Lynch received on September 8 Barnabo's letter of August 5, with remarks on the circular he sent to the Irish Bishops on the subject of "Wholesale and improvident emigration." Lynch deplores as much as the Cardinal the publication of that circular in public journals. He held it up for months for fear it would be published and when his conscience would no longer be resisted he sent it in private letters with confidential remarks to each prelate of Ireland and by private conveyance to the most distinguished ecclesiastics of that country. He had it printed in private press. He was much surprised to see it published in the newspapers of Ireland together with a private note to one prelate. The newspapers of the United States reproduced it from the Irish and European journals. The people did not know the evils that poverty had brought on the Irish people. The newspapers could not disprove his statements but attributed them to pride or party. One Archbishop of the United States wrote him that he was delighted and edified that a son of St. Vincent had praised his apostolic liberty in probing a sore that had afflicted every true lover of Christ. Another in Canada wrote his praise in French. The Polish suffered bodily persecution but the Irish suffer persecution in body and soul. The American witnessing the Irish in rags and misery and not able to create place or employment for them, are afflicted beyond measure, especially at the loss of these children of God and the Church. The hearts of the zealous Irish Bishops would grieve to witness what the American sees every day. If the subjects of the Papal States were seen in such condition the Holy Father would be held up by the Protestant press for execration. It is true that the Irish have enlarged the Church in America in numbers but have the numbers gained in America been what the Church lost in Ireland or have the numbers of converts to Catholicism equaled the number of perversions. If these have done so much, what would they have done if they came with some means. Lynch is aware that the British government counts on the Catholic Church to keep the Irish quiet while they are being robbed and pillaged. One of the Irish Bishops said that he shuddered to think of Scotch and English Protestants being substituted for the Irish Catholic tenants. The Irish have to support the Protestant ministers. Barnabo could read with patience the history of that circular. It was proposed in the Council of Quebec last year that the council write such letter but the bishops decided that the Irish bishops knew the situation. Lynch felt uneasy lest he had caused the letter not to be written. After prayers for the Irish he was tormented until he gave in and wrote the letter and sent copies to the Bishops of the United States as well as Ireland. Lynch adds a paragraph from Barnabo's letter insisting that means be taken to prevent the improvident emigration of the Irish and to improve their situation in America. ` L.S. 16pp. 12mo. :: I-1-b L.S. 17pp. 12mo.