Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-07-18
The Riot in New York.

in the streets of New York City.
As the story goes, the adherents of
William Prince of Orange from Hol-
land, afterwards William Ill Of Eng
land, the champion OF Protestant ism,
defeated in this battle the wild Irish
Papists who mortgaged their blood
to the bigoted and fanatical James of
the House Of Stuarts. He was
hurled from his throne, and tossing
crown and sceptre behind him, he
fed to France. AS result of Crom-
we'll and Williams victories over the
then semi-barbarous Hibernians,
vast number of Scotch and English
Protestants crossed over the channel
and settled, principally in the north of
Ireland, and their descendants are the
"Ribbon men" or Orange men" who
have recently, as well as last year,
been the victims of Irish vengeance
aud malignity in the Empire City.
No one acquainted with modern histo-
ry can ever imagine that an antagon-
ism so deep ard radical as that exist
ing between Professionalism and Ca
tholicism will ever cease till one sys-
tenn supplants the other But evory
nation where these conflicting ele-
ments strive for the mastery, has a
right to restrict the combatants TO
the use of reason and argument
alone.
There are many Irishmen and
many Catholics that do not approve
of the i'll advised attempt to break
up the recent procession of Ribbon
men in New York City. And yet it
is equally true that not soul was
engaged in that outrage but Irish
men and Catholics. Bishop McClos-
ky declares these desperate men are
outside tho pale of the Catholic
church, outside of Irish sympathy
and nationality, and yet he charita-
bly, adds that he does not blame
them for avenging such an insult as
public celebration of tho battle of
Boyne Water. The cunning priest
has infused into their minds a feroc-
tyhe can not control, and so he verb
ally denies them standing room in
the mother church. Yet in carrying
out the policy OF that church in it's
attempt to substitute sectarian for
public schools, these fanatical assas-
sins act the part Of loyal Catholics,
and win the prayers and blessings Of
Pope and Bishop.
The cowardly order of Mayor
Kelso prohibiting the procession met
with such pointed condemnation
throughout the whole country, that
Governor Hoffman was compelled TO
interfere and set aside the order.
The men that engaged in that mob
seemed incapable of comprchending
that other people had equal rights
with themselves that Orange men
and Professionals might be Disguised
and exasperated at Irish professions,
TO tho same extent that the latter
might become enraged at Ribbon
men celebrations. No sect claims
the use of city streets for public dis
plays oftener than the Catholics. 1t
is part of their religion. Only few
days since, public professions of huge
Dimensions, in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary ofthe reign of Plus
IN, accompanied with symbols of
royalty, and prayers sent by tele-
graph for the restoration Of his tenn
poral power, offensive to all true
American feeling, choked up the
thoroughfaros of our great cities,
and not man in the United States
raised his hand against the anti
democratic display. Thousands of
Frenchmen in New York, Philadel-
phia and Chicago were recently COM
PEELED to witness the imposing civic
displays of their German fellow eiti-
zens that signalized the triumph OF
Fatherland and the humiliation of
France. Yet Erenchmen lever
dreamed of applying to G eneral
G. rant or Mayor Kelso to stop these
destinations insults.
We believe there is enough good
sense and reason among our adopted
fellow citizens of Irish birth to frown
down this unparalleled assumption
and insolsnce on the part of some of
their couutrymen in New York
City. Blood, innocent blood, has
been shed which unanimous and
emphatic condemnation of the crime,
on their part, can hardly appease.
We cannot blame the Ribbon men.
They never resorted to force and
bloodshed to break up a Catholic
parade, however annoying to their
preiudices. Both factions are Irish.
And this outrage and brutal assault
of one upon the other, will go far to
reconcile the American public to the
occupation of Ireland by English