Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-12
THE NEW, YORK TRoUBLEs--THE ORANGE
MEN AND THE CATHOLICS.


In view of the trouble anticipated to-day
... between the Orangemen of New York and
TO go the Irish Catholics, a notice of the matters
Indifference between them might be appro-
pirate 1.-THE Orangemen," is the name
by which a secret political society COM
.-' posed of Protestant Irishmen is now
.. known but the designation was formerly
''rhe Loyal Orange Institution" No one
but Protestant is admitted to member
ship in its ranks, and in ireland where
. zrl the society was first organized, loyalty to
.r 70 ), the British crown was one gifts principle
.. tenets The name: Encouragement" is in
honor of King William Ill., Prince of
3D.. = Orange Members are admitted by ballot
under. the strictest surveillance from the
lodges. No one who does not profess
belief in the Holy Trinity can be amember,
and if one of their members marries
Catholic he is forthwith expelled. Their
f.st meetings are all opened, or were formerly,
3D., .si5 with prayer and reading the scriptures.
-. ~ The Institution was founded in the north
20. of Ireland in the year 1885, for the avowed
- purpose OF counteraeting the influence of
7.' re Roman Catholicism or Roman Catholic
secret associations called 'the defenders
---t--- or ribbon men,"
rts .a..s AS the peasantry of the country were
e. nearly all identified with one or the other
to pc of these societies, bitter feeling sprang
aras up between them, and whenever they met
on public occasions in any considerable
numbers, insults were offered and 1lu1ller
r.. Gus and bloody conflicts were the result.
The laws of the country were powerless to
prevent. these conflicts, and the peace of
-a." society was constantly disturbed. a dead
ly hatred sprang up between the factions,
which was sharpened and Intensified by
each fIipt until feelings
ran SO high as to be communicated by the
a-.s fathers to the children, and it has been
kept up for well nigh century. 1t is not
confined to Ireland by any means, but has
followed emigration into this country and
30 into Britishf America, where it nlanifests
itself, just as it does in the Old World
whenever any considerable numbers of the
g Ha two factions are thrown together in any
.- thing like conspicuous way. The insti-
'.' ..f tuition in British America numbers over
-i.1g $50, 600 members. - 1lI .at = a aafI
.,r Last year, it will be remembered that
~ . trouble grew out of the Orangemen's eel.
-r.ra.e ebration in New York of the battle of
Boyne, on the 18th day of July, and it
b. is. with the utmost difficulty that
an outbreak will be prevented to-day.
They attach great Importance to this cele-
bration it being in honor of decisive VIC
tory gained in 1890 by William Ill, King
-y,, of England, at, the head of an army COM
~ % posed of English, Dutch and allied detach-
ments Of almost every Protestant kingdom
II 's in Europe, over James H. with an invad-
sE ling army of French and Irish refugees.
They have always observed the day a
holiday, and propose to celebrate it in New
HOT G5 g ft SserBssd has hsy
shall not thus celebrate it, and unless the
authorities of the city and State, interfere,
we fear that bloodshed will be the result,
sIoI- 1FfIsif I ~ ~ - r
trade The streets Is not and cannot be QueS-
ID 8 al o1,oes,lt ~ II. n * y - l,,,,o
I1t1StAS"D
-JsIEI uico1ltroI of the fntrictnal Governments in
.YzHNew Horl9s and Anless they choose to do
.slusaA so,nosteps will sbes taken to protect the
Orangemen in the exercise of their rights.