Telegram-herald., 1888-05-12

His Holiness Does Not Attack the Irisl
National League.

His Holiness Does Not Attack the Irish
National League.
New YORK. May 1.-The Worlds Dublin
correspondent telegrsphs as follows:
In letter to this days Freenons Journal
the most Rev. DR.. Walsh. Archbishop of
Dublin. says on the subject of the res
cript:
The plan of campaign and the boycot-
ting. involving as they do many grave ques-
lions of morality, were submitted by the
holy father himself to tribunal for exami
nation. The decision came, too. after pro-
longsd deliberation. was an adverse one
and at once the conclusion was rashly
drawn from certain words that the National
League. if not indeed the whole Nationalist
movement in Ireland. vas thereby
condemned. The displeasing delusion,
however, had soon to be abandoned,
out since then no effort has been spared by
the discounted intriguers to make it appear
that the Nationalist organization has some
how or other fallen under ban; that the
step already taken by the holy see is indeed
only the first of series of such stops which
will be taken. No doubt deliberately. but
with the utmost determination; that the
formal condemnation Of the national
league is thus only a matter Of time, and
that as a natural consequence all good
Catholics who are to be found among the
members will take the first opportunity
of severing their connection with it;
Now. for all this there Is not even par
ticle of foundation. The decision of the
holy see is clear and definite in its terms.
Ii Is decision on a question not OF poll
tics but OF morals. AS such ii will be re-
ceived by our Catholic people as every de-
cision which has ever yet been pronounced
by the holy see, in reference either to faith
or morals, has been received by them. III
doubts or controversies should arise as TO
its meaning or extent these will speedily be
solved by the bishops of Ireland, or, If il
should be necessary, by the holy see itself
But the question OF morality being thus
decided, the operation of the recent action
Of the holy see is at an end. The Irish peo-
pie, whether AT home or abroad, will,
trust. accept my assurance that neither the
Nationalist movement nor the National
League is in the smallest degree iniuriously
affected by the recent decree"
The Worlds special cable from Rome
says: The Pope. speaking this morning
with person belonging TO his court took
nell on the recent pontifcal rescript. His
Holiness said that, as the plan of campaign
and the practice of boycotting met with the
| disapproval of the Nationalists themselves
| II was all the more the duty of the curis tc
point out to the people who are carried
away By the eegerness of the struggle the
| Objectionable character of proceedings
which are not in harmony with the dictates
| of Christian charity.
The Osservato9e. The official organ Of the
| Vatican, breaking silsnce on the subject for
| the first time. points ont the sbsurdity oi
/ the accusation that the Pontif is trucking
| to foreign government and sacrificing op-
pressed nationalities, and observes thai
| those who consider the decree ss the result
| of recent pressure on persuasion from Eng
land display extraordinary itinorance Of tbs
whole affair. In 1STs the Pope watched
| with snrlety the first symptoms of the ten
| dency towards lswlessness on the part o
the Agrsrisn League, aud hrs ever since
| occupied himself with the mstter in th'
| trne interest Of the Irish Catholics with th'
utmost deiicscy and pstiencs. The Otser
vafors believes thst all true Catholics vii
appreciate the lore and wisdom Of theil
spiritual father in ct last withdrawing them
with FIRM hand from the e6gs of the pre-
cipice.