The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-14
Chr Rutland Daily Glohr
SATURDAY. JULY IA. 1877
BRI IsH PROTECTION TO THE sUBJE'


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BRI ISL PROJECTION TO THE SUBJECT.
Ou British belhre la 70 had 90 mu h,
of late Je4rs. to cay relative to the lawless-
ness in the United Ststes-in which Ger
tain portion OF the northern American press
has joint d-lhat may not be amiss 10 |
commend TO their attention the events !
which tran9pired at Montreal, Thursday. |
Hovever much OFT If pace it may be for |
American CT liens to commemorate TIL |
Battle OF the b Iyne-and We thilk that J
when pertons of foreign birth become |
American citizens they should willingly
give up the el,braiion of the memorable
events Of their native countries and especi
ally OF all those which derive their import
ancc from race, class or religious dslinc-
tions, and that, ihaps, all such public
celebrations shou lie prohibited by Jaw
yet the same impropliety attaches to the
celebration OF s.. PAtrick's day. The one
10 observed by Prottslants, the other ~
Csthol CO, and pei' her has aiy significance
In this country If one is allowed, the Other
should be. If one is protec C by tho au-
tborties 80 should the other, and both
should be allow d, prouc ell or prohibited
alike. There is no moie sense in asking
the Orargemen to give up their public par
AIDES and ether Exercises, than there Is OF
making he same Iegnst the adherents
OF 81. Patrick. II the Of,Dgemen propose
tora ade. general ri is expected aud the
civil o military aut rilles seem powell
less t. prCt ct them II Ca h0lic Iishmen
propose TO celebrate S.. Pttrick's cay, no
one ex lects d'u nance no one protests
against it and IL take place as matter of
course. Why the diff-tenct Why should
the o.e dtmonstrqi1n be httnde ] with
rioting ind ri judeht d, ard ne OIL e. be
quiet, ord rly, peaceful? 1t is no because
the former aie oistuILers of the peace,
and the latter are peaceful a~ alb ding c't'
iz4ne. LIT them BUN nc i've the same
treatment. Il this country The Protestant
Is as god as the Gath lie and the tholic
as kot d as the Pro'es a t; both are 'qnal
before the law ind a entitled 10 the same
treatment. Toe celebration of either day
is something foreign to this country, some
thing In which the Anne 'hal ci lien, az
such, has no p ssb'c in crest.
In G ea, B itaiu it is different The bat
tie OF The B yne was Ms much rational
event as wa the d, Charlton of indepen-
d. nee, the battle Of Benz ington or the / a
tie of Gettysburg in this c. unity. Tt
commemorate he result of that battle In
any part of Great Britain, or any oil
her dependencies, Is legal. constilu
tional, and proper. l. changed the d. S
TIMES of CIR at Bri / IN, rs much as did the
battles of B. nuiugton, 5 ratoga and Gettys
burg those If this. why then should moi
British tuh j-cts cell brae il2 Yet wi en i
was proposed to commemorate il, in Mont
real, by public parade and religious txer
ciscs, a st ,rm of opposition, with threats
violence and mu der, WAS raised and wa
carried to such an X ent that the civil alt
military au' hnrites cowardy corfesse
their inability to protect Bits
subjects peaceahly assembled TO C.
honor to wet ry which resulted i
making En- lland what it is and in placin
the present royal family on the throne
Surprising the descendants of The tories G
the revolution aid Of the "YOlkers" ha
Joined with some Of the present inhabi
ans Of New Yok and threatened violenc'
riot and murder in case Vermonters pc
sisted Ia celebrating The adoption of II
constitution Mt Winds r, and that the al
thorlties of Vermont aud NV York hs
declare their inability 10 protect tho'
taking part In the commemorative exc
cises! What would have be IN the verdi
OF the civilized world on our incaI acily f
self government Would not Ibis hay
BEEN pnslel case with that at MontIea
Would Velmonteis, becau of The cowaI
Ice and incapacty of the state governme
have abandoned public commemorate,
Of The event ?
Take another illustration. Supposi
that the surviving Union soldiers and I
relatives OF those who fell in ba tie shou
attempt to interfere with the decoration
the graves of confederate soldiers by TIL
surviving c. mrades, and 81 ould threat
riot and murder In Ease these graves We
decorated or reverse the csse, and 81
poe TIA the ex-cont ate g. ould TAXI
similar course 10 PR vent floral trlbu'ts
Ing placed on the grav-- of Union soldier
ors ouli 60 s ep further and endeay
TO prevent NY notice being lrhen of /
battle of Getty sburg or the surrepd r
Lee! Haze we nalio al or State govel
mes's so we k that, st-ad OF prot ectir
they would confess lhtir ability to do
and cringin lly mploie that Il o common
wtivs servlces might be abanaopeof A