The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-25
THE EL.M PARK RIOT.

THE ELE1 EAEA AAU1.
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Voice from the "other Side"
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your issue Of this day letter appears over the
signature OF "Michael Chrlstll" wish to reply to
1t. Will you kindly extend to me the same privilege
you have accorded to him, In order to obtain equal
publicity to both the said communication and s re-
joinderf avoid characterizlng that production at
the outset as think 1t deserves, because desire
rst to apply the proofs to what ID, before using
o single derogauory term. Contrary to the know
ledge that the public Is In possession Of for the last
eight or nine days, the fret sentence OF michael
Christas' production has It, that the disgra elul
aud barbarous attack male upon body called "The
Protestant Association OF New York; while enjoying
themselves in Elm Park, at a picnic on the 18th OF
the present month, was "the recently disordey con-
duct OF the Orangemea." In the first place, the term
Orangemen Is a decided misnomer, as the party al
luded to, however nicknamed, call themselves by the
name above given. Such thing as Oraa seisn does
not have being outside the British empIte for the
causes which give 1t existence there do not obtain
MISUNDERSTANDING strictly British In their origin and
In their end. In this city perhaps 1t IL that men who
have elsewhere sustained Orange traditions and asso-
Citations mainly form themselves into the protestant
Association" But according to the principles OF
esdo ana ~ 40 s u a. ~
this great Western hemisphere, nave lney not full
right or privilege 10 DO SOY NOR mas any order VINO
nave mad me same privileges grantei 10 themselves
any rfknt, QepeuuiuH UPON HunieIcA iorce VI pIuI'
power, to deter any body OF mea from 10 organizing
.nl ot o sn I; ~ ~ ,n M rtv an, IN
MIR. Michael Uhristal a champion, q ready advocate
nnu M securoa Ia shoso eSn t ~.
records OF this community can SHOW murder perpe.
oer @ "s1ans IN tna an.r ,tratu NJ rhis
city, Wnie their lengthy PROFESSIONS marcn along,
ners thai were MAYER sam $3.50 a~Y ne ~
the earth n ffie n - 81 a ~ ~ TfS
than wera d,aorJerI1 a. ~. ohrs,a' Daias
class az men con-raantaa vH aAS W Ma9W VIVA.
WonId not he rednced ro coSt; ~ n,ay
or cn, hS;af sara iat ~ 49, th va u ~ paon
Srs n,srs W. apyi sme " any sucn
strtra aa n np o. SvVu ~, ti
saIi5h 3, being disorerly Is not brought forward IN
Liay netnou' !, r ny ss.seH MN 'shJ agtCo.p.d
nying reiauon q iact pyt ass.insa as una. n,nds
Cal AXIOM. what pare iacea enronIeiy nere ihantsy
iests itseli under inc guiian, % toM luhh,l- mr.
Cnlsta then proceeds 10 sag ne wants g STATE what
causes lrlslmen look upon orshseInen ''4s thsir
natural born enemles." one man beng natural
born enemy" or any Kidd VI natural or oorn enemy
OF another In the sense that we are fcrcet TO take
this rather mystical expression quite contrary 10
al revealed OF known law. Among inc lower ali-
mas we can easily perceive natural enemies. But
AMID men 10 nave such an Idea recognized Is csr-
talhly Significant OF very low mora natlre wnere
II emanates. Mr. Oh.lstai no eyer does nor IA the
least attempt 10 SHOW what he PROPOSES but goes
Iorth In clrcumstanta account OF the iorces OF The
Pnce OF Orange al tne battle OF Ine Boyne eXllolt-
condite intellect In this respect and forcing one TO
the CONCLUSION
That still the wonder grew
How one small head coLd carry all Il knew.
With sublime indifference to such contemplate
AFFAIR as the battle OF the 5oyne he proudly asserts
fore tnat Can have no claims " the honor OF true
The facts may be so far correct-and only no far
as he adduces tAeln; but the entire c0sUs beDs is
lost Or hidden from his view, aud along with It al
the the famous sIeee OF
Derry. &c. Now, SO far as my eyes are enlightened
to read history, all Mr. Christians magnificent display
OF Macaulay eruditi0a goes for nothing IN every
view one eau take Of 1t, except Is mere skeleton OF
facts IN which his statement is not altogether per-
feet. There were great issues at stake. England
and Scotland had acted IN unison and driven a des-
fair foundations of liberty the ground ana erect
instead amid Dlo0dshed aud persecution, his own
will as supreme law. The King alluded to was
land and having led to France he secured some
and treasure from the King OF France and landed
In Ireland, where the country, as Ca.hoilc one,
was willing to support his pretontlons and with
q force OF, as Macaulay says, 'wild Irl;hn
and French made an attack upon the Scotch settlers
OF the North. William OF Orange came TO the rescue
and at the battle Of the Boyne decisive blow at
tyrannous pretensiOns was struck, and the liberty
or he British subject secured. That the Catholic
subject had to submit to many privatons merely
much less advanced than the present, yet containing
within les womb the seed Of that tree OF liberty
which has at the present day grown into SUCH 81
gantic proportions That seed was gerinlnatad by
tue liberal institutions which the arrival and SUCCESS
OF William OF Orange generated, and also fo5tered
the fruitOn or And this Is the reason why the men
or the North Of Ireland rejoice at the advent OF the
OF glory similar to what drives the French nation
periodically mad. 1t il byword OF the party That
Mr. Chrs.al represents when under tae pressure OF
adversely to cry out ''The right hand OF feuowship
"Let bygones be bygOnes' but as soon