The Morning herald., 1877-06-27

yenge that could 30 extinguIshed only in
blood1 Assassis, 6ns I'VE t6sir ordfih in
the Gditions Of eciety here descrihsd, fol-
low they we're ~ ily1stice assins upon
tn sggressor.Y
l lgoRGANazATIoatOF OF THE WORKING MEN,
ssThe existence OF the Coal Exchange,
which enabled the operators to systemati>
cally govern and Cypress the men, at this
iymu caused the formation Of the Working
mems Benevolent Association. The men
organized in the. Workimen's Benevolent
| Association were power formidable to the
injustice Of operators. Through the Work.
| ingmen's Benevolent Association the em-
ployers were forced not only to respect the
rights, but also to consult the wishes OF the
employers. The Workingmen's Benevolent
Association became supreme, and at times
arbitrary, perhaps tyrannical. It's influence
even, If now and again misdrected, Gotten
by the operators to make it odious), was On
the whole good. 1t, by committees, adjusted
all differences between the men and bosses,
thus making impossible personal collisions
between the men and operators, and thus
removing all desire for vengeance. During
| the existence of the Workingmen's BeneV-
olentAssociation, the men were aunt against
the encroachments of capital. The disrupS
tion of the Workingmen'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 aud the bosses We're for the nost
part not only snti>Irish and anti-Catholle,
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 newer of wood and
drawer of water for Others"
About four years ago, Society was Or
ganizcd 10 wreak vengence on the Mel
lies. Their acts were as bloody and murder
Gus astheAlollies, with this diiferancetheMol
lies have meyer endeayored to fasten their
crimes On the innocent they are regarded
as ignorant, without any training, moral
or religious; an opinion which an examina-
ton of the criminals will bear ont. Where |
as those banned against the Mo.lies We're
of the better class, intelligent and pro-
fessedly law-abidipg citizens. The Miner.
Journal, December II, 1873, Speaking CT
the murder Of Charles O'DonuelI, whose
clothing was set on fire after his body had
been riddled by bullets; of the murder cf
his sister, AIRS. MeAIlis;er, and hsr unborn
babe: of their attempted mu;der oi old
Mrs. O'Donnell, says
"The reports that reached us from St.
Nicholas yesterday looked very much as ii
The of.en threatened Vigilance Committee
has at last been organized and was getting
its work II seems Incredible that such |
crime as this could have been committed in !
region that preteuds TO be civilized. |
Granted that the house assaulted was 8
favorite headquarters Of the Molly Maguires
still there was no shadow of excuse for |
the crimes committed by men, who, If the |
reports are true. pretend to be respectable .
citizens. There was not room even for the |
by vigilance committees no crimes Of start
ling magnitude had been committed by the
murdered people, Or by any Others in tia,
region. There was not the usual form Of q |
trial aud the few minutes by which yi>ilauce
committees make show Of justice. was
the work CT midnight assassius, who richly |
deserve tie terrible fate inflicted upon their |
victims.
The boldness and utter Unscrupulousness |
of the deed are its wors. features. That =
body of men on a moonlight night could
break into a mans house in the midst If
community, drag him out Of bed and out OF
the house and then murder him, with reck.
less prodigali.y Of bullets and degree of
noise and tumult which showed that they
had not the slightest fear of interruption
and they should carry their yillapy SO far as
TO murder helpless woman for 10 apqArsn,
cause whatever, aud EIsltreat the body o.
| their yic.im AFTER he was. past the poin:
when they could infiet further sud=fin. on
him-all this aud all the details of the hor-
rible affair STOW dep,h Of wickeCnezs aid
| barbarism 10 which even his b.oJl-st5incd
region is stranger.
The occurre zee is a foul bl0t or the FAM
of Mahanoy Nslley-oDe from which she
can free herself only bv promptly finding