Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-17

'atff = dH'.s VI NNAlp4 AnA utIng iHf most Cd.
probionS ef,'heis amt heilish denaneia uons a
galnst their meek and humble pastors. The MIN.
listers Of God See the lale accounts fIoin the
north OF Ireland, where the innocent people are
driven in thousands from their homes to ssek
refuge ~ The mountains and Businesses of the
country. Task, can human nature stand 81 III
and look with indifference such acts of op.
preston No: the Irish people will proclaim
their wrongs 10 the whole world
" The sigh ofthe harp shall DO o'er the deep"
One word hy way Of admoniton TO +" An OBJ.
server" and am done. II Is pretty generally
conceded by Irishmen, thai, in leaving Ireland
they leave their religious p,ejudces behiud
them. They do right II Is bal article 10
bring 10 this market |, myself am little &C.
quanted with all the lrishm"n in this place and
| really did not think there was one amongst
them who entertained such sentiments as f" An
Observer" ! was surprized, nay mortified
when read his essay aud concluded at
once that he must he some new comer-who
| hid just dropt in, 10 perplex and iradnce his
countiymen but if he intends 20 reside here.
can assure him he has hit upon the very best
| plan lie could adopt 10 render himself unpop.
| ular, no. only with his own countrymen, but
| also. in my opinion, with the Americans II
| he answers This successfully, will Gu, ont more
| work for him. A son on ERIN.
See Sir Henry Parnei's statement Of tho Penal
Laws affecting tho Roman Catholics of Ireland more
informal code of laws could not have emanatod from
! Pandemomium itself
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| MEssRs. EpIToR"--l saw with surprise, in
the two last Nos of the Vrg nian some re.
marks on the Catholic Rebel Bill by An Oh
! server - presume the writer 49, or has been,
a worthy member of the mos honorable soce-
a n &. \ A
| to deprive him ri the credit h. may acquire
by the connection. have neither time nor
lnclna lou TO enter INTO ii controversy with
" An Observer" but since he has endea vored
10 mpres the belief that the interest, OF the
| r. 1ies,ant Church of Ireland, "a d that oil the
| Orange faction are ioseparaby connect d, as a
| M mber OF that Church, | feel il nv duly 10
| CONT adci hin, and state that tue actions OF
| that party are disapproved, nay execiated by
| all liberal aud enlg htened Proiestdnts there
witness the assistance numbers of them gave
| the Catholics IN their strugge for Emancipa-
| ton Has " Observer ever read the L ndl
| Code Ii he has mol. would suggest TO hun
| the propli ~ OF doing SO before he again raves
about Cathplic intole,a &c. lie will inCre see
they have equal cause 10 complain of persecu
ton. An Observer" asks, with an air of III.
umph, what Americans would feel If aay one
| sa,y of their independence. and argues from il
| what Orangemen ought 10 feel when prohibited
! from marching on the 18th of July. That the
| causes do not admit of comparison, must be
| evident 10 all who do not view them win the
! prejuAiccd eve of this " Observer"
Here we SEE q whole naii1n arise to cee-
| brate The Anniversary Of the 4lh oi Juy, l776
| the day that America proclaimed To the world
she would no longer wear the yoke of 'yrant
| Happy day Aud thrice happy the people
| who can rpiOice at its annual return, without
| Tear Of mol station. Bui, what do we see on
| the other hand A few miserable, heartess
scoundrels who are only known 10y Their
crimes, (for such is the present Orange faction
| what soeVer nil ht have been It's origin, dress
ed up in iattered ribbands, wi drum aud file
parading the streets. and insulting the pehcea-
| ole inhabitants; ill, PXasp .faled beyond en-.
! durancG, they show some signs OF resentment,
| the least of which IS deemed sufficient apology
! for these armed rufhin, 20 rush upon them,
and Stay them. THIS is not the hall OF what
might be said on this subject | merely safe
| what came under my own observation aud
vet we find in this free aud enlg hiened country
al advocate for the cause of such monsters
| An Observer" complains that the glorious
! liberties oil o angemen have been somewhhI
| impaired Does il infringe on the liberty ofan
| honest freeman 10 KNOW lHdl MS HtiShbol 10
equally free II not, I should like 10 know
OF what liberties are these men deprived ex.
cepi indeed, it he the privilege of Insulting aud
t'amplng upon tn" feelings of their Catholic
fellow subjects with impnniry. thank my God
they have been deprived 81 this UNJUST priv
ege aud that they now stand accountable 10
! the laws OF their country tor their actions.
g" An Observer" kindly informs the Catholics
he can feel no pleasure in making the stale
meats but that, on the contrary, he IS very
sorry to say such naughty things OF them. But
| here | confess am inclined 10 doubt his SINGER
ity. would ask him what occasion there was
| Tor Introducing The subject at all Or what
good can he expect to result from II Ia my
humble opinion, The only cad his essays can
answer. is to revive former animosiies among
The Irishmen here. lfihis be his pions object,
confidently hope he will be disappointed,
Nj.