New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-21
RIOTS, STORMS, AND sCIENC

To the Hon Henry Smith President Board Police Commissioners
RIOTS, STORMS, AND SCIENCE.
TO the razor Of The Trt6uHe.
SIR: The present year being remarkable for
the scientific forecasng OF changes OF weather, in
dicatons which would to elucidae suggest the
action Of natural laws being the principal OF
phenomena hitherto iDexplcabe appear to me worthy
Of consideration. have therefore, to offer few coin
cident facts with concurrent physical condition which
may upon examination by some OF your scientific
readers, serve 10 explain or reconcile then.>
Briefly stated, the faets-a occurring between the
nth and 10Th of July, ls7l-are follows:
July l2-Serous Orange and Catholic riot in the City
july 16.-Terrible riot Roman Catholic and Interna-
tionals) in Vienna; terrific hurricane passing through
New-YOrR, Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Louisville Huron
County, Mo. petroleum explosion in Rheims, France. 80
persons killed aud wounded rotous meeting suppressed
July i7-ot Of 1000 persons at Greenwich near Lon
don; typhoOn in Japan, seven steamers wrecked.
July 5.-Fearful tornado in Western Tennessee; terri
bic hail. storm in Western Iowa.
Curously coincident with these occurrences ia the
iac 5as f PSgsSt %Gs t%ss each Of es local
tiles The occurrence OF so many uncommon physical
and social phenomena at about the same time led me 10
look for some hint OF possible law governing them
the result offer to you for what il is worth
parent accidents 70 which Mr. Buckle drew attention,
may not impos,6y be The result OF some natural law
yet to be evolved by study and experiment.
Nec York, July 20, 1871. QUEKsT
CARD FROM THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF COLUM-
7:.'t- ~r'-~-~, Bus, ONO
To the ohio STATE Journal d.
The attempt of certain persons 10 make the
Catholic Church responsible for the late New-York riot
is unfair and unjust Those who fired upon by the
police and military were on the spot in defiance OF d
churches of the city the sunday previous The feud
between the OTangeand Ribbon factions, Doth made up
OF faction Of the lower orders OF tho Irish people Is
now centuries old Religion was made the preext but
both parties practically renowned religion in their
strife. The New-York riot was simply continuation of
that strife make the Catholic Church responsible for
what oT6ds 9PhoT and &c + unfair Ira and H
ing according ~ t1s Ieport u |29ys goHr"a was
child aid he swsy. tells The secret n the fms s1d this
otou' 9nutors nusoyene portion Of he Catholic th1rfh
o1 \, fundamental principle " h couutry destroy IT, Oh
o Tie tendency Of The whole Catholic Church its esehng s
The injustice OF this consists in assuming that the
untut0T6d uugOveTned portion Of the Catholic Church
are following her teachings and fulfilling her spirit
that the untutored" are the best taught anG the IN
governed" the best directed The fact is those men,
altar ceased to be children Of the Churchand the secret
they revealed was the old old story of huaaA wrath
known since the time OF Cain,
10 connect acts Of Violence like this with the doctrine
Of infallbiity Is simply absurd l. not the Rev MI
Moore convinced tha he Is rght III Ms religious cOnNc
tions and that Catholics are wrong To say no were TO
call him hypocrite Yet because he considers himsei
undoubtedly or iufalIby right, does he think himself
bound others But if he tolerate why can
not Catholics federation, TO he wholesome, need not be
founded on CONNECTION thai there no religions tuth
but rather on the belief that God alone Is master
Catholics OF Maryland, who were the first TO
legalze religious liberation in America This IA the prn
cple which the Catholics OF TINS country VINO are true
10 their faith propose 10 live In peace with their non
Catholic COuntrymen. They do not think OF saying 1--WE
NAV ne wrong belief, therefore let our neighbOr
alone ." but 1--WE know faith Is true, therefore we
know that hound TO love our ncighbors matter
81 what creed color love ourselves and
ence in him the right claim for ourselves OF having
God alone for master and judge. - -
W. Catholics Mr. Editor dtsfe 10 he citizens OF free
Republic We YanI nothing for ourselves but what we
win do on hest 10 maintain for others. II would be
pleasure for Us Jesus Christ cruced honOred and
loved by all cOuntrymeD but no pleasure 20 see any
one calling himself Catholic for fashions sake or on
cOmpuson. The clergy have no temporal or political
design Their expectations are on the period that sha
follow the Judgment, whence they suffer patiently
tbough with regret the ObOquy and unjust hate excited
against them by misrepresentation OF such scandals
the New York riot
8 H. RosEcRASs, Bishop of Columbus.
Columbus, July Is, 1871.