Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-28

ing the Guards in Dublin are trooped TO the |
tune of "St. Patrick's Day" Irish regiments
wear the shamrock, the Lord Lieutenant
and staff appear on the balcony of the castle
q. the moment the regimental baud PLAYS
"PAtrick's Day" There is divine service
in ST. Patrick's Protestant Cathedral. 10
the evening st PaIrick's ball takes place in
ST. Patrick's knightly Hall in Dublin Cas-.
tie, given by the Lord Lieutenant to the
Knights of St Patrick. Nobility and gentry
ell attend, Protestant as well as Catholic.
And in the procession of st. PRtrck's Ia
this city, the banners carry the pictures oil
more ProtestAnts than Catholics. Ii IS not
a Catholic procession nor reglious process
sion, but is national celebration, IN which
oil patriotic Irishmen join, no matter what
may be their religion or their politics.
Bot, the Catholics of New York, pursuing
the use which demsgogoes would make of
anv opposition to the Orange parade, urged
a line of policy which should give no chance
for censure, as will be seen by the folio wing
extracts from the city newspaper. | shall
quote none but Republican OF Independent
ne wspa pers, and, for fear of trespsssing on
your space, only few which might quote
of these.
The New York San, independent in poll
tics, bat with Republican lesnings, -edited
by Charles A. Dana, formerly of the New
York Tribune and afterwards editor OF the
Chicago Republican, on the l7th inst. :, said :
This charge that the Roman Catholic Chnrch and
clergy sympathize with the mob is wickedly maiic-
ious, That church placed itself square on the
record Its clergymen warned their focks 10 keep
away nom the Orangemen lest they should prine
| disgrace upon their religion. They acknowledged
| the right of the Orangemen to parable
The New York Commercial Advertiser, q
leading Republican daily, on the evening
Of the 18th, after the riot was over, said:
1T wouId appear nom the language Of tn,
| Archbishop, the Boman Catholic clergy and thu
officers OF the HjherniH Society in the ciry tina
Irishmen and Roman catholics have been NJ srepre
sented in reference TO the proposed parade hv tn
Orange lodges. There is no installing the position
OF Archbishop McClosky His language. mo mat
ter what The Oaangemeu may intend, those VIII
would interfere violently Win their prOce sion, an
endanger the peace OF the community on sue
grounds, wculd be greater enemies of Irshmen an
Catholics than the orangemen themselves" He ell
treats "all Irish Catholics 10 make counter den
oustratiOn OF any sind Similar advice was give
on sunday (the 9TH from every altar and ever
Roman Catholic pulpit in town No harsh iiftfme
words are heatd-but their people, are appealed
respect the Law, and are given 10 understand tia
Ofangemen have the same right to parade as otht
lpeOple. Tbis sentiment finds utterance in the a
0rcSs OF the officials OF the various Hbernia Societie
and they proclaim the mission OF their Societies
abolish differences among lrishmsn, TO pTomoi
harmony, tolerance of opinion. and union OF goo
brotherhood Of atl who claim descent rom Ireiau
, whether Protestant or Catholic. They claim that u
objects of their Societies were grossly mlsTepnesen
ed, and inclined 60 believe Ihs a
counts which have been furnished the Press in rega
: to the proceedings OF meetings "a to have bee
held By HibeFnian societies have been outrageous
o and wlCke0ly exaggerated. There are bad aud da
a gerOus men in aii societies reckless, despera
scoundrvls, ready TO seize an opportunity for rio
J. That some few such wretches found voice at the
II meetings we have no doubbut that the great boo
! OF the Roman Catholics disposed 10 GisOrd
r. and riot, We do not wish to believe
And on the day alter the riot, the sam
= paper said
1T was evident that all the respectable men
j New York regardless Of race or religion were di
, posed to tolerate. where they did strongly a.
prOve the Orange parade. The Ca thOic clergy hi
admon'shed their hocks OF their duty, and cauti