, 1874-12-13
HE WILL DEFEND HIHSELF.

| The Rev. NJ. J. Eor1.nn Gives Notice
to tho Catholic Clergy of Chicago
TINT E1e VIII Nuke Them Open
Their Eyes II Not Their Mouths.
To the Editor qf Ths Chicago Tribune:
slR: Now that tie possibility Of doing so is T.
forded me. am glad to be able to write an arti-
Gle to your paper for the benefit both of myself
and others. especially for the guidance OF those
! who have manifested such ardent zeal in the
prosecution Of my case. For certain reasons I
| wish that the people should not remain misin-
formed concerning my Prosecutors They arc
not by any means the witnesses who testified in
! tho courtroom, many OF whom did so uu-
willingly, but Jealous body Of clerical gen
tlen1eo, with Bishop Foley ut their head.
wish to be well understood that it il not the
people OF Nativity Church. but the Bishop and
his clergy, who have entered proceedings against
me-. What their motives were for so doing will
hereafter fully explain. Every one, Of course.
will say that it was in order to make me restore
the Fair money, but they see only the surface Of
the thing. To the people the priesthood is, as
it were, m inner circle, the secret workings of
which theylare as ignorant Of as the uninitiatod
Of the mysteries of Masonry. ALI ask is the
suspension Of Judgment till my Cause is
heard. II Bishop Foley and his partisans
Aast ueetueQ II uGce6bary 10 cite mo before
legal tribunal, and the tribunal of public opinion
and OF the People have indorEed their action,
they cannot blame mo for tha evil consequences
which may result from an epdcavor TO Justify
my conduct By appealing to them in mr. turn
The Bishop is to blame, and not I. Certainly it
ia not BY any means my intention to sink away
from public examination With tho testimonials
they bave 30 generously given mo- know
their power full well, but. fear it not. /
stand alone opposed to ALL, but I stand
quently confident of tho SUCCESS Of my cause. II |
vanquished, it will be By fallen foe. The Ia. I
las not yet passed its sentence upon me- but ere |
it does intend that the people should. TO af- I
ford them an opportunity Ct 90 doing will do.
liver lecture immediately, oud, that ny justta-
cation may be more complete, I will start ftou.
the hypothesis that I have taken the alleged
amount of money. I have u long account 10
settle With many. especially With those
"ho bare pursued me- so reIentiesaly. the least
Jealous OF whom is not the Rer. Mr McNuisn;
and he has gone SO far as to manifest the blind
est bigotry. Nore OF this anon. am sorrv to |
be Decessltated to Say this, for I always thought
10 was man Of honor and COMMON sense. 10 |
lose the following questions to him for consd-
.ration-they will shed some light on the minds
II others also: ~ Am the first prieet
rho. during Bishop Fo'ey's administration.
p2lled to Rome for change OF commission -
= Am tho second? (9) Is there not priest
i good standing in the diocese at present who
as sent the most ecatLiny accounts OF Blahop
'oley to Roaae2 (4) Ia there not also ia the /
iooeae an unsullied member Of his own imtnecu-
ito clique" venerable with ass and reEpec.abi!,ty,
;hose appeal to Rome for a change OF commis-
;on" is being now attended to or has been al |
eady disposed of? ~ How mnch did Bishop
'uggan's reformers ~ contribute to hring this
bout2
suggest to DR.. Mcllnllen to bear in mtnd
lat the people still remember hiA appeal to
ONE, and his mode Of procedure before his de- :
arturo. Is he more to hlmself than to NY b
.lf? Why net tho part OF suci, bigo: towards
"a for ~ha: he himself has been gniity Of? He :
aould remember that have imbibed my phi
sophJ from him. The contrast which intend s
draw between our causes will show on wloae
de- most justice lies. For Dr.. McNnllen's con- F.
'lation it may be veil to say that there wi1l be
general akirml=h:: as the title Of my lecture :
II sbo1. It ia to be entitled 1.-The |
a,s and Doings Of the Chicago Catholic Clergy +
ID its Chief" It will embrace more, however, !
an tha title indicates. Should any member OF
9 clerical body niah to inpeach ny character, t.
deny my assertions. I am BY no means relpc- Ia
at to meet them in WordY oontast Il can't ca