The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-22

The ENGLISH Press ON THE PHILADELPHIA
RIoTs.-The English journals have paid grea
deal of attention to the Philadelphia riots. They
appear to have in the main toleraby correct no
ton of their origin and they will by and by know
still more. AS specimen of the tone and spirit o
the opinions of the journals the other side of the
water, we annex the following -
| From the Morning Chronicle]
The bad passions evolved in the dsgaceful nnt
arocious scenes in the city OF though sp,ng
ing principally from political much ggravaed BY
sious considerations The political power which tn,
balanced state Of parties in New York has put into
hands OF the Irish population the primary cause
the Jealous enmy which is now industrously excited
gwen RISE in the minds Of large masses of the
and protestant population Of America have the n
meIcai superiority and consequently all political power
In the interior to feeling OF uneasness which, although
never having led to acts Of violence has frequently mani
tested itself IN muttered apprehension
Jealous to degree OF his political freedom and wed
ded to his repubcansm, there nothing offensive
to the feelings OF the American subversve Of the
and agonstic the other than the idea of polite
church From the various protestant sects he has mo
thing to FEAR Amongst these Episcopacy alone with its
altars its liturgy and ITS surpces retains any vestge of
monarchca times and Episcopacy in America ia rapidly
becoming repubcanised The free competition among
these secs their struggles for mastery make them
recall to its republican allegiance aspiring neghbor
when, in moment of ianced supremacy, it might evnce
disposition TO transcend its spiritual limits But very
different is the case with Catholicism in America. It
carries contest with all the other secs and vet stu
alOOf from them, abandoning the
stormy arena on which they battle with each other for
present pred0minance, directing its views into futurty
and shaping its motions and forming its plans with view
protestant population open to the danger They wit
ness the strides which their great and enemy
daily making, and confess themselves almost ncapa
BILE of impeding them. Starting from Maryland-the Ca
thoc stae-it radiaes as from centre by thousand
io Of
which is the close ally and vigorous supporter Of the
bus yer effirfa-
abandoned a hopeless field the Eastern and Pro-
tesant states merely retaining her ground in these
the basis OF her in the yet comparatively
tenanted west To this point she directs her efforts
and to secure her religious predomnance here is the
mted the light. The way is clear the prize is
tempting Population in the great valley is too spare and
too poor support at present voluntary Christianity
and Catholicism sustained by external resources is at
hand to supply the vacuum The banks of the Misssip
p already studded with her converts and Catholic
seminares and colleges, and churches, and cathedras
arising all hands, with little it is true present
effect but the extended preminares those future
operations which may yet embrace within her pale
$50 900 600 of men, Her missionaries abroad not few
in numbers, but numerous array not spiritless and
zeaess. but full Of energy and hope, roaming the
praes OF Missouri and planting the standard Of ST. Peter
in the forests Of Illinois. The prvations which they
endure would be almost incredible if detailed. Their
food is the hard crust sometimes sweetened with
pork-heir drink is the running stream their couch the
hemlock bough and the spreading branches the forest
with the magnitude of their object and the prospect OF
success they toll from day to day in the accomplishment
OF their great and arduous mission under
which would eftentimes be than sufficient to subdue
spirits less indomitabe than theirs. They band of
devoted servants in their energy and their zeal realizing
all conceptions OF the Jesuts old full OF the spirit
OF their creed and ardent in the work of preselytism
From the vicinity Of Lake Superior, they spread them
selves unbroken line along the Mississippi to New
Orleans and ready, when population arises call
them thher to penetrate to the sources Of the Missouri
and the Oregon
From the Liverpool MALL
new element Of strife, if not OF national convusion,
has burst out in the United States of America 1t well
exed and selfran peasantry OF Ireland Popery
and Irish ignorance have hitherto been tolerated, if not
welcomed and encouraged. by the Angos Saxon race OF
Americans to an extent which has reached to explosive
power In all elections the Irish, under the political
leadership Of their priests, have, in the northern and
eastern States decided the contests by of violence
by gross and shameful personaton This has aroused
the native spirit of the Americans They not only
sensible of but consider painful and hateful degrad
alton and far the citizens Of Philadelphia
they are resolved to endure the tyranny and the
scandal no longer.
pestence wherever it goes and we only wonder how
the Americans have tolerated long II singular
raised for the rebel and repeaI fund in puSn' and that
the very who contribute their dollars for Mr. Daniel
are the persons who repudiate the payment Of
to know that the Irish faction the principal nsga
tors of this fragrant act of dishonesty They at the
same time, the foulmouthed defamers and implacable
enemies OF thier atherand They rail at England and
rob her in the breath They asa institutions
and laws in the bterest withou. reason and they
cheat our iellow-country men Iom unbushing love
Of injustice.
We are, therefore, not surprised to see new spirit
spfIuginP out OF career Of inamy-a tresher health
or ana hoer ieeling-a bold determination the part
81 The Americans 70 shake of the incubus of Irish kna
very and impudence The first convusive effort has de-
monsrated itself in Philadelphia a fire-snd mis-
ake-has been lighted in that city which will not be
whole Union. In New York in Boston, in Baltimore |
and in other towns it will break Quit will rago-it will
proceed with increased evaporation until totally
aspect is formed the morals and of the Amer
can people
II IS repugnsnt to taste and Christian feelings
see the wrath OF sinful expended upon the desruc
ion of-say what you please reader-sacred temples
But we are sadly afraid that this must be the result The
government OF America is impotent for good evil.
merely finger post which the traveller ridcnles or
kinks not Of He does not proceed his way because
points out his but because is his business
that way. The President has power than the
ingerpost, and is not whit respected. And the
avs what are they They treated with equal con.
empt
This being the state of things may not prepare
elves to expect some innammaory tidings from New
ork, or Boston, other city. by the next packet
There in the CONFUSION the elements of revolution
had the genius to dream Of The struggle between
ruth and error-beween religious liberty and heather
,ondage-between priestly despotsm and constitu.
ional monarchy
OUR PAPER YEsTERDAY.-The very ample and
highly interesting abstract of the news received by
he last steamer which we published yesterday, af
orded another evidence of the superiority of our
and our mode OF conducting great