The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-29

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us tcsthe procession. After the
withdrawal of KeIso's order. the Or
angemea formed, and commenced their
parade About q o'clock. 1i.s IL he.srai
thiis ar!hs was beard soma time, asa a
number q of persons, anfriehdly TO the or.
sasemeu, armed with pistols, knives,
and ha.chets wsro arrested. Later the
riot coihmsnced on the upper portion of
9th Avenue, aud resulted in about one
handred'al.d ieh hsnsbsius killed. and
wounded together
+ blot and perpetual imouunent Of
shame, this viii stand recorded against
the present., administration of the! laws
Of New York. y a,,g5,e,F, ~ { sss 3
b No matter what the faith may be
whichhihe 0raugenau hugs to his BIO
som, the G overninent owes il to him. az
one Of hssuhjects, that he shall not be
molcsted in his light TO cherish said
faith; no matter what song he desires
fto sing on the day whose anniversary is
dear to him, so that it is not in rebellion
to the fGovornmeDt, he should be
shielded and protected in his right
by the law no matter what Prince he
takes his name.and creed after, If he is
not unpatSiotic, lie should be upheld in
the free enjoyment of his opinions; no
matter if he does vote against the pres
ent corrupt powers of New York, and
uses his influence to hur dishonesty
from places oftrust and honor, still he
has rights which must be protected i,
even by said corrupt powers; no matter
how offensive his demonstrations Of faith
in Protestant religion may be to Cath
olicism, still he is iust as much citi-
zen of this, country, and it owes him tho
shelter Of protectiong arm equally with
the rest; and a free exercise of his opin-
ions, the same as is given to the Cath
alics and other Institutions and Socie.
ties, to celebrate certain days.
We distinctly stats again that wo are
iHeithers Catholic nor Orangemen' Our
purpose is to'coHdenn neither OF these
lnstitutions=--fsy i!eey houh are equally
honest in their convictions,-but to en-
deavor to- CRUSH aad rcpel spirit, which
if fostercd and upAcld by the laws OF
this country, will, in shc end, throw i,
into chaos and confusion.
Religious cSeitcmen and persecution
art" tile most SE&all things to be depre.
ea,ca. Any one familiar with the his
tsEy OfShe 8sly Was VIII agree Wiiht
US taAt this is SO. Then how much
more necessary is it that the Press
should rcbuke aud condemn sentiment
which if allowed TO grow, will result
in untold injuries to our country Not,
understand us, by the growth Of tho
Orange Institutien or cf Catholicism, or
any other creed on Society, but We
mean that spirit of persecution for
opinions sake so rife in our laud.
This is what 1e n,ean,-cru.h out
the unrerSblicax and unebris.ian spirit
that prompts 10 to Eefese to give
unto our neig ghbors that which we would
have them to give unto Us + Give to each
man the privilege to worship his God
with those rites that are the most dear
to his soul If BE desires to act tbs
part of the Publican, retire to his secret
closet, and there commune with his
God, why let him not be molested
if he chooses to take position at the
corner of tho streets, aud there thank
God that he is not as other men, still
let him be protected or if his soul
lungs for something else, ifhe desires
parade, let him have it, aud if wrong in
bis worship, leave the matter with him