Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-01-20

the present occasion, 1 1elt IL my duty
most pleasant duty-to return you
thanks for the complete tranquility
that prevails. 1t delights me, and it
delights all your friends, TO see the per-
feet tranquility and submission to the
law that pervades the country. Your
enemies are anxious that you should
disturb the peace; that you should be
guilty Of outrage, and violence, and
crime.
Thank Heaven, you have disappoin-
ted them, Thank Heaven, you are de-
termined that nothing shall provoke
you TO any species Of riot, or tumult, or
violence. How | thank you from The
bottom of my heart for that deiermin-
alton! There are, however, two top
les on which | feel it my duty to adj
dress you, and 10 which anxiously en-
treat your earnest attention. The first
Of these relates TO Ribandsm. tell
you emphstically, that Ribandism is
the most foolish as well as the most vi
ciouS combination that ever was form
ed. There is nothing SO hateful and
detestabe in Ireland as Ribandism.
1t is as silly as ii is wicked. Intends
to encourage drinking in low and uni-
censed public houses; and, in fact, ii is
set on foot and KEEP, up principally for
The benefit of persons who do not de-
serve TO be pubIcans; who, in general,
do actually sell liquor wilhouta Ii
cenSe.
! am sure that the respectable publ
cans, all with me discourage it. |
know they do in Dublin, and many
other places; and, l believe, in all
No matter whether il be connected
with liquor or not, it is vicious, cru
Ell, a foolish, drutlcss and absurd con-
federacy. 1t never did any good, and
il never can do any good.
1t causes assaults, and riots, and rui-
fanly beatings, without being produc
live ofany one advantage. hate it
from my Utmost soul. No man who
is known to be a Ribandman shall ever
be admitted to be Repeater! Ii the
Repeal Wardens do moi suppress Rib
andism in their neighborhoods, their
names shall be struck out of the Re-
peal Association altogether. | hear
with the deepest regret, that in The
county of Cavan, another set of Rib
andmen, calling themselves Chilly
or some such foolish name,
have lately made their appearance
They are worse, if possible, than the
former Ribandmen. No man that is
known to have anything, 10 do with the
"BilIy Smiths" shall ever be admitted
as Repeater.
! coniure-I entreat-and | wish l
could command every honest man who
knows Of the existence of chilly
Smiths" and Ribandmen, TO denounce
them at once to the magistrates. AT
all events they will soon be betrayed
by their own companions and instiga-
tors; and when they come TO be impri-
soned and fined, or transported, they
will then bitterly regret not having Ia
ken my afieciionate and anxious adj
vice. | most respectfully solicit the
Catholic clergy TO announce these my
sentiment IN every locality in which
there may possibly exist Ribandme2
or "Blly Smiths" !, in like msss,
solicit them to add TO my advice The
weight of their venerated counsel and
There is another topic up
on which | wish to address the people,
and TO offer to them my earnest advice.
1t relates to practice now begin
ming to grow up, Of lighting bonfres on
one frivolous pretence or another. 1t
is foolish and dangerous custom, il
can do no good, and may do great
deal OF harm, even accidentally. Let
there not be any repetition Of that most
absurd and senseless practice. This is
my advice will you let me say IL is
my command d? In Ulster particular
ly it ought to be avoided. / am told
tina, some Of The Orangemen there con-
slider II as an insult-ihst is decisive
reason why it should never be repeat
ed. No honest Repeater would insult
any man! Every hooest Repeater
would concillaie all men Of all parties.
Let there be nothing more heard OF
these bonGres N Ulster, or in any part
Of Ireland.
Icannot conclude without again Of
fering TO you my most cordial thanks
for the universal peace and quiet that
prevails. lie. every man, in every