Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-21
THE NEW YORK. RIOT In PoL-
HELGS.

for political effect" Subsequent events
have justified this suspicion. The course
of the Radical papers in New York has
shown that the Orapgemen were melted
to their parade in the hope that rlot
would occur out Ct which they could
make capital for their party. The New
York World of the 18th inst. says:
"The parade of the Oraugsmen was in
s,igated by desperate, cunning Radical
schemers. setting like . drowning msn
who clutches at straws. The object they
had in view was to ALLEVIATE the Irish
Catholics from the Democratic party.
Tae State of New York may turn the
scale in the next Presidential election, and
the Radicals have every motive which can
operate upon politicians 10 redeem it from
the Democratic party. They have been
attempting this in vain by various meth
DDS, for the last three years, and their
point of attack has invariably been
the city of New York. They courted
and abetled the Fenians in the hope OF
making inroads upon the Irish Cathonc
vote. They passed the infamous bsyonet
election law solely with reference to this
city, as a means of diminishing its Demo
cratic majority. The measure was orlgl-
mated by NEw YORK Congressman, and 1t
was confessed ia all the debates that 1t
was aimed chiefly at the state of things
ia this city. 1t was only in this city that
any elaborate preparations were made TO
put it in execution. We aliude to these
facts only TO show what deep stake the
Radicals think they have in recovering
the State os NV YORK, which they have
no hope of doing except by cutting down
the Democratic msjority in this city. All
their past attempts having failed, and the
Conkling- Fsnton feud rendering their
prospects more desperate than ever, these
interruptions tricksters bethought them
of last expedient. Certain occulrerces
& year ago had disclosed to them the state
Of feeling between the OfaDgemen and
the Catholics, and they were ready TO use
this fu'm;natiDgniuo gly ceIine to explode
and shatter the Democratic party. An
Orange, procession, at all hazards and all
risks, was the basis Of this internal device.
A widespread, bloody riot was trivial
thing in their estimation, if they could
thereby turn the Irish Catholics against
the Democratic party. By alternating the
them they hoped to overthrow the Demo
cratic ascendency in the State. If the
Orangemen parade, $50 they reasoned),
the city authorities will be compelled TO
protect them: and as these old hOstiliues
of nearly two centuries standing are ire
pressible, the riot which is certain
to eusue will compel the Democrat
ic authorities 10 shoot down and
exasperate tie Irish Catholics who form
so important an element of their party
strength. The Radicals supposed this
was an offence which the irish Catholics
would never forgive, and that they weuld
thus be able to separate them from the
Democratic party. The Radicals intended
to use the Oraugemen as a cats paw 10
pull their chestnu.s out of the fire. They
cared nothing for the freedom Of parades;
their only purpose was to cause Irish
Catholics to be shot in the streets by the
Democratic authorities, and so exasperate
the Catholics against the Democratic par
ty. Whatever may be thought of the
scion of Mayor Hall or Gov. Hoffman,
it is evident that the design of the Radi.
Gals has been fOiled. There are several
unsettled personal questions connected
with the late disturbances; but no polit
ical question. Mayor Hsll accepts, and
must basr whether he accepts it or
not, the responsibility which fairly be-
longs to him; but Mayor Hall is
not the Democratic party. The proclaim
atoms Of Gov. Hoffman and Gov. Ran>
dolph shield the party from the kind of
attacks which the Radicals meditsted last
Tuesday, and the order of Superintendent
Kelso spikes their original battery. They
have succeeded neither in shaking the
attachment of the Irish Catholics to the
Democratic party nor in poisoning the
minds of the rural Democracy. The
! Catholics will be more devoted than ever
to the city government; and the rural
Democrats, both Of New York and New
jersey, will stand firmly by their Demo-
cratic Governors. The Radical plOtters
have succeeded in causing riot and
blocdshed by abetting and spurriDg on the
| OraDgemeu; but they have missed the
party advantage which they had in con
temptation. II Superintendent KelsO's
order had stood, they would have made a
great howl in the rural districts. If it
had never been issued, they might have
detached some Irish Catholics in the city.
Both guns have been spiked, and the
Radical intrigueIs have the blood of a
riot upon their skirts without any politi,
cal advantage. II the Radical politicians
had not taken up the cause of the Orange
men they never would have thought of
masking their defiant, provoking parade.
As the crisis approached, the Orange lead
ers desired to retreat, but the Radical in
iiuence would not permit it. These reck-
less Radicals, who had mstigated the pro-
cession in order TO MAKE party capital
out Of it, desired riot by which they
hoped to profit The riot they succeeded
in producing; but, like the apples of
Sodom, it has proved dust and ashes in
their mouths"
OSE Consequence of the treaty of
Washington has been to revive the al