The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-20
The Great Riot.

and lose favor with either sile- L ne NJ
man Catholic clergy of New York, from |
the Archbishop to the hunJiest priest, 4
from eminent laymen like Bronson, :oadher, .
Kehoe and Seaman, though SOLID thousands /
of respectable Catholics protested first and I
protested in tones that we're heard in every I
eity and village in the United States, against I
any interference BY anybody, with the /
Orange procession or its right TO peaccably !
parade. Yet what do we find a number Of
American newspapers and number OF
unthnking American citizens doing?
Charging this riot upon Catholics-as Cath
clics-upon the Catholic church Is not
this beautiful common sense
The New York Tribune has no Catholic
bias-not a shadow Of it, Yet when
well-mcaning but unthoughtful American
wrote it letter denouncing Catholics for
getting up the trouble, that paper publish
ed the epistle, as II should do in justice to
free speech, but said in reply: "Our friend
must net permit his zeal to carry him so
far" The Catholic Church, the Archbsh-
or, the clergy, and the decent people took
noble, manly stand against the riot; and
the Archbishop sent forth an earnest protest
which was not needed" Why should not
all the Chicago press be as discriminating
in this respect as the Post has been? The
Ribbonmen did not heed the Archbishop
appeal, because the Ribbonmen are not
Catholics. They were under the ban of
the Church, outside its influence, and can
not be reached by it or through it. 1t was
they, not the Catholic Church, who made
the riot, and it is they alone who are to be
held responsible for it.
What Just and what unjust consequence
es is the riot producing on American SEN
tment If it be unfair to charge it upon
the Catholic Church, rs we have shown
and the same testimony is unanimously
given by the entire New York press who
are there in the midst of the trouble and
know more about it than we dds it fair
to place the responsibility of it upon the
Irish people in general? No, sir, it is not.
1t would be Just as fair to dcnounce France
because of the commune. The parallel Is
perfect.
There is not a respectable Irishmen,
Catholic Or Protestant, Democrat or Re
publican, who has the slightest sympathy
with it. The feeling Of antipathy to the
Irish people which is being produced by
incorporate uttcranccs upon the question,
is one Of the unjust consequences Of the
riot. 1t Is becoming the American free
press to augment this feeling? The one
Just consequence, that in which all classes
cf the law-abiding citizens heartily Join, is
the emphatic declaration by the entire
country that law and order are to be main
tain at all hasaris, without fear or favor;
that the right to assemble and bear arms is
an American right to be enjoyed by all
classes dwelling peacefully under our sky,
and that this right shall not be denied By
one faction to another, whatever the issue
NAV be between them.
The only proper view to be taken of the
disturbance is this: That ii was created
by u mob. That the mob was finally sup,
pressed in blood, and that every riotcr who
met his death received his just deserts. Ii
makes no difference to American law what
the religion or nationality of that mcb was
Wheu an individual breaker of the peace j,
tv!oTnOh5 f-r--N1 colscs' D'>t 81 -. ia,
was born, or what way he pretcnds to wor
ship God especially # lie docs not WORSHIP
Him AT all. 1t is the courts duty to trca
him as an American violating American
law, and punish him accordingly Canno
the American people for once be judicial
From the Chicago Times
The statement appears in all the morn
ing papers of this city that while the Rib
bonmen in New York were attempting t,
suppress the arrangements crowd of dock la
borers in this city discovered small vel
bow flag displayed at the masthead of tn,
steamer Sarah Van Epps, and, mistakins
II for an Orangeman's symbol, boarded tina
vessel and peremptoriv demanded its re
noval. The steamer had on board Nor
segian Sunday school, and the offensive tlae
is said to have been the colors of the father
land of these children. But in order t,
avoid threatened disturbance, the master
OF the steamer caused the flag TO be removed
Have the men who took upon thcmsc!ve.
this piece of unmitgated and wholly mex
cusable insolencc never paraded the streets
OF Chicago under green flag or that green
and-yellow symbol called the Irish SUI
burst r And if 50, did any gang of row
dies order them to haul it down?
The display ola foreign flag, especially i
1t be symbol of Imperialism in the way
of an insult or ofsupcriority to the Amcri
can flag, as was done by German militi:
company, on the recent anniversary O.
American independence, is highly repre-
hensible. But as an innocent expression o
respect for ones native land, whatever tina
land may be, II is both proper and a com
mendable manifestation of human nature
that Is not only entitled to respect. but L
protection against outrage of every kind
That 1t IS very important that our foreign
born citizens should know and understand
1t Is tle temper of Americans to tolcrat,
no dlctation of their laws, their religions
their customs, or their political symbols
from any other people or race. This
Messrs. Ribhonmen, Messrs Oranccmen
Messrs. Fenians, and Messrs Prussians
Is our country. If you choose to kecom,
OF us, we welcome You and will protect an,
defend you. But if you attempt to max,
us OF You, you Will get yourself into scriou,
trouble. America will not become IRELAND
or Germany; 1t will continue to be Ameri
ca. Bear this in mind
We endorse the above views almost on.
tire, rs sensible and temperate. which, aftc,
the heat of the excitement has passed
away, will be acknowledged as such bv al
factions. While we consider ii bad TASTE
to celebrate yearly victory nearly o0C
years Old over their own countrymen, and
which, therefore, must be offensive to tho
larger portion of them here, and which has
always occasioned strife and hloadshcI
yet this display of bad taste on the mart
OF the orangcmen, does not in the least
mitigate the positive crime and disgrace Of
the hlbbonmeu IN coming To this country
Tor freedom and religious liberty, and thei.
on the hrst display Of an Orange handker-
chief, rush like mad bull into a street
nght, thereby proving their unftness fer
liberty of any kind. No one can aisnYtc
their undoubted right to peaceful dis
play, and should be protected in that r;rht
ny every power, both moral, civil and Mill
tary. Gov. Hoffman in our Judgment did
not exceed his plain duty one jot or iota.
Our government recognizes all religions and
all nationaliticS, and to this significant fact
we point as one of the best of reasons why
no body of men should be interfcred wirb
n reaeeable in their demonstrations.