The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-08-22
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REvIEW.4aF TIDE WEEK

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with complaints-~the community complain
Individuals conaplain--of the prevalence of
crime and rowdyism In this cityss 70 has becn
.bown that in certain localities, sucll rs in the
,oar norton, tho protection afforded by the
,olice is quite inadequate to check Young row
dies in their IawIess- career, or protect life or
nroperty from professional thieves and assas-
sins. most diseauraging aspect Of aahe.cas
g. that when arrests are made, from some un-
explained cause punishment rarely follows.
Thus encouraged by the supipeness or timidity
of the courts-tracing it to no more Disgrace
hl cause-ruffianism is taking possession OF
our streets and highways, and fast encroachlng
on the retreats of private life The instances
referred to by the journals for sometime past,
prove that those ruffians may assail and insult
peaceable citizens, but they have even ashanti
ed with deadly intent the very guardians of
the peace As a minor cause of annoyance
NAV be mentioned the filthy and blasphemous
language which penetrate even, the inmost re-
cesses of our dwellings Young creatures in
1ulee in the groasest ehscenity, ontraging the
hearing of the passers2by, without the least
effort at restraint on the pare Of tho authori-
ties to crush ont the Vulgar nuisance. There
seems to be vague sense Of responsibiiity in
the minds of thusc in aathority which b fatal
to any reform and nnfil the authoTitiss are
elevated far above the: inflncncss Of such as
are at present predominans, we may hook in
vain for any effective remedy. The iron hand
of Justice must be stretched forth--relentless
in it's enforcement of theIaw, ere we can stem
the present torrent of rowdyism and crime
EXPLOSIVE Ous.-The frequency of explo-
sions from the use of these oils seems to have
no effect on the authorities. 1t is useless to
saw that care on the part of consumers would
prevent many, if not all, of these accidents
People in many cases, have to be protected
from themselves, and although in so doing the
remedy may seem to trench on what Is con-
ceived to be a natural right, the preeedents
NAV be found in many laws to which custom
has reconciled us. In most civilized countries
the sale of poisons is hedged round by guards
intended to limit it's use except for assigned
causes. The accidents from explosions in this
city are now almost a matter OF daily occur
renee. People have become so accustomed
TO the brilliant light of these oils that yolun-
tary relina uishment is almost impossible, al
though conscious that they have been the oc-
casion of more loss of life and property than
any of the combustibles that have been ban
ished from populous localities for fear of ex-
plosions Despotic governments might serve
as models in prohibiting what is known and
proved to be dangerous to the public at large.
They do not hesitate to place it beyond the
reach of cupidity to deal in articles which
counts its victims by thousands annually.
Under these circumstances dealing in explosive
oils would not be permitted for day
CoNsIsTENcY-The city of Pittshnrg has had
something like a sensation lately in the trial
of a minister of some one of the thousand and
one sects into which Professionalism is divided
although we believe from a passing allusion
that he is Presbyterian. One of the counts
is "unministerial and immoral conduct" The
Chicago Times thus alludes to the trial -:
In what particular facts the said conduct is
alleged to have consisted is not stated by the
telegraphc dispatch. But the question which
will naturally arise in the minds of persons
who stand opposed to ecclesastlcai courts IN
this city will be this: BY what right does an
ecclesiastical court assume to take Jurisdiction
of the Rev S. p. Linn's personal behavior is
not this free country Don't the Declaratl1n Lp !.
of Independence say that all men have right
to " liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and
wasn't the Rev. S. p Linn pursuing happiness
IN the behavior which is alleged to have been
indiscreet and immoralf Moreover, did not
the Rev. S. p Linn act conscientiouslyT DID
not his conscience tell him that he might pur-
sue happiness, and that no ecclesiastical 9sl, a
thority should say that he might not BY
what right does the ecclesiastical court IN
Pittsburg assume to override the Deelaration
of Independence, by saying that the keV; .. 7
LYNN shall not act as his conscience tells hin
he may act, as a minister of the Presbyteriar
Church Is not ecclesiastical court a tri
banal that exists only by courtesy" and thai
any civil magistrate may snuff ont of exis p
ence as easily as he wOuld snuff ont the itlu
minating wisdom of twilight newspaper
editorP ~.
We acknowledge the receipt of tickets tC
The Grand F'ete Champetre and Tournamen
at the Fair Grounds, for the benefit of th
Church of St. Rose of Lima, which will eem
mence on Saturday, October ID. The ladies
as usual, have charge of the Refreshments, AM
we are sure, therefore, >thatDtbat department
will be ali that is desirable. Gentlemen OF re
Tute and experience in such matters hays TIA
Tournament in charge, and we can safely pro
mise a satisfactory programme and its success
ful accomplishments. the object of the enter
tainment is a laudable one, and under sue