The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-29

justice points il, let It not be withheld.
IF tie Catholics desire to celebrate or
conmemorats dsrtaiu days. We say let
Them, do il and Ia than be protected
10 theR Rdesire, If fStlie prapgomen's pur-
pose ID to make ceytaju demonstrations
Fon certain days, protect them also, so
long rs they are patriotic aud faithful to
che Government; if Methodist love to.
have their camp-mee.ings, and shoutings,
and .revivals, let the arm of the law bo
extended over them; if the Baptists
meet gtogethcr 10 their associations, for
the purpose, as they think, of furthering
the religion Of ofiChrist, We say let them
alse' find a full aud ample protection from
I.the insults of those religious crecds
which differ from their rites of worship.
This is'what we want and this is the
glorious state of society which the
writer's of the immortal Declaration of
independence contemplated, in signing
that instrument In short, this is what
we must have.
We don't think, therefore, that the
Catholics should interfere with the
Orangemen nor ON the other hand, do
VIC think the Orangemen should inter.
fere with the Catholics.
But the spirit of hatred between the
two has been Increasing for some time.
And who is responsible for it?-tbe
politicians Of New York.
During the Dsaf. riot in 1863, the
mob was addressed, and to a certain ex
tent, (when too late,) controlled by the
late Archbishop Hughes. They were
also addressed by Horltio Seymour, the
then Democratic Governor, as "My
friends" The City of New York has
now a debt Of two or th.ee millions of
dollars in the shape of bonds issued to
pay for property destroyed by mob rule
in 1863. The Catholics in New York
receive seven-eights of the bounties
given by the City to different Charitable
institutions. The most prominent Dem.
ocratic politicians in New York are of
Catholic fai;b. In fact until the late
riot they Imagined they owned that
City.
Now, the Catholic politicians and
Office holders Of New York, would be
| thought great deal more of if they
would guarantee to each individual a
free exercise ef his opinions, religious
and civil.
And nocd we tefrf2sm that Ibis
{ government is a strong one, and Il they
refuse to allow 10 others eite privileges
they enjny, that there is tribunal before
which they will be tried, and if couvic-
ted, punished. That tribunal is the rco-
plo.
Ne have written thus warmly upon
this subject because our heart is, ever
reused when We hear of mems religions
or political opinions being encroaohed
upon as the Orangcmen's were on. the
18th inst.
Let svery man follow Rig own cons ie
siens, aud let God judge 10 the end who is
right. Ne matter what tho sins of our
fellow men may be, if we cannot persuade
them into the right by calmly telling
them osr convictions, Heaven docs not
choose us as an instrument, full of sin rs
we are,to be the Nemesis to punish their
wrongs. That is left for God. He will do
hat in his own good time,
We intend to wound no ones feelings.
We have simply written hastily but calm
y our convictions,-aprivilegc which we
hold every man has right to exercise.
And we repeat, that freedom Of thought,
freedom, of action, and freedom of politi-