The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-10
o1angsism in its True Colors.
OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK ON A CATHOLIC PRO
CEsSION.

Toronto Irish Canadian, September ao.i
We indulge in no idle charge when we
say that on Sunday last certain members
of the Orange Association were guilty of an
outrage that disgraces our common civiliz-
alton, and must remain blot on the good
name of Toronto for many a day to come.
1t will hardly be credited outside this city
that the lives of q number of it's Inhabitants
men, women and children-were for
hours in imminent peril; yet it is true that
were wantonly assailed, without the shad-
ow of pretexs or prevOcation, by band of
the worst characters that could be possibly
scraped together from the foulest sources /;
and that the assault was planned delibe-
rately and in cold blood. 1t is true that
this band of Orangemen bad resolved on
breaking the peace; and that they carried
their wicked design partially into effect the
Chief of Police and those under his imme-
date command on Sunday can give the
most ample testimony. If they did not
succeed altogether in their object of crea-
muroer. :. :. !. not certainly because they did
not come unarmed with deadly weapo.~,sa, a,
with firm determination to use them on
their uDsuspecting victims.
The circumstances in connection with
this gross outrage on the liberties of the
people are briefly these: 1t ia known among
Catholics that the Holy Father had pro
claimed a Jubilee for the present year, and
the faithful of the Universal Church were
invited to avail themselves of it's many in
dulgences and advantages. The Catholics
of Toronto, like those of other places, were
ready to profit by it's terms, and fulfill it's
obligations. In July last several of the
parishes complied with the conditions, at
tending leach parish in body on three
consecutive sundays, four of the churches,
and Offering up to the Throne of Mercy the
prayers prescribed. But the heat of the
month of July was 80 oppressive that his
Grace the Archbishop granted an extension
of time to the parishes that had not yet
taken part in the Jubilee pilgrimage; and
consequently we find st. Basil's and st.
Paul's congregations dischargipg this par
ticular part of their religions duties in the
cooler month of September. The two con-
gregations, although attending the same
churches, approached them separately, at
different hour and by different routes, so
that they formed two distinct bodies acting
independently of each other.
The wrath of the Oraugeme was resery-
ed, it appears, for St, Paul's congregation
specially. AS member of that congrega-
ton, of course our place wasin that process
sion. Our position therein enabled us to
observe closely all that took place from the
moment the procession was formed at st.
PauFs till it made the circuit of the four
churches and returned again to that point !;
and therefore what we say can be accepted
as the truth, plain and unvarnished. After
the prayers at st. PauPs had been conclu-
ded, and the people had formed into line,
the procession took it's way to st. Michael's
Cathedral, by Queen, Church and Shutter
streets. Entering the Cathedral the pill
grims engaged in the usual devotions, and
finishing them, received the blessing of the
Archbishop as we'll as that of his four suf-
fragaps. Again the procession was formed
on Bond street, and proceeded south on it
to Queen street. 1t then turned west and
kept along Queen street. On the way sew
eral small boys amused themselves by shout
ing, "to h-li with the Pope" The parents
of these hopeful youngsters may not be
aware of the pions training which their
children are undergoing in the lodges /; bat
if they lay any claim at all to solicitude
for their future well-being as respectable
aud honored members of the community,
they must at once withdraw them from
these hives of Waywardness and tranegres
! sion, and teach them that it is eni)ined
from on high that, after God, they must
love their neighbors as themselves, and do
unto others as they would be done by.
Coming to William formerly Dummer(
street the procession proceeded north on it
to St. Patrick's Church, which it entered.
Here the religious exercises were perform
ed, and the pilgrims reformed as before. 1t
was then discovered that some hundreds of
Young Britons had congregated at the cor
ner OF queen and william streets and COM
! pletely blocked the road. In order to avoid
as faT as possible any collision with these
disorderly persons 1t was deemed best to
proceed to st. Mary's Church by way of
Baldwin street aud Spadina Avenue. Pursu-
ant to this the pilgrims marched along these
thoroughfares SUIT on coming down the
avenue to the corner of Queen street their
! way was barr, d by the Yong Britona, who
had changed their base from the corner of
William street. There was no other alter
native than to force a passage through the
rioters, aud the procession moved on.
Coming to close quarters, the Young Bril-
tons discharged their revoivers and poured
in volley of stones among the procession
lists; but the latter charged aud the Bri-
tons fled. The police-a6out half q dozen
here came upon the scene, and rendered
what little assistance SO email a number
| could in keeping apart the combatants.
Order being sOmewhat restored the pill
grims directed their steps to St. Mary's
Church, which was reached withoul further
molestation but after the devotion in the
Church were concluded and the pilgrims
filed out on the street, the Young Britons
were again observed posted in force at the
corner of Adelaide aud Portland streets