The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-11-26
BIGOTRY Run MAD.
Cleveland, Ohio, Catholic Universe

| cleveland, Ohio, Catholic Unverse)
| That Chicago is the most corrupt city in
| the past two weeks a portion of the people
of that city have shown a truculent, blood
| thirsty animosity equal to that of the Thugs
| OF India. A barbarous people might ella
| NOR for the blood of fellow mortal, bat
| only Ting could outrage common de-
cency by demanding the blood of an ac-
cused man because of his religion.
The Handford Sullivan tragedy is fresh
in the minds of our readers. The briliisD {
talents and fair fame of the wife of Alexan-
der Sullivan, are we'll known to the read
ing public of the West. Her the foul mind
grossly calumniate. She rose from her
sick bed and accompanied her husband
to the house of Hanford; that by making
known the trnth and appealing to his
manhood che might prevail on him
to contradict the lie. She was met by
blood OF her hu"band was reused, he tore
himself away from those who held him
back, and drawing a revolver, would break
the arm that had smitten his wife. The
weapon was struck aside by one of those
who held him, and instead of wOunding the
arm the pistol of Alexander Sullivan car
ried death to the body of Hanford. For
carrying deadly weapons Mr. Sullivan was
bameworthy; for rashly aud impatIeptIy
using those weapons he may be condemned |
but who could say he was a murderer in |
the sight of God or mani There are fsw
men who would not be stung to madness in |
such a case. Yet in press, and pulpit and |
bar room, and workshop, an unreasoning
bigoted rabble c'amor for his blood, not
because be is a murderer, but because he is
a Catholic. Bigotry ran wild in the court
room. The Judge because he regarded his
oath and his honor and charged the Jury
according to the testimony before him. was
nROlfpn the hR0ph- Raannof for No
Court and respect for their office deserted
,he counsel for the prosecution. They
the religion of the accused with
oul epithets. They openly defined the juris-
liction of the Bench and shamefuliy ap-
oealed to the religious prejudice of the Pro.
# the twelve empanelled solemnly and On
heir oath declared that Alexander Sullivan
. not guilty of murder. The solitary in 6
iVid0al who, in the name of fsnsticism
nd not in the name of justice, would con- :
let the accused is known to have given
xpression to his prejudiced opinion before
g entered the jury box and swore that he
ad not formed an opinion.
The worst and most disgraceful phase ia
ais exhibition of Chicago, Evangelical
hugism is demand that Judge McAiIister
loUld resign. The Judge is not accused
misststing the law, of having erred in his
Iiings, or of disregsrding precedent, and
] that account requested to resign. but
ecause he calmly, clearly and forci6Iy ex-
'unded the law, sifted the testimony and
larged in accordance to what it establish
and failed to establish, a parcel of
huge run through the city with petition,
,hi6it it in the meeting house OF Moody
I'd Sankey, and charged with thousands of n
lmee, cast it in the face of the Judge. As IN
ight have been expected he disregarded NJ
and will retain his judgeship to the end
his term. Judge McAllister, is a Pro Pr
stants
A we'll established principle of law de-
ares that every accused man shall be con- =
iered innocent until convicted by his
ers. Alexander Sullivan has not been
nvicted. On the contrary eleven of his
low citizens have, on their solemn oath,
CiaTed him innocent. Why then does IT
gotry run mad, and declare him guilty - =
ny do the Evangelical Thugs Of the most osi
rFuptS city In America ciamoF for his e