The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-12
PRESS OPINIONS.

ExE PROPOSED LAw-ITs ETFEcT-Is IT con-
sTITUrIoNAL ?--wHY THE CATHOLICS ARE
xNRAoED.
From tho Montreal Witness (Protestant-neutraD,
July TO-
law Is now before Parliament at Quebec which We
have doubt viii be passed to-day Mr. Jolly has de-
ciared that the government Will not bring party
strength hear against If did II ud probably
gall nothing else defeat such measure In the
present Of feeling, in with
this prooess,on movemenI There Is question It's
ssastitutsonaMy. Our opinion is that II Is uneonstL
rational The Speaker OF tho House, who IL for the
time being The lawfully CONSTITUTED authority, has
uhetnsr an Orange preesssssn vonia BE- oon,rsvsn-
ton Of IL There dsubs, however, that Il Is In
that arises ihen s:-Is s the wisest way convince
semmunity, which IL unit In support both Of the
o. are peoo 10 pnos.sd I1o 10
contest tho LEGALITY OF these measures by dAring
lnir,nssmsat Of .nsmi ~ there Is any ether way
would be, We submit, very foolish way. There
- reason to expect that the military authori-
sies will do anything but enforce the laws
shsy are written. II Insre 10 Law on the Quebec
statute book declaring Orange procession Illegal
his duty Judge the conss,utionallly OF that law
He VIII simply enforce u. The OrAngsmsn have
already vnd,cated their own personal courage; they
have protested suniciensiy against the tyranny OF
msjonIes which seem 10 be tho same the world over,
aaa now ws ADVISE Them take their stand on their
tradition OF oDedenee To law and order and givnr up
oil public uspisy. proceed, they think NJ 10 test
~: 10 ny csu Tss
ssoaaty Of tne law Is aitsr all abstract question,
which can surely DO pronounced upon IN some Other
way than by deliberate defiance Of the govern at
Of the Provisos supported ~ the vast majority OF It's
people.
From Is Nouvsau Monde conservative Catholiol
Montreal. July
Catholics oil influence should, for their part excr
use all the pressure they can
20 a. 10 prevent them from interfering In aay way
With the Orangemsn from Offering them the slight
sst Insult provocation, under any pretext Tor
any reason. IL the duty OF private individuals
10 TAXA the Law into their when there are
Let good Catnoics prove themselves TO DO 30 by re-
speeding the law and the orders OF the authorities
charged Win inc AL, M o. Inc paS',c peace
bhe II will bs Tor tie an hortics and not Tor pr
vAie c,izess TO bring them TO order Once moro, lei
NE holcs private fudvduaa leave the Orange
men alone. They have no right TO attack them
provoke them by offensive words. Those rho refuse
TO lake this advice AFRO not good Catholics For their
psrsonai satisfaction they would voluntarily bring
dmgrace the name which they bear and OF which
they would prove nseIvss unworthy. Our religion
IA relleisn Of peace not Of hatred II the re-
nsisn Of the orapesmsn on the contrary religion
OF hatred ana net Of peace that Is no reason why We
[From the Montreal Herald independent Protessant
July To-
The affair Of this is,arrsd DAY seems likely 10 a.
pums another phase. II was always evident 10 per.
sons common sense that tho Mayor, not being
legislator his sole person, could make Law
declare . particular meeting OF citizens to DO unaw-
fuL The unlswiulness Of an asssmbase testified by
i,s overt acts it's svowsd and notorious designs
When these arc directed sgaipst person or properly
duty OF all magistrates 20 suppress or pre-
vent them. But magistrate can mako = quIst
ssssmbsgs a disordsriy one by declaring So
But IL IL obvious that the Legislature may, " u
susjcct u therefore 70 dispersiou That appears
ngey TO DO done BY tue Legislature OF the Province
Of Quebec ana 10 should bc so done In time Tor tho
ian it Is obvious that tus whole gu have as
sumed q bcarug. Forsis moment We psesums tina:
81 .'. ,. s.s 1S1s s'Sss 5 'ss. = ~:
stature passes, will be the ta~ governing right
Of Orapseucnso carry cut s.ssir n,esacd process
SION, a.d refusing tben mat rght. lnAsat they
will probably ma ~ every way tner dusy 10 submit
saving themselves nc right TO test tug OF tho
QuoUec Legislature 10 csrfy SUCH stathe. By what
process this test - 90 be applied matter for
consideration aud sdyics by competent Iawyerh IL
might possibly be by mn sm'eabic arrangement, Ia
virtue OF winch ON some day gate so mucn sur.
rounded by excitement as the anniversary IA ques
uou aft a dozen Gran emen should .sIly from thetr
odgs with ssincept cmDlems TO vindeatc their char
tctcr and should then submit to constructive
IN the ioot pavement. TINS would bring the ~hoie
matter up the shape which alone ever TO
sppssr IN civilized oommunity as "a matter Of Law,
md the Law against them ~ ~ obvious that until
In community where the majority against them is
large they can plainly bc sale only when keeping
slsariy witbin the bounds winch the law presoribeS
fFrom the Montreal Post Catholic Irisn), July OIL
wrong upon wrong Is hoapsd upon U.S. Injustice is
aided injustice until mems blood boil In their
and loyal hearts aeitatsd with grave doubts to
The chance receiving fair play Canada Tho
troops are be called out; that 10 settled. outside
troops arc be brought in that 10 settled also But
brought In IRON whereof The very hotbcds Of Orange
Ismf IL IL said that Sherbrooke, ngofd, Hun
tjngdsn, &C. are each 10 furnish It's quoa-ana this
means moro than we are 10 speculate about The
Csthviic corps srs appears TO be left out Of she
rsckoAnE The sixty-iearth, the scvc"ty.sxsh
and, the Joliet bsisahons are new Ia camp
soins through their annual drill, and yet not
one Of them, " so far appears, 10 TO be ordered TO