The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-25

Not in a thousand, go, understands
what is meant by the honor its obligations not
in five thousand seriously thinks of regulating his
conduct and sentiments by the maxms which obtain amongst
of honor and in ten thousand does
In fact it requires moral organism superior
of training from infancy childhood and the best of
associates to enable constran to do this And we
well know that the of mankind do not possess those
native and artificial requisites attain to this standard OF
perfection while all mankind almost ALL are influenced
by the soemniy of oath and the evils consequent upon
the forswearing themselves And must it be while
influenced by fear Of punishment than by selap-
prevail desire of applause 1t is this view of the case
which obtains in courts of justice where are best known
and understood and where testify not upon honor but
upon oath. This theory is not fit for workday world
however beautifully sentimental may We must deal
with find them and not they might COULD
would should have BEEN Let be proac and prac
teal and less sentimental and theoretical And, rigid
and solemn secrecy in regard all and nten
ons of the first requisites to let endeavor to
by adopting the best of doing yet known
to the children of men.
Whether by the word church understand all the
believers that say, all the clergy and all the laiy,
only all the clergy yet, only all the hierarchy do not
understand that secrecy in the abstract in ITSELF
under its ban whatever may be the opinion Of some ndivid
ual twaddler amongst the clergy And swallow does
do not constitute the Church should their opinions
vagaes regarded as the voice of the Church. that
would be supposing part equal to whole. The Church
has denounced secret societies. but not all secret soce
ties; from which must infer that Objects not to secret
societies. such but to the which is made of them,
the object for the accomplishment of which they formed
Now, the object of the and bound Fenian Or
ganizaton is and would be to redeem and build up OPP
pressed and impoverished people, must be accounted
noble and holy one and therefore, favored by the Church
it is in perfect accord with the very spirit and aim of Chris
tany, whose mission proclaimed by its Divine Founder,
it is to the distressed to enghen the Ignorant
raise the lowly comfort the sorrowng wipe the
from the eyes, deliverance capves, and
set at liberty those that bound The Church that could
denounce secret organization with such purpose and OBJ
ect this could not be Christian Church. and for the
denuncaion of any other we who profess be Christians
care nothing.
No doubt of it. have vley abused secrecy and secret
societies. but what of that? Only this that not to be
held responsible for the sins mistakes of strangers u.s.
and purposes and that the abuse of any
thing is not argument in favor of It's condemnation
dcontinuaon but in favor Of reformation. five
should condemn everything simply because it has been
abused is abused likely be abused then should
be compelled to dispense at with the choicest of es
blessings comforts and privileges the best of these
what like the most those they abuse the and
continue to abuse the longest because of their imperfect
lures and ungoveabe passions Men and brothers secret
oabound revolutionary societies only feared and denounced
By pan and their apoogsts They the hope of the dis
ressed and the nurseries of freedom and is only through
their that oppressors be pulled down. Them
and universally to secret societies. say las
who enteran intelligent and deadly hatred of yrants
call the internal brood by what you choose and sur
round them by whatever mysteries mummeres you please
All practical revoutonists contend for secret oahbound
societies the only eectua of coping with the
of mankind only bunderers ignore thm and only
fools oppose them.
All our "leaders" will oppose making Organization
secret because that would hard steady silent work.
when their object is to keep it such would enable
them to spout strut and spread themselves while swinging