The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-16

they were one better off than the Catho-
lies Was it to covertly express to The In
cendiary murderers his sympathy and
quasi approval ? 1t sounds very much like
it, Perhaps, too, he desired TO clear the
skirts of Lawrence from all responsibility.
If so, he has badly failed. 1t was his duty
to guard against this floating population
If he is ignorant of 1t, every one else knows
that the floating population is the danger
GUS population, and that from them more
than from others riots and other disorders
are to be apprehended. He should have
guarded against it, In not doing so, he
was criminally remiss in duty. lie was
equally remiss in not affording protection
to these water works laborers. He knew,
or ought to have known, that the wearers
of the orange were not all lambs, any more
than the wearers of the green were all
lions. The wearers of the orange have
proven themselves cowardly, but ferocious,
tigers. For this, at least, as well as for
cruel revenge, Lawrence will have to take
the responsibility she has no Protestant
water works, with floating population of
Protestant builders to throw the blame on
To trace back the result to the cause, We
find that the fire of Wednesday resulted
from the riot of Monday the riot from
difference of religious filth, but more Oh
rectly from the foolish, almost criminal,
custom Of concentrating foreign events
events in which Americans have no pcs
sible interest-in this country. 1t is time
the door was shut against the recurrence OF
these periodical acts of violence and crime.
| The parlieipators must be punished to the
| extent of the law, and We doubt not such
| will be the case with the Lawrence rioters,
as well, perhaps, as with the incendiaries
| The Catholic clergy owe it to their church
and country to deal summarily with, and
| visit the terrors of their discipline on, the
offenders, and exert all Of their powerful
| influence and their influence is most po-
tent with even the vilest of their cOngrega-
tions-to prevent the recurrence OF such
scenes. The whole community have, also,
duty TO perform. 1t might, perhaps, be
wise to prohibit such commentators by
law but whether or not this is done, an
enlightened public sentiment can make
such celebrations disreputable. Once made
so, they will cease, for few, if any, will
publicly engage in disreputable act. AL
of this class of commentators must C
into disrepute together.
We do not see the English, Scotch, Ital
ian, German, French or Russian common
Grating events of their distinctive national
ity, much less those events which tend tC
stir up bitterness and strife among the peo
pie Of the same nationality, events which
mark victory Of one portion of the nation
over another and OF the triumph of one re
ligion over another-and why should thu
Irishman, be he Catholic or Protestant
keep up these distinctions, celebrate Ihos
anniversaries ? The object is 10 keep Vi
bitterness, the result is to stir up strife
Let there be an end to it. The English
man or Irishman coming to America cease
to be English or Irish-he becomes al
American citizen. He should act ant
think as such. Public opinion can aid hin
to act and think only as an American
Either the force Of public sentiment or tn
constraint of law can compel him, out
wardly at least, to conform to America
manners and customs, to cease flauntin
the distinctive features of an old time an
: old world conflict in the faces of America
citizens. If the Lawrence riot and arse
shall result in this, they will not hay
taken place in vain.