Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-07-20
Who is Responsible for the Re-
cent New York Riots.

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peculiar reasoning and fallacy of logic,
and the absurd conclusion, is rendered a
very remarkable letter. The writer is
well known here Us a leader of the demo
cratic party at this place, and to do him
the justice in that respect, a man of no
small mind, nor Impoverished attainments
Hence the letter is well written and in
geniously composed. Had we, however,
nothing further in view than the success
of the republican cause, we would willing
" give the letter to our readers as one of
the very best eleciioneering documents
that we have recently seen. Space, how
ever, prevents its publication in full. We
briefly call attention 10 few points The
writer asks, by what right does the
Irish of Cork celebrate victory over the
lrishn.en of Dublin" BY the very same
right that the American people celebrate
the downfall of Richmond. We know
that in Ireland, and in other countries
monarchial in form, the right TO celebrate
victories, or "feuds," as the writer's pleas
ed to term it, was denied; but the doors
Of this country were thrown wide open,
end all men of every nation and of every
cline invited to come, and bring with
them their household gods, and their pc
culiar notions aad religions and are here of
fered home to enjoy, without molesta-
ton, their peculiar notions, and wo ship,
so long as they remain loyal to the Gov
eminent. And now any Infringement
upon the right to entertain peculiar relig-
Gus notions, or the right to celebrate the
freedom of their ancestors, would be as
foreign to the design and purposes of the
United States, as the constitution of a re-
public would be to an absolute monarchy.
We also infer from the letter that the
celebration of any event in this country,
that would tend to infiame the mind of
another portion, ought to be avoided, and
Immediately suppressed. Now let us see
how that would work in free america /:
In some portion Of this country there is
nearly as much antipa,hy toward The Ma
sonic fraternity, by portion of the pco-
pie as between the Catholic and Orange
men; ana who, for one moment will say
that The Masons have no right TO march
IN procc sion. The Catholic ceremonies
their statues of Saints and the Virgin, and
the cross upon the Cathedral, inflame
the minds of some who are opposed 20 it,
and who will say that in this country
thai the Catholics shall not be protected in
the exhibition of their symbols, in their
anniversaries, and in their ceremonies:
Tie name of the Puritan falls grating up
on the ears Of many, yet none viii deny
70 them the right 10 sound it through the
land, and rejoice in il without fear of mo-
iesta,ion. The only difference between a
free government and monarchy is that
in The former, all have tight 10 entertain
different views, parade them, and speak of
them without fear of life or limb, and in
the latter this is denied
by what right does either bring fead
across the ocean?" For the simple reas-
on that he could not leave it at home,
and if he is not permitted, here in this
free America to speak of or parade il, then
nc is no better of here than under his
Sovereign. Jehovah gave us the right TO
love liberty and hate bondage, and the
celebration of any dcliycrancc in the
worlds history, however much ii may
have aggravated their opponents, has new
er been denounced by Him. We have no
doubt but that the song of delivcrancc
from Egypt inaamel the mind of the
Egyptian host full as much as the Orange
men of New York did the Catholic, and
vet Moses and his followers were justi-
sed.
The Passover had some terrible conse.
quenees, and yet who will say that the
Jews were not justified in celebrating it.
The climax ofthe legal and moral bearing
of the letter is this: Those coming hither
from foreign country to reside must
and are comm snded to leave your preju-
dices at home, you cannot bring them
hither to exercise them in public" And
iii is the duty of the United States Gov
eminent to prohibit and suppress all such
demonstrations" This Is a mons.rous
doctrine, a theory that would place per-
petual barrier to further immigration, and
drive out Jews and Greek, Lutheran and
Calvinist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and
Methodist and every sect whose founder
was European. Permit this Govern
ment to suppress every word and act that
tended to inaame some body else and We
BID Liberty good bye.
1t may not always be wisdom to choose
to exercise right, but il they choose to
exercise it they should be unmplested.
The Orange men had the right
to march, they did march and should have
been let alone. The Catholics have the
right to march and the Orange men
should let them alone, neither however,
havethe right to Kill unless in self defense.
Jcin Wesly was an Englishmen and
the founder of the NJ. Z. Church., and
though the religion of his followers is
blended in with and form part of the
morals of thiscountry, his virtual separa-
ton from the Church of England is no
more a matter of interest to the people of
the United States, than the victory of the
Prince of Oraupe. and who will say that
this religious denomination shall not com-
memorate the event Of that separation.
The theory advocated by tie learned
writer. is that which forced a few men
some So years ago to assemble at indie
penGcnce Hall to resist the mother
country, and the result of that forced
meeting is familiar TO all Had our
contemporary lived in the days of IS
he would have called them traitors. And
now he would have law to prevent the