The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22
1 EOPEFCL SIGN.
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A. icc:der. which took p!sce IL B=.tAs:
| OF Saturday ,ast las excited 70 sns4. de-
! gree ofirteres: auocz tie friends OF Ire
land. Tie ;h:rg was good il itself, o.: tie
question is- WAS IL a.so FToCise OF gooc
! tc,rEs 20 comet a LILLE streak OF light OF
! tbs toI.zoc usy be Il after Of 70 sIg-ln
I cAnce, or j: usy De e.coue !ro.cAtlor OF
a ca.0 acd gloE:ocs d.! ,ae appearance OF
he Gcye 10 Nos. VIE tie olive o!Acch Il
! LEI ucC:A might rot have excited al! Pro.
:52cC or rAp:CTocs feeling OILY tia; II y sc
81 ev.te1oe TIA: :se waters OF tie De!Cee
/ were 81 o..G!-c: AID so when Ee !sad = =:
! PROCESSION CT Protestant operatives pass
! ed through tie streets 0: Belfast soue days
I -a25-#i:zet. exA.b:::es party eszaefs,
. W. - P.a!!cg party times, E!ttoEi utter
ingpa,;? cries. t7,, q tie contrary. tsEiog
! some pains - ey!Lce fI!ccdl! AID coccl!-
! !a.ory spi.l: 10 wards tLe.I Cs.bo!.c fellow
/ towCEEel, We are disposed 10 ask ls this
OILY a s:cgc.a. occ1.!ecce, elgn!fy!-s
| no.hIlE. OF e !: !cCeed blessed oicen
! :e!ics Us that tie storms sDd tsocs CT
| party exile aye sbatrg. and that the i.sh;
! OF Gamer and boiler ,iue is dawn!cg OF
| the hills euc yaes o: C.e.erf 7 For oCr
| psr, we are llc.iced 70 take tie nost hope
( IL. view Of the c:rcu uostance. Time was
~bea TIE stiP~rgtts Of TIE Island,
! Belfast, Ee-e regarded as tie reserve force
/ OF the Ovarge body, liable 20 be called oct
en- sadSse vtecever their Quarte!soue
| brethren IL tie ;own after having got up
! riot were far!ug badly IL il. Bat lat'er.y
the fac! became noticeable that, owing 10
oue reason or another, or to severa! reasona
con biIed, the Orange rowcylsm OF Belfast
lad 20 fight iss battles without the AID OF
| the shipwrigttE. These men showed al
unw!ll!n gr ess 20 join il every st!ncy go:
up by tie corner boys of tie town, or 70
! take par. ir tie dirty work of stone throw
ing sod widow breaking. They are for
the nost part steady men, employed in
skilled labor, AID q receipt of good wages.
EdQcstion las probably been advancing
among tLeu. aad, IL spite of come adverse
c!rcu instances. good serse seems also TO
have been making way. How far the i'm
provenect Lad progressed very few were
aware 1Lt.l the demonstration OF Saturday
last came OF a-d showed the ordered raE BE
Of the saipwrigt:s marching through tie
streets dIsp aging only their trade banners,
exbi oltirg no party eubiens, ard having
the.r bar6s 20 Alternate TIE strains Of sc cd
care lie Q1eeL" with "St. Patrick's Day"
We are quite aware that certain special
c:Iccustauces may have hsd good deal
to 90 with Irdac:ng tie st!pErights 10
sdop;t.i. rove! course. The MAJOR of
Be.iss. ty public proclamation had forbid
den = CA,ao.ic procession which was to
have ccue Of OF tie l5:h OF August. By
way c! uak:rg uatteEE even between tte
pA.t.es e :E.-ed a-other proclaim alton for
t.6t.cy TIE P.Utesiaur procession which
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parry gaze way - :ke proclamation AID
: aozuGoLet i-e.5 !o;ecoeG Decentralization.
TIE P!o:eE:k-:= vkec tEe.. tCTu came
acted veE! d-te:elty. Taking advantage
= 0! tie fac; ita, tie Cath ci:Cs cf Belfast were
: nc, 6euooCc.lE OF ;krea:eu.ng them, they
) srg-ec ttattae:e vss 70 danger Of breach
! Of ;le yeace, ard cba: tie proc! amat.on ga:
corstc -e1t.y :..eEL,; aod they declared
i3s: ,.ey VOID Lo.d zen procession IL
E Gel ace OF suy to:ce tie Mayor night en-
. p.oy fJ- - s1qP-es=Cc. TLereopon ec
e s-ed u-cr. ;aE:ug .! .sga. opiL!ons OF oott
E s.des. TIE We. kcOEn. NJ. John Re:
= co-rke..ec tie oar gec-ec. 10 stand fast bI
. t.e.: :gL,s ss ci:-z-Ls, 20 NEE: aid N arci
II peAceac!e procession as often and owe
). as uAcy u!.es OF groacd as they pleased
tie Mayor socgLc for ADVICE fron DaS!iI
Castle, AID there be learned thA: the poei
!. tion be tad ,Akel Up Was sone " has saAky :
y - and that be had better retreat from !. q
;. quickly AID as gracefully az lie could
y Acting Oh ths hint tie Mayor vittcreE
= hls prcclaua:.or, alleging that Tia TeAso
Is for 60 dong Was tie peaceAo.e aspect
Z: affairs IL the boroagb, AID coLtend!ng TIA
'f liz previous prohibition OF the CAilo!.
: procession was ac equally proper ac:, oe
cause the aspect o! Affairs az :hat time va
se not peaceaoie. l. wsa while this Q1est!o
l. of the legality Of tie Intended dem ocsErs
- ton was uldeT discussion that tie chAEac
" ter which that demonstration Was 20 tax
20 was COCbaOtL GO a1O NC-aSCN SE ~ RAS
ir moters, ard il is not ur.eAs or able 70 e1l
y pose that the special cJrcumEtAuces Of Il
N case had come skaTe Il !cdac.ug then
o give il q strictly trade aspect, AID % e1
clude from it everything OF p&rty ctAEA'
e; ter. The idea probably oeccI'ed 20 son
m IN of the organiseTs of the stAi. taAtty carr!
~ ~ ing trade emblens OILY II the p!ocet=!o
~ ~ by thus enabling the few Catao..c neu De
g. OF the trade TO Din ;s Tauks, ey eacaeT!-
at party n us!c, aud by performing q: !nte
st vals God save tAe Q1eeu' ard So. Pa
ct rick's Day" the Mayo: ard tie pToc.an
ly ton would be pC; completely II the wroN
d. Even if the design lad ne higher motive,
C deserved the success WIKI which il "
aB crowred. But we are Qa!te willing 20 .
OF lieve there was more il It than ?. az
20 outwis the Mayor. We feel certain u
or some, st least, Of those who recommend
IN m it honestly felt that there had been NO
oh than enough of party disP!sys aad pay
Of disturban ces in Belfast, and that pao.
IT. procession devoid of any Offensive clara
Sc ter would be a wholesome novelty Il q
TO place, and the beginning Of better sta
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