Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-08-03
THE COMING FIGHT.

The recent murderous assault upon the
Orangemen by the whisky-bloated %rufians
of the Catholic Church, in the streets Of
New York City, has abroader and more
permanent significance than we are dis.
posed to accord it upon first consideration
1t is true, that that disgracefui havoc of
human life was instigated by the memo
ries of the Battle on the Boyne" two
hundred years ago when the ~long-oppress-
ed and prosecuted Professionalism of North
ireland struck down the piratical banner
of Papal supremacy aad crimsoned the
flow of hat historic river with the devot-
ed blood of Rome's brutal myrmidons.
Nevertheless, these antagonisms en-
brace the feelings, convictions and senti-
ments of Americans and can not be regard
ed as a conflict foreign to our people ana
in which .hey have no interest.
The New York riot may be a Fort
S~umpter proclamation of war between the
Catholic and Protestant powers, and as
such is destined to make a decided i'm
preston on The whole phase Of American
politics.
The Infamous and corrupt "Tammany
Ring would be utterly powerless to con-
tinue their imperial theivings and out
RACES in the city government, were it to
lose the support of the Irish Catholics
The shameful history of the recent MUIR
derous outbreak of Hibernian desperation
and violence c~onclusively shows how rea
dy this organized band of theives-the
city Democratic administrators, are to
truckle and surrender to the Catholic ele-
ment of riot, rapine, disorder and murder,
that chains the Metropolis in a captivity
of fear. The maudlin imprecations, the
blasphemous menaces, the deadly prepar-
atoms and determination Of the rioters at
orce decided the course of the police pow
er, and rather thar surrender the vantage
ground of plumber by supprcssing the r.
ish cut-throats, they winked at their
threatened lawlessness and Indirectly IL
censed a Partisan carnival of blood in the
streets. The protestant element of all
parties in the city and State and even the
more rational and better minded of the
Catholic Church denounce the action of
the Tammany horde as a cowardly and dis
graceful surrender to a mob, who were as
sailing the liberty of the citizen and the
freedom of religion. From the attitude
of political parties towards the riot, will
spring issues that will enter largely into
the city and State elections. The base
retreat ofthe Democracy from the clover
ing front" Of the riot, and the extreme
federation and m~agnanimity it advocates
for those who assaulted the public safety
and protection, have aroused the people
to a true conception of their peril. The
bloody scenes of the insurrection will cost
the Democracy the loss of thousands of
votes. 1t can not evade the charge of
nerviDg the arm that struck the we'll
nigh fatal ble,w at freedom and protestant
lSm. On lniS pOIhl, InO We" IOIh Nc
publicans have sounded the slogan and
will press the issue to the ballot box
Tie cities are Catholic, lut the coui try is
not. A Republican victory on this plat
form in the ''Empire State will carry its
aeitations into the Presidential canvass
Then the conflict between Democracy and
Republicanisin will be a conflict between
the Great Beast OF the Revelations and
the religion of the Bible. |