Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-25
THE CONTEST rog PEACE
NEW YORK Mar. l.th. 1859

. DEAR AxERICA>:- -. -
right re,iny on Tenth street. and ~ noon
took up the linz OF march down the B,wery
10 the City Hall Park and up Broadway 10
/ l mon sQua-c. down Fourteenth street 10
| sixth avenue up SiXti avenue To Thirty
fourth street. acros. Thirty-fourth street 10
| Second avenue. down Second avenue L,
TWEEN y|hIrd street. acroAs Twenty third
street 10 Firs, avenue. down First avenue
10 Eigh,h>;re-t. up &. igh,h street 10 Cooper
Institute. aud there dismissed. The R.v.
Father McAiecr. the Hor. Michael Con-
no iy. and the Hon. Matthew L. Brennan,
were The guests Of the Gvic societies.
The crowd Of spectators ., City Hall
was immense largely families and ,hil-
drcn. The procession commenced pass
ing through the Park at zbou. l O'Clock
p. n. the passage kept clear by a posse
Of broadway Policemen. (~ho, BY the
way. are the fullest and finest looking
squad Of police in the city. amidst the
roar Of cannon. and the display Of hays Of
all Kinds from every conceivable point.
while the Bands Of music in the PROCESSION
di>eoursed the airs of the day. no, forget
ting the Star spangled banner.
All kinds OF societies were represented
IN the procession carrying the i,ays in-
dicative OF their order. None however
struck me more piensingiy than the BOYS
Temperance Society, besrny :heir motto.
-'As the twig is bent tie tree is inclined
There were in the procession old and
young, rich and poor. on horseback and
t.t,s al
BY their respective marshals. No, less
than 10000. while the crowds on the side
walks were quite impossible. The day
was delightful. and The streets quite free
from mud-so that il 81. Patrick has not
been duly honored BY his devo,ees. il is no
fault OF nature nor Uncle Sums laws.
Ii Is a little remarkable that we are so
rapidly becoming subsidized TO foreign
thought, custom, and actions. YET hoy
can il be prevented. When we consider
that the statistics shows that the YANKEE
element is dying out. and the foreign ele-
ment 10 increaslng-New England parent.
have three children. and foreign parents.
especially the Irish. have seven; with ,bi,
preponderance Of increase in children. and
the 100000 emigrants every year added
thereto. with the superior tenaciry of life
in children Of foreign birth. what NAV We
expect but to become completely lost In
the foreign embrace Of religion, manners
and customs.
The poorest Catholics Of the city Of New
York are surrounded with large famlie.
OF children who in = few years make the
laws - well rs the Presidents while .x.rx
American, 10 studying how to escape IN.
burden Of laMily. whether he be rich q,
poor. Restellism has become the practic.
Of the high and low refined and VULGAR
until not paper except the Revolu,,on
tnat have ever seen, but adyertises IN
some form this abominable woman.s no.
menclature. who has made herself rich |,
this city, and now runs her estabIisbn.e,,
Of splendid proportions, on the corner ~
Fifth Ave. and 52nd. street. and American.
support her in her vie infantici,le. III
tell ron my friends Of the pcritanic ,tock
We must look more to large families and
'neir advantages. even five neglect other |
mafters,or We shall all be played on. in l...
than 100 years and Plymouth Rock will h- |
among the things that were. and ST. Par.
rick with his Popedom will 81, in IN. hiyh
ess places Of America.
Well. Dear American. you vii, .
No Tor running on % idealitias-and n |