The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-07-28
CATHOLIC OPINION.
The Catholic Advocate on the
New York Riot.

Inc (0thOtic AOVOcutc Oh tu'
New York Riot.
FROM IN. Catholic Ad, ate edited By lion H. }. webb
The act Of interference with the Oramg
procession was as much a blundcr, or
series Of blundcrs, as il was u crime
Ia the first place, tho lIibcrnians blumd
cred in surprising TINT the annoyance I,
which they doubtless conceived them
selves subjected, could be best, or nj all
suppressed through the application o
physical force. There Is not 4 profound
thiuker in or out of their own country
will not tell them that Orangcisml Owe
il, life at this day. as in ireland rs in tic
United States, to precisely such attempts
10 suppress il rs has resulted in the kill
ing and manning of some two hundred
people in New York on wednesday OF
last week. 1t is opposition that la-
made the society formidable. The adj
vice Of the Archbishop Of New York,
addressed TO Catholic Irishmen, was,
''lct those Orangcmcn alone: let them
severely alone let them parade till they
arc tired" There was as much Of true
philosophy in this advice rs Of regard
for the best interests Of the flock COM
Mittcd to his charge. and very sure VIC
arc. that no practical Catholic who list
cncd 10 his voice on the occasion refer
red to, had anything to do with the out
break we arc all dcplOring. Those who
banded together TO attack the Orange
men, and thereby to bring disgrace. ms
far as they could. upon their Catholic
name and their Irish lineage. were men
already separated from the church by
thcirsOvcrt acts Of disobcdicncc to her
wcll-known laws.
From our heart OF hearts do we abom-
mate the principle upon which. as we
understand il. has been founded the as
OF Orangcmen of Great Britain anil Ire
land" His is little soul, indeed, which
is unable to lift itself above The desire to
wound the religious, social or political
scnsibilitics of another by irritating de-
monstrations' But this is free land,
and VIC have yet TO see the intelligent
Roman Catholic, native or foreign born.
who was disposed to regret that his lot
had been cast among people devoted
to those principles upon which rest as a
basis. free government and the largest
liberty consistent with public ORDER
The Oran yemen Of New York. il they
chose to do so. had undoubtedly the
right to parade the streets Of that city
on the l3th Of July, or any other day.
and to be protected by the constituted
authorities in the enjoyment Of their
right. We 10 not say that in deciding
TO flaunt their yellow insignia in theI
faces of their provcrbial foes. the Rib
bonmen 1.-THE attaches Of an organization
equally dctcstable in our eyes as their
Own), thew acted in manner bccomingl
to them either as Christians or as good
citizens. Not at all. Had the members
Of either organization becn actuated BY
n spark Of patriotic feeling. or Of pure
there would have been no out
break in New York OH the l2th of July,
for good men 10 norm over. 1t was
not love Of country. either Of the land
of their birth or Of adoption, that induc-
cd either the Orange display or the at
tempt made by the IIibernians for its
Much less was either party
actuatcd by any pure religious motive.
1t was passion, pure and simple, that
induced the Orangemcn 10 get up their
insulting display, and it was passion,
pure and simple. that urged the lIiber-
mains to make fools of themselves by
that which was under the pro-
lection Of the laws.
What lessons are Irish Catholics to
learn from the late outbreak in New
York! The most important lesson i'll
teaches, as we conceive, refers to the
character Of certain secret
associations that have been formed in
this country. Of which they have been
invited TO become members. An evil
tree cannot bring forth good fruit. The
Church is wiser than the leaders in these
organizations. and she condemns them.
This should be enough for the Catholic.
But who can fail to sec, after having
been a witness Of the folly and crime of
which the members Of one Of these asso-
riations were guilty the other day in
New York, that they are only instru-
mcnts Of evil in the hands Of bad men
lesson to be learned from the
late outbreak is this: Evil is not to be
overcome by evil, but by good. The
influence Of the enemies OF Catholicity
in this country has only been strength
encd by the occurrence npon which we
Rrc commenting. If the Hibcrnians
have any regard for Catholicity, well
NAV the faithful Of the whole country
"Ssve US from our friends"