The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-12
From tho Times.
ROMAN CATHOLIC TERRORISM.

The city authorities find their masters too much
TOT them. They dare not d!sobey the commands o!
the Irish Catholics SO It Is lOw officially announced
that the Orange procession Is prohibited In other
words 1t IL settled as rule that whenever the
not be allowed to appear. ut IS given out, says
Superlntendent keiso IN his circular, 'that armed
preparations for defence have been made Dy the
members mem OF the paradlng lodges Now what has
been given our Is that armed preparations Tor attack
position OF the lamb III the fable OF the .sWof and
the Lamb aud Mr.. kelso attributes to Them the de-
sign OF the wolf. Mr.. Keis0 condemns street pro.
cessons generally. Surely II Is rather late In tho
day to do that Why Was not his cir ular Issued on
ST. Patrick Dayf Why IS 1t that Irish Catholic pro-
cessons are never inlerlered WITH
Inc reason has always been plain. and it Is now
palmer than ever The city authorities are afraid OF
their own supporters. They now officially proclaim
That the city Is absolutely III tine hands OF the irish
Catholics. They cannot even undertake TO preserve
the public peace the Papisls threaten to break
1t. 1t Is Tor this that we are taxed moe heavily
tnsn at any period OF our nistoryt Is Tor this sort
OF government that We are made 10 expend over
600 o year. Two out OF Jour Of our city
rulers are bigoted Roman Catholics, the men vino
prop up the city government are Roman Catholics.
such rights as Catholics choose accOrt to them.
We suppose this Will De submitted to, like every
DINER abuse. We live In easy gong times. But the
day Will come when great and free community will
not always lie down meekiy, to be ridden over BY
ihe men VINO burn dowl orphan asylums, and whose
!nuuence Is lata 10 every phaSe OIL civil or religious
liberty.
The position taken up by tho Catholics in relation
to the Orange procession had, in truth, alarmed and
disguised even their NEST trends. Tile HERALD.
In an article which was very creditable to It, de-
nounced the intolerance OF u class toward which 1t
is generally very lenient and warned the city autnO-
rites that they Will LOSE their power In this
city II the threatened interie with the Oran ge-
men We're allowed to take place. 1t Admitted that
last year the Protestants were attacked Dy
'rullans' who were employed Dy the city govern
ment on the new bOulevardS ald other Streets" The
priesthood also saw the dangers OF the threatened
massacre ana urged their c0ngre0 tons not TO In
teriere with the Orange procession. Arch
"maSe no counter demonstration OF any
Kind" he referred with bitterness TO the
Oran2emen, and spoke OF their procession rs in.
tended TO be trap for the Catholics This theory
Is both unjust and absurd Tue Irish ProJestants
did not study tue Catholics In their annual holiday
one way or the Others all they wanted was to be let
alone. Their procession would have excited com.
paratvely little interest or attention the Catholics
had not taken up 50 outrageous an attitude IN re-
gard 10 IT, That was the secret OF all this excite
ment. What occasioned the disturbance was the
as body shall MOI venture 10 show their heads In
our Streets We cannot absolutely inlerdicC the Pro-
testant religion; but Whenever a party OF Protest
anis march IN procession we VIII break their heads"
GOODNESS with Which the CatnJiicS seize the city
whenever they want 1t for their own purposes.
Archbishop McClOskey spoke OF the Orangemen
violating the law" But their PROCESSION would
procession which taxes place on ST. Patrtcks Day
or on the numerous other days In the year when
Cathollc, turn out wLn bands of music and days.
1t Is, however, al settled now. We are officially
Informed that We live under the rule priests and
ruwdies. Professionals may be allowed TO walk the
streets In twos threeS, but let dare TO
either come down upon them and '.cut them to
pieces, or sci the city authorities TO dispense Them.
Gradually the "rin.' are disclosing to the people
the re Al nature OF their rule We hope PresDyte-
riaIs and MIR henry Field, and the public generally,
ike our governors ana the 'nstitutions'' they are
setting up In our midst