The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-19

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Notices had been circulated for a week
or two past in this city that the "Ameri-
can Protestant Association" would cele-
brate the battle of Boyne in a picnic on
the 18th of July, at Elm Park. Ample
preparations were made and their invita-
tions We're circulated both in and ont of
the city to those who sympathised with
them. The cards of invitation bore the
motto Of "welcome to all" but it was in
tended to be n Protestant celebration as
all who remember the story of William of
Orange will well understand.
1t is estimated that about three thousand
persons of all ages and sexes assembled in
the Park about half a mile north of the
Boulevard. and were about commencing
to dance and to have a good time gener-
ally.
The Catholic lrishmen, who were labor
ing on the Boulevard, saw The multitude
passing in n throng up eight avenue, and
as a matter of course felt called upon TO
show their resentment. They left their
works, and supplying themselves with
pick-axcs, shovels, stones, pieces of broken
fences, and a few pieces Of firearms, pro-
ceeded without giving any alarm or no.
tice Of their presence, to Elm Park, and
began the work of destruction at once, by
throwing stones into the midst Of the
company of dancers, and striking those
they met, with such tools as they had.
When it was observed that they were
really in earnest, the women and children
were thrown into the greatest confusion
and endeavored to make their escape as
best they could. But the men offered a
brave resistance with a hand to hand de.
Tense. and such ofthem as happened to have
pistols, fired upon them, and three men
waro instantly killed, and nluio tLan ..
hundred others were injured, some of
whom have since died, others it is said
cannot live.
Those who escaped fled into the street
in every direction, multitudes sought to
get access to the horse cars, in eighth
Avenue, to 60 home, but the cars were
stopped and stones thrown through the
windows, and the passengers injured, But
few of the police reached the place in
season to offer them any assistance. Those
who were there succeeded in arresting
two or three of the rioters.
These riotous transactions may he con-
sidered as the touch-stone Of the Catholic
animus at the present time. The dogma
of infallibility is TO be proclaimed at
Rome ON the /, inst. Preparations are
being made for a magnificent celebration
Of the event The Cardinals, areh-bishops,
and Bishops, will attend in full canoni-
Gals, and the various religious orders are
to 60 to the church in solemn procession
The conclusion of religious ceremonies
will be heralded to the world with salyos
Of cannon and peals of bells. Just upon
the eve of that great event, 1t is too much
to be tolerated in any quarter of the
globe, that men. women, and children
should have Il picnic celebration of the
Protestant battle of Boyne. fought So long
ago. %lnfallibility and moderation
These are dogmas that will repeat them.
selves so long as Catholics how the knee
to the Pope.
1t is asked. what occasion have for
eigners to celebrate on our shores. a dsy