The New York herald., 1870-07-22
THE ORANGE SOCIETY.
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To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
The recent disorderly conduct OF the Orangemen
ct Elm Park has ELECTED comments from all the
newspapers in the city, and none OF them explain
how 1t Is for what Irishmen look upon them
as their nataral-bOrn enemies. The baltic OF the
Boyne was not clan or faction fight brought on by
a civil war; 1t was fought Irish soil by an army
OF foreigners commanded by q foreign prince against
the natives Of the country According to Macauley,
King Williams army "was composed Of $4,000 men
born In many lands and speaking many tongues,
One-half Of whom were natives Of England" Among
the foreign troops were Portland's and Ginkelps
horse and solme's blue gment, natives OF Holland;
Prince George OF Hcsse Darmstadt and great many
German warriors represented the Teutonic element.
strong body Of Danish rhercenares, commanded
by Duke Charles Of .Wurtemberg, supported VIII
liam's cause. Among the foreign auxiaries
were Brandenburg regiment ana o Finland
regiment. There was also large contingent Of the
Huguenots from France, traitors to their king and
country. The Englishry OF Ireland on that memoir
able day were few In number and cut sorry figure.
ment which made any light at the battle OF the
Boyne, and this celebrated regiment at Plottn
s the a @ s1sh of
pursued. The pages OF history are open to me as
wen as to the Oraneeman, and they prove that the
princes contendlng for foreign throne and the
crown OF England, who, by accident chance, hap
After the battle was fought and lot OF broken
down tradesmen gillies, spies and panderers, who
sumed to themselves the honor and glory of the vic.
tory. II was O matter OF state necessity for the
party or garrison in Ireland. Tney could nnd
no more piable agents than those scaawag
or carpe,baggng tools Under the name q
with as much zeal and gusto as New Englands
scalawags do nowadays In the Southern States:
England; by military power they overthrew all
civil law; they contscated what was left Of the pro-
perty OF Ireland they established ironclad and test
oaths they established the most CALLING tyranny the
world ever saw under the name OF what they called
aseendeney they established penal laws and . pena!
code. This code did not allow a Catholic TO hold
any office OF profit, trust or emolument A Catholic
was not allowed to plead at the bar; a Catholic
Dublin; Catholic could not purchase real estate,
could not give his children the rudiments OF educa-
ton or the religion OF his fathers
The peasant scarce had leave to live.
Above his head
No tenure but tyrants viii.
ESTS1S EoFS,a 70 % Plead plead
Disarmcd, dsfranchised, imbecile.
Man moves with the world the age of erete
bigotry and intolerance has passed away. Years
ago The English Legislature abolished all religious
test oaths the believers In all creeds and those who
ing before the law. One would think orangemen,
ashamed Of their cruelty and tyrannlcal proceed
their fellow citizens and exclaim "Let bygones be
bygones." But no; living In the midst Of civil
zatOn, they want to perpetuate the tyranny OF clan
over clan, and to inaugurate system OF warfare
No national or liberal Irshman objects to
parade or picnic. But when they openly insult
peaceable citizens they must take the consequence.
The principal objection Irish liberals have to the
Orange society is the spirit OF Intolerance
which Is part and parcel OF ther. nature.
Irish Oransemen want to re-enact the penal
their fellow countrymen OF the rights OF
property, the right Of suffrage, the right
to live, and the right to breathe the air. 1t
Is no wonder under those circumstances that
Irlshmcn should combine to oppose, not only
their enemies, but the enemies of the rights
ginians were to parade in the cities Of New York
and Boston, and Openly proc clalm the descendants
OF the murderers OF Archbishop Land and King
Charles l., and OF all those who sympathized with
Cromwell and the Protectorate were to be ostra-
czed and that they had no rights either Of con-
bound to respect, let me ask yon how long the Yam
KEGS would let them march without asking them
what they meant And II they had been IN the
habit OF repeating their parade year after year, and
adding insult to injury, think the Yankees would
eXtermnate them like vermn.
The orange Society is illegal In the British
empire. An Orangeman cannot become an Ameri-
can citizen. His first and last and principal
oath Ia to bear true allegiance to the House OF
Hanover rulers Of England. Hence, If he gets
naturalized in this country, he Is guilty OF wu and
direct perjury. During the late war they besleged
out-Eeroding Herod more British than the British
themselves. During the late war who saw an
Orange nag raised to protect the Union or keep the
MICHAEL CHRISTAL,
124th street and Second avenue.