Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-21

bud on his nose though in full bios
SON, gives not SO bold a hue on the
sunny side of the street. There is
another parsonage we must not for
get to mention, that is the master of
the city dog-cart. This old cuss has
less regal air about him now-a-
days, when mounted on his cart,
whip in hand. This man, although
he is hardly worthy the name Of
man, is the possessor of a cart and
a team of Newfoundland dogs, and
with these he plies his trade as
rag-picker and general scavenger of
the city, At the earliest morning
hour the first sound to be heard on
the streets is the tinkle of his cart
bells as he urges his canine team
along the highway, in quest of CLEAN
ings, which he continues with little
intcrmission until dark. The dogs
are very well trained and are very
patient under their burdens. These
hot days it seems almost cruel to see
this old disciple of Mephistopheles,
mounted on his cart goading the
dogs along the street, with their
load Of truck.
The proceedings Of the 10Th inst.
in New York, the Orange question,
have created no small degree of in
terest among all classes in the city.
1t has been in everybody's mouth
ever since. The discussion has been
hot and heavy, not merely among
the people but between the papers.
1t seems curious to us how any fair
minded person can find room for
discussion on the mere point of the
right of the Orangemen to parade
in New York or any other city. TO
our mind the whole subject is based
on the doctrine of the freedom and
equality Of all men in the United
States, which if admitted, will not
allow of "a doubt Of the right of the
Orangcmen to parade. But then
many of oua. Irish Catholic friends
claim that the Orange celebration
Of the battle Of the Boyne was an
insult to Irish liberty. We fail to
see this also. King James III. of
England was Catholic proselyte,
and like many other proselytcs was
a fanatic, and when he came to the
English throne, attempted to sub
vert Professionalism and establish
Catholicism as the dominant church
of England. This the English re-
belled against and dethroned him.
With French army he attempted
to retrieve his fallen fortunes by
the conquest of Ireland, but was
defeated by William Prince of Or
ange, in the battle of the Boyne. In
this battle the liberties of Ireland
were not at stake, the throne OF
England and Catholic supremacy in
England, were the stakes, and they
were irretrieyably lest. King James
announced himself as the champion
of the church, and as such met his
overthrow. Pray what reason had
the people of Ireland to expect in
creased freedom and happiness un-
der a ruler who had abused and
tvrannized over his own heritage.
More than this the Orange institu-
ton did not have its foundation with
the battle of the Boyne. 1t was
founded in the north of Ireland in
1895, to counterfeit the influence of
Catholic association known as the
"Defenders" or "Ribbon Men,"
therefore it is essentially an Irish
institution. There is no use of eva
ding the real point at issue. The
events of the 18th inst. are but 4
note of warning Of what future times
may bring us. The Catholic church
is slowly but steadily aiming for
dominancy in America. Every line
of their policy points towards it.
And what better proof do we need
of it than their educational system,
in which they will not allow their
children to attend the public schools
Of the country any more than they
can help, and in a thousand other
ways in which they exhibit their
excluSiveness and bigotry. Besides
this, the magnificence and solidity
of church edifices, monasteries, &c,
are not without significance. The
leaders of their church are noted
for their far-sightedness and deep
schcming.
The Chicago, Dubuque and Min
nesota RAILROAD are pushing their
road ahead with will. Seven miles
of the track are already finished,
and they are now at work bridging
the Maquoketa. The City Council
had an amusing time of it with this
company, regarding the filling of
an old canal in the upper part Of the
city. This old canal had been lay
ing idle for a long time and had be-
come nearly filled up with sand and
rubbish. In the meantime this com
pany had obtained permission Of the
city to lay single track in the vi
cinity of this canal, which was rap
idly done. Ere the laying of the
single track was completed it was
found desirable by the company to
lay additional tracks, and without
the ado Of asking permission of the
city authorities proceeded to fill up
the canal to form \ bed for the
tracks. When this came to the ears
of the city fathers, a fearful cry
went up. "Dublin" was enraged,
and at the next session of the Coun-
Gil the matter was brought up for
discussion. 1t was decided that an
injunction be issued to compel the
company to suspend operations, but
before the various processes of law
were gone through with and the in
junction issued, the company had
completed the work of filling up the
canal and smiled complacently in
the face of the injunction, and gave
the Council to understand that they
knew how to evade writs as well as
the Council knew how to get them
out. The state Of affairs being re-
ported to the Council, they resolved
themselves into a committee of the
whole to investigate the work done.
by tho railroad company, and the
following afternoon visited the scene
of operations, and after grave con-
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