The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-17
No RrlIgions PARTIES Wnnled.

From The Cincinnati Gazette.
No public meeting or organized l'ro'
trslant association could do anything
more than bcittlc the universal feeling In
the community ut the issue raised by the
Irish Catholic rioters in New York. Any
meeting to make speeches would he to the
deep feeling and OulSpOkcn voice OF the
mass like II penny trumpet Ia tue thunucr
nIl around the heavens. And any FRO
trstnnL banded societies, in imitation Ol
the Roman organizations, for political or
other action or influence, would not only
he wholly Inadequate to cmbody the
general sentiment, but would ut once be-
come tools Tor the elevation Ot demng0glcs
wln care nothing for either civil or re-
IiniOls liberty. Healthy political opera.
,i0ns are not carried on in that way, and
that il not the manner OF the American
people The sentiment that Is aroused Is
~ brOad rs the American l. rOtcstant pco-
bic. Let II remain rs broad and healthy
MS II Is now, and It will not only cXtin.
rlish this Irish Catholic lawlessness, but
WiIl show to the democratic party that, in
becnming vassal of the Roman church,
II will lose its American following.
Flom the Cincinnati Times Chronicle.
The time IL gone by for secret political
associations. COncCalmCnt is not needed
Let whatever action Is taken be Open pub
lie. and in the interest Of the whole Aincrl'
Cnl people without the denial OF single
rivht to the Roman Catholic which we
clHlm for ourselves, without the prOscrip'
lion of any man Of foreign birth, without
restriction upon the liberties Of my one
WIN nbeys the laws. The country has
reached this higher plane since the war,
whatever It's shortcomings before. Let
no backward step be taken in the present
cXigGnCy. Let us stand by oil we have
gained, and plant ourselves on ground
lint all friends Of enlightened liberty
throughout the world will approve.
THE PROPOSED PROTESTANT LEAGUE.
From the Providence journal.
A proposition llas been made to form a
prand Protestant League, with Its head.
,i,nrters In New York, and with affiliated
societies in all the States, for the prolec.
lion of religious md civil freedom, against
ihr influences and powers that were
demonstrated last Wednesday, in the
streets of New York. We hope not
Such an association Is not needed, and il
would be in danger Ol running to the
other extreme. We want no religious
associations in this country with political
objects We want no form Of religion
that men Of Nil parties cannot join, We
want no parties that all sCCts and IlenOmi
nations cannot Join. We want no ming
ling urreligion In politics. 1t Is this which
produced The riots In New York. II
4 this which prevented the Archbishop
from telling his people plainly that Tho
OrAnrrmCn had II right To march in pro
rcssi6n, and that ii was in accOrdanct
Win tl,nt right Of American citizenship
moi by tho fOrbearanCe Of the Irish Cath.
dies tbata Protestant association march
ul through the streets OF New YORK Una
eucl, "a nrOCessinn was no more M illsul
Ia the Catholics than Catholic procession
wns nm insult to the Professionals; and Ina
thr me communion had as little right II
the other to insult those who ulIltrou iron
its doctrines.
Let us not initiate this spirit, nor NEE
thls assault with its own weapons, wIllc'
may, in the end, likewise he turnct
against the doctrines in whose favor the.
ARE taken up; hut let us meet II with tl
weapons Of the law, and with the princi
pes Of civil and religious liberty, givin,
equal rights To every sect, and allowing
none, Catholic or Protestant, to domincel
over the other. Rather let sensible ant
miriotic men Of all secls join in a genera
Effort to uphold the rights of all sccts, M,
Ia nut down any party which, lcagin
Itself with the enemies Of religious free
dom, gives to them the right OF religion
UrrsrCnlion IN return for their votes I
iminmin their allies in possession oI ~
liliCal power.