Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-14
LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP WALSH

LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP WALSH Containing His views the Pope's
 Recent Rescript.
 Hartford Times.
 It is we'll to have three things most dis tinctly understood in Ireland. First, that a most determined effort has been made, or rather that for considerable time past series of such efforts have been made, to bring under the unfavorable judgment of the holy see the Irish nation alist movement, or at least the Irish national league. Secondly, that the tactics relied upon for the accomplishment of the design were skillfully chosen and con sisted, in fact, in an effort to identify the league and the movements generally with methods of action which undoubtedly in many instances have been used in further ance of the work of the league in partic- ular localities; and, thirdly, by the per sistent efforts thus made for months, and as regard one point for years, have ended in the most absolute and signal failure as regards the only object that was really aimed at or substantially cared for by their originators.
 The methods of action in question, that is to say, the plan of campaign and the boycotting, involving, as they do, many grave questions of morality, were submit ted by the Holy Father himself to a tribu- nal where they were to be considered on their own merits and without any refer ence whatever to political considerations, with which in fact that tribunal has noth- ing whatever to do. The decision come to, after prolonged deliberation, was an ad- verse one, and at once, not perhaps unnat- urally in the circumstances, the conclusion was rashly drawn in certain quarters, that the National league if not, indeed, the Ma tionalist movement in Ireland, was thereby condemned This pleasing delusion, how ever, had soon to be abandoned. But since then no effort has been spared by the dis comfted intriguers to make it appear that the Nationalist organization has somehow or other fallen under a ban; that the step already taken by the Holy See is indeed only the first of a series of such steps, which will be taken, no doubt, deliberately, but with the utmost determination; that the formal condemnation of the National league is only thus matter of time, and that as natural consequence all good Catholics who are to be found among its members will take the first opportunity of severing their connection with it.
 Now, for all this there is not even 8 particle of foundation. The decision of the Holy See, which has already been pub lished in your columns, is clear and def- nite in it's terms. It is decision on a question not of politics, but of morals As such it will be received by our Catholic people, as every decision which has ever yet been pronounced by the Holy See in reference either to faith morals has been received by them. If doubts or contro- versies should arise as to it's meaning, these will speedily be solved by the bishops of Ireland, or if it should be necessary, by the Holy See itself. But the question of being thus decided the operation of the recent action of the Holy See is at an end. The Irish people, whether at home or abroad, will, I rust, accept my assurance that neither the nationalist nor the national league is in the smallest degree injuriously affected by the recent degree.