The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-13

nar of the Irish Catholic people, and their
constitutional inability 10 comprehend that
liberty is q thing for all 70 enjoy, and that
far rs existence the qualities Of seli-eOn-
troll and mutual tolerance are requisite.
They can't conceive thai liberty Is for
ANYBODY but themselves. Their notion
Of freedom Is the right OF the mob To use
the shillalah on any who differ with them.
They are giving US q specimen Of what
the Irish republic Of the Fenians would be-
II Is but few days since the streets Of
New York, as OF all the large cities, we're
filled with monster procession OF CathO-
lies to testify their allegiance to foreign
potentate, whose declarations, which they
call the voice Of God, claim their supreme
allegiance, and, in effect, deny the legiti'
mate existence Of this government. 1--WE
look beyond that parade to the preten'
sions OF the pOtcntate II was made Tor, we
cannot avoid seeing that which is caIcu'
lated TO be most offensive 70 American
citizens. Yet so large are the American
ideas OF liberty, that no one thought Ofany
agitation Of hostile feeling toward that
pToces,iun. But upon the heels Of that
the Irish Catholics in The principal city Of
America declare that II procession Of
Protestants shall parade To celebrate an
event OF nearly two centuries ago they
! will massacre them.
OF course they allege that the color and
the baplers, and the notices and the mu-
SIC that will be used in the procession will
be offensive to them, and that the event
ghich is to be celebrated is victory Of
the Protestant prince and cause over the
Catholic. But shall there be NO process
sions in America but those which have
cOlors and NOTICES and music agreeable
To all parties What herd Of wild bulls
do they declare themselves 10 be when
they allegc that they can't bear a certain
color nor certain tune! What II the
American people were like them Would
not this be q sweet country TO live in!
Have they lived so long under free insti-
tutions and in proximity to rational peo-
pie without learning any Of that common
sense and mutual tolerance and selfcon-
troll that make free government possible
Suppose the American ProtestAnts
should assume that they can't bear the
sight Of the green, or the sound Of the
Irish jigs In their professions, or the ban.
ners Of the Catholic societies, or banners
and badges and notices which signify a
superior allegiance TO foreign power
They would have as much right and rea.
son. Suppose that political parties were
to assume this Irish temper, and that Meth.
er party were able " endure the sight Of
the lampOOns and caricatures and per
sonal gibes in the banners and Transparent.
Cies; what nice thing they would make
Of elective government! And this would
be the way ifthe Catholic Irish had their
way. They have been little civilized IA
TO political professions, so that they have
learned TO keep their temper down. Is II
not time they were learning Il in the mat
ter of religious processionsI Surely they
make the largest drafts on this liberation
In this country, under the American
habit Of equal rights, seli.cOntrol and
obedience TO law, we have pOlitiCil pro,
CessiOns in excited canvasses, bearing all
sorts Of gibes and lampOOns at the oppo.
site party; hut II is seldom that even q
slight disturbance IS caused by them, and
then the sentiment OF both parties con.
demns the violence. A tune is familiar
, that is understood to be peculiar to one
side during the great civil war, but its
playing dislurbs no one In the North
While the immense slaughter of the civil
war is yet fresh, and hearts are sore, the
rabid literature Of the conquered cause
has free circulation, and exCites no TEN
per. And In the same Southern cities
professions Of the late rebels have paraded
10 decorate the graves Of rebel soldiers
and professions Of pllriOts to decorate the
graves OF the Union soldiers, without any
collision.
What Is the reason Of this peace and
quietness under such existing Circum.
stances? It's because the great body OIL
the American peopleare of different ma.
ture from these Irish Catholics. II Is this
that makes government Of popular con.
troll possible. The temper which these
Irishmen exhibit would make popular
government pandemOnium, and despOt.
ism relief imperatlvely necessary II Is
time they were learning this habit Of self.
control. They have now set up stand.
ing declaration Of war and massacre that
will make It necessary for them to learn
il. For we do not believe that this mat.
ter will be settled until II Is established
that Protestant procession shall have
the same privilege as Catholic process.
sion In every American town.