The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13

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the ''Orangemen" into cret organiza-
tons. and they continued to call their
members "Orangeuen" In honor OF the
Prince OF Orange who had become their
king. The society became very num-
erous. branch organizations being es-
tablished in England. and in fact in
many Of the colonies; and some of the
prominent men In English public
life became members of II. In
consequence, however, of the ungod-
ly acts of violence and bioodshed per
petrated by the society. the organiza-
ton has Of late years sunk into disre-
pute.
When the Prince Of Orange assembled
the throne of England, that act tsrmin-
ated what is known in English history
as the Glorious Revolution Of 1888.
The convention CT men who settled
the crown upon Prince William, took
advantage of the occasion to make u
Declaration of Rights, fixing definitely
the extent of the kings urerogatives.
The first Parliament convened under
King Williams reign incorporated the
items contained in the Declaration OF
Rights in.a bill, which passed PaIlia-
ment and became law. and Is known
as the celebrated English Bill OF
Rights" called. sometim, $, the second
Magma Charta- The Bill OF Rights pro
vided: The king cannot suspend the
laws or their execution: he cannot levy
money without the consent of ParIia-
ment; the subjects have a right to petit
ton the crown; a standing army can
not be KEEP. in time OF peace without
the consent Of Parliament; elections
and Parliamentary debates must be
free, aud Parliaments mu.t be fire.
quently assembled"
Macaulsy, in speaking OF this Bill of
Rights. says: at contained the germ
OF the law which gave religious freedom
to the dissenter, of the law which Sc
cured the independence of the Judges,
of the law which limited the duration
OF Parliaments. of the law which placed |
the liberty OF the press under the pro-
lection of juries Of the law which pro-
hib'ted the slave trade, Of the law which |
the Roman Catholics from civil
While we believe Lord Macaulay
has formed just opinion of the
scope and power of the English Bill of |
Rights, we cannot help but think that
The germ it Is said to contain which
would relieve the Roman Catholics
rom civil disabilities has been rather
'icH Of growth; and up 70 this day the
Roman Catholic is ineligible to Office in
Ireland. or under the British govern
nent. Every civil or political disability
hat has been removed from the Catho-
les, has met with a protest from the
Jrangemen, who have often resisted its
emovai by intimidation and force OF
rms. This is the immediate cause OF
he Belfast riots which disgrace Eng
and's civilization. Gladstone's home
ule bill proposes to remove all the re-
lgious disabilities which make Roman
'stholics ineligible to Office, and throw
be government Of Ireland. so far as
he management of Irish affairs Is con-
erned. into the hands Of the. IRISH
eople. he population of Ireland In :
ound numbers is 500, 900, Of which
600 900 are Protestanis. These Pro- :
estants fear that should the political
liabilities OF Catholics be removed. and
be local government given into the
ands OF the people of Ireland. Pro-
sstants in Ireland would be placed
nder Catholic ruie-a condition they
ann to be intolerable; and more or
IS talk has been INDUCED in
bout the Protestants of Ulster re-
sting home rule with armed
cee should it be established by
Notwithstanding Mr.. Glad :
ones bill provides that the Irish par
imsnt shall not be competent to pass
VS. for the establishment or endow-l
enfof any particular religion. But for :
that, and other measures that are q
'omised in the home rule bill to pro-
ct the minority. the Protestants still
otest against home rule. and demand
at the four-hfths of Ireland's popuia- {
N shall be deprived OF their liberties :
the management Of their own affairs,
order that the oRe-ffth might still = :.
ntinue 70 enjoy monopoly OF gov c.
nment patronage. and dwell under .
e protecting wing Of Protestant Eng
I'D. a.
ireiand's history is grand example
what the denial of local self-govern- A
entmeans. There is people. form n
6 part OF the British Empire, it is
ne. and contiguous to the seat of gov AZ
nment Of the great Empire, but for =
that people with distinct local IN p,
rests; with different life and thought; ~