follow their cruel attacks they blame
themselves am acquainted with certain clergyman in
neighboring State who into Fenan Crce) meeting
night and drove the members out with stick, and re-
fused some time since to give Ito my knowledge
absoluion because he Fenian! And this reverend
gentlemen has given splendid educaons to LARGE number of
friends of his and purchased large quantities of properv
for hem but you know the Fenans all swinders and
knaves" ha, ha, hal