The New York herald., 1871-07-11

paid by the city to work on one OF the new streets,
broke down the fence surrounding Elm Park. rushed
ana children alike with showers OF stones and with
shots from revolvers. Three men We're killed out
right, eleven were mortally wounded and between
forty and dlty received slighter wounds.
This was one OF the most brutal and incxcusabie
ass New aoEK s Hss ever seen nnere was no. .s
peaceabe and unOnendng citizens, unless 1t be
held As an excuse that the sufferers were Protest.
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Day after tomorrow the OranQemen are to meet
again for an annual celebration and picnic 30 long
as they conduct themselves quietly they have right
TO meet thus; and even II they were turbulent 1t
would 6e tne business OF the police and not OF the
idie and runanly part OF the population, TO arrest
and punish them.
But this year 1t seems there is uncommon excite.
ment among what are called the "irish SOcietles'
about the Orange meeting, and threats have been
heard that Wednesday shall be made bloody day
such a pitch has the excitement risen and
30 unconceaed have been the threats and prepara-
nrasS S 1a1 aoPam Ua'1ono ris s0cSses sar te
were called upon by Archbishop McCloskey TO warn
their hearers against unlawful conduct and violence,
aud urge them TO remain at homo on Wednesday,
and quietly pursue their labors.
In spite OF this there IL grave reason to fear that
an attempt VIII be made on Wednesday to Obstruct
and attack the Orange gathering. It Is bad sign
that at meeting OF the society Wbic calls itself the
Sndas he coadHe on nn
Wednesday, was voted down. and the police, 1t IS
understood, have information which leads to the
We trust, for the credit Of the Roman Catholic
orderly people % OF New York, mat the influence Of
win induce them to keep the peace II they do not
like an Orange meeting let them rtay away from IT.
they have no business with IL; they are not required
TO attend 1t to hear the speeches or 10 see the BAN
ners. Let them GO about their work and earn
days wages; or II any OF tnem are unemployed let
But If They do make riot we trust the city autho
rifles, warned III time as they have been will be
equal to their duty, which Is TO disperse a mob by
the quickest, and II there is the least resistance, by
the severest means, and to bring the rioters to JUS
tce at once aud inlet upon them the severest PEN
There Is something extremely irritating to our
oTder-ovlno and law-respecting citizens in these
threats and deliberate preparations Ior riot and mur.
the deliberate, careful preparation and agreement
of number of persons TO commit murder ana
outrage on certain day and occasion =
without excuse, and tries severely the PATIENCE Of
the orderly part OF the community. It would be
wen Tor the Irish societies to remember this They
edfy an extraordinary amount oI favor shown them
by the persons who misgovern New York. But 1t Is
well for them TO be warned that their bullying
me a1u people New YORK as
misconduct, too long continued, once aroused the
respectable class In San Francisco.
Men do not forget that the same men who now
threaten to repeat the assassnaons ana riot OF last
18th Of July were they who, during the late war;
to the front to defend the Union should
these dare to show themselves ip New
York; who made the infamous riots OF 1so3
S have shown themselves trneuent and Iaw.aeiylng
Ii Is wei ior these people to remember a phrase
which used to be posted over dhe city walls during
the war:-"Don't Unchain the Tgern Ii, confident
III the favor which has been SO long shown them by
the corrupt rulers OF New York. they go too lar they
the evils they have inflicted and are innicting upon
the city.