Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-13
SECRET SOCIETIES
The Subject OF an Important Address
from the Irish Bish0ps-The
Support Of the
Clergy Promised the People in Peace
fully Agitating for Their Rights
Foreign Summary.

DUBLIN June 12-The Irish bishops have
issued an important address promising the
support of the clergy to the people in peace
fully agitating for their rights, but condemn
ing as the worst enemies of their countrymen
those who recommend illegal courses, psrtic-
ularly those belonging to secret societies.
The bishops condemn the recent horrible
murder, but believe they were due to evic-
tions from which it is the duty OF the gov
ernment to stop at any cost. The bishops
point out that what is morally wrong cannot
be politically right. 1t Is an indisputs BILE
right, they say, of the Irish to live on their
own soil. 1t is the right and often the duty
Of those oppressed, either by state or by
individuals, TO seek redress by lawful means.
On these grounds the national movement has
the approval OF the priests and bishops,
and even the pope, and of all justice
giving men, without distinction TO race,
or creed. But it is notorious that the means
often employed are utterly subversive Of
social order. The address specifies these
means as refusing 10 pay just debts, prevent
ing their payment by others, injuring neigh
bors in person or property, forcibly resisting
the law, and forming secret societies and
obeying the orders thereof. The bishops
say: "Under each OF these heads numerous
offenses have been committed, fearfully
prominent among them being the hideous
murders which even at the present moment
Disgrace our country and provoke the anger
OF God and His Church. We declare that it
is your duty to regard as the worst enemy of
our creed and country the man who would
recommend the commission of any one of the
above named ofenses. We appeal to all 10
have no connection with secret soci-
eties, but to oppose them as alike
hostile to religion and to freedom.
Let US assure you the national movement,
purged of what is criminal, shall have the
earnest support of the clergy. A consider
able installment of Justice has been within
the last few years conceded to the tenant
farmers but to them and other classes, par
ticularly the laborers, much more is due. 1t
is the duty of both the clergy and people to
press their claims in every peace able and
just manner. But the clergy can countenance
no illegal means, or be sewers of dissension.
The bishops express the belief that the late
crimes would never have occurred If the peo-
pie had not been driven TO despair by evic-
tions Justly described by the premier as SEN
tences of death, and which must be fatal
and permanent provocative of crime, to
which it is the duty of the government to put
an end as speedily as possible at any COST"
The address concludes with pastoral bless
ing. 1t is signed by Cardinal McCabe,
Archbishop McGeitigan, primate of all Ire
land, Archbishop Croke, Bishop Multy and
twenty-One others.
A PROTEST AGAINST THE REPRESSION BILL.
LONDON, June 12.-At the Democratic
meeting held in Hyde Park yesterday after
noon to protest against the repression bill,
10000 persons were present. Several En-
glish and Irish members of Parliament at
tended. Joseph Cowep, a Radical member
of Parliament, vigorously denounced coer-
cion.
ANOTHER ONE COMING.
John Barry, member of Parliament for
Wexford county, and vice president of the
Home Rule Confederation, will start for
America shortly, to reconcile the contendiDg
sections of Fenians and Land Lsaguers, with
a view to increase financial support of Par
nell's policy.
IMPRISONED SUSPECTS.
The number of suspects imprisoned is 263.