Eastern times., 1855-11-15
The Sunday Riot.

The violations of law and order, from time
to time in this city, have flowed legitimately
from the radical spirit of know nothingism that
has spread like wildire over the land but
while asserting this, we do not, we cannot, we
will not believe that any great body of the
know nothings countenance any such disgrace
tul proceedings.
We cut the above from a candid and well
written article, on the Sunday riot, from the
Tribune of Tuesday. While we have not the
least sympathy for the men, who for the ac-
complishment of personal ends, have operated
through the prejudices of the masses attached
to the secret Jesuitical order of k. MS, we do
believe that there are many law-loving and
law-abiding citizens among them, who must
see the absolute necessity of discountenancing
such proceedings as this. Will they not learn
something from the experience of The past E
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The know nothing party is bound by their
own self-respect, by regard for the reputa-
tion of the city, to openly declare their thor
ough disapproval of the acts of the mob of
Sunday last, and they are further bound TO aid
the authorities in the prosecution, conviction
and punishment Of the parties engaged in the
mob. Let them do this, and the responsibility
will rest where it beIongs,-on men who are
governed solely by their prejudices, and who
manifest their zeal for the spread of the Prot
estant religion, by desecraton of the Sab
bath.
The parties engaged in the riot have taken
the surest means to defeat the object in view.
Persecution ever tends to build up the individ-
ual or party prosecuted. If the mob think to
put down the Catholic religion in Bath, they
must take some other measures than burning
the church in which Catholics worship,or pre-
venting the laying of the corner stone of the
one which they intend to erect. The very
measures which they adopt will be the meas
ures, above all others, to defeat their own
ends, and to secure those of the Catholics.
And now, that the reputation of Bath shall
not wholly be lost, we demand of the city au-
thorities the most thorough and rigid investi-
cation of this whole affair,-the prosecution of
every man engaged in the riot of Sunday last.
We understand that there cannot be the slight
cot difficulty in identifying the individuals ac-
lively engaged in the violation Of the laws
Let no false sympathy with parties or princi-
pies deter the Mayor and Aldermen, the Com
mon Council and the City Marshal, from doing
their duty-their aohoe duy-in the premises
The mob should have been prevented, or been
dispersed after assembling, but now that it has
come and wrought mischief, we trust the city
officials will evince their determination to
prosecute to the extent of the law. Bath has
suffered, and is now suffering, from the effects
of previous disturbances. The intelligence
and business of Bath say in emphatic tones
thus far and no farther shalt thou 90,
The deed was done in broad daylight and no
possible excuse can be admitted for delay in
arresting and prosecuting the rioters. We
await some official action with impatience,
and we shall watch the same with anxious So
licitude.
So will nineteen-twentieths of our entire
population. Will they do it We shall see.