The Morning herald., 1877-06-26

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hlood. Assassisations have their origin
the conditions Of society here described, 70
lowed they were but Injustice acting upo
the aggressor."
ORGANIZATION OF THE woRKINGNEN.
"The existence Of the Coal Exchang'
which enabled the operators to syftsnat
cS5U govern and oppress the men, t th
tine causltthe formation of the Workin
| men's Beneyolent Association. TIA me
orlsnizedsip the gWorkimen's Bensvoler
Aasociation were power formidable to th
injustice Of operators. Through the Work
ingmen's Benevolent Association the en-
ployers were forced not only to respect tn
saehts, but also to consult the wishes Of tn
employers, The Workingmen's Bensyplen
Association became sppfsmey and 1T time
arbitrary, perhaps tyrannical. Its influenc
even, II now and again misdirected, Cote
by the operators to make it odious), was o.
the whole good. It, by committees, ADJUSTS
al differences between the men and bosses
thus making Impossible personal collisions
between the men. and operators, and thu
removing All desire for vengeance. During
the existence of the Workingmen's Benev'
olent ssociation,th the men were aunt against
the encroachments Of capital. The disrup'
tion of the Workipgmen's Benevolent Asso-
citation not only left them at the mercy Of
their former enemies, but also caused an
odious division among the men themselves,
founded on nationality and religion, The
operators and the bosses were for the most
part not only anti-Irish and anti-C CATHOLIC,
but were, moreover, members of secret So
cieties, which, If not professedly, at least
practically, were opposed to giving the Irish
Catholic any alternative except to leave the
region or become a newer of wood and
drawer Of water for Others" 4lua "a
About four years ago, Society was or
ganized to, awreak vengence on the Mol
Lies. Their acts were as bloody and murder
ous astheMolGes, with this diAerancetheMol
lies have meyer endeavored to fasten their
crimes on the innocent ; they are regarded
as ignorant, without any training, moral
Or religious; an opinion which an examina.
lion Of the criminals will bear out. Where
as those banned against the Mollies were
,f the better class, Intelligent and pro>
fessedly law-abiding citizens. The Miner.
Journal, December II, 1878, speaking of
he murder of Charles ODonnell, whose
clothing was set on fire after his body had
been riddled by bullet, /; Of the murder Of
ais sister, Mrs. McAllister, and her unborn
oabe; Of their attempted murder of old
Mrs. O'Donuell, says
The reports that reached us from s.. |
yesterday looked very much as If
he often threatened Vigilance Committee
las at last been organized and was getting
is work. 1t seems incredible that such !
:rime as this could have been committed in
! region that pretends to be civilized |
Granted that the house assaulted was q
ayorite headquarters Of the Molly Maguires.
still there was no shadow of excuse for
he crimes committed by men, who, If the
eports are true, pretend to be respectable
itizens. There was not room even for the
'lea OF urgent necessity usually advanced
y vigilance committees mo crimes of start
ing magnitude had been committed by the
murdered people, or by any others in that
egion. There was not the usual form of
rial and the few minutes by which vigilance
ommittees make show Of justice. 1t was
be work of midnight assassins, who richly
eserve the terrible fate Inflicted upon their
ictims. So ''' ...,...
The boldness and utter unscrupulou
+ the deed are its worst features. That
ody of men on moonlight night could
reak into mans house In the midst Of |
drag him out of bed and out of |
be house and then murderhim with a reck.
ess prsdigality of bullets and degree of
oise and tumult which showed that they
ad not the slightest fear of interruption,
nd they should carry. their yillany so far as
2 murder . helpless woman for no apparent
ause whatever, and maltreat the body ofI
heir victim after he was past the point
Vhen they could infict further suffering on
i'm all this and all the details of the hor-
ible affair show depth of wickedness and
to which even this blood-stained
egion Is stranger. ...N
THE occurrence is foul blot on the fame
f Mahanoy Valley-one from which she
an free herself only by promptly finding
he murderers and delivering them TO ms