Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-10
Anticipated Disturbance.

New YORK, July 10.-There was an excl
ted meeting of the Irish Confederation in ave-
nue. A. yesterday afternoon. A resolution dep
recating any attempt to obstruct or prevent the
| Orange procession was voted down. The dis
position Of the ma iority was in favor OF Vlo-
lcnce The Mayor was in consultation with
the police commissioners.
NEw York, July l0.-Archbishop McClos-
KEY in a sermon at the dedication OF new
Catholic Church in Harlem said =" Everything
tells us u systematic and combined effort Is now
being made to excite an anti Catholic move IN
this community. The procession announced to
take place Wednesday next is intended by, the
participants Cat least by the chief moyers) to
produce the end have spoken of: but what
they do and how they act, it is not our busl-
ness to discuss. The question for US is what
is the duty of the Catholics on this occasion
Beyond all doubt it is to prove before their
fellow citizens and before the world that no
matter what provocation they may receive
and no matter how wontonly soever they
NAV be tainted and insultcd, they known how
to sustain right and they can do that only
by showing themselves to be devoted lovers OF
| order and prescrvers of peace Therefore l
exhort every catholic to beware of even going
near that Orange procession Wednesday next,
if is to take place at all, and | hope it is not.
hope the proper authorities will see the Wis
dom of preventing it. With all my soul en-
treat YOU, Irish Catholics, to make no counter
demonstration of any kind DO nothing that
would give your enemies the chance they covet
| to divert to you the odium the Orangemen will
be sure to bring upon themselves if they
carry out their unprovoked programme OF silly
offensiveness. unmolested. They are not worthy
of recognition even as foes. Avoid them as
you would any other pests. If you pursue any
other course under the lead OF these dangerous
societies that have been described to you from
this altar as the curse Of our church, then
you will commit crime against your God
and country by disturbing the public peace and
resisting the constituted authorities; you will
commit 4 most grievous blunder by falling into
the very trap that is set Tor you. | warn all
parents, husbands and brothers to 60 to their
employments and attend to their ordinary
avocations as usual on Wednesday and
return peacefully to their homes in the
evening as though no such temptation
to do evil was ever thrown in their way. Let
Catholic mothers, an! wives and sisters remain
at their homes and attend to their home duties
and allow no unworth curiosity to draw them
near this procession. On the other hand let
me entreat you to do everything in your power
now and hereafter to spread and foster q
spirit of Cancellation and forbearance in accor-
dance with the teachings of our Holy Church,
which echoing the words of the Apostle, COM
mands you to love them that hate you, bless
them that curse you and pray tor them that
persecutc and calumniate you. Remember,
we arc in free country, and that you your
selves were instrumental in making the laws
which you are now asked and expected to obey
The authorities also who are to enforce these
laws are chosen by the people, therefore any
resistance on your part to those laws would be
the most grievous of crimes and the most dis
honorable of dcedS"