The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01
Drumming Parties.

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ID the drumming parties, which of late
rave visited Lurgan, has attracted the
,efious attention Of the magistrates OF tbs Z
district, who have adopted enecslve meea.
lres to put a stop to such displays. Ins
of the local maglsustes nas
persons who will reap most benent rom IL
will be the drumming parties tnemseIves,
for it will save both them and the society
to which they profess to belong much trou- j
BILE. if not disgrace. What their object WAS
in coming into and parading tnrougn 1ne
their exhibitions to July 12 their conduct
would not only have been pardonable, oue
Then public display
would have been expected, and looked MP
on as a matter Of course; but to DC lnces-
sanity making incursions into Lurgan,
creating thereby i'll feeling,irritating peace.
able citizens, and outraging every sense OF
decency and propriety by their own actions
or the actions Of those who followed IN
their wake could be no longer endured.
Breaking windows, wrecking houses, Ia
ing defiance at Law and order, and taxing
vengeance on miscreants who deignt IN
tempting Protestants to commit acts wnicn
would bring disgrace alike upon the per
petrators and upon the cause with whica
they are identified, could not be tolerated
in any civilized community. Such con-
duct is not in accordance with the pro-
fessed principles of the Orange Society, and
thew ought to be discountenanced by every
person connected with it either directly or
Indirectly. No greater crime could %
committed against Orangeism than to en-
courage men to continue displays which
are sure to eliminate in crime aud dis
! grace, Had the magistrates delayed m0ch
longer in taking the decided steps they
have Just done, it is difficult to imagine
what would have been the end OF these ire
quent paradings through our streets with
fife and drum. There is not the least doubt
lives would have been lost. Another
breaking of windows could not have been
committed with impunity.. 1t is beyond
! the power of human endurance for any
being wrecked or his windows smashed by
stones thrown from the midst of uiscel-
| laneous crowd. Assurediy repetition OF
the cowardly acts of the 5th September
last could not again be repeated without
the most serious consequences following:
1t is said that the persons who organized
these drumming parties Were not nnder
the control of the Orange Society, or in
auv manner directly connected with 1t.
However, this may be, it is at all events
we'll known that they professed to belong
to it, aud wish it to be understood that
they are staunch supporters of the institu-
ton, aud loyal beyond the shadow OF 2
doubt to the "Queen and Constitution"
With their profession we have nothing to
do. 1t is their acts we have to look after,
for whatever may be their convictions or
their feelings, they cannot be allowed to
endanger the peace of the community. In
this matter prudence and common sense
should be their guide, or they might take
lesson from the conduct of their leaders.
> When, they might ask themselves, have
any of their prominent men been guilty
of indiscretion that would give the enemy
cause to triumph Do they commit acts
which enable the magistracy to take hold
of them, and issue proclamations to put
. down assemblies which have become dan
gerous to life and property Those who
8 are guilty of bringing the Orange Society
. into contempt deserve to be excluded for
; ever from its ranks, and he who attempts
to palliate or excuse them, either by his
!, writing or his speaking, commits a crime
>, against the entire community, and should
~ be adjudged guilty of treason towards the
:, Orange Institution which he processes to
- revere, but which he drags through the
- dirt and communicates with the basenesi
70 of bis grovelling and degraded mind. Lee
~ ~ us now hope that at length we have WIZ
- messed the last of these senseless drum
, ming parties in our streets. The staunch
l. est and best supporters of Professionalism
a are not, il should be remembered
., those who faunt their opinions in the fac
70 - of its opponents. The day is past whel
~ intolerance of any kind can be successfuit
IN used for promoting "a cause. Truth an
"A Justice must henceforth be the standar
90 which shall rule and guide all our actions
and real liberty of thought and speec
n must bear a distinguished part in promo'
ii, ing any righteous cause. The arm OF mes
I'D is, notwithstanding the confidence SO UNI
to versally reposed in it, but a weak and va
81 cillating support. Our confidence Shout
IT be on higher foundation. Rigbteousne'
er and truth must eventually prevail, but a.
ey suredly these can never be COMPOUNDED
lsl identified with intolerance, or bigotry, {
n, prejudice. If drumming through ti
all streets could be shown to be useful in on
ed way, we would not object to 1t, eve
nd though it offended or irritated, OF cause
m ill-feeling to the greatest possible g
ys. tent, and was held in the very worst od
ny by the authorities. But when the practi
10 produces all these evils, and more, wltno
or any counteracting influence for good, IL
gh surely time that a stop should be put 10
nat and we trust every man of influence, a.
intelligence in the Orange Society VIII 9
on deavor to support the authorities, a.
perform a service which would be gre
per benefit to the institution, by impressl
i've upon all good and loyal men the duty tn
ally owe to themselves and to the commnn'
is in which they reside.-Protestant Wan
s. man.
BILE -- ------a1----
ed Gen. De Rochambeau, who fought oesl
in Washington and who was the preceptor
IVY some of the best officers of France, WIZ