The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-01-04
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There is Il great excitement in New
| York just nj this time on the subject
of what is called "strcet- -prcaciing,' or
rather the lanatical denunciation and
abuse Of religious sccts, involving the
question Of Professionalism VS.. Roman
Catholicism-and inconscquence ofthe
dangerous and threating aspect of
things III connection with it, the may
or. Of the city, on Friday evening.
thought proper TO issue n proclamation
counscliing the people ofthc city to
refrain from discussions in the public
thorouShfarcs, by which The passions
or the prcjudiccs of others might be
aroused, and not to attend particular
ly on Sundays: any assc!nhlagcs in
any public place or street, the consc-
qucnccs of which may be breach OF
he peace. Archbishop HUGHES also
addressed the Catholics of the city
through the press, cxhorting them to
behave themselves quietly, and not to
90 near the assemblies which are gath
cred TO listen 10 men Of the stamp
complained Of, but if any attempt
shouh1 be made on their persons or
property as Catholics, TO resist it gal
iantly. S ;,
That our readers may have a fair
understanding of this matter, :, origin
and history, and the circumstances I'M
der which the mayor and Bishop
Hughes act. VIC annex from the Com
mcrcial Advertiser, of Saturday even
ing, an avowcd Protestant Journal, the
following:
The mayors proclamation, which
We published yesterday and rcputIish
cd to day with some typographical cr
rors corrected, was made cxpcdirnt, ifl
not indeed necessary HY state o.e ex-
cit2urcnti in the city deeply Go bc re-
;Grel i. The origin Of that exeitsmcnt
Is Nnown to many 6n!j RI general
terms; md it is desirohIe that fuller
particulars should be piaccd>bc!orc the
community. We have been at some
pains to procure full and impartial in
formation oh the subject, and lla'tcr
ourselves that we car throw some linht
upon it. We shall, at least, canlidly
cndeavor to Go so. The following
facts are derived from high and conpc-
tens authority:
some weeks ago ali lsnglishman
(not Mr.. l'arsoms) commenced public
OF street lectures ag;!ins, Romanism.-
lie was but recently arrived cmi-
grant from London, as was inferred
from his manifest ''cocIncyism." On
the second or third occasion some of |
those unrulv youths who infGst the city |
gathered around willie he was sneak
ing, tipped over the plank, called /;
platform, on which he stood. This |
rutcness excited some laughter. but
the police restored order, and replaced |
the speaker on the stand. SubscGucnt
ly he removed the theatre Of his 0pcr
ationst TO Abingdon Square, where lie
violently denounced Romanists in
offensive language, virtually asserting
that TIC Sisters of Charity were the
most uchastc of women, that nuncries
We're the brothcls, and that Ro.nish
priests trcqncnted them for lcwd pur.
poses, *. &c; and denounced the no
lice some of whom were present to
preserve ordcr) as Jcsuils in The pay of
the RomiSh priesthood. The whole
PASSED over quietly, however, being
~ ."'ptcd only hy ianghlcr iro..ical |
e:",''.:.l oyr!,,inns ot'd;sscnt. Al
the Close u ~ !jycuur.e the speaker
announced his untens.ao 9" repeating it
on the fol!owi,;, 1:maar.
at this point, Eo% %cr. secret so
ciety OF young nen, organized nn-s.s.a,.-.i! !!
!ima:ed "-!a;iyc American prflci-
pies, but not Of 4 religious claracLor
certainly. took comlisancc OF the matt
ter. The incongrrouane;s Of tilcir sup
porting one whose Foreign birth and
education were so palpable, led to
change IN the person Of tie lecturer
The London gcmt!p:nang gwas set aside
and MIR. 'ars"Is. wh" :sr We believe,
not IL native American, wss pvt in his
stand. Fills gcrticmun HIS botM class
ed a3,a Clergyman. But this. ,ye uc-
licv", IS not the ta~.. Mr.. Parsons,
though an estimate citizes. is not, bv
fany,node OF ordination, ,.inster Oft
the Gospel. lie isa portcrwe under
stand, in Il mercantile house, Ire name |
of the firm having been given to us
The style of his addresses, waNarc in
formed, is very similar 20 that Of the
lGhglishnan above mcntioned.> While
ndulging in these strong phrases, he
was kindly informed by :hepolicc that
he must not pursue that course, as it
would lead probably to (, breach ottfc
peace. He claimed, IN reply, that-be
had q license thus to discourse in the
publieystreets, granted to him by the
late Mayor. On further inquiry, how
ever, he admitted that it was only a