The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-15
Pinil Talk from M Aincricnn-uc takes the
skin from an 4" Irish 4 merican Omeer.'

skin from an 3" Irish a mcrican Ohcer.'
IT, &c Edi'or or Tie san.
Sin. Americans could not better show the
strength Of scic.ovorncl people than by Their
liberation of old country customs nnd prpudices'
But liberation ceases to be virtue when such pro.
cec,inrs IA those OF Elm Park take place. The
ignurlt men who participated in the riot are not
the most cuuabc, but fuc1 men as lrish.Anor-
can Occer," who. ttotoning superior knowledge,
lead the poor Irish to think That these very Orange
= en- committed such grimes us turning your wife
aud children iuto the street," and then following
you three thousand miles, to pursue you to the
bitter end with picnIcs aud music. Such men act
and talk as II America made for their special
use. and neither natives nor foreigners had any
rights which they t,e lrshmcn) are bound to re-
lrsh.Americap onieer" says " This Protestant
Association Is nothing more nor less than branch
Of tho Orat &C Association Of England And what
II L., provided the members obey orr laws, which
am inclined 10 think they do much better than the
class who, seven years gone the very dy Of the Elm
PARK riot, burnt iOneneivc negroes aud set ut de
hance ull the laws OF God and man, and about one
year ago attacked 4 German picnic in soipe ut the
Western States We haye State law that he who
troyokcs breach Of tue peace is equally guilty with
him who commits u breach Of tlic peace" The
provoking acts Of taose poor OranSumen seem,
by lis statement, aud your candid report. 10 have
been the haunting Of their 1ass' and playing their
iayurte airs. Would the most ignorant Western
jury consider tlis sufficient prov0caton to murder
poor women ana Cniluienf
AGAIN he saws why do these .pious Amegi-
can Protestants not march and picnic
the Forth Of July Why don't these rich
loving lrishmcn picnic on our national holiday. In.
noted Of blocking QUO streets and stopping our bust
ness ON the II oi MarchH Simply because neither
hrc sufficiently American 20 forget their old ways
and national customs, and not because they late
tie day." as lri u American Oncer' states.
Either your correspondent h an OranEeman, or
the Association IL not society, us have
Gctstood u TO be. How else could lie give you his
word MS soldier that these men hate the Fourth OF
July, or have ieaity ~ the dag and tue Gov
eminent of Great Britain During the war know
from observation tia; these very Protestant societies
cave their learly support to the Union,.whic the
Elm Park rioters were burning negroes aud
Lincoln, Stanton, aud sheridan.
livery American, whether by birth or adoption,
ought TO insist that the protection given 70 MI com
ers by our Government Is sun cIcui Luneratiun
Tor tire sacrihce of all and every quurreprvvOkiug
old country Gu tom, and we not only "wln not have
the House OF Hanover" but viii not have the House
o St Patrick, S.. ireland, any Other House but
that wlic, cur constitution and laws buid. But ii
cake OF our Know. Nothing" Mayor to SHOW his
green suit-thcn why not allow Oraueemon. Ger
mans, or Scotch tie same privilege. without making
tuum give their lives Or.the pleasure Let Irish
men understand tnat they do not benefit their ma
tiunh cause by any such action that of Elm Park.
nor such threats against nciand and her repre-.
sentative In Nov YORK as tLs; made BY an Irish
American officer. W. NJ. l..