, 1860-09-11
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From tho Buffalo Commercial Advertis:r1
The difficulties in Can adm, growing out Of tho
Orange demonstration, hare given rise to the
question in the minds Of some Who are tho
Ireland in l795. A al recollecs, IN attempt
Was made by France near the close of the last
century to Incorporate Ireland with that govern
ment. This stirred up the old feud between
the Catholics and Protestants, the former being
for France and the 1atter for England. 1t led
terest animosity, and gave rise to much blood
shed.
For mutual defence each party had its secret
organization. The Catholics formed society
known as " "Delenders,' and the Protestnuts
organized under the name Of 0rangemeu. Tho
name was assumed In commemorAtion Of the
Prince Of Orange, who conquered the Catholic
forces 1t the battle Of the Boyne, in 1869. The
skirmfsh which WAS tho immediate occasion OF
the formation of tho lodge Of Oranzemeu. oc-
Cured between the Catholic and Protestant
parties on the s1st Of Sept, 1895, known as the
battle Of the Diamond.
According to some reports, the first lodge
Was formed On the field where the battle Of the
Diamond was fought, among the men who had
been actually engaged in it According to
other accounts, d considerable portion Of the
routed defenders escaping into The county Of
Tyrone, renewed the system Of aggression
there, knd it was mora immediately for the pur-
pose Of resisting this body that the first lodge
vas formed, village called Disu, on Lord Clar-
endon's estate. in the county OF Tyrone,
claiming the honor Of being the fasst plseo Of
meeting.
Tho circumstances Of the formation Ct the
early lodges, and the rank ia life Of its found:
any very comprehensive design. For the l'dge
consisted st first Of yeomen and q few farmers
Of tho middllng rank OF life. But it Was found
30 effective that It WAS soon encouraged By the
gentry. Other lodges were then formed, aud
At length the Institution spread over Ireland, ,
It became in the course Of few years ona Of
| the most numerous associations that ever ex.
| isted.
The organization has been the staunch sup.
porter OF the English rule in Ireland. 4 great
and doubtless it has been the means Of no little
| oppression. 1t WAS owing to the Orange Soei-
| etles, doubtless, that ireland was prevented
from passinG out, Ut least for time, from under
british 1ule. 1t il claimed that but for this or
gani1atiou the rebellion Of 1913 would hare
| been successful On this account md the sid
rendered England in her expressions, the name
0rangeman Ii most odious in the sight of An
Irish Catholic. Tho mere mention thereof is
enough to awaken his utmost ire.
Bnt at length, in the year 1885, this organlxa.
tion beng no longer necessary, and serving to
| leIueus contt4nk 6plflt Of no8s1u1J 0e1#eca
the Protestant mud Catholic Irish, wa sup.
pressed BY thu Britiah Government. And in
view Of this fact we rec the propIiety Of tho
course pursued by tho Prince Of Wales in the
neighboring Province. Il was ouly refusing
to recognize body whose organization has
been declared BY tho government at home to be
illegal. And, moreover, it WAS wise in the
Prince to ret his face against an institution
which can only serve to awaken jealoualy and
breed discord among his future subjects
| Thu eegenhsaon Of 0rangemsn, however ne-
cea.sry il might have been 4 drst, and however
laudable its original object II relief Of bGbar-
| ism that should pAsa sNaY.