Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-08


the last week, with respect to the burial OF
one of its citizens. NJ. Guibord died five
years ago. lie was am accomplished printer
and member Of Catholic literary society
which was under the ban Of the bishop on
account of certain books and newspapers in
its library, condemned by the clergy After
his death, though he was Catholic, his re-
mains were refused burial in his own private
lot in the cemetery by the priest OF Notre
Dame. Having been a member OF society,"
some Of whose books were in the index, he
was denied sepulture in consecrated ground
The society took up the case and carried
it from court to court until it last obtained
an order from the Queens priyy council, di-
recting the priest to permit the interment
Consequently last week the friends Of the
printer took the casket Of the dead and
sought admission to the cemetery The
priest refused to open the gates and the
funeral cortege was driven from them 10y
the mob with hootings, cursiugs stones aud
reyolvers. 1t is said that two men were
killed. The city authorities were busy else
where, and the order Of the Queen was not
carried into effect What the friends Of the
dead man will now do remains TO be seem
The matter Of ntcrmcnt in ground con
secrated by the bishop seems to us to be Of
very little consequence. Any ground that
holds the body Of a good man is consccrated
whether the priest has sprinkled aud blessed
it or not. No ceremony by priest or leyite
can consecrate the earth which holds the
dust of bad man. Priests are no better
than any other men, and their ceremonies
are Of no more account than any other cerc-
mony. The dust whose spirit goes to God
is consecrate, and consecrates all kindred
dust, no matter what Romish priest or Pro-
testant minister may say about it, OF
course the friends Of Mr.. Guibord have
right to inter his remains in his own lot
A man has right to his own, living or
dead, priest or noprisst. The Queens coun-
ell could do no less than sustain that, But
if Mr. Guibord was as good a man as he
was printer, the place where he lies will be
consecrated more by that fact than by any
religious service. If he was not good man
he may lie in the Holy Sepulcbre and be
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