The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-16
Spirit OF Religious Press ON the Day
Before the R4A.

Spirit OF sue Religious Press ON the Day
Before the Rl.x.
Most OF the city religious papers were pub
lished on the 18th, and although they Of
course, contain no mention of the sad occur
rences on that day, yet they had time to COM
ment upon the action of the Mayor and the
order torbidding the Orange procession.
Under the head of Surrendering to the
Mob" the Observer (Presbytcrian) says:-
AS we are making ready for the press learn thas
the superintendent or Police, instead OF making
rangements to protect the Orange Association In It's
peaceaDle procession In this city the lptn has
issued general order forbdding the procession aud
directing the police force to preventit. There
not the slightest apprehension that they would COM
init any breach OF the peace, but Irish Roman CathO
cs threatened TO break up the procession 0y killing,
Of Police actas Of Course in concert with MAYOR
Hail. has surrendered to the mob instead OF protect
Ing peaceable citizens IN a customary privilege.
The Eyangelist (Presbyteran), under tn,
heading Of "Disgraceful Cowardice," proceeds
to say
The police Of this city has surrendered to the
issued an order that the parade OF Orangemen.
which was appointed for yesterday the 18th Of July,
be permitted to take place. the reason alleged is
that 1t Will create riot and lead to blo0dshed The
Orucr Is therefore virtual concession tu3L our
formidable police are not able to protect peaceaDls
citizens holding public meeting or passing Ia pro-
@e M Svs ever ss rs e m
we then 60 mold the right OF public meetings at the
dictaton OF the Catholic Irish OF this city, II So q
Is time to know It, that we may act accordingly %
We may as well fight the battle here ana now as in
any place, or at any time. Let us know If we hold
our privilege OF assembling peaceaby at the dicta
ton Of an Irish mob. or II Protestants nave any
rights which Catholics are bound to respectS
The independent (Congregationalis) pro-
claims ''New York is no longer !" and goes
on to say
In the riots OF 1868 the government gained vic.
Catholic MOB which hung negroes and killed babies
ana burned orphan asylums had but to threaten
called 10Y out the militia he might have put phaiaS1
OF hberty-lovlng Americans on one side the Orange
men and phaanx OF liberty-iovlng Germans on the
other side, with loaded muskets and bayOnetS gis-
tening in the sun. He might have done this aud his
name would have descended to future generations
along with those OF illustrious heroes. IL would
have been SAID that he saved the liberty of the city.
But now, wnen he dies, the newspapers which make
up history will hand him down to infamy by writ
Ing. This was the cowarty Mayor who surren-
dered the liberties OF his city on the l2h day or
July, 1871"
The Methodist declares that 'New York has
been Internationally surrendered by its
authorities to an Irish Catholic mob," and pro-
ceeds:-
We have no personal interest in Orangelsm or
UTanRcmen; we UOuDC the WISDOM OF SUCn u uc0l-
onstration as they DESIGNED to make, but their
right 10 assemble for such a peaceabc purpose u
Least Of all should the city authorities have Welded
to the threats OF excited and foolish Irish Catholics
1t was good occasion to teach that class OF our
population That they must respect the rights OF
Others as well as claim rights for themselves. Tho
Catholic Archbishop of New York and others Of the
rights Of American adopted citizens and have
warned their Hooks against interference with the
| Intended p8rade. They have inculcated earnestly
| the duty OF all men to obey the law. The HERALD.
| whose procvities are Roman Catholic, has de.
| OF police with the utmost energy. Public opinion IL
| unanimous against the city authorities.
AS we 20 TO press it IS announced that the order
| has been revoked and that the Orangemen Will Do
protected Even as II 49, New York has been deeply
Inundated.
| The Christian UniOn--Henry Ward
observation-disclosures that it is ''not because the
Orangemen are Protestants and their oppo-
nents Catholics that 1t approves the action OF
the Mayor lin forbidding the. procession), aud
adds -
In this city professions OF all sorts have for years
been freely allowed. Heretofore threats violence
met by the police II the plan OF forbddin SPECIAL
celebrations had been adopted because they Glanced
10 DC offensive to certain classes or citizens what
would have been the condition OF the statute book
at this time, and what Will t be this thing goes
always receives the benefit Of any donDts We he.
lieve that II the whole police force had been duty
| and q Few or the pest city regiments hld been
ordered TO hold themselves IN readiness no serious
riot would have occurred. or. II 1t had occurred.
would have been checked so promptly az to tcacn .
lesson to the rioters sucn they would not have Tor
| gotten Tor generation or two.
The Td6let-Catholic organ-after desig-
mating New York as "semi-Cathoic city,"
| proceeds -
| We sincerely hope that no Catholic. even nominal
one, Will wantonly put himself In the way or COLT
with these nrebrands of mischief (the Orange
| y haan fhn mr..
tuatlOn OF strife and religious dissension. Every
Catholic ought TO remember that he is bound IN con-
science to refrain from acts or Violence and
all things rather than disturb the public peace and
endanger the loss OF life, whether his own that Of
others.
The editor of the usually demonstrative
Catholic organ-the Freemdns JoureaI-is
overwhelmed with crushing domestic grief,
and his columns this week make no alluson to
the occurrences Of the l2h.
| From the above extracts from the mos. prom.
inent of our religious city contemporaries it
will be seen what the temper Of The Protestant
portion Of the community was at the time of
the PRONUNCIATION of the order prob biting the
procession. Next week, probably, they will
congratulate Governor Hoffman for the moral
| heroism he exhibited in allowing the parade
| to 90 on, Notwithstanding the sorrowing events
accompanying it.
A FIRE OCCURRED in four story building
on Sixth avenue, near Forty fourth street,
| yesterday, followed by an explosion, appa-
rently of barrel partly filed with benzine.