The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-23
Review Of tho Religious Press-Their Gem
nents ON tho Riot.

orally devote their columns to the discussion
of the late riot, its causes and its consequences.
As was to have been expected, the Protestant
press give the whole affair religious coloring
prejudicial to the Catholics, while the journals
in the latter interest talk mildly on the sub
ject, and refer to the admirable course Of the
Archbishop and priests of their Church in ad-
monishing their adherents to abstain from all
interference with the fatal procession on the
18th.
The Independent hits wherever it finds the
head of Tammanyite, laying the blame for
all the trouble upon the politicians who rule
the city and who in turn, it alleges, are ruled
by the mob. 1t pitches into the authorities in
the following amiable manner =
Cowardice, for purely political reasons. with an
astonishing stupidity or Judgment IS the true sOlu-
ton or these varying and contradictory counses.
Il Se sa Of
ring that governs-or rather, msgoverns-the city
| last Outwiited ITSELF
The Evangelist says the lesson taught in
suppressing the riot is but the aggregate sense
of the American people, and by no means
chance and impracticable exaltation of feeling
on their part. "Our gallant soldiers" it con-
tinues, "knew the lesson long ago, and our
brave police also have it by head if not by
heart Our apparatus being thus in order for
instruction and emergency, it seems unadvis-
able to turn back to temporary and superficial
expedients" The Evangelist still continues
the controversy with certain daily papers
about that article defending the city govern
ment which appeared In its columns week
or two ago. 1t bears, however, very little in
terest to the public.
The Golden Rule talks of Municipal Muir
der, and declares that when the city authorities
forbade the Orangemen from turning out they
struck blow at all that makes American
independence worth the having. 1t was not
men, it was liberty that the municipal authori-
ties tried to murder. "And thank God, con-
tinues the Rate, ''the blow has recoiled with
fatal effect upon the heads of the men who
dealt it. Well may they tremble at the doom
they have written for themselves and the party
they represent. It is the fate of some men to
be remembered"
The Tablet Catholic organ) excuses no one
of its Irish countrymen ''who attempted. if
| any one did attempt, to interrupt the infamous
Orange procession on Wednesday, July -.
Those whom that procession was intended to
| insult and to provoke to break the peace
| should have stayed away, as most of them we
believe did, and RETAINED from appearing in
the streets either simply to see or to interrupt
the procession" The Tablet AYERS that the
procession was gotten up for a political pur-
pose in the coming elections, in which the
| republican leaders hope to recover their power
in the State by making the issue one between
Professionals and Catholics"
| The Liberal Christian touches up the riot
in the following lively manner
1t is not as foreigners, 1t is not Irishmen, 1t is
| not as Roman Catholics that we dread their
and arrayed for political spells; it is as body OF
| VIOLENT quarrelsome rum drinking people, organ
lied by the aid of base American selfseekers, to
grasp uncer the forms OF laws made for purposes OF
peculatiOn, the possessions and rights Of the public,
| that We dread and detest them
The Freem0ns Journal is of the opinion that
Governor Hoffman is murderer but this is
only mild phrase in comparison with others
brought to bear by the Able in this riotous
controversy.
The Protestant Churchman of this city
thinks the riot although not so sangunary
as might have been anticipated" is suggestive
| Of most serious considerations. The Church.
man says:- TT is strange that any one could
have doubted for a moment that 1t was the
duty of the civil authorities not only to allow,
but to protect the Orange procession. The
prohibition of this denomination, while those
| ovnroaaivo ~ orooaito Dolit;col ond roI;o;o,s
ideas are permitted, is discrimination of the
| most odious character" While we could wish,
| continues the same paper, that demonstrations
perpetuating bitter memories might cease, the
forcible suppression of them ''in Difference to
the demands of men with bludgeons and pis.
tolls in their hands would be one of the most
perilous concessions to the rufianly element
among u.s."
The Methodist says the Catholic clergy de-
serve commentator for their previous admo-
nitions against riot and goes on to say
Why any necessity for prlestly admonitions
against such barbarOus crimes among Church CON-
munIcantss what would be said Of any OF the great
pie should be capable OF such thinesS Would not
their clergy be held responsible as having failed to
! train them arightf The Baptist Church alone has
larger population than that OF the whole Papal COM
munion In the land. The Methodist population is
| larger by many thousands. What would be the
| amazcment OF the public mind, what the indignant
emphasis OF public opinion II either OF these leading
| Protestant bodies were ever and breaking out
| In such public disorders The American people
now tacitly put this question home to the Roman
| Catholic clergy, and justly demand Of them such
moral elevation OF their people as shall save the
country from these intolerable grievances.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist elabo-
rates on the riot of the 18th. 1t says -
Does not every one see that something deeper,
more passionate and profound than party politics Is
| underlying all thiss At once as If by an electric
shock. all Protestant America rallies to the side OF
the Orangemen and makes their cause its own. We
care not for William ILL., we care not for Irish quar-.
res; but we DO care for justice and fair play, and
will not permit brute force and violence To disturb
| either.
The Philadelphia National Baptist con-