The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-29

justice poibis e, lei & not De vFiiisisheld.
If tie Catholics desire to celebrate or
sompsuora,s asssaiu days. ss cay let
hbsn DO IL; ard lsf s.hsm be pro.eotod
Eiia .heH asesiFs,riif taeU Urapgomen pnr-
bose q @ psks eesssn demopstra ions nss
on certain days, protect them also, so
long % they are patriotic aud faithful 10
the Governments; If slsthodist love to.
have their camp-ineetings, and shoutipss,
ttsand .revisals, lee the arm Of the law be
extended over them; If the Baptists
mees ttogethcr In their associations, for
the purpose, NJ they think, Of furshering
|shoa religion Of Christ, Ss We Say let Il them b.
Ialse' find . full aud ample protection from
IIlshoi iasnl.saps ss..!..ssa religions srsedas
which diasriffom theirFitss IF worship.
i'Tbis 1!isFwhat We want and this is the
Eglorious state of society which the
writer's of the immortal Declaration Of
Independence contemplated, in signiog
that instrument. In short, this is what,
1--we n,iist have. -sfs
We. don't think, therefore, that the
estholics should interfere with the
orangemsn nor ON She other hand, do
wo think tho Orasgemien should inter.
| fsre with the Catholics.
f. But the spirit of hatred between the
two has been increasing for some time,
And who is responsible for it?-the
politicians Of New Y ork.
During the Draft riot in 1868, the!
mob was addressed, and to certain ex.
tent, (when too late controlled by the
late Archbishop Hughes. They were
also addressed by Horatio Seymour, the,
then Democratic Governor, as "My
friends" The City Of New York has.
nova deha OF Two or shsss millions Of
dollars in the shape of bonds issued to
pay for property destroyed by mob rule
in 1863. The Catholics in New York
receive sevcn-cights of the bounties
given by the City TO different Charitable
Institutions. The most prominent Dem
ocratic politicians in New York are of
Catholic faith. In fact until the late
riot they imagined they owned that
City.
Now, the Catholic politicians and
Office holders Of New York. would bo
thought great deal more of if they
wonia guaranteo to each individual a
freee1ssoisa es his opinions, religions
and civil.
Aud need We tsFYpssm that ..hia
Government is.a strong ono, and II they
refuse to allow 10 others tie privileges
they enjny, that,therc is tribunal before
which they will be tried, and if couyic-
ted, punished. That tribunal is the pco-
plo. '
Ne have written thus warmly upon.
this subject because our heart is, ever.
reused when we hear of mems religions;
or political opinions being encroached
upon as the orangemeu's wera ou. the.
18th inst. slA e teiiAft-' -
Let every man follow iiis, own consiie
sieHs, and let God judge In the end who is
righs. Ne matter what tho sins of our
fellow. men may be, if We cannot persuade
them into the right by calmly telling
them out convictions, HeayeR docs not
choose us as an Instrument, full of sin as
We are,to be the Nemesis to punish their
wrongs Tha. is left for God. He will do
that in his own good time, gsaa
We intend to wound no ones feelings
We have simply written hastily but ealn.l
y our convictions. .-aprivilege which we
hold every man has right to exercise
And We repeat, that freedom OF thought,
freedom of action, aud freedom Of politi-
cal: and religious opinions is our motto.